Salters Ford

Edinburgh 41 miles, Melrose 6 miles, Berwick-upon-Tweed 35 miles, Waverley Line 7 miles

Thermally efficient house with 3/4 reception rooms | 4/5 bedrooms | 3 bath/shower rooms | Kitchen/breakfast room | Utility room
Garage block and office | Beautifully kept garden and grounds
Grazing land | Trout fishing on the Ale Water | Amenity woodland

Salters Ford occupies a picturesque rural location, approximately 6 miles
south of the popular Borders town of Melrose. Accessed by a singletrack
public road, the house is approached along a tarmac drive. Built 36
years ago, Salters Ford is a thermally efficient Scandinavian designed
“BRA HUS” which has an open aspect and therefore benefits from a
light and bright atmosphere. It has been well maintained and in recent
years all the bathrooms were upgraded, together with the kitchen. The
high build specification and woodburning stoves in the sitting room and
sun lounge make it an extremely warm house. The reception rooms are
well proportioned, have an attractive outlook and provide flexible family
accommodation with adaptable “home office” space. If required, the dining
room can be used as the fifth bedroom; there is a shower room/wc just
across the hall.

Outbuildings
Set apart from the main house is the garage block containing a double garage, kennel and a spacious office/workshop,
tool shed, log store and rainwater capture system with access to the first floor by an external staircase. Close by is the
greenhouse.
Garden and grounds
Surrounding Salters Ford is a spectacular garden that is a haven for wildlife and has a tremendous show of both bird and
plant life. The orchard contains an array of fruit trees including apple, plum, pear and damson. In addition, there are
strawberries, white currant, black currant, raspberry, blueberry and logan berry bushes. There is also a vegetable garden
and surrounding the house is a delightful alpine garden.
The grazing land is divided into 4 paddocks, one of which has the Ale Water running along its southern boundary. The
other paddocks are well fenced and have their own water supply with shelter provided by well maintained hedges and
shelter belts. Subject to obtaining the necessary consents, there is ample room for constructing stables or other
livestock accommodation. Salters Ford is a registered agricultural holding, although no entitlement under The Single
Farm Payment Scheme is included in the sale. The grazing is in hand and has a mains water supply; there is a handling
pen (with electricity). For those interested in keeping bees there is also an enclosure with hive stands.

Salters Ford is situated in the heart of the Scottish Borders, in magnificent scenery 6 miles south of Melrose, on the banks of the Ale Water. Every day amenities can be found in Melrose, with a wider range of facilities available in Edinburgh and Galashiels (8 miles). Melrose is an attractive and accessible small town in the centre of one of the best residential areas of the Scottish Borders between the River Tweed and the Eildon hills. The town and surrounding countryside developed around the former Abbey (now a picturesque ruin) and were made famous by Sir Walter Scott who lived nearby at Abbotsford. There are good schools in Melrose, namely St Mary's Preparatory School for boys and girls and an excellent primary school. Lilliesleaf also has a very good primary school, whilst Selkirk's high school provides state secondary education

Melrose has some first-class shops, a supermarket, hotels, restaurants and cafes, and The Borders General Hospital is nearby. The town also has a thriving rugby club (with its new 3G pitch – widely used by the community) where the world-famous Melrose Sevens are held every spring. It also has its own tennis courts and golf course. Melrose plays host every June to the hugely successful Borders Book Festival and other cultural events and is a popular destination for tourists. Not surprisingly therefore, a survey carried out by The Sunday

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