8 bed town house for sale

St Julian Street, Tenby SA70

St Catherine’s House occupies the most prominent position in Lexden Terrace, widely recognised as ‘the finest terrace in Tenby’. The largest of the original five houses that were built between 1843 and 1846, this Grade II* listed property offers superb living space and jaw-dropping views out over the sea to the rear. The property enjoys not only two private parking spaces, but also its own private garden, unlike its neighbours in the terrace. With a cliffside terrace offering superb views of St Catherine’s Island to the rear, the steps down to the golden sands of Castle Beach are sure to provide hours of enjoyment for an owner. The home offers sumptuous living across five floors with up to eight bedrooms and ample reception space. For those looking to purchase a home in Tenby’s most desirable of addresses, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Stepping inside the home from the parking area at the front, you arrive in the main entrance hallway. This runs to the kitchen/dining room at the rear of the property and has a set of doors halfway along its length. To your right is a door to a cosy reception room, which would also make for a perfect office and looks out over the front of the home. The kitchen at the rear is a great space and provides your first introduction to the superb sea views the property enjoys. The kitchen gives you access to the private rear gardens and has a door into the utility room which opens off it. The stunning original staircase opens off the entrance hall and leads up to the higher floors and down to a shower room and the lower ground floor.

This lower level of the property is a hugely flexible space that could fulfil several roles or even be separated off as secondary or letting accommodation. Originally the kitchens and servants’ quarters, this level offers a bedroom, cloakroom and shower room to the front, and a large games room. This space retains numerous character features including the large Aga range and the original servants’ bells on the wall. There is access out to the rear of the property which leads into a tunnel to the cliff path.

Climbing the staircase to the first floor of the home, you pass a shower room on your way and arrive at the stunning formal sitting room at the rear. Enjoying truly spectacular views over the original balcony, which runs along the whole terrace, this magical room is an absolute delight. A door in the far wall leads you into a charming snug, which offers a more intimate setting in which to relax. To the front of the first floor, you find a large double bedroom.

Continuing up to the second floor, you find the master bedroom suite to the rear. This space has two large bedrooms, one perfect as a dressing room or nursery, along with an en-suite shower room. All these rooms enjoy remarkable sea views and benefit from the beautiful mouldings, cornice work and feature fireplaces found throughout the home. The third floor of the property offers three further double bedrooms along with another bathroom and is flooded with natural light from the stunning cupola rooflight at the top of the staircase.

Externally, the property enjoys two entrances from the parking area: One into the main hall and one into the lower ground floor. There is also access around the side of the home through an enclosed tunnel. To the rear, the house enjoys a private lawned garden (the only one of the original terrace to have this). This area includes a patio seating area and enjoys simply awe-inspiring views over the sea. From the lower ground floor level, a tunnel leads you out to another private seating area to the rear of the home, which is a stunning venue in which to take in the sea views with friends. From here, you join the path shared by the other properties on Lexden Terrace, which winds down the cliff to the golden sands of Castle Beach, making for a world-class back garden.

With all the shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants that Tenby has to offer a stone’s throw from your front door, this remarkable property is truly a breathtaking opportunity for a buyer. While the accommodation seems vast on paper, the immediate sense of homeliness and warmth you experience upon entering the property would make it a perfect family home. When the private gardens and on-site parking are added to this, St Catherine’s House is a truly magical find. The opportunity to own one of the jewels in the crown of the Tenby property market is a chance too good to be missed.

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Main Hallway

Entering the property from the ground floor, you pass through a solid wood front door and arrive in the spacious main hallway. Immediately to your right is the door to the sitting room/office. Proceeding ahead, you pass through double doors and see the property’s stunning staircase to your right. This is the centrepiece of the home and rises to the top of the building, where it is crowned by a cupola rooflight. On the half landing at this level, you find a shower room with lavatory. Proceeding ahead, there is a door into the kitchen/dining room.

Sitting Room / Office

Situated at the front of the home, this reception space currently serves as a sitting room but would make for a well-placed office or children’s playroom. The room looks out to the front of the property through a beautiful original window.

Kitchen / Dining Room

Found at the rear of the property, this large space is a fantastic introduction to the superb outlook the property enjoys. The garden can be accessed via a large sash window which leads out to the patio seating area. The kitchen offers excellent storage along with a wide array of fitted white goods. There is ample space for a large dining table at the centre of the room. A door in the far wall leads into a utility room.

Utility

This handy utility offers additional storage along with space and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, along with an additional sink.

Shower Room 1

Down a few steps from the main hallway, you find a well-positioned shower room which offers a lavatory, hand basin and corner shower, and has windows to the front and side of the home.

