The Smithy, Glendaruel, Colintraive, Argyll and Bute, PA22

Description
The Smithy is a very pretty detached property that has recently been upgraded both internally and externally. The house is of white painted stone construction neatly presented under a dark grey slate roof. The accommodation is light and bright and laid across two easily managed levels, with front facing rooms enjoying uninterrupted rolling countryside views. The Smithy is well set up for principal family living and similarly would offer itself as a good second home or an income producing holiday letting proposition.

Ground Floor
Outer front door to entrance hall cum informal sitting room with windows to front and rear gardens, family shower room with heated towel rail, conservatory with views and French doors to gardens. Utility room/larder with window to rear gardens (electrical switch gear), kitchen with windows to front and rear gardens, dining room with window to front gardens, formal sitting room warming log burning stove, cupboard housing the electrical switch gear, windows to front and rear gardens, family bathroom with overhead shower, boot room/cloaks, door to rear gardens.

First Floor
Via spiral wood staircase to first floor mezzanine level, bedroom 1 with 4 Velux windows.

Via fitted carpeted staircase to first floor landing, bedrooms 2 and 3 with windows overlooking rolling countryside, fitted wardrobes, sunroom/home office/study with panoramic views across the rear gardens.

Outbuildings
Detached garage/workshop with concrete floor, twin leaf doors, personal door access, light and power supply.

Gardens
Via front gardens at The Smithy which are relatively low maintenance by design and laid to a combination of gravel and lawn, set behind a stone wall and mature hedging. Gravel wraps around the side of the property, ideal for vehicular parking. To the rear, the gardens are laid to an area of gravel which is ideal for alfresco sitting, dining and entertaining guests. Stone steps provide access to a generous lawn with
various raised beds, bushes and pathways which wend their way to extreme rear gardens which are laid to a combination of shrubs and an area
of semi ancient native woodland. The gardens are beautifully maintained and bounded by fencing and to the Southern boundary a natural stream forms the boundary.

Services
Mains water supply except rear bathroom which has a private water supply, drainage is by shared
septic tank, partial oil fired central heating with combi boiler and
electric night storage heating assisted by a
warming log burning stove, double glazing.

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8RT

Council Tax
The Smithy is in council tax band C and the amount of council tax payable for 2024/2025 is £1,707.20 including mains water and sewage.

Situation
The Smithy enjoys a very pretty location within Glendaruel. The area is famous for its stunning natural scenic beauty with deep and narrow sea lochs and high-sided glens providing a boating route through from the Clyde estuary to Arran, Loch Fyne and the fishing village of Tarbert and on through the Crinan Canal to the Western Isles.

Colintraive (circa 8.1 miles to the south) has a hotel with a friendly bar and an enviable reputation for pub and restaurant cuisine, an everyday provisions shop, post office, heritage centre, community garden and an all-weather bowling green. From Colintraive there is a short and regular 5-minute Calmac ferry crossing to the neighbouring Island of Bute. The main town on Bute is Rothesay where there are local shops, a supermarket and a further ferry to the Clyde coast. The other main centre in the area is Dunoon which provides further shops, supermarket and services, in addition to two competing ferry services across the Clyde. Excellent local medical services are delivered from Tighnabruaich.

There is a local primary school at Glendaruel and secondary schooling is available at Dunoon Grammar, which has an excellent reputation. A school bus runs from Colintraive to Dunoon Grammar in the morning and afternoon to transport students to and from school. It is possible for some of the students to board at the school.

The area offers much in the way of relaxing outdoor pursuits, including yachting and boating, golf, fishing, hill walking and country walks in an area rich in history. The Cowal Way stretches from Portavadie on Loch Fyne and travels for some 47.6 miles to Arrochar through some of the most dramatic and picturesque sea and landscapes on the west coast.

A scenic 9-hole golf course is at Kames, with further courses on the Island of Bute and at Dunoon. Sea, river and loch fishing are also available in the area as are a number of shoots run either commercially or by syndicates. Some of the local estates allow stalking by arrangement.

Local bus services run to Tighnabruaich, Rothesay and Dunoon.

The Braehead retail village to the west of Glasgow is only 47 miles (albeit including a short ferry crossing over the Clyde) and has Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s anchor stores, a range of High Street multiples, plus an IKEA superstore. Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Morrisons each have large outlets in Greenock, circa 10 minutes (in normal driving conditions) from the ferry terminals.

The city of Glasgow is 50 miles by ferry and provides extensive retail, commercial, cultural, higher educational and leisure services.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow city centre leave in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway. Continue for 21 miles to arrive at Port Glasgow. Keep going straight (parallel to the shoreline) through the adjoining towns of Greenock and Gourock on the A770 for 8 miles to reach the Western Ferry terminal at McInroys Point (this is the second of the two ferry terminals and provides a more frequent service). Take the ferry to Hunters Quay, Dunoon. Leaving the terminal turn right onto the A815. At the ‘T’ junction adjacent to the marina in Sandbank turn right. After approx 1.5 miles turn left on to the B836. Travel for about 11 miles then turn right at the junction with the A886. Continue on the A886 until reaching the left hand turn into Glendaruel, proceed along the single track road into Glendaruel, The Smithy is on your right hand side."
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