Description
A charming two bedroom, semi-detached cottage located within the popular village of Lowick offering bright and well-proportioned accommodation over two floors extending to circa 125 sq. metres. The cottage benefits from a private rear garden, on street parking and lends itself to a main residence or a second home/holiday let.
Accommodation Comprises:
Ground Floor: Entrance Porch, Hallway, Living Room, Dining Kitchen, Family Room, Cloakroom.
First Floor: Landing, Bedroom 1, Bedroom 2, Shower Room.
Outside: Rear Courtyard Garden, On Street Parking.
Distances: Wooler 8 miles, Berwick-upon-Tweed 10 miles, Edinburgh 62 miles, Newcastle 53 miles.
Situation:
48 Main Street is situated within the popular village of Lowick and is within easy walking distance to village amenities and a fifteen-minute drive to the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, with a mainline station with services to Edinburgh, Newcastle and London, the A1 and to countless sandy beaches along the Northumberland coastline.
Lowick is a friendly village with a thriving community spirit and offers a first-rate village shop, a garage/hardware store, a first school and two well-regarded public houses. A Post Office van visits the village daily and the village hall has recently been completely refurbished and is extensively used by many local groups including a heritage group and a film club.
Berwick-upon-Tweed which is within a short drive and is a vibrant town, with a good range of services and retailers and a number of hotels, restaurants, pubs and a wine bar. There is the popular Maltings Theatre and Cinema, as well as a regular market and a number of galleries and arts and crafts shops. Schooling is well catered for locally, with primary and secondary schooling available in the town as well as private schooling from age 3 to 18 at Longridge Towers School (www.lts.org.uk). The prep schools of St Mary's, Melrose and Belhaven at Dunbar are both within 40 miles while Mowden Hall near Newcastle is easily reached via the A1.
Transport links are excellent, with the A1 trunk road only 4 miles away and the mainline railway station at Berwick-upon-Tweed providing a fast link to London Kings Cross (3h 39mins), Edinburgh (43 mins), Newcastle (45 mins) and Leeds (2h 19 mins). Edinburgh and Newcastle airports have regular flights to London and a variety of domestic and foreign destinations.
The area provides a good variety of recreational activities from events and gardens, just across the border at Paxton House, to excellent opportunities for the country sports enthusiast. There is salmon fishing on the River Tweed, trout fishing in various local lakes and rivers, with pheasant and grouse shooting on local estates. There are a number of good golf courses in easy reach, including Goswick and Bamburgh Golf Clubs plus the championship Roxburgh course near Kelso. Northumberland is also home to Europe's largest Dark Sky Park, extending to some 572 square miles.
Description:
48 Main Street is a lovey two-bedroom, semi-detached cottage positioned on the main street of Lowick, offering a private rear garden and unrestricted, on street parking. The current owners have recently updated the house with a contemporary shower room and the property is tastefully decorated throughout. The property has versatile accommodation, that will suit a wide range of prospective purchasers and is offered in excellent condition. The front door leads into a generous porch, an ideal place for muddy boots and coats and off the porch is a W.C with plumbing for a washing machine. The porch leads into the main hall with stairs rising to the first floor with storage beneath. The kitchen-breakfast room is a light and bright space with windows to the front of the house overlooking the main street. The kitchen is fitted with a range of free-standing units with matching countertops, all offering plentiful storage and there is ample space for a dining table. Off the kitchen is a delightful family room with an electric stove and French doors leading to a pretty courtyard garden. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a generous living room, with a window to the front of the house and an open fire, perfect for cosy winter evenings, providing the focal point. From the hall a staircase rises to the first-floor landing where two generous double bedrooms can be found together with a recently re-fitted shower room, with a window to the front of the house and comprising a mains double shower, vanity wash basin, WC and towel radiator.
The property benefits from sea views from the first floor and a fully boarded and insulated loft space, the length of the house, which has a sky light fitted.
Externally:
To the front of the house there is unrestricted, on street parking and to the rear is a charming courtyard garden, an ideal place for al-fresco dining.
Tenure: Freehold
EPC: D (58)
Council Tax Band: A
W3W: enhancement.multiples.deranged
