The Garden Cottage
Crieff, Perth and Kinross, PH7 4JR
Guide Price
£595,000
Residential Tags: N/A
Property Tags: Hydro Energy, Poly Tunnel
Land Tags: N/A
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Feb 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: N/A
- Property Tags: Hydro Energy, Poly Tunnel
- Land Tags: N/A
SITUATION
The Garden Cottage enjoys a very picturesque, quiet, and rural setting some 3 miles to the west of Crieff in the county of Perthshire. Once forming part of the nearby by Ochtertyre Estate, the setting is one that still has a sense of community with a number of houses all nearby. Crieff provides very good day-to-day facilities including numerous independent retailers, two supermarkets, medical centre, veterinary surgery, post office, primary schools and a community campus with secondary school, swimming pool, recreation centre and library. The Crieff Hydro, located at the north side of the town, has excellent recreational facilities to members including swimming pools, gym, spa together with restaurants and a golf course. Crieff Golf Club lies to the east and offers twenty-seven holes with spectacular views and challenging play for all levels.
The village of Comrie lies some 4 miles to the west and offers further amenities including a range of independent retailers, hotels, post office, primary school, 9 hole golf club and a cricket club. There are also many pretty walks in the immediate area.
The setting of The Garden Cottage provides convenient access to the world renowned Gleneagles Hotel with three championship courses, restaurants, falconry, shooting school and recreational facilities to members. Gleneagles Railway Station provides daily services north and south including a sleeper service to London, whilst Dunblane Railway Station provides more frequent daily services to Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Perth, known as the Fair City lies some 20 miles to the east. If offers a variety of shopping facilities including national retailers and retail parks, major supermarkets and a variety of independent shops. In addition there are both bus and railway stations, library, swimming pool, ice rink, theatre, concert hall and cinema, complimented by numerous restaurants. Dundee, some 42 miles to the east, offers more extensive city facilities including two universities, Olympia swimming pool, airport with links to London Stanstead together with the new V&A Museum and Discovery Point, home of RRS Discovery, both situated on the Waterfront.
Edinburgh and Glasgow can be reached in approximately an hour by car and provide a wealth of city amenities together with universities and airports to international destinations. There are a number of independent schools within Perthshire including Morrison’s Academy, Ardvreck Preparatory School, both in Crieff, together with Craigclowan Preparatory School, Kilgraston, Strathallan, Glenalmond and Dollar Academy all within an easy daily school run distance of The Garden Cottage.
Perthshire provides a great choice of recreational opportunities. The ski slopes of Glenshee lie to the north and can be reached in about 1 1/2 hour journey by car. Water sports may be enjoyed at Loch Earn, which can be found some 15 miles to the west of The Garden Cottage with its own sailing club. The surrounding hills and glens offer a wide array of walking routes, together with the opportunity to observe native wildlife with cycling and mountain biking routes also available within the countryside of Perthshire, including at Comrie Croft, some 3 miles to the west.
DESCRIPTION
The Garden Cottage, built in 1868, is a well-presented and highly desirable period home lying within an attractive garden extending to about 1.01 acres (0.40 ha). A traditional stone built house, lying under a principally slated roof with pretty overhanging eaves and astragal windows, The Garden Cottage enjoys a southerly aspect. Offering charming and flexible accommodation, the reception space is a particular feature of the house. Consisting of a south facing, dual aspect sitting room with exposed stone walls, a feature fireplace with a wood burning stove and door leading onto the terrace, ideal for outdoor dining.
The sitting room is perfectly suited to offer the capacity for more formal dining as well, with space for a dining table, if desired. The adjacent and attractive breakfasting kitchen has a triple aspect, direct garden access and further character features including exposed stone work and a wood burning stove.
There are two south facing double bedrooms on the ground floor, one benefitting from an en-suite bathroom. In addition, there is a study with a useful wall to ceiling bookcase, ideal for home working opportunities and there is a shower room which incorporates a good range of integrated storage units and plumbing for a washing machine.
The first floor has a further double bedroom with an attractive dual aspect and an en-suite bathroom. There is also a generous landing, which enjoys a double aspect and is currently a seating area. However, it was formerly a bedroom prior to the wall being taken down to form the seating area, but which could also form a study or studio area. A wall could be re-instated to create a 4th bedroom and possibly a Jack & Jill Bathroom with the adjacent en-suite bathroom.
The accommodation, over two floors, comprises:-
Ground Floor: Entrance Hall, Open Plan Sitting Room/Dining Room, Breakfasting Kitchen, Two Bedrooms (One En-suite), Study, Shower Room
First Floor: Seating Area, Bedroom, En-Suite Bathroom
GARDEN
The garden very much complements The Garden Cottage and offers a most in-keeping and charming setting to this very pretty house. A pair of electric gates lead to a generous parking area lying to the north of the house and immediately to the west of the detached double garage. To the north is a charming, more formally planted garden with specimen plants and shrubs and partly complimented by an attractive stone wall to the south and reached by a flight of stone steps. Lying to the north east of the garden is a poly-tunnel and vegetable garden. To the south is a pretty stone terrace bounded by lawn with the garden all enclosed by a combination of principally either stone wall and hedging. There is a rich variety of plants, shrubs and mature trees providing vibrancy of colour, texture and interest throughout the year.
OUTBUILDINGS
Double Garage
Lying to the north east of The Garden Cottage is the detached double garage. It has a harled exterior under a slated roof with concrete floor, electric doors and loft area for storage.
Traditional Stone Outbuilding
Situated immediately to the east of The Garden Cottage and reached conveniently from the kitchen door. It is of stone construction under a slated roof. It currently provides a workshop and store room with an electric supply. The proximity of the workshop/store to the house may lend itself to be incorporated into the house via an extension to create further accommodation to the principal house or alternatively could be developed to form a self-contained annexe, all subject to obtaining the necessary consents.
