Property Details & Description

Accommodation Comprises

Ground Floor: Hall, sitting room, three double bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, utility room, two stores.

Outside: Gardens to the front, sides