Attractive cottage with a beautiful garden set around the Hope's Burn.

Location

Grantshall Cottage is located within the rolling countryside of the Scottish Borders, next to the tranquil Hope's Burn. The property is situated in a pleasantly rural location, yet remains easily accessible to both Peebles and Edinburgh.

The local conservation village of West Linton and market town of Peebles have an excellent range of local facilities, including shops, post offices, leisure centres with swimming pools, and both primary and secondary schools. Stobo Castle spa and leisure club facilities are 9 miles away. Broughton village is also in close proximity and has an excellent deli, and microbrewery

The property is in a particularly accessible position, well situated for the Edinburgh City Bypass (A720), the city centre (22 miles) and for routes to the south. The Bypass is 16.5 miles to the north and gives access to the south, east and west of the city, Edinburgh International Airport (27 miles) and the motorway network. The A702 provides a good link to the M74, providing access to both Glasgow and Carlisle. Glasgow (43 miles) is easily accessible from other routes including the A721.

Grantshall Cottage is ideally positioned for outside recreation. To the south, close to Peebles and Innerleithen, there is the nationally-renowned Glentress mountain biking area with further cycle trails within the 7stanes network.   There are a number of local golf courses including Glencorse, Peebles and West Linton, with all the links courses of East Lothian easily accessible via the Edinburgh City Bypass. The Pentland Hills Regional Park is popular for walking, mountain biking and fell running alike, and is home to the Midlothian Ski Sports Centre.   For horse riders, there is open countryside as well as the Esk Valley Trail, a riding route which is part of the Tyne Esk Trail network comprising 60 miles of bridlepaths. These can be linked into at Roslin and there are many old drove roads providing great variety for hacking.

Description

Grantshall Cottage is an attractive countryside property and was once the gamekeeper's cottage to the nearby Castlecraig Estate. The semi-detached house has spacious accommodation over two floors with nearly all of the rooms having a good aspect over the garden and burn, which runs the length of the garden.

The cottage is thought to date back to about 1891 and has been extended over the years. The main part of the cottage can still be seen in the lower sitting room where there is the original open fireplace and exposed stone wall. To the front of the house is an extension which houses the kitchen and adjacent dining room which has large windows overlooking the garden and burn. The kitchen has a range of modern units and appliances which include a warming drawer, oven, microwave, induction hob with extractor above and fridge freezer.

Located above the dining area is a second sitting room which has magnificent views over the surrounding countryside. There is a door to the first floor terrace which is ideal for outdoor dining and entertaining. A separate door leads through to the two first floor bedrooms / study which is also accessed by spiral stair from the lower sitting room.

The house has four bedrooms and a study which are arranged over the ground and first floors. Two bathrooms service the four bedrooms and are conveniently located at separate ends of the property.

Outside there is a pretty garden which is bound by an open field to the north. There are lawns and three timber bridges which cross the burn towards the house. The garden has mature shrubs and trees throughout and there is a gravel parking area for several vehicles, which is accessed by gate from the public road.



GENERAL REMARKS

Services
Private water supply. Drainage to septic tank. Mains electricity. Central heating provided by oil fired boiler.

Local Authority & tax band
Scottish Borders Council tax band F.

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

Square Footage: 2101 sq ft