Bellevue House, Bowmont Street, Kelso, Scottish Borders, TD5

Bellevue House which is currently being run as a Guest House, offers versatility to either continue running it as a business or reinstating it as a wonderful family home. With a principal bedroom suite, 6 further en-suite bedrooms, a large drawing room and dining room along with stunning modern sitting room at the back of the property, there is great versatility for multi-generational living.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

Bellevue House has a lovely history, built in 1840 for the advocate, poet, angler, and writer Thomas Tod Stoddart, it is a superb Victorian villa. Stoddart, a well-known character in his time, was often seen with his fishing rods and net over his shoulder and a dog at his heel.

The property has been extended and retains many of its period features. It now offers bright, versatile, and well-proportioned accommodation. Original features include Victorian tiled flooring in the hall, original fireplaces, ornate plaster cornices in some rooms, an ornate leaded window in the first-floor skylight, and glazed leaded inner panels on either side of the front door.

The substantial accommodation includes a dining room, drawing room, study, kitchen, seven bedrooms, garden room, and utility room. The drawing room fireplace has had a chimney liner fitted ready for a log burner to be installed, if desired. Six of the bedrooms have en-suite shower rooms, while the seventh bedroom features both an en-suite shower room and bath. This current layout offers scope to reconfigure the upstairs bedrooms and potentially have another bedroom with en-suite and dressing room, a bedroom with en-suite and three bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The kitchen is equipped as a professional kitchen, with a six-burner Rangemaster stove, double oven with a commercial extraction system, and a larder. This large kitchen could be made back into a wonderful sized family kitchen. Bedroom seven on the ground floor is currently used as the owner’s quarters, complete with a dressing room, built-in wardrobes, en-suite shower, bath, and WC and this is a great option for older members of the family or anyone with mobility issues.

The garden room and utility room also offer scope to be reconfigured to provide a self-contained apartment with its own access from the rear of the house. This part of the property includes a fireproof corner area and ceiling to facilitate the installation of a multi-fuel stove.

A tool storeroom, accessed from the garden by the rear gate, has electric lighting installed. Additionally, there are two timber sheds, one housing the Biomass pellet boiler and water accumulator (the property also has a mains gas supply).

ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES

Ground Floor
Entrance Porch, Main Hallway, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Study, Principle Bedroom, Dressing Room and En-suite, Utility, WC, Kitchen with Larder, Back Kitchen, Sitting Room, WC.

First Floor
Linen Room, 6 Further Bedrooms with En-suite and Landing.

Outside
Shared Driveway with Off Street Parking for 6 Cars.
Front & Rear Gardens.

DISTANCES

Coldstream 10 Miles, Melrose 15 miles, Tweedbank Train Station 15 miles, Berwick upon Tweed Train Station 23 Miles, Edinburgh 43 Miles, Newcastle 68 Miles.
(All distances approximate)

AREA INSIGHTS

Bellevue House is centrally located in the town of Kelso, which is considered one of the most picturesque market towns in Scotland with cobbled streets and historical attractions such as Kelso Abbey and Floors Castle on the doorstep. Further afield the beautiful country homes of Bowhill, Paxton, Manderston, Mellerstain, and Abbotsford are also easily accessible. There is an excellent choice of local shopping with many independent retailers, a vibrant café culture, popular bars and restaurants.

Kelso is home to family friendly Kelso racecourse and leisure facilities which include a swimming pool, fitness centre, a lively curling club and two fantastic golf courses including Kelso Golf Club and the championship course at the Schloss Roxburghe Hotel. Kelso has a bustling events scene including the renowned Border Union Agricultural Show, The Borders Art Fair, and numerous concerts/theatre productions at Floors Castle. There are excellent options for schooling nearby including the reputable Kelso High School, and private schooling is available at St Mary’s School in Melrose or Longridge Towers in Berwick-Upon-Tweed.

The countryside surrounding Kelso offers access to a beautiful coastline around the towns of Berwick Upon Tweed, St Abbs and Coldingham. The Northumberland National Park, St Cuthberts Way, and the Cheviot Hills are close by. The popular historic towns of Melrose and Jedburgh are also easily accessible.

Centrally located in the Borders, Kelso offers excellent links to Edinburgh, Newcastle and London. The A697 provides easy, commutable access to Scotland’s capital city, Newcastle and Berwick upon Tweed. Tweedbank train station provides a direct link to Edinburgh Waverly, whilst Berwick-upon-Tweed offers a mainline train service to London Kings Cross in 3 ½ hours.