5 bedroom detached house for sale

A charming extended coach house, set in beautiful mature and cultivated landscaped garden grounds extending to about 1.5 acres.

Description

Moredun Lodge is a large detached house. Originally the coach house for Culter House. It has been significantly extended in the past and has versatile accommodation over two floors. The current owners have carried out significant upgrades including, a new orangery, bespoke kitchen and bifold doors to the courtyard, 3 new bathrooms and two new cloakrooms/wc’s. A new terrace now connects the breakfasting outdoor area to a sunny south facing, entertaining area which overlooks the front lawns.

An impressive entrance hallway has a vaulted ceiling with exposed beam work. A wide open archway leads into the elegant drawing room with an open fireplace. Triple southwest aspect windows provide wonderful garden views. French doors open from the entrance hallway to the inner hall which also provides French door access to the sunny courtyard. The beautifully appointed kitchen has a comprehensive range of base, drawer and wall units with an integrated fridge and dishwasher, along with an American style fridge freezer. A large central island provides a lovely casual family dining space. There is an AGA cooker complemented by two Neff ovens, a warming drawer and induction hob. There are bifold doors leading to the courtyard which in summer is a wonderfully secluded area for BBQ’s and family parties. There are also French doors leading to the orangery. These three connecting areas provide a fabulous living space. The orangery has extensive sliding patio doors opening onto the terrace which is a wonderful alfresco spot to enjoy the peaceful surrounding garden grounds. It also has underfloor heating and a living flame Dru fire. The ground floor is completed by a formal dining room, a sitting room and a library/office, all with beautiful views of the garden. There is a utility room connecting to the garage. There are also two Wc’s. The first floor has the principal bedroom with south west facing views of the garden and beyond. Bedroom 2 with similar views is currently used as a dressing room. There is also a stylish and contemporary bathroom which has a freestanding deep egg shaped bath, separate shower enclosure and twin wash basins. Underfloor heating completes the luxury feel to this room. Above the library there are a further two bedrooms with beautiful far reaching southwest views and dual access to the en-suite shower room. There is also a separate staircase leading to bedroom 5 with its own bathroom and a further room.

OUTSIDE
Electric gates provide access to the garage and tarred driveway leading to the front of the house. There is also a security camera system. There is also a WiFi fob house alarm system which can be set and unset from anywhere in the house. Formal lawn areas are flanked by beautiful mature shrubs and trees. A significant number of rhododendrons produce a riot of colour at seasonal times. The boundaries are a combination of dry stone dykes and timber fencing along with post and wire fencing. The extensive tiled terrace has decorative railings. Central is the particularly private and sheltered courtyard. Other outbuildings include a greenhouse, timber shed and boiler house. Large integral garage with two electrically operated garage doors, an inspection pit, three velux windows and power and light. There are also outdoor water and electrical power supplies.

GARAGE
Large integral garage with two electrically operated doors. Three velux windows. Power and light.

Location

Moredun lodge enjoys a semi-rural setting on the private section of Culter House Road in Milltimber. About half a mile away Kippie Lodge Sports and Country Club with its swimming pool, tennis courts and nine hole golf course is a very pleasant walk along the private road. Both Cults and Peterculter provide 18 hole golf courses within a 10 minute drive. Milltimber provides good links to Aberdeen City and includes a primary school. Secondary education is catered for at cults academy with the international school close by.
Royal Deeside and its myriad of leisure pursuits are easily accessible. The property is conveniently situated for the Aberdeen Western peripheral route, which has greatly improved travel both north and south of the city with easy access to the airport and industrial hubs at Dyce and Westhill.

Aberdeen International Airport offers regular flights to London and other UK and European cities. There are regular train services from Aberdeen, including a sleeper to King’s Cross, London. Aberdeen provides all the services of a major city, including business, leisure and health facilities, theatres and cinemas, restaurants and a wide range of shopping. There is private schooling available at Robert Gordon’s School, St Margaret’s, and Albyn School as well as the International School at Pitfodels. There are two universities and two colleges of further education.

Square Footage: 5,662 sq ft


Acreage: 1.5 Acres

Additional Info

Services: Mains electricity. Mains gas. Mains water. Mains drainage. Gas fired central heating. Most of the windows are PVC and double glazed with new double glazed velux windows on the first floor. There are some small windows on the ground floor with some very old leaded glass. These have secondary fixed panes of glass in order to protect them. Two external water taps. External power points at various areas. Intruder alarm.

Miscellaneous: Access to the property is along a private road.

Fixtures & Fittings: Standard fixtures and fittings are included in the sale.

Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves: The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Possession: Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion.

Offers: Offers, in Scottish legal form, must be submitted by your solicitor to the Selling Agents. It is intended to set a closing date but the seller reserves the right to negotiate a sale with a single party. All genuinely interested parties are advised to instruct their solicitor to note their interest with the Selling Agents immediately after inspection.

Deposit: A deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives. The deposit will be non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents.