This period farmhouse for sale includes an award-winning holiday home complex and was once home to the Earl of Falmouth.

Melody Farm & The Emerald, in Carnon Downs, Truro, date back to the 1500s, with the main house having been originally known as Chycowling, meaning ‘House of the Cowling’.

The house was at one point owned by the Earl of Falmouth, while the grounds of the Emerald were owned by a number of Victorian families.

Melody Farm is centred around a renovated former farmhouse, which has views over sub-tropical gardens and the lake.

On the ground floor, there is a large family kitchen and dining room which opens into the conservatory, which has doors out to an upper terrace.

Moving upstairs, there is a principal bedroom suite which includes a dressing room and an en-suite bathroom.

There are a further three bedrooms on this level as well as a bathroom, while downstairs there is an additional guest suite with a shower room.

As well as the main house, there is the detached Gatehouse, which sits in the orchard and was refurbished in January 2025.

The Gatehouse comprises an open-plan kitchen and living area, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

There are also several guest units within grounds, comprising Coast and Drift, two semi-detached three bedroom properties, Fern and Cedar, two semi-detached one bedroom spaces, Willow, a detached timber frame lodge with one bedroom, and Juniper and Jasmine, two luxury glamping units.

The gardens span five and a half acres and include a large lake, an orchard, formal lawns, evergreen and flowering plants and trees.

In the grounds, there is also a timber shed, a pool house with an indoor swimming pool and a gym, a tennis court, hot tubs for each of the holiday units, and a children’s play area.

The property is on the market with Savills for a guide price of £3,500,000.

Sean Anderson is marketing the property for Savills Cornwall and commented: “The sale of Melody Farm and The Emerald represents a very rare opportunity to purchase a thriving business along with a beautifully renovated family house in a beautiful setting close to Truro and Falmouth.

“The five and a half acre private estate has much to offer, including a lake, swimming pool, gym and tennis court, while the accommodation complex is of a very high-standard and has won multiple awards for its sustainability credentials.”