Hollybeech, Spottiswoode, Gordon, Scottish Borders, TD3

Hollybeech is a hidden gem, set in an idyllic rural setting, only 5 miles east of Lauder, and within catchment for the much sought after Earlston High School. With far reaching views of the surrounding countryside, this bright and deceptively spacious 4-bedroom house makes a wonderful family home and yet could easily be occupied by a couple due to the flexibility of the layout.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

Hollybeech is in an idyllic rural setting and on entering the front hallway you appreciate the full charm of the property. The front porch leads you from the hallway into a good-sized sitting room with a wood burner and double aspect windows which offer you glimpses of both the front garden and the hills above Blythe to the West.

From here you enter a large dining kitchen with a LPG AGA oven, with a handmade tiled splashback. The kitchen is fitted with modern appliances including a electric oven. The utility room lies off the kitchen and is a very useful space for country living and due to its size, can double up as a boot room as there is a door that leads to the rear garden. Also in this part of the house is a downstairs WC. Next, we come into a study which offers a plenty of room for a couple of desks and pretty window overlooking the front garden.

Next, we are lead through a door into the expansive galleried drawing/dining room with double French doors that open into the rear garden. This room is a perfect entertaining space, and the current owners can testify to many a happy gathering here.

The rear hallway leads to a beautiful downstairs double bedroom with a view of the garden and an ensuite with underfloor heating, steam proof mirror and a heated towel rail.

Upstairs there is a double bedroom, a family bathroom, a snug currently used as children’s TV/gaming space, a children’s bedroom with bunkbeds, a galleried landing leading on to a pretty double bedroom and family bathroom.

ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES

Ground Floor
Front porch, hallway, sitting room with wood burner, large family kitchen with AGA, utility room, WC, study, drawing/dining room, rear hallway with large storage cupboards, bedroom with ensuite, main staircase.

First Floor
3 bedrooms, 2 family bathrooms and a galleried landing and rear staircase.

Outside
Car garage and 3 loose boxes currently used a storeroom with electrics

Gardens
Well laid out front and rear garden with pretty flower beds and fruit trees.

DISTANCES

Lauder 5 miles, Melrose, 16 miles, Kelso 15 miles, Berwick Upon Tweed mainline station 31 miles, Edinburgh City By Pass 24 miles
(All distances are approximate)

LOCAL AREA

Hollybeech is within the catchment of the much sought after Earlston High School and a number of excellent Primary Schools.

Only 5 miles east, Lauder is a charming little Borders town in the middle of the Lammermuir Hills. Lauder is elongated town that simply follows the line of the A68 road from Edinburgh to Darlington in England. Much of the medieval street plan of Lauder still remains pretty much intact. Lauder offers a buoyant local community, an excellent primary school, village hall, two pubs, a church and range of independent shops. Both Edinburgh and Newcastle are within comfortable driving distance, and both have international airports. Trains are accessible from either Tweedbank Station near Melrose or the mainline station at Berwick Upon Tweed.

The region boasts some of the most impressive countryside in Scotland and there are a wide range of country pursuits available including fishing, shooting, golf and hill walking all nearby. The Borders offer excellent riding facilities, local point to points, hunting with the Lauderdale Bloodhounds, Jed Forest, Buccleuch and Border Hunts and the well-attended annual Common Riding. The nearby towns of Melrose, Kelso and Galashiels offers further shopping facilities and historical interests as well as the regions Border General Hospital (BGH) which is highly regarded. Tweedbank Railway Station which is situated between Galashiels and Melrose provides a regular train service to Edinburgh, with proposals underway to extend through Hawick to Carlisle.

The area also has many historical attractions to explore such as Thirlestane Castle, Abbotsford House, the home of Sir Walter Scott, the Abbey in Melrose or Floors Castle and Gardens in Kelso.