5 bedroom detached house for sale

SITUATION
Sitting to the west of Dumfries in a delightful rural location, Ardshiel is approximately 3.8 miles from the centre of Dumfries and just a short distance to the Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary. The property benefits from a stunning elevated rural location with far reaching countryside panorama, yet just a short distance to the town itself. Kilnford Farm & Coffee Shop is also just a short distance from the property.

Dumfries is the regional capital with an extensive range of amenities typical of a town of this size including high street shops, retail parks, supermarkets, primary and secondary schools, parks and leisure facilities, golf clubs, cricket club, rugby club, and the famous Queen of the South football club. The Crichton Campus is home to Dumfries & Galloway College, and the southern campuses of the University of Glasgow and the University of the West of Scotland. Dumfries railway station connects with Glasgow, Edinburgh and Carlisle. There is a mainline station at Lockerbie, around 16.6 miles with connections to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and London. Domestic and international flights are available from Edinburgh and Glasgow airports, both around 86 & 80 miles distant.

DESCRIPTION
Originally constructed in the 1940s Ardshiel occupies a stunning, elevated edge of town site with uninterrupted far reaching views to the North. The property was purchased by the current owners in 1992 and has since been extended, around 2002/2003 both to the first floor. Also to the ground floor with a wet room addition together with the impressive sun room to the rear, taking full advantage of the southerly aspect. Ardshiel offers an exceptional home in a desirable “best of both location” with a very much rural feel, yet a short distance from all the key amenities provided by Dumfries. The property itself offers a fine balance of bedroom and reception/entertaining space ideal for family living but could easily be adapted to suit the buyer’s individual needs. The majority of the accommodation space sits on the ground level with two of the principal reception rooms to the front of the property enjoying stunning far reaching views. To the rear is the delightful Garden Room, added in 2002 this provides an extensive space to relax or a space that could be ‘sub divided’ to serve multiple uses to a family. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of fitted floor and wall units with electric hob and overhead extractor, ample space for a table and chairs from which you can enjoy the views. Continuing from the kitchen is the Utility Room, space for washing machine, fridge freezer and also houses the boiler and sliding door to access the W.C. The ground floor benefits from 3 bedrooms one with en suite wet room (this was added by the current owners), one bedroom offers extensive fitted wardrobe space, the other connects to the Garden Room to the rear – this could also be adapted to provide an office or hobby room. A central staircase provides access to the first floor with space for working from home. The first floor provides 2 bedrooms and a central shower room with large store room. Each room provides a bright space with Velux roof lights.

Externally the property sits within beautiful grounds and has an impressive double garage with electric doors and a number of further outbuildings including coal store, log store and garden tool storage space. A unique opportunity to acquire a stunning property in an appealing edge of town location with many desirable attributes. (Photos completed summer 2023)


ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor:
Entrance Porch. Hallway. Living Room. Kitchen/Breakfast Room. Utility Room. Bedroom. Bathroom. Dining Room. Office/Bedroom. Bedroom En Suite wet room. Garden Room.

First Floor:
Bedroom. Shower Room. Bedroom.

GARDEN (AND GROUNDS)
Beautifully presented gardens surround the beautiful Ardshiel. The driveway leads initially to access the Double Garage but continues to the front of the property and to the side and rear where there is ample parking for numerous vehicles. The grounds were extended with the purchase of an additional piece of ground (2002) to the side of Ardshiel by the current owners (on a separate title). The site extends to about 2.5 acres in all, currently laid to lawn primarily with some mature planted shrubs beds which soften the landscape beautifully and larger mature trees which provide further privacy to the site. To the rear a south/west facing patio can be accessed directly from the sun room, a beautiful area to relax or socialise with friends and family.
The new buyer, should they wish, may pursue the opportunity to develop the adjoining site subject to local planning consents.