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2 bedroom detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Two-Bedroom Detached Cottage
- Ideal First Home or Investment Opportunity
- Integral Garage
- Garden
- Potential to Extend
- Popular Village Location
- Double Glazing
- Oil Fired Central Heating
With an attractive garden and a garage, offering potential to extend the existing footprint, it would be a great first home or investment opportunity.
Internally, the property lies across two levels and comprises two bedrooms, a bathroom with separate shower, a sitting room, and a breakfasting kitchen. With the integral garage, there is an opportunity to increase the current layout, although the current accommodation is spacious and benefits from good storage.
Externally, the property has a charming garden to the side which has a lawn and well stocked and laid out borders plus a patio area offering space to sit out for more informal entertaining.
Edinburgh is easily accessible via the A68, with most Border towns readily available from this central location, along with the aforementioned Borders Railway.
Edinburgh 40 miles. Galashiels 8 miles. Tweedbank 5.5 miles. Melrose 4.0 miles. Newtown St. Boswells 1.5 miles(All distances are approximate)
EPC : F28
Council Tax Band : E
Location:
Sundial Cottage is situated in the much sought-after conservation village of Bowden. Bowden is just one and a half miles from Newtown St. Boswells which is home of the region's largest employer, the Scottish Borders Council.
There are also an excellent range of local amenities in Newtown St. Boswells including a health centre, a hotel, and a small supermarket. The nearby Milestone Garden Centre sits on the outskirts of Newtown St. Boswells and is a very popular attraction.
The popular Borders town of Melrose, over the Eildon Hills, is only four miles away. Regarded by many as the most picturesque of the Borders towns, Melrose is situated between the Eildon Hills and River Tweed. The town provides an extensive range of amenities ranging from a variety of specialist shops, small supermarkets, restaurants and a selection of hotels.
The thriving old mill town of Galashiels, a further four miles to the West offers a fuller range of shopping facilities, which include Tesco, ASDA, Next and Marks & Spencer. Alternatively, the village of St. Boswells lies three miles to the east, also providing a generous selection of shops, and eateries.
Local tourist attractions include Melrose Abbey, Harmony House, Priorwood Gardens, the Greenyards, (home of Melrose RFC and Rugby Sevens), and Abbotsford House, the former home of Sir Walter Scott. There are also a variety of outdoor pursuits in the area that include fishing on the River Tweed, shooting, horse riding, golf, mountain biking, and a selection of walks including both St. Cuthbert's and the Southern Upland Way.
Local schools include Lilliesleaf Primary, the highly regarded St Mary's preparatory school in Melrose, and Selkirk High School.
The Borders General Hospital also lies on the outskirts of Melrose. Sundial Cottage sits in an easily accessible area and can be reached by the A68 or A7 via Galashiels that provide the links to Edinburgh or the north of England. The Borders Railway, in Tweedbank with trains running to Edinburgh is approximately five and a half miles away is of particular note.
Directions:
For those with satellite navigation the postcode for the property is: TD6 0SS
From the North take the A68 South and turn right into Newtown St Boswells and onto the B6398 through the town. Turn right, remaining on the B6398 (Bowden Road) signposted Bowden and proceed along this road until you reach the village. Proceed three quarters of the way through Bowden and on passing the Green on your left you will come to Sundial Cottage on your right-hand side.
From the South take the A68 North and turn left into Newtown St Boswells and onto the B6398. Turn left, remaining on the B6398 (Bowden Road) signposted Bowden and follow the above directions. Alternatively coming from Melrose, take the B6359 out of Melrose and continue for approximately three miles. Turn left onto the B6398, signposted Bowden, and proceed into the village, as you approach the Green you will come to Sundial Cottage on your left-hand side.
Council Tax Band: E
Tenure: Freehold
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