4 bedroom detached house

A CHARMING 17TH CENTURY COUNTRY HOUSE WITH CRUICK BARN, OCCUPYING A PEACEFUL LOCATION AMONGST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE, CLOSE TO BETWS-Y-COED.

ACCOMMODATION IN BRIEF

- Reception Hall
- Dining Room
- Kitchen
- Library
- Drawing Room
- Study
- Utility Room
- Pantry
- Cloakroom/w.c.
- Rear Porch
- Master Bedroom with en-suite Bathroom & Sitting/Dressing Area
- Guest Bedroom with en-suite Shower Room
- 2 Further Bedrooms
- Family Bathroom
- Landscaped Gardens with borders
- Greenhouse
- Stone Barn
- In all just over an acre and a half

LOCATION

Cae’r Berllan is located 1 mile south from the market town of Llanrwst which provides a range of amenities with small supermarket, pubs, restaurants, post office and public pool & it is 4 miles from Betws-y-Coed with its tourist shops & cafes and which is extremely popular with walkers and climbers as a base for exploring the area. The larger town of Conwy which is 13 miles distant offers a wider range of services. On the educational front there is a choice of both private and state schools nearby including Rydal Penrhos, Colwyn Bay & St Davids in Llandudno.
Sporting activities are well catered for with marinas at Deganwy and Conwy, excellent walking in the Clwydian Mountain Range
and Snowdonia National Park and several riding stables within close proximity. Within Llanrwst there are sports facilities catering for football, hockey and swimming with several links golf courses locally. The Snowdonia National Park is a short distance away with a large selection of outdoor activities including Bodnant Gardens (9 miles), Surf Snowdonia (5 miles), Zip World (18 miles) and the Welsh Mountain Zoo is within 13 miles.

COMMUNICATIONS

Cae’r Berllan is well situated being surrounded by open countryside and nearby Gwydir Forest where there is extensive walking. Despite its rural location Cae’r Berllan is convenient for the A55 expressway which provides easy travel along the North Wales coastline serving all areas of commerce from Anglesey to Chester. Beyond Chester the M53 & M56 motorways serve Liverpool, Manchester and in turn connect with the national motorway network. From the nearby Colwyn Bay station there is a 2 hour 50 minutes direct rail service to London Euston. For travel abroad Liverpool and Manchester are both served by international airports and there is a daily ferry service from Holyhead (47 miles) to Dun Laoghaire.

DESCRIPTION

Cae’r Berllan is approached via a long private drive and leads to a parking area against the north elevation which extends around the side of the house to the cruick barn. The main house and barn are listed for their group value, being Grade II listed and believed to date from 1649 with additions in the early 20th century before a scheme of modernisation over the past 12 months by the current owners. Cae’r Berllan is constructed of local rubble stone under a slate roof and arranged over 2 floors, with the benefit of oil central heating.

GROUND FLOOR

From the parking area the front door leads into an elegant reception hall with oak flooring, turned staircase believed to date from 17th Century with storage built-in. From the reception hall access can be gained to the 3 principal reception rooms and a useful cloakroom/w.c. with low flush w.c. and built-in Twyfords hand basin. To the right of the hall is the dining room which is a well-proportioned room with views over the side garden and across the valley, again having oak flooring and a Burley log burner on a slate hearth. Off the dining room is a useful pantry with tiled floor, shelving and slate slab rack. Opposite the pantry a step leads down into the kitchen. The kitchen has recently been fitted with wall and base units under silestone tops and vinyl tile effect floor. There is an attached island which has Franke 2½ bowl sinks with Quooker boiler hot & sparkling tap, 4-ring AEG induction hob, integrated fridge and freezer, dishwasher and a John Lewis oven. From the kitchen there is an external door to garden and separate door to utility room which has fitted base unit with plumbing for dishwasher & tumble dryer below. Also off the reception hall is a cosy library with exposed beams & timbers, window seat and deep fireplace with Burley log burner sat on a slate hearth. Adjacent to the library is the drawing room which is a particularly well-sized room with dual aspect, oak flooring, exposed timbers and large inglenook fireplace with deep slate hearth and log burner within. Behind the log burner is a loose slate carving dating to 1649, and the house is said to have ties to the nearby Gwydir Castle and links to Robert Fairfax – the leader of the New Model Army. From the drawing room a glazed door leads into the rear porch which is used as a cloakroom and has door to outside, which in practice is the everyday access. Off the rear porch is the study, again with oak flooring, window seat, dual aspect and exposed timbers.

FIRST FLOOR

The turned staircase opens onto a large landing area with built-in original cupboards and cross timbers throughout. Immediately
to the right-hand side is Bedroom 3 which offers a large double room with dual aspect and window seat overlooking the side garden. Opposite Bedroom 3 a step leads to Bedroom 4, being a single bedroom or potential playroom/office and adjacent to which is the recently fitted family bathroom. The family bathroom has a vinyl tiled effect floor, fitted cupboards with shelving & hot water tank, low flush w.c, pedestal hand basin, towel rail and roll top bath with Grohe fittings. The landing extends further with the original cupboards on the right and beyond which is Bedroom 2 which is another double bedroom with exposed timbers and views over the kitchen garden being served by an en-suite shower room. The shower room contains a vinyl tile effect floor, low flush w.c, built-in hand basin, towel rail and shower cubicle with Grohe fittings. Finally, at the end of the landing is the master bedroom which is a particularly large space with part vaulted ceiling, exposed timbers and trusses and triple aspect. Initially there is the bedroom with ample space for cupboards and wardrobes, beyond which a step down opens to a seating area and dressing area behind the chimney breast. Off the sitting area is the en-suite bathroom again with vinyl tile effect flooring, roll top bath with Grohe fittings, low flush w.c, pedestal hand basin, towel rail and velux.

OUTSIDE

Cae’r Berllan is approach along a private drive initially tarmacadam and through a set of gate posts becomes gravel under the canopy of the many mature trees. To the side of the house is a parking and turning area off which is the main front lawn which is enclosed by shrub & floral borders and laid to grass. A central set of steps opposite the front door leads to the lawn and against which is the vegetable garden. A gravel path leads around the property to the west elevation off which a retaining wall opens onto a smaller lawned area and beyond which is a well-stocked vegetable garden with central greenhouse. To the rear of the house is a well-maintained kitchen garden with large stone flag terrace off, against the house and enclosed by mature hedgerows. The kitchen garden is predominantly south facing and takes advantage of the afternoon & evening sun. Behind the hedgerow and accessed beside the barn is a strip of land currently used as a compost heap but would easily be transformed into a pleasant garden space for either the main house or potentially in conjunction with any potential development on the barn. From the kitchen garden an archway leads back onto the parking area against the east elevation and extends further towards the barn. Opposite the barn is a small orchard with a variety of fruit trees to include apple, pear and mulberry, beyond which is a wooded area and garden store. The cruick barn in conjunction with Cae’r Berllan is listed Grade II but nevertheless offers scope for a variety of uses, subject to planning permission. At present it is used as a garage (45’0 x 16’8 ), workshop and wood store (16’5” x 12’8”) but would easily support ancillary accommodation or short term holiday accommodation which, being on the edge of Snowdonia, would most likely attract a healthy rental income.