3 bedroom detached house for sale

Description
Glenmill Cottage is a very pretty, archetypal rural cottage with historic origins. It has been formed from an historic former farm workers cottage which was carefully and sensitively extended and redeveloped in the 1980’s. The present home now provides comfortable living and guest space.

The house is a combination of white painted stone and harled exterior and the whole is under a slated roof. The structure has been arranged to form a pretty and sheltered south facing courtyard. Internally the house is nicely laid out with easily managed light and bright apartments laid out across a single level. Glenmill Cottage will appeal to both young and elderly alike and the extent of the gardens are such that, strictly subject to planning consent, it may be possible to significantly increase the property footprint.

Glenmill Cottage imbues a feeling of warmth and welcome. It is in an absolutely lovely setting only a few miles from Kilmacolm and it can be easily characterised as a quite delightful bucolic property. It is set amid lovely and well stocked country gardens which are laid in the main to grass with mature hedges, trees, rhododendrons and mixed shrubs and bushes.

Ground Floor
Outer door to entrance reception hall with exposed pine flooring, family/tv room/home office or study, open plan dining room with French doors to morning terrace, open plan via 2 pantry stores to neat kitchen with green enamel Aga range cooker, access hatch and retractable ladder to attic space, exposed pine flooring throughout. Twin leaf communicating doors to sitting room with dual aspects and French door to courtyard, feature focal point exposed pine fireplace with warming open fire on a slate hearth and slips. Inner hallway to bedroom 1 (master) with en suite shower room, door to utility and oil boiler room, itself with door to rear gardens, integral door to garage. Second inner hallway with access hatch to attic space, bathroom, bedrooms 2 and 3, this original part of the property has part vaulted ceiling architecture.

Outbuildings
Integral double garage with 2 sets of twin leaf doors to rear gardens and personal door to front courtyard. Concrete floor, light and power, access to attic space.

Gardens
Black asphalt apron and via 5 bar county gate to cobble effect concrete driveway and vehicle hardstanding. Beech hedge at southern side, dwarf dry stone wall and flagstone courtyard fringed with cottage plants and flowers. Second 5 bar county gate to rear gardens to further vehicle turning and hardstanding leading to garage. Gravel terrace, mature and well-tended lawns with evergreen hedge at southern fringe and mixed trees underplanted with rhododendrons at the western and northern boundaries. At the northern side, lawns continue with mixed shrubs, bushes and specimen rhododendron to morning terrace fringed with cottage garden flowers, shrubs and bushes. A pathway, herbaceous beds and hedging continue along the front of the house and return to the access driveway.

Services
Mains water supply, drainage is by private septic tank, mains electricity, oil fired central heating, oil fired Aga, double glazing.

Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.

Council Tax
Glenmill Cottage is in Band F and the amount of council tax payable for 2024/2025 is £2,879.19 to include mains water.

EPC
EPC rating F.

Situation
Glenmill Cottage is located in a wonderful rural setting about 2 miles southwest of the village of Kilmacolm and about 3 miles to the northwest of Bridge of Weir. Both villages have shops and services catering for everyday needs and requirements. There are pleasant cafes and country pubs with a warm welcome. The area is well served by schooling, including Gryffe High School, known for its academic achievement record and St Columba’s, one of the best known and sought after independent schools in central Scotland.

Glasgow city is only 17.5 miles to the east and before reaching the city are the Braehead and Silverburn retail villages with their range of high street multiples and major anchor stores.

West Renfrewshire has extensive leisure facilities, numerous golf courses and outdoor pursuits and field sports. Chandlery and marina services are available on the Firth of Clyde, together with access to some of the most dramatic sailing in the west coast.

Surrounding countryside is some of the most attractive in West Renfrewshire and for the outdoor enthusiast this is fine walking country. The Sustrans cycle track leads to many other parts of central Scotland.

Knapps Loch in Kilmacolm, at the south side of the village, is famed for its brown trout angling. The River Gryffe has runs of salmon at the back end, the salmon of which spawn in the Burnbrae Burn. Both the Gryffe and Knapps require fishing permits. There are some small low ground shoots run locally as well as rough shooting, both of which can be arranged with local land/estate owners.

Directions
From Glasgow proceed in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway. Travel for about 8 miles and take exit 28A following signs Irvine on the A737. Continue for about 3 miles taking the Johnstone exit. Turn right at the traffic lights and proceed straight. Travel for about 500 yards turning left at the roundabout on the A761. Continue through Brookfield and Bridge of Weir to reach Kilmacolm (about 7 miles). Proceed to the cross and turn left onto Lochwinnoch Road. Continue out of the village and continue on the on the B786 for about 2.1 miles, turn right onto the minor road (local signpost, South Newton). Proceed along the minor road for about 0.1 miles to find the entrance to Glenmill Cottage on the right hand side."
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