4 bedroom detached house for sale

Particularly charming Georgian former manse set in delightful and colourful mature grounds of around 1.2 acres

Description

Strathesk Manse is a delightful detached stone built Georgian former manse, dating from 1836, set in mature garden grounds extending to around 1.2 acres in total, with exceptional privacy and screening. The property has all round aspects and benefits from plenty of natural light throughout the day. It has been sensitively and cleverly adapted to cater for modern family living with free flowing, flexible and comfortable living and reception space throughout the ground floor. The property retains many wonderful features of the era in which it was built, and these include the natural timber floors, original stone stair and wrought iron balustrades, cornicing, astragal windows and working shutters.

The main door opens to a welcoming reception hall from where the principal reception rooms are accessed and the curved stair rises to the upper floor.

The elegant sitting room is situated to the front of the property and benefits from aspects to the south and east making it a wonderfully light room, with a door opening to the west facing study with views to the rear terrace and garden. The family room is situated on the other side of the hallway and is a wonderfully cosy room, with a door to the side leading to the games room/reading room or gym. The breakfasting kitchen is situated to the rear of the house with charming views to the garden. The kitchen is well appointed and offers space for informal dining at the breakfast bar. The utility room is situated to the rear of the kitchen and has a shower room off, as well as the original wash room which provides excellent storage. There is a further store cupboard adjacent to the rear door to the garden.

The stair rises to the upper floor where the bedroom accommodation is situated. There are four generously proportioned double bedrooms. The two bedrooms to the front of the house provide wonderful views over the Esk Valley while the bedrooms to the rear have delightful views over the garden grounds. These bedrooms share the family bathroom also situated on this floor.

Grounds
The grounds extend to approximately 1.2 acres and include a delightful area of woodland to the east and south of the driveway. The driveway winds through rhododendrons and colourful specimen shrubs, and sweeps round to the front of the house with a large parking sweep with ample space for a number of vehicles. The garage is situated to the north of the house, while there are several small outhouses where currently garden pots and plants are stored in winter, as well as a recently constructed log store. Immediately to the rear of the house is the most spectacular and recently finished sandstone patio. This is a wonderfully tranquil and sunny place to observe the garden while providing a beautiful place for a morning coffee or for outside dining.

The sizeable walled garden lies principally to the rear and side of the house and provides a range of lawns, herbaceous borders and fruit and vegetable gardens. There is a wide variety of mature specimen plants, shrubs and trees providing colour for much of the year.

Location

Strathesk is located on the outskirts of Lasswade in a picturesque semi-rural location within the Broomieknowe Conservation Area.

This is a well-established and sought after residential district, approximately one miles from the city bypass and seven miles south of Edinburgh city centre. The Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is about four miles away.

Eskbank railway station is just two miles away with regular services into Edinburgh city centre.

There are excellent facilities in the area with good local shopping and schooling and a wide range of recreational and leisure facilities, as well as a number of golf courses including Kings Acre, Broomieknowe and the Melville Golf Centre.

The Esk Valley and Pentland Hills offer a variety of picturesque and challenging walks and the Hillend dry ski slope and both are within a mile or two of the house. The many beaches and golf courses of East Lothian are also within easy reach, via the City Bypass and A1.

Various excellent independent schools are within reach, including Merchiston, George Watson's, Fettes and Loretto. The property also falls within the catchment area for Lasswade Primary School, St Mary's Primary School in Bonnyrigg, St David's RC High School in Dalkeith and Lasswade High School.

Lasswade is also well located for access to the City Bypass, with connections to Edinburgh Airport and the Central Scotland motorway network.

Square Footage: 2,778 sq ft



Additional Info

Listing: The property is Category B listed and lies within the Broomieknowe Conservation Area.

Fixtures and Fittings: All fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and white goods are included in the sale.