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Cartrefle, Porthaethwy, Menai Bridge - Strutt & Parker
Cartrefle, Porthaethwy, Menai Bridge
Cartrefle, Porthaethwy, Menai Bridge - Strutt & Parker
Cartrefle                                           A ground floor bedroom (with en-suite
                                                    bathroom) could be used as a sitting room, and
Porthaethwy                                         the accommodation is completed by a large
Menai Bridge                                        utility and store room, and a guest cloakroom.

LL59 5AA                                            The first floor, which also has access via a
                                                    separate secondary external staircase, has a
An historic family home, in need of some            large landing or hall, 4 bedrooms (one currently
reconfiguration and renovation, with extensive      used as a sitting room), a kitchen, a small utility
gardens, a swimming pool, and wonderful views       room, a store room, and 3 bathrooms, one
over the Menai Strait                               en-suite and one 'jack and jill'. The principal
                                                    bedroom also has a walk-in wardrobe with a
Menai Bridge 0.6 miles, Bangor 3.3 miles,           basin.
Caernarfon 8.6 miles town, Conwy 18.9 miles,
Trearddur Bay 22.2 miles, Holyhead 22.8 miles,      Outside
Llandudno 24.2 miles                                The main house is approached via a driveway
                                                    down past four single garages and down onto
Large porch | Hall | 2 Kitchens | Drawing room      a substantial tarmac parking area at the front
Dining room | 2 Utility rooms | Downstairs WC       door. There are the steps at the back of the
2 Store rooms | Balcony | 5 Bedrooms                property leading up to the first floor, giving
4 Bathrooms | 4 Single garages | Gardens            scope to using this as a separate apartment.
Woodland | Covered swimming pool | In all c
5.13 acres | EPC Rating D                           Cartrefle overlooks the Menai Straits, a Site of
                                                    Special Scientific Interest, giving uninterrupted
The property                                        views from the house out over the water.
Built in 1876, Cartrefle was the Welsh retreat of   There is a large balcony accessed from the
Sir Charles and Lady Isham until 1903 when the      dining room, which provides space for outdoor
estate was bought by a successful industrialist.    entertaining whilst enjoying a vista of the
While much of the original house was lost in a      garden, waterside and Snowdonia in the
fire in 1917, the house was rebuilt and purchased   distance.
by the Church. It became the residence of the
Bishop of Bangor and renamed Llys yr esgob          The gardens are truly spectacular: from
- The Bishop's Court. The house was sold by         the balcony outside the dining room, stone
the Church in 1956 when the original name was       steps lead down to sweeping lawns. There
restored to Cartrefle.                              is wonderful mature planting of shrubs and
                                                    trees surrounding the garden, with colour from
Cartrefle is a semi-detached home, yet has a        seasonal rhododendrons and flowering shrubs.
wonderful sense of privacy. The house was once      From the lawn, there is a planting area with
arranged as 2 separate apartments, one on the       greenhouses and a composting space. Above
ground and one on the first floor. Currently,       this is a covered indoor swimming pool and a
the property is entered via a large porch into      pool house. Steps up from here lead back to the
a sizeable hall with high ceilings. Off the hall    large parking area by the driveway to the front
is the kitchen/breakfast room, a very spacious      door. The main gardens have various winding
drawing room with wonderful fireplace and           pathways through both bluebell woods down to
large window, a dining room with access onto        the Menai Strait, and also to the left and right
the balcony, both these rooms with views over       through pasture down to the water's edge. The
the gardens to the Menai Strait and Snowdonia       land, woodland and garden amount to
beyond.                                             c 5.31 acres.
Cartrefle, Porthaethwy, Menai Bridge - Strutt & Parker
Cartrefle, Porthaethwy, Menai Bridge - Strutt & Parker
Location
The property is set in a an elevated position
above the Menai Strait, facing the North Wales
mainland.

Menai Bridge, with its local shops,
including a Waitrose and an excellent selection
of restaurants and cafés, is just a mile away.
Secondary schools David Hughes, Friars
and St Gerard's private school, as well as three
primary schools and Treffos Prep School and
Nursery are within easy reach of the property.

The university town of Bangor is under 4 miles
away, providing further amenities, including a
large selection of shops, supermarkets and
leisure facilities.

Bangor's mainline station offers
fast direct connections to Chester, Cardiff and
London. The A55 provides access towards
Holyhead and eastwards across North Wales
towards Cheshire, Liverpool and Manchester.

General
Local Authority: Ynys Mon
Services: Mains electricity, gas, water; private
drainage. Gas central heating.
Council Tax: Band F
Fixtures and Fittings: All fixtures and fittings are
excluded from the sale but may be available by
separate negotiation.
Cartrefle, Porthaethwy, Menai Bridge - Strutt & Parker
Cartrefle, Porthaethwy, Menai Bridge - Strutt & Parker
Cartrefle, Porthaethwy, Menai Bridge - Strutt & Parker
Floorplans
Main House internal area 4,977 sq ft (462 sq m)
Garage internal area 541 sq ft (50 sq m)
Pool & Pool room internal area 1,026 sq ft (95 sq m)
Balcony external area 65 sq ft (6 sq m)                                                                                                                                                 N
For identification purposes only.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    E

                                                                                                                                                                                W
                                                                                                                                                                                              S
                             Boiler Room
                             3.58 x 1.89
                             11'9" x 6'2"

                                                                                                           Store      Bedroom 4
                                                        Bedroom 5
                                                                                              Kitchen                 5.26 x 5.02
                                                        5.02 x 4.88
                                                                                            4.35 x 3.89              17'3" x 16'6"
                                                       16'6" x 16'0"
                                                                                           14'3" x 12'9"              (Maximum)
          Utility/Store
           6.43 x 3.89
          21'1" x 12'9"
                                                                                                                                               4.92 x 2.44    4.92 x 2.44    4.92 x 2.44    4.93 x 2.44
                                                                                                                                               16'2" x 8'0"   16'2" x 8'0"   16'2" x 8'0"   16'2" x 8'0"

                                                                                                                                                                                                           Pool Room
                                                  F/P
                                                                                                                       Bedroom 3

                                                                          Balcony
                                                   Dining Room                                                         5.21 x 4.86
                                                    6.36 x 4.86                                                       17'1" x 15'11"          Garage Block
                                                  20'10" x 15'11"                                                      (Maximum)
                                                                                               Lower
                               Hall                                                            Level
                           11.09 x 7.00
                           36'5" x 23'0"                                                                    Hall
                            (Maximum)

           Kitchen/
        Breakfast Room
          6.25 x 3.59                                                                                                Principal Bedroom
                                                  Drawing Room                                                           7.40 x 6.71                                       Pool
         20'6" x 11'9"
                                                    7.40 x 6.71                                                         24'3" x 22'0"                                  12.15 x 7.30
                                                   24'3" x 22'0"                                                         (Maximum)                                    39'10" x 23'11"
                                                   (Maximum)
                                                                                           Bedroom 2
                              Porch                                                        6.07 x 4.08
                           3.11 x 2.76                                                    19'11" x 13'5"
                           10'2" x 9'1"                                                    (Maximum)
                                                        F/P

     Ground Floor                                                                     First Floor

                                                              The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only.
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