Bentfield and Bentfield Lodge, Maryborough Road, Prestwick, South Ayrshire, KA9

For sale for the first time since the 1950’s, with manicured fairways to the rear and immediate beach and foreshore to the front, one of Ayrshire’s finest coastal homes set in about 3.25 acres.

Description
Bentfield is a fine historic detached house set in some 3.25 acres of coastal gardens and grounds. The house is of substantial stone construction with a later brick and rendered extension to its southern side. The whole is under a mainly slated roof with central lead and a flat roof section. The accommodation is laid out over two light and bright levels, the principal rooms all enjoying uninterrupted aspects across the front gardens to the lower reaches of the Firth of Clyde, the island of Arran and Ailsa Craig in the southern distance.

Included for sale is the recently modernised Bentfield Lodge which is a pretty detached gate house providing accommodation over a single level.

Bentfield
Ground Floor
Twin leaf outer storm doors with fan light above to entrance vestibule. Full drop bevel glass door to the reception hallway, exposed pine floorboards with matwell recess, small inner hallway with trap door hatch leading to cellarage and subfloor. Drawing room with bay window formation showcasing waterscape views, window box seating, grey marble vein fireplace with working open fire inset on a slab stone hearth, hardwood floor, Edinburgh press. Communicating door to sunroom with deep full drop bay window formation with patio and door to gardens, internal corridor with outer wear and boot drying hooks, leading to the breakfast room with oriel window formation and vaulted dome ceiling, door to gardens, door to utility room which has a Belfast sink, pine crockery and utensil stores, general purpose store and wc. Well-equipped and easily worked kitchen with cream enamel coloured, warming electric fired 2-oven and hotplate Aga range cooker. From the main reception hall, access to the formal dining room with corner sited fireplace, morning/TV room with timber fireplace and inset multi fuel stove on a quarry tile hearth and slips, flanked by symmetrical half glazed Edinburgh presses, bookcase cabinetry to one wall and bay window formation. Bedroom 1 with exposed pine floorboards, window to rear gardens, decorative corner fireplace, bedroom 2 with window to rear gardens. Half glazed stained glass door to inner hallway, bookcase cabinetry to the side, matwell recess and secondary rear door to gardens via small vestibule. Bedroom 3 (principle suite), windows to front, bookcase cabinetry, fitted dressing room with Velux window, en suite shower room with wet zone tiled shower, main ground floor bathroom with Velux window and distressed timber effect ceramics.

First Floor
Via pitch pine staircase with dado rail, wood turned banister and ornate cast iron spindles, upper hallway with linen store, first floor bathroom with distressed timber effect ceramics, bedroom 4 with front facing dormer window, eaves stores and small shelved Edinburgh press, bedroom 5 with rear facing Velux and front dormer window, fitted stores and access to eaves, bedroom 6, a single room with dormer window to rear gardens.

Bentfield Lodge
Ground Floor
Outer door to entrance reception hallway with slate tile flooring, double fronted cloaks cupboard to one side, refitted bathroom with slate tile flooring and limestone effect wall ceramics. Sitting room with timber effect laminate flooring, cornice, bedroom with laminate floor and fitted wardrobes, galley style fitted kitchen, semi open to neat dining and breakfasting room with door to the rear terrace and gardens.

Outbuildings
Canopy covered sitooterie with custom built BBQ, boiler house, garden shed and equipment store, small and large timber garden sheds, vented refuse stores.

Gardens
The gardens are pleasant and mature, Twin gate piers lead via Bentfield Lodge and a chip stone driveway terminating at a gravel turning and vehicle hardstanding apron at the main entrance. The grounds are laid mainly to mature level lawns both to the rear and to the front of the house. At the front, the lawns are fringed with colourful briar roses, themselves flanked by mature stands of Scots pine and Corsican pines. At the lower southern side is the former level lawn tennis court and at the northern side the former vegetable and soft fruit kitchen gardens. At the front, steps and a gate provide immediate access to the foreshore and the beach which reveals itself fully when the tide is low.

Development Potential
A pre planning application has been submitted to South Ayrshire council for residential development on the Bentfield grounds. South Ayrshire Council are receptive to residential development strictly subject to the submission of a detailed planning application. Further information available from the agents if required.

If development on the site is critical to your interest, potential buyers must satisfy themselves on this point via South Ayrshire Council planning department. All costs in relation to a detailed planning application will be the sole responsibility of the potential buyer. Offers made subject to planning will be considered along with proof of funds, where appropriate an option payment, and/or clawback conditions relational to future developmental value.

Situation
Bentfield is a rare home in a wonderful, private coastal setting. It is neatly bounded to its rear by the manicured fairways of St Nicholas Golf Club and to the front the beach and foreshore of the lower reaches of the Firth of Clyde.

The house is located to the southwestern side of the popular and thriving town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire.

Prestwick town offers an excellent range of shopping facilities, including main supermarkets and professional services. The town is also well catered for in respect of medical and health centres.

Prestwick has good local schooling at primary and secondary levels, Wellington is the independent school in Ayr and some of the children of the district attend the independent schools in Glasgow.

Prestwick has an indoor swimming pool and one of the largest indoor bowling stadiums in Europe as well as an excellent tennis and leisure club with indoor and outdoor courts.

Prestwick Bay is popular with dinghy sailors, wind and kite surfers. The Main Street of Prestwick provides an excellent choice of restaurants, bars and bistros and a variety of independent boutique and artisan shops to browse. As with many parts of Scotland, one is never too far from a golf course and Bentfield is certainly no exception. Maryborough Road traverses the groomed fairways of St Nicholas Golf Club. Historic Prestwick Golf Club is just to the north and the town has a third course St Cuthbert’s, all are within easy walking distance.

Transport links in the area are excellent. A direct dual carriageway links to the M77 to Glasgow City Centre (approximately 35 miles to the north east). Prestwick Airport is nearby where there are increasing domestic and international routes. Prestwick Train Station is approximately 1.2 miles to the north of the property, with a regular 40 minute service to Glasgow’s central station.

Local Authorities
South Ayrshire Council, .

Services
Mains water supply, drainage is by private septic tank, mostly double glazed, oil fired central heating (new system and infrastructure c 2017).

Bentfield Lodge has mains water, septic tank, electric night storage heating, double glazing.

Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.

Council Tax
Bentfield Lodge is in council tax band C and the amount payable for 2024/2025 is £1,516.50 including water.

Rates
Annual rates are £7,900 however our clients qualify for the small business rates relief scheme and therefore no rates are paid.

Short Term Letting Licence
Bentfield currently has a short term letting licence.

EPC Rating
EPC rating E.

Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Robb Residential, telephone .

Travel Directions
From Glasgow city centre proceed in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway, take the slip road to M77 signposted Kilmarnock & Prestwick Airport. Remain on the M77 for 29.4 miles to reach the Dutch House roundabout at Monkton. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the A78. At the next roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A79. Continue through the next 2 roundabouts to stay on the A79. At the Shawfarm roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Monkton Road/A79. Continue for 1.3 miles then turn right onto Maryborough Road, continue down Maryborough Road passing through the fairways of St Nicholas Golf Club, after 0.3 miles turn left off Maryborough Road on to the unmade road that says Bentfield. Proceed for about 100 metres to find the gate piers and entrance to Bentfield on the right hand side."
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