Property Details & Description

Accommodation Comprises

Ground floor: Kitchen with dining area, utility/boiler room, dining room, lounge, WC, double bedroom, double bedroom with dressing room and en suite shower room, double bedroom with en suite bathroom.

Mezzanine level: Bathroom.

First floor: Two double bedrooms with en suite shower rooms.

Second floor: Double bedroom, bathroom, storage cupboard.

Outside: Front, rear and side gardens, decked area, two storage sheds, log store, on-street parking.

Edinburgh 39 miles,  Galashiels 5 miles, St Boswells 4 miles Tweedbank Railway Terminus 1.9 miles

(All distances are approximate)

Situation

Braidwood House is located in the highly desirable town of Melrose, which in 2018 took the title of the “Best Place to Live in Scotland” by the Sunday Times. The town provides an extensive range of amenities ranging from a variety of specialist shops, small supermarkets, restaurants, independent cafes and a selection of hotels. The thriving Central Borders town of Galashiels, just 5 miles away offers a fuller range of recreational and leisure amenities as well as excellent shopping facilities including major retail outlets. Local tourist attractions include Melrose Abbey, The Greenyards rugby ground, renowned worldwide as the origin of Rugby Sevens, Harmony House, Priorwood Gardens and Abbotsford House, the former home of Sir Walter Scott.

The property is situated between the Eildon Hills and River Tweed with a variety of outdoor pursuits on its doorstep including fishing on the River Tweed, rough and syndicated shooting, horse riding, golf and a selection of walks including the Southern Upland way. Local schooling includes the excellent Melrose Grammar Primary School, the highly regarded St Marys Preparatory School and Earlston High School, which was one of only two schools in Scotland to feature in Tatler’s Top 20 State Secondary Schools 2018. The Borders General Hospital also lies just outside the town and the Scottish Borders Council HQ is located in Newtown St Boswells, 4 miles away. Edinburgh is within easy commuting reach by car via the A68 or A7, whilst the Borders Railway Terminus at Tweedbank offers a journey time to Waverley Station, Edinburgh of around 55 minutes.

Description

Braidwood House is an attractive, detached, 19th Century, C-Listed Townhouse offering versatile and spacious accommodation over three floors.

The property is accessed through a pedestrian gate into the front garden with a pathway leading up to the front door. The front door leads into a welcoming entrance hallway, off which is a double bedroom with a useful basin and vanity unit and a dual aspect dining room with a fireplace and press. The large kitchen, dining room is accessed from the entrance hall and features a good selection of wall and base units, a double oven, a 6-ring gas hob with extractor hood, an integrated fridge and dishwasher and a separate dining area. The kitchen gives access through French doors into the rear garden and decked area, perfect for alfresco dining as well as access into the spacious utility/boiler room which has a door that leads out into the front courtyard. Elsewhere on the ground floor is a WC, a small office space, a double bedroom with an en suite bathroom and a double bedroom with an en suite shower room, a dressing room and French doors leading out onto a patio area. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a light and airy dual aspect lounge with a wood burning stove seated upon a stone hearth and French doors leading out onto a decked area in the rear garden. At mezzanine level is a bathroom with a shower over the bath.

Up the staircase, the accommodation comprises a double bedroom with an en suite shower room and a useful storage cupboard as well as a double bedroom with an en suite shower room, a storage cupboard, a separate area suitable for a single bed as well as pretty views of the Eildon Hills. The second floor comprises of a double bedroom with a storage cupboard and a bathroom with a bidet. 

The property is currently being run as a successful Guest House, but would provide a family with a fantastic home.

Garden Grounds

Externally, to the front of the property is an enclosed gravel area which gives access down both sides of the property to a large rear garden. To the east side of the property is a small courtyard area which can be accessed from both the utility/boiler room and Buccleuch Street. To the rear of the property is a large decked area, two sheds and a lawn area. On-street parking is available on Buccleuch Street.

GENERAL REMARKS:

Satellite Navigation:

For those with the use of Satellite Navigation the postcode for this property is TD6 9LD

What3words:

Awards.bride.agreeable

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Fixtures and Fittings:

Only items specifically mentioned in the particulars of sale are included in the sale price. 

Listing and Conservation:

Please be aware, Braidwood House is C listed and is in a conservation area.

Services:

Mains electricity, mains water and mains drainage. Mains gas central heating.

Council Tax:

Band – F

Energy Efficiency Rating:

Band – E

Local Authority:

Scottish Borders Council

Telephone: 01835 824 000.

Internet Web Site

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Servitude Rights, Burdens & Wayleaves

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes whether contained in the title deeds or informally constituted and whether or not referred to above.

Particulars and Plans

These particulars and plan are believed to be correct, but they are in no way guaranteed. Any error, omission or misstatement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation nor in any circumstances give grounds for action at law.

Misrepresentations

1. The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie Borders LLP, the selling agent, are responsible for such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained in the particulars of the property prepared by the said agent.

2. The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contact in reliance on the said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the content of each of the said statements by inspection or otherwise and that no warranty or representation has been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to or in connection with the property.

3. Any error, omission or misstatement in any of the said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action.

Important Notice

Rettie Borders LLP, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either in writing or by word of mouth. Any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents or the sellers. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.

2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive and it should not be assumed that the property remains as photographed. Any error, omission or misstatement shall not annul the sale, or entitle any party to compensation or recourse to action at law. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents, including for its current use. Rettie Borders LLP have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise and ought to seek their own professional advice.

3. All descriptions or references to condition are given in good faith only. Whilst every endeavour is made to ensure accuracy, please check with us on any points of especial importance to you, especially if intending to travel some distance. No responsibility can be accepted for expenses incurred in inspecting properties which have been sold or withdrawn.

Particulars prepared September 2020.