5 bedroom detached house for sale

A detached five bedroom farmhouse with 5.6 acres of pasture and all-weather manège, in a beautiful rural setting.

A charming equestrian property configured to maximise the picturesque views. It sits in a peaceful location within easy reach of local village, town and city centre amenities, the major road network and a station with twice-hourly services to Aberdeen in around 20 minutes.

2 Reception rooms
5 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
Private parking
5.6 acres
Freehold
Rural
2,042 sq ft

The property
Hogholm Farmhouse is an attractive rendered family home offering 2,042 sq ft of light-filled, flexible accommodation arranged over two floors. Configured to provide a practical living and entertaining environment maximising the stunning rural views.

The accommodation is accessible both through a fitted boot room and through glazed French doors opening into a wooden-floored family dining kitchen with patio doors to a patio area, both giving access to an inner hall. It has wooden flooring, fitted storage, a utility area, a part wood-lined staircase rising to the first floor and a family bathroom with corner bath. The dining area has space for a sizeable table and opens into a kitchen with a range of wooden wall and base units, complementary wooden work surfaces, tiled splashbacks, a Belfast sink and modern integrated appliances. Accessible from both the inner hall and kitchen, the L-shaped sitting room has wooden flooring and a feature fire surround with a cast iron open fire with tiled insets. An arch opens from the sitting room into a conservatory with large picture glazing to five sides, a wood-lined ceiling, wooden flooring, a freestanding woodburning stove and a door to the terrace. A door from the sitting room gives access to a ground floor double bedroom, suitable for use as a further reception room if required.

On the first floor the property offers a principal bedroom with a part wood-lined en suite bathroom and an adjacent double bedroom, both with vaulted walk-in storage and dressing rooms, together with two further well-proportioned bedrooms, one with built-in storage, and a wood-lined family shower room.

Outside
The property is approached over a sweeping driveway and double wrought iron gates, giving access to a private gravelled area providing parking for multiple vehicles. The formal garden is mainly enclosed by low-level stone walling. It features an expanse of gently-sloping lawn, an outbuilding with cloakroom and utility area, a low-maintenance gravelled garden is planted with shrubs and a variety of trees including oak, apple and conifer trees, and a further split-level wraparound paved terrace accessible from the dining hall, conservatory and boot room, the whole ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining and enjoying views over the property’s post and rail fenced areas with mains electric fencing. paddocks, an all-weather manège and surrounding rolling countryside.

Location
Set on the banks of the River Don and surrounded by rolling Aberdeenshire countryside, Kintore town has a church, public hall, shop, pub, library, cafés, takeaways, primary schools and a golf club. Inverurie is a thriving market town offering local and high street shopping, supermarkets, hotels, bars, restaurants, a health centre, swimming pool, sports centre, library, golf course, and primary and secondary schools. More extensive amenities are available in Aberdeen. Transportation links are excellent: local buses and the A96 Aberdeen-Inverness road link to major regional towns, Kintore station (3.0 miles) provides regular services to Aberdeen in around 20 minutes, with onward services to London, and Aberdeen International Airport offers daily flights to London and routes to other destinations including Amsterdam and Paris.

For the golfer, Hogholm Farmhouse is well placed to enjoy the golf courses offered in Balbithan, Trump International, Inverurie, Royal Deeside, Kemnay, Oldmeldrum, Meldrum House & Golf Course between Banchory and Turriff.

For the horse rider, there are equestrian competition centre’s nearby at The Cabin, Ladyleys, Bogenraith and Tillyoch.

Distances
Inverurie 2.9 miles
Westhill 9.9 miles
Kingswells 11.8 miles
Aberdeen 13.5 miles

Nearby Stations
Kintore Station

Key Locations
Bass of Inverurie
Garioch Heritage Centre
Balmedie beach
Haddo House
Keithhall Estate
Royal Deeside
Fyvie Castle
Castle Fraser
Cluny Castle
Drum Castle
Crathes Castle
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Tolbooth Museum
Gordon Highlanders Museum

Nearby Schools
Kintore Primary School
St Andrew’s School
Inverurie Academy
Kellands School
Kemnay Primary School
Kemnay Academy
Albyn School
Robert Gordon’s College

Floorplans
Main House internal area 2,042 sq ft (190 sq m)
Outbuilding internal area 62 sq ft (6 sq m)
Total internal area 2,104 sq ft (195 sq m)?For identification purposes only.?
General
Local Authority: Aberdeenshire Council

Services: Electricity mains. Heating oil fired. Water private. Drainage septic tank?
Mobile and Broadband checker: Information can be found here
Council Tax: Band G

EPC Rating: E

Mobile & Broadband: The Farmhouse has fast fibre broadband.

Fixtures and Fittings:
All floor coverings, light fittings and blinds/curtains are included. The integrated fridge freezer and dishwasher are included.??Shared access: There is shared access to the driveway from the public road to where to two driveways split.