Hilltops View, Ae, Dumfries, DG1 1RJ

Access the property via the driveway with a path to the front door. The front door takes you to the entrance porch with windows on either side. A wooden door set with 4 pieces of stained glass, leads into the hallway.  The door at the bottom of the hallway leads into a generous living room/diner with two windows on either side of the fireplace. The ornate fireplace has an open fire and there are double doors into the bright sunroom. The spacious sunroom has outstanding views and patio doors on the left, lead out to the side garden. The kitchen is accessed via the hallway. The kitchen has a window to the rear of the property and has a selection of fitted wall and base units with contrasting worktops. Bedroom 1 has windows to the front of the property and an ensuite shower room. The ensuite shower room has a window to the rear of the property, a WC, a wash hand basin and a shower cubicle with sliding doors and a mains shower. Bedroom 2 has a window to the rear of the property and a fitted wardrobe. The shower room has a window to the rear of the property, a WC, a wash hand basin and a shower enclosure with a mains shower.

Outside the property, there is a driveway leading up to the garage/workshop and a path to the front door. There is a garden to the front and to the side of the property with a patio area, a selection of mature trees and shrubs and a garden shed. The views from the garden overlook the stunning Ae Forest. 

The property benefits from oil central heating and double glazing.

The nearby primary schools are Ae Primary School and Amisfield Primary School, both highly regarded locally. The nearest secondary school is Dumfries High School. Dumfries town centre is attractive, offering good shopping facilities and historic buildings. Dumfries is also the home of a substantial college and university campus located within beautiful grounds overlooking the town and has three golf courses.

The shortest place name in the UK, Ae offers various walks, The 7 Stanes mountain biking trails, a café and a bike shop.

Ae Forest is the perfect place to watch woodland wildlife, stroll through the trees or burn off some serious energy on horseback or on bicycle on the superb mountain bike trails.

The waymarked routes include gentle rambles beside the sparkling Water of Ae and longer hikes into the hills with wonderful views. Ae Forest covers an area of about 15,000-acre (61 km2) of human-created conifer forest and is approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Dumfries. Huge numbers of trees are harvested each year for timber which is used for everything from paper to house building. Thousands of new trees are planted too. There’s a long history of forestry here: Ae village was actually built by the Forestry Commission in 1947 to house forest workers.

The trails at Ae are ideal for horse riding. There’s plenty of room for horse boxes at the Naze car park, and you can start the British Horse Society Countryside Trail from here.

A regular local bus servicing the town centre stops in the immediate vicinity. For further afield, Dumfries train station provides regular links to Glasgow and all points south, as does the bus station situated on the Whitesands by the River Nith. 

The small town of Lockerbie, just a few miles away, offers regular and quick train connections to Edinburgh. Lockerbie also has a regular bus service with Dumfries. The M6 and M74 road networks are accessible nearby at Moffat, Gretna, and Lockerbie. The surrounding area offers glorious countryside and historical sites with easy access to the beautiful coastline and various sporting and country pursuits, including sailing, horse riding, mountain biking, fishing, golf and fine coastal and woodland walks.

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The seller reserves the right to sell at any time and is not obliged to set a closing date. If a closing date is set, the seller is not obliged to accept the highest offer or any offer. Before considering any offer, interested parties will be expected to provide proof of the source of funds, and we will also require proof of buyer ID that conforms to HMRC requirements for anti-money laundering purposes. NW0709.