SITUATION
St John’s Town of Dalry is a thriving village and includes: a Parish church, 24hr fuel garage with Londis supermarket, village shop/post office, 2 hotels including the very highly regarded Clachan Inn and both primary and secondary schools. New Galloway is located about 3 miles away at the northern end of Loch Ken and provides; Kells primary school, The CatStrand Community and Arts centre which has a programme of events, workshops, classes year round, Glenkens Medical Practice and village shop.

A broader range of facilities can be found in Castle Douglas, which is known as Dumfries and Galloway’s Food Town and has many local individual shops and businesses providing a varied selection of gifts, foods and services. There are both primary and secondary schools in the town along with supermarkets, health centres, cottage hospital, veterinary services and a thriving livestock market and golf course.

Dumfries is the principal town in the area, and provides a wider range of schools, shops, retail outlets, and other services including the region’s main hospital, the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. Also in Dumfries there is the Crichton Campus providing further higher education courses.

The South West of Scotland is well known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity of sporting and recreational pursuits, and is a popular tourist destination. There is good hill walking opportunities in the Southern Uplands as well as the nearby Galloway Hills, and cycling along some of the new designated cycle routes as well the Seven Stanes mountain bike routes, including Ae Forest and the Galloway Forest Park. The Galloway Forest Park which is known for its beauty and tranquillity, being the centre of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere and Britain’s First Dark Sky Park, which provides astronomers with phenomenal views of the stars. Loch Ken is renowned for its water pursuits, water skiing, sailing, fishing and many others, and The Galloway Activity Centre (just a short distance away) offers a variety of learning courses.

DESCRIPTION
Kenside, a deceptively spacious property offering the best of both worlds surrounded by farmland and with countryside views yet just a short walk to the village of Dalry and the amenities there. Kenside offers well-proportioned rooms over two floors, most providing multiple aspect flooding spaces with natural light. Serving as a family home currently Kenside provides a fine balance between reception space and bedroom accommodation over the two floors. The sociable Kitchen/Diner is at the heart of the home and provides a beautiful social space with dual aspect. With a combination of base and wall units on both sides and a walk in larder cupboard providing ample space to the centre for a large dining table. The window to the front currently houses a window bench, providing further sociable/seating space. The utility room provides the ‘engine room’ of the property with the oil boiler housed and under counter space for appliances, this also serves as the sole entrance and so ample space and storage for coats, outdoor shoes etc. Accessed from this space is the spacious principal bathroom. At the other end of the property is the main reception room with gas fire, subject to consents a wood burning stove could be installed. Completing the ground floor accommodation is one of the three double bedrooms with a large window to the front. Stairs to the first floor ascend to a large landing area, currently utilised as an office/hobby space. Continuing through the hallway a further bedroom with fitted wardrobe space with bay window/seating area opposite. Continuing to a further large bedroom with fitted wardrobes and further integrated storage in the coomb. The property has a generous garden, with ease of maintenance in mind. An extensive parking / turning area for a number of vehicles leads to the large garage and workshop. Two smaller sheds to the rear of the garden provide further storage space. Kenside offers an appealing opportunity to purchase an attractive edge of village property ideal for both family living or second home use with spacious garden grounds and desirable workshop.

ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor:
Entrance Vestibule/Utility Room. Bathroom. Kitchen/Dining. Bedroom. Living Room.

First Floor:
Landing Study/Hobby Room. Bedroom. Bedroom.

GARDEN
Generous garden wraps around the property with an area of parking/turning area and direct access to the garage/workshop. An area of lawn is sheltered by mature shrub planting. A patio area occupies a beautiful spot to relax and unwind with far reaching countryside views to a southerly aspect. The property boundary is formed with a combination of stone dyke, hedge & livestock fencing.

SERVICES, COUNCIL TAX AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE(S)
Water Electricity Drainage Tenure Heating Council Tax EPC Broadband Mobile
Mains Mains Septic Tank Freehold Oil Central Heating Band E FTTC YES

FLOOD RISK
Flood maps of the area can be viewed at
POST CODE DG7 3SP

WHAT3WORDS
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SOCKET. CONSTRAIN. SMIRKS

SOLICITORS
Brazenall & Orr
Irish Street
Dumfries
DG1 2PB

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Dumfries & Galloway

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars.

VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment with the Selling Agents.

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) REGULATIONS
Please note that under the 2017 AML regulations we are legally required to carry out money laundering checks against purchasers. Upon verbal acceptance of an offer, we require to identify the purchaser for Anti-Money Laundering purposes. Our service provider ‘First AML’ will contact the purchaser to gather the required identification documents. An information sheet is available from the selling agent on request. We are not able to enter a business relationship with a purchaser until they have been identified

Failure to provide required identification may result in an offer not being considered.