9 bedroom house

Benrig is a really attractive, 17th century former farmhouse (with later Victorian additions). The house is approached through stone gate pillars along a tarmacadam drive which terminates in a gravel sweep on the east side of the house. The house has enormous character and charm and retains many of its original interior features including an elegant staircase, large doorways, fireplaces and generous proportions throughout. The views from the house are quite exceptional. The ground floor consists of a double entrance hall (including a large reception hall) leading to the handsome drawing room, dining room and the kitchen/breakfast room. The first floor has 8 bedrooms; there is a ninth on the ground floor. More recently, a second sitting room was added to the footprint of the house, adjacent to the kitchen, giving a more informal reception room with its own door out into the garden. On the market for the first time since 1985 the sale of Benrig represents a rare opportunity to purchase possibly the best positioned country house on the banks of the Tweed.

The gardens and grounds that surround Benrig are beautiful and are accessed by both front and back drives. To the east expansive lawns, that have a huge show of daffodils in the spring, stretch to the top of the riverbank that leads down to the River Tweed. On entering Benrig drive there is a hard tennis court on the right and, a little further on, a part-walled garden on the left, itself a garden for all seasons, rich in colour with a huge variety of plants within well-stocked herbaceous borders, as well as mature trees and shrubs. Along the north and western side of the property are 3 paddocks (5.79 acres), all well fenced with a horse shelter. Currently, these are let on an annual grazing agreement. There is also a productive, walled vegetable garden.

There is a stable block and adjoining cottage, with 3 bedrooms, the latter being in need of upgrading. Accessed from the back drive is the office, containing 3 offices/rooms, a WC and a covered parking area.

Benrig Cottage is a really comfortable 3 bedroom cottage with 2 reception rooms, 2 bath/shower rooms, kitchen and conservatory. It has its own mature garden and is very private. Benrig Cottage EPC rating G.

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St Boswells 1 mile, Melrose 5 miles, Edinburgh 40 miles (distances approximate)

Directions (TD6 0EX)
Travelling south from Edinburgh on the A68, turn left onto the A699 at St Boswells towards Kelso, after half a mile take the second left signposted Benrig Cemetery (Kirk Road). After 300 yards there is a sharp bend to the left, Benrig entrance is on the right after 100 yards.

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