EPC Rating = D
Marketed by: Galbraith, Perth
The Garden Cottage enjoys a very picturesque, quiet, and rural setting some 3 miles to the west of Crieff in the county of Perthshire. Once forming part of the nearby by Ochtertyre Estate, the setting is one that still has a sense of community with a number of houses all nearby. Crieff provides very good day-to-day facilities including numerous independent retailers, two supermarkets, medical centre, veterinary surgery, post office, primary schools and a community campus with secondary school, swimming pool, recreation centre and library. The Crieff Hydro, located at the north side of the town, has excellent recreational facilities to members including swimming pools, gym, spa together with restaurants and a golf course. Crieff Golf Club lies to the east and offers twenty-seven holes with spectacular views and challenging play for all levels.
The village of Comrie lies some 4 miles to the west and offers further amenities including a range of independent retailers, hotels, post office, primary school, 9 hole golf club and a cricket club. There are also many pretty walks in the immediate area.
The setting of The Garden Cottage provides convenient access to the world renowned Gleneagles Hotel with three championship courses, restaurants, falconry, shooting school and recreational facilities to members. Gleneagles Railway Station provides daily services north and south including a sleeper service to London, whilst Dunblane Railway Station provides more frequent daily services to Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Perth, known as the Fair City lies some 20 miles to the east. If offers a variety of shopping facilities including national retailers and retail parks, major supermarkets and a variety of independent shops. In addition there are both bus and railway stations, library, swimming pool, ice rink, theatre, concert hall and cinema, complimented by numerous restaurants. Dundee, some 42 miles to the east, offers more extensive city facilities including two universities, Olympia swimming pool, airport with links to London Stanstead together with the new V&A Museum and Discovery Point, home of RRS Discovery, both situated on the Waterfront.
Edinburgh and Glasgow can be reached in approximately an hour by car and provide a wealth of city amenities together with universities and airports to international destinations. There are a number of independent schools within Perthshire including Morrison’s Academy, Ardvreck Preparatory School, both in Crieff, together with Craigclowan Preparatory School, Kilgraston, Strathallan, Glenalmond and Dollar Academy all within an easy daily school run distance of The Garden Cottage.
Perthshire provides a great choice of recreational opportunities. The ski slopes of Glenshee lie to the north and can be reached in about 1 1/2 hour journey by car. Water sports may be enjoyed at Loch Earn, which can be found some 15 miles to the west of The Garden Cottage with its own sailing club. The surrounding hills and glens offer a wide array of walking routes, together with the opportunity to observe native wildlife with cycling and mountain biking routes also available within the countryside of Perthshire, including at Comrie Croft, some 3 miles to the west.
DESCRIPTION
The Garden Cottage, built in 1868, is a well-presented and highly desirable period home lying within an attractive garden extending to about 1.01 acres (0.40 ha). A traditional stone built house, lying under a principally slated roof with pretty overhanging eaves and astragal windows, The Garden Cottage enjoys a southerly aspect. Offering charming and flexible accommodation, the reception space is a particular feature of the house. Consisting of a south facing, dual aspect sitting room with exposed stone walls, a feature fireplace with a wood burning stove and door leading onto the terrace, ideal for outdoor dining.
The sitting room is perfectly suited to offer the capacity for more formal dining as well, with space for a dining table, if desired. The adjacent and attractive breakfasting kitchen has a triple aspect, direct garden access and further character features including exposed stone work and a wood burning stove.
There are two south facing double bedrooms on the ground floor, one benefitting from an en-suite bathroom. In addition, there is a study with a useful wall to ceiling bookcase, ideal for home working opportunities and there is a shower room which incorporates a good range of integrated storage units and plumbing for a washing machine.
The first floor has a further double bedroom with an attractive dual aspect and an en-suite bathroom. There is also a generous landing, which enjoys a double aspect and is currently a seating area. However, it was formerly a bedroom prior to the wall being taken down to form the seating area, but which could also form a study or studio area. A wall could be re-instated to create a 4th bedroom and possibly a Jack & Jill Bathroom with the adjacent en-suite bathroom.
The accommodation, over two floors, comprises:-
Ground Floor: Entrance Hall, Open Plan Sitting Room/Dining Room, Breakfasting Kitchen, Two Bedrooms (One En-suite), Study, Shower Room
First Floor: Seating Area, Bedroom, En-Suite Bathroom
GARDEN
The garden very much complements The Garden Cottage and offers a most in-keeping and charming setting to this very pretty house. A pair of electric gates lead to a generous parking area lying to the north of the house and immediately to the west of the detached double garage. To the north is a charming, more formally planted garden with specimen plants and shrubs and partly complimented by an attractive stone wall to the south and reached by a flight of stone steps. Lying to the north east of the garden is a poly-tunnel and vegetable garden. To the south is a pretty stone terrace bounded by lawn with the garden all enclosed by a combination of principally either stone wall and hedging. There is a rich variety of plants, shrubs and mature trees providing vibrancy of colour, texture and interest throughout the year.
OUTBUILDINGS
Double Garage
Lying to the north east of The Garden Cottage is the detached double garage. It has a harled exterior under a slated roof with concrete floor, electric doors and loft area for storage.
Traditional Stone Outbuilding
Situated immediately to the east of The Garden Cottage and reached conveniently from the kitchen door. It is of stone construction under a slated roof. It currently provides a workshop and store room with an electric supply. The proximity of the workshop/store to the house may lend itself to be incorporated into the house via an extension to create further accommodation to the principal house or alternatively could be developed to form a self-contained annexe, all subject to obtaining the necessary consents.
EPC Rating = D
Marketed by: Galbraith, Perth
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.