Dating back to the 1870s, Ardenmhor Cottage is a picture perfect detached stone built villa. The house sits back from Pier Road in an elevated position enjoying a great deal of privacy and its sits in beautiful garden grounds.

To the front of the house there is extensive gravelled driveway parking and this gives access to an attached timber garage/workshop to the side of the property (power and light installed). At the rear, there is a large expanse of lawn bounded by stone walls and sheltered and screened by mature trees. From the back garden there are lovely views across Rhu Marina to the Firth of Clyde and located in the back garden is a purpose built timber summer house/home office that is fully lined, insulated, has power and light laid on and has a wood burning stove in place. The gardens are perfect for children to play in safety and also great for entertaining.

The exterior of the property has been fastidiously maintained and is freshly painted with a natural slate roof (reslated 11 years ago) and with double glazed windows through most if the property. As with the exterior, the interior is impeccably presented and combines a wealth of period features together with a high end modern specification. Beautifully bright and spacious, the accommodation is perfect for family life and on the ground floor consists of an outer vestibule with twin timber storm doors leading in to the main reception hall. This is a very welcoming area and has a staircase to the upper landing and from here there is access to a beautiful bay windowed formal lounge at the front of the house. It features intact ceiling cornicing, a wood burning stove, display alcove and beautiful timber flooring. On the other side of the hall is an equally impressive formal dining room which is a large room, with astragalled window to the front and with solid timber flooring. There is a family room/bedroom 5 behind the lounge and this room has fitted wardrobes. The beautifully refitted country style kitchen comes complete with an Aga, extensive wall mounted and counter level units, stone worktop surfaces, Belfast sink and a range of appliances. Windows overlook the back garden and there is a door leading through to a sizeable and very useful utility room. The utility room has a door out to the gardens, has a built-in cupboard and beyond it there is access to a stylish downstairs shower room that has been completely refitted, with a walk-in shower and vanity unit with wash hand basin and wc. This is all complemented by attractive tiling to walls and floor.

Moving on to the upstairs accommodation, on the half landing, a large window provides good natural light and the upstairs landing in turn gives access to four bedrooms and also the main family bathroom with white three piece suite fitted. The house is warmed by gas fired central heating.

The village of Rhu is a delightful conservation village, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde and the entrance to the Gare Loch. The village has a highly regarded primary school, church and local convenience store, with further amenities found in the nearby town of Helensburgh which is only a few minutes’ drive away. Helensburgh provides numerous shops and supermarkets, bars, restaurants and cafes, along with train stations providing services to Glasgow, Edinburgh and even a sleeper service to London. The area is perfect for those who enjoy the outdoors, with fantastic leisure facilities in and around Rhu that include sailing, both at Rhu Marina and the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club. There are numerous sports clubs in and around Helensburgh and Loch Lomond and its iconic scenery is just a short drive away. Glasgow is also within easy commuting distance as is the international airport. EPC Band - E.