A six-bedroom manor house in Cornwall has been “substantially” reduced in price – leading to its agents to say: “You will never find a finer country house in grounds, so close to Falmouth, at this price."

Argal Manor dates back to the Georgian period and comes with four acres of gardens, including a formal garden, woodland garden and walled garden.

It is now described as being “priced to sell,” with a reduction to £1.35 million.

Argal Manor is set in four acres of gardens (Image: Laskowski & Co/RightMove) The manor house, not far from Budock Water, has undergone restoration over the past few months, involving complete scaffolding and examination of every roof slope in order to ensure they remain in sound condition.

Attention has also been given to gutters and downpipes to improve drainage, and a programme of external repainting has been undertaken.

One of the sitting rooms (Image: Laskowski & Co/RightMove) Inside, most of the interior rooms have also been repainted, with the exception of two downstairs rooms, dating to 1827, which have been left to retain the “comfortable elegance” of the Georgian era.

Estate agents Laskowski & Co say: “Although large, the property retains a domestic, comfortable scale - ideal for family life.”

An impressive wooden staircase to the first floor (Image: Laskowski & Co/RightMove) It is believed the manor house was once part of the ancient village of Argal, with the site probably a fortified hilltop due to its defensive situation, proximity to the Anther River, and a valley leading down to the sea.

In the Elizabethan period the house was known as ‘Argal Wyn’ (White Argal) due to the many blackthorn bushes that produce an array of white blossoms in the spring.

One of the many gardens (Image: Laskowski & Co/RightMove) The Hodge family took possession of the property in the late 19th century, when Captain Peter Hodge, a hero of the American War of Independence, used his army pension to modernise the house.

He removed the pre-Elizabethan parts and constructed the eastern façade in Georgian style, adding a hallway, dining room, drawing room and two bedrooms.

The farmhouse style kitchen (Image: Laskowski & Co/RightMove) After completion of these works in 1827, Captain Hodge renamed the property ‘Argal Mansion House’, which was changed in the early 1900s to ‘Woodfield’ before returning to the name ‘Argal’ in the 1950s.

Alongside the six bedrooms there are also five reception rooms, a large farmhouse-style kitchen/breakfast/living room and a large landing with views through the trees to College Reservoir.

The sweeping drive up to the house (Image: Laskowski & Co/RightMove) Outside there is a long sweeping driveway entered through granite gateposts, a formal lawn with a copper beech trees, a pond and an array of rhododendrons, camellias, azaleas and magnolias.

In spring there is also a bluebell woodland bordering the adjacent farmland.

It includes a walled garden (Image: Laskowski & Co/RightMove) Described as the “pièce de resistance” is the walled garden with its fruit trees and large lean-to greenhouse.

The four acres of land are distinct areas. Alongside the three quarters of an acre around the house and driveway, and the walled garden, there are also formal gardens to the south of the house with roses, azaleas, bamboo and laurels.

One of the bedrooms (Image: Laskowski & Co/RightMove) A woodland garden extends the length of the northern boundary, adjacent to farmland.

In the same family for almost 25 years, the property is now being sold with vacant possession and no onward chain, with Laskowski saying it offers “great scope for further enhancement if required.”