2 bedroom terraced house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Terraced Cottage
- Successful Holiday Let
- Sitting Room
- Dining Kitchen
- 2 Double Bedrooms
- Family Bathroom.
- Private and Secure Rear Garden
- Garden Shed,
The Property
Douglas Cottage is a charming and characterful 2-bedroom terraced cottage located in one of the Scottish Borders most popular villages. The property has been well looked after and offers spacious accommodation over 2 principal floors, and is currently run as a successful holiday home. Entrance into the property is directly into an entrance hallway providing access to the ground floor rooms. To the right lies a spacious sitting room with exposed beams and a wood burning stove. To the left of the hallway lies the dining area with exposed beams, wood burning stove and a door which provides access to the rear garden. Beyond lies the kitchen where the exposed beams are continued, and benefits from a pantry cupboard. A central staircase leads to the first floor where lies two double bedrooms with built in storage, and the family bathroom with shower over bath, wc and wash hand basin.
Externally, a private and secluded garden can be found to the rear of the property with a garden shed. The garden has been mainly laid with lawn and is a great sun trap which is ideal for sitting out in the warmer months.
Douglas Cottage is currently run as a successful holiday let. The property could continue to run as a highly successful holiday rental or be a wonderful family home.
Accommodation Comprises
Ground Floor:- Reception Hallway, Sitting Room, Dining Kitchen.
First Floor:- 2 Double Bedrooms, Family Bathroom.
Garden Grounds:- Private and Secure Rear Garden, Garden Shed,
Distances
Coldingham Sands 1 mile, Eyemouth 4 miles, Reston Train Station 3 miles, Berwick upon Tweed Train Station 12 miles, Edinburgh 46 miles, Newcastle upon Tyne 77 miles. (all distances are approximate).
Area Insights
Douglas Cottage is positioned in the heart of Coldingham, a popular village framed around Coldingham Priory and boasting beautiful beaches. Although nearby Berwick upon Tweed offers an excellent range of national supermarkets and services, the village of Coldingham has a fantastic local Spar, an excellent butcher, two lively pubs and a fish and chip shop which would all love your support. The village also offers a post office, an antiques shop, and a very well-regarded primary school. Further schooling is on the doorstep with Eyemouth High School being only a couple of miles away. Belhaven Hill School in Dunbar and Longridge Towers School near Berwick are both very well thought of public schools in the area.
Douglas Cottage is within a short walk of the popular Coldingham Sands beach and the dramatic St Abbs Head National Nature Reserve. A short drive to the west is the village of Reston, where the new Reston Train Station is now in operation. The station is a sub-station of the main East Coast line connecting London to Aberdeen which makes commuting to Newcastle or Edinburgh very quick and easy.
There are a number of larger towns near Douglas Cottage, the closest being Eyemouth which is approximately 4 miles to the South. Eyemouth is a fishing port with a picturesque harbour and a sandy beach. It has an excellent range of amenities including a Co-op supermarket and a range of local shops including a home bakery and fishmonger. Leisure facilities include a swimming pool and fitness centre, several public houses, and restaurants and a host of marine activities such as diving.
The historic market town of Berwick upon Tweed lies about 12 miles from Douglas Cottage just off the A1, in Northumberland. Berwick houses all the major supermarket chains, good local shopping, a number of historical attractions within its medieval walls, numerous restaurants and cafes and the Maltings arts centre.
Country and sporting pursuits are widely available and there are several golf courses within a short drive including Eyemouth, Dunbar, Goswick and Magdalene Fields in Berwick.
Douglas Cottage offers excellent links to Edinburgh, Newcastle and even London. The A1 trunk road provides easy commutable access to Scotland’s capital city and Newcastle which Berwick upon Tweed’s mainline train station offers a regular service up and down the country, with London being only a 3 ½ hour journey away.
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