Henborth is an exceptional and magical property situated on the west coast of Holy Island, which is an island off the west coast of Anglesey within the Anglesey AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). It is nestled between South Stack Mountain, the iconic South Stack lighthouse and the RSPB South Stack Cliffs coastal reserve and has commanding views over Abrahams Bosom Bay. The property seashore and cliff terrace can be reached by private coastal steps from the house to the private beach where swimming, lobster fishing and BBQ’ing are the order of the summer months, followed in the autumn months by returning breeding seals and their beautiful white coated seal pups. The winter months display some of the most spectacular and wild rolling seascapes.
As well as the beach and cliffs, Henborth also boasts c.7 acres of classic Anglesey countryside which is alive with flora and fauna of all shapes and sizes, from the Anglesey Mountain sheep flock to the South Stack fleawort (indigenous only to this location), to the rare choughs, peregrine falcons, kestrels, not to forget the incredible views of the diving gannets feeding out in the bay and the puffin populations 500 meters round the headland at the South Stack Light-house Reserve.
The property has been renovated to a high contemporary standard with ‘floor to ceiling’ windows taking in full beautiful seascapes and landscapes over the bay, whilst managing to maintain the ‘white coastal cottage look’ when viewed from South Stack Road and the surrounding area. The design has future-proofed the house utilities by routing broadband cables (700meg fibre) & wifi nodes, CCTV, security, room thermostats and audio-visual (Sonos/Sky/Spotify) through-out the entire house, with the control systems mounted in a single server cabinet located in a purpose-built plant room. All underfloor heating pipes (all rooms in the house) follow the same design, routing back to control systems and ground source heating pumps also located within the plant room. The house uses mains electricity (incl. EV charging facility) and a small LPG cylinder bank to power the ‘AGA oven companion unit’ and two ‘living flame stoves’ set into inglenook fireplaces.
The house layout is wonderfully open plan and has been designed to take full advantage of the amazing setting, with significant amounts of ‘floor to ceiling glazing’ on both levels plus several 6-meter sliding doors opening out onto an enclosed/walled courtyard to the rear of the house and extensive patio and lawn to the front aspect, creating a real sense of connection between inside and out. Local natural stone has been used to build many of the internal walls and fireplaces.
Before getting into the detail of this property it's fair to say that if you can imagine doing it in a refurbishment, it's been done!
6 сен 2024