Lower Ground Floor Hallway

Stairs from the ground floor lead down to the lower level of the property. A hallway runs from the front to the rear and allows access to all the rooms on this level, along with external doors at each end. The flagstone floors and original servants’ bells add superb character to the space. Turning left at the bottom of the stairs, you pass doors to the shower room, bedroom and cloakroom, with the hall ending at a door to the front. Turning right, there is a door to the rear of the home along with one leading into the property’s original kitchen, currently set up as a reception area/games room.

Original Kitchen / Games Room

The original servants’ kitchen, this large space has a window and door to the rear and features a large Aga range as a focal point. This room is currently set out as a games room but could fulfil a variety of purposes.

Shower Room 2

This space offers a corner shower and has two internal windows to the bedroom next door.

Bedroom (8)

Found at the front of the home, this flexible space is currently set up as a bedroom but could provide another reception area if required. The room has a large window to the front with a view out to the stairs up to street level.

Cloakroom

Positioned next to the front door, this room offers a lavatory and hand basin.

First Floor Landing

The staircase from the ground floor leads up to the first-floor landing. As it rises, it passes a shower room on the bend of the stairs. From the landing, the staircase continues up, with doors to the sitting room at the rear and bedroom three at the front.

Sitting Room

The sitting room is a stunning focal point for the home. The full-length windows to the rear perfectly frame the views out to sea. Beyond the windows, you have the beautiful iron railings and balcony that run along the rear of the terrace. The sitting room is a large space with fitted cupboards and a feature fireplace at the far end. Like most of the property, this space offers beautiful cornice work and a stunning ceiling rose. In the end wall, there is a door through to the snug.

Snug

This space has double doors out to the balcony and offers a more intimate seating area than the sitting room next door. This room would also make a great study or studio.

Bedroom 3

At the front of the house is this large bedroom which enjoys two windows to the front and a door to a large storage cupboard and utility space beyond.

Bathroom 1

This bathroom is found on the stairs up to the first floor and offers a bath with shower over, a window to the front, lavatory and hand basin, along with a fitted cupboard.

Second Floor Landing

The staircase continues to the second floor of the home, which houses the master bedroom suite at the rear and another double bedroom to the front.

Master Bedroom

A door leads from the hallway into the master bedroom suite. The first door you come to is to bedroom four, which looks out over the gardens and sea and would make a superb dressing room or nursery. Continuing down the short hallway, there is a door to the main master bedroom. This space is a wonderful bedroom with a large window looking directly out to sea. The room has an ornate feature fireplace and a door to its en-suite bathroom in the far wall.

En-Suite Bathroom

This en-suite bathroom offers a freestanding bath beneath the window, corner shower, lavatory and hand basin.

Bedroom 4

As mentioned above, this bedroom is found next to the master and would make a superb dressing room should it not be needed for accommodation. The room enjoys superb views directly towards St Catherine’s Island.

Bedroom 2

Found at the front of the property, this large double enjoys two windows looking back over the town and down towards the harbour. The room has a fitted cupboard and ample space for freestanding furniture.

Third Floor Landing

The staircase brings you up to the top floor of the home, with natural light flooding in from the large rooflight above. The rooms on this level all have internal windows looking into this space, ensuring they are bright and airy.

Bedroom 5

This double is positioned at the front of the home and has a door to the bathroom on this level. This room could make a lovely children’s playroom if not needed as a bedroom.

Bedroom 6

Another good-sized double, this space is laid out as a twin and has a window to the rear of the home.

Bedroom 7

To the rear of the property is another double bedroom, set up as a twin; like its neighbour, this space has a high-level window to the rear.

Bathroom 2

This bathroom has a window to the front and offers a bath, lavatory and hand basin.

External

Lexden Terrace is set back from the road and accessed via a gated drive. St Catherine’s House is the first property on the right-hand side and has two parking spaces immediately to your left. The property’s main entrance is at ground level, with the front door allowing access into the main hallway. There is a staircase down to the lower ground floor level, which has its own external door, with two large storage areas opposite it. There is also access around the right-hand side of the property through a gated alley which leads to the rear gardens.

A large sash window opens from the kitchen to provide access to the private rear gardens. St Catherine’s House is the only property in this original row of homes on Lexden Terrace that benefits from its own private garden, which enjoys superb views of the sea and St Catherine’s Island. There is also access out from the lower ground floor, which passes two large undercroft storage areas before continuing through a tunnel and leadi...

Directions

Approaching from the north, take the A478 from Kilgetty following signs for Tenby. When you enter the town proceed on the A478 passing Tenby Cottage Hospital on your left. When you reach the seafront and High Street continue into the centre of the town, passing St Mary’s Church on your right, and proceed through Tudor Square. When you reach the bottom of the square follow St Julian’s Street and as the road turns and heads downhill towards the harbour as you pass the Hope and Anchor pub on your left turn right through the stone gateposts into Lexden Terrace and number 1 (St Catherine’s House) will be the first property on your right, with the parking spaces first on your left.

If approaching Tenby from the west follow the A4139 passing Penally, before proceeding to the centre of Tenby and following the directions above.

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