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4 bedrooms
3 reception rooms
2 en suite shower rooms
Garage
0.47 acres

Freehold

SITUATION:
Windlestraw House occupies a wonderful setting between Stow and Galashiels. The surrounding countryside is magnificent, over looking the Gala Water with rolling heather hills, farmland and woodlands.Despite the unspoilt nature of the surrounding countryside, the house is accessible. Access to the A7 is excellent, and the thriving towns of Galashiels and Melrose are nearby. Galashiels, 7 ½ miles, has both a Tesco and an Asda supermarket, together with excellent local facilities and professional services. St Mary's Preparatory School in Melrose has a good reputation and the private schools of Edinburgh are within reach.Edinburgh is 30 miles to the north and can be reached via the A7. The proposed Waverly Line, will connect Galashiels and Edinburgh making access for the commuter excellent. Both Edinburgh and Newcastle have airports, with an increasing choice of domestic and international flights, while Berwick on Tweed, has a mainline railway station with direct services to London Kings Cross. The area is renowned for its outdoor activities. The River Tweed is the most prolific salmon river in Scotland and shooting can be arranged on nearby estates. There are golf courses at Torwoodlee, Innerleithen, Peebles and Cardrona. The Peebles Hydro and Cardrona Hotel and Country Club both offer good leisure facilities and Glentress Forest is a fabulous facility for mountain bikers.

DESCRIPTION:
Windlestraw House is a superb contemporary property built to an exacting standard. The house occupies a wonderful elevated position overlooking the Gala Water, and offers magnificent accommodation arranged in an imaginative configuration over ground and first floors. The clever positioning of windows has maximized the potential light and views, with far reaching vistas over the surrounding countryside. The quality of fittings throughout are excellent, with timber floors, underfloor heating, and high quality sanitary ware in the bathrooms and a superb fitted kitchen.On the ground floor, the central staircase hall gives access to the ground floor accommodation. This includes a magnificent living room with full height picture windows, gas fire, and a plasma screen television. The focal point of the ground floor accommodation is the open plan kitchen / sitting room / dining room. The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and floor units and includes a seven ring Belling gas range cooker and an American style fridge freezer. The living and dining area adjacent has a set of cantilever doors which provides access to a decked area and the garden. The study on the ground floor is fitted with high quality work units, and there is substantial utility space.On the first floor there are three bedrooms and a further mezzanine bedroom overlooking the living room. Two of the bedrooms have en-suite shower rooms, including the master bedroom, which also benefits from a walk-in wardrobe and a balcony overlooking the garden. In the second bedroom there is a Juliet balcony and access, via a ladder, to a substantial second floor attic room.OutsideWindlestraw House is approached from the public road by a hardcore drive which leads to the parking and turning area to the side of the house and the double garage. The property is situated within approximately 0.47 acres of gardens and grounds, which have a perimeter dry stone dyke, forming the north and west boundary. The garden has recently been seeded to lawn. Situated in the garden is a hot tub, and adjacent to this a barbecue hut with central barbecuing area and seating adjacent.ServicesMains water and electricity. Underground LPG gas tank and Biodisc treatment drainage system. Central heating and hot water from mains gas fired boiler.

ACCOMMODATION:
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DIRECTIONS:
From Edinburgh, take the A7 in a southerly direction, passing Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Heriot and Stow. Approximately 2 miles south of Stow, turn right off the A7. Follow this road over the Gala Water until the T junction. Turn right and the property will be seen shortly on the left hand side.