Description
A substantial family home located on the northern periphery of the market town of Duns, in a popular residential locale. This impressive house offers five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a lovely walled garden to the rear and a large garage. The town square is just a short walk away with a supermarket, a range of shops, cafes, bars and restaurants, butchers and bakers. The town offers excellent primary and secondary schooling and there is a popular swimming pool. Duns is only a twenty minute drive from Berwick-upon-Tweed, Englands most northerly town with a mainline railway station with regular services to London, Edinburgh and Newcastle.
Accommodation comprises:
Ground Floor: Entrance Vestibule, Hall, Living Room, Shower Room, Access into Garage.
First Floor: Open-Plan Kitchen-Dining Room, Hall, Utility Room, Bathroom.
Second Floor: Landing, Three Double Bedrooms.
Third Floor: Landing, Two Further Double Bedrooms, Store Room.
External: Driveway, Off-Street Parking, Front Garden, Integral Garage, Walled Rear Garden.
Distances: Reston Train Station 11 miles, Berwick Train Station 14 miles, A1 (T) road at Grantshouse 9 miles, Edinburgh 40 miles, Kelso 16 miles, Longridge Towers 14 miles, Melrose 22 miles. (all distances are approximate).
Situation:
Tythe Cottage is situated in the popular town of Duns which lies in the heart the Berwickshire countryside, about 15 miles due west of Berwick upon Tweed. The area is one of the genuinely rural parts of Great Britain despite its close proximity to both Edinburgh and Newcastle. Duns is a friendly town with a thriving and strong community spirit, it has a low population and can therefore offer a quality of life that is becoming increasingly rare.
The house is within a short walk of the towns Market Square which offers an excellent range of amenities including local shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and professional services. The property is also within a short walk of a well-respected and successful High School and Primary School as well as Duns Castle which offers ample dog walking opportunities around the grounds and Hen Poo Park.
The immediate area provides a good variety of recreational activities from events and gardens, to excellent opportunities for the country sports enthusiast. There is salmon fishing on the River Tweed, trout fishing in various local lochs and pheasant and grouse shooting on local estates. There are a number of good golf courses in easy reach, including Duns Golf Club which is only a mile away, Goswick Golf Club and the championship Roxburgh course near Kelso.
Berwick-upon-Tweed which is within a short drive is a vibrant town with a good range of national services and retailers and has a number of hotels, restaurants, pubs and wine bars. There is the popular Maltings Theatre and Cinema as well as a regular market and a number of galleries and arts and crafts shops. Berwick also offers private schooling from ages 3 to 18 at Longridge Towers School (www.lts.org.uk).
Duns also has good transport links with the A1 trunk road only 14 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.
Description:
Tythe Cottage is a modern family home in the popular Teindhillgreen residential area on the edge of the town. The property offers well-presented accommodation over four floors with five bedrooms, all doubles and serviced by two bathrooms. The décor throughout is bright and neutral with a lot of natural light. There is large garage integral to the property with off-street parking and a small garden to the front and a good-sized walled garden to the rear. The front door opens into a welcoming vestibule with a door leading through into the integral garage and an inner door leading into the main hall. There is a generous living room with a bay window and a door giving access to the front of the property and a shower room with shower, WC and basin. Stairs rise from the hall to the first floor with a light and bright open-plan kitchen and dining room, with a large window, French doors and two Velux windows flooding the space with natural light. The kitchen is fitted with Shaker style units with countertops over with integral appliances that include a fridge and freezer, double electric oven, microwave and a gas hob with extractor over. The dining space would take a large farmhouse style table, ideal for family gatherings and the French doors give immediate access into the garden, perfect for summer parties. Off the dining space is a hall leading through to a utility room and a bathroom. An open staircase leads up to the second-floor landing gives access to three double bedrooms, two of which have fitted wardrobes and one has an airing cupboard. A further set of stairs leads up to the third-floor landing, giving access to two further double bedrooms and a store room.
Outside:
To the front of the house is drive providing off-street parking, a small garden and access into the integral garage. To the rear of the house is a lovely walled garden with a large paved terrace and landscaped gardens. At the top of the garden there is a patio and a purpose built 12x 8 shed for storage and plant propagation.
Tenure: Freehold
Listed: No
EPC: C (69)
Council Tax Band: E
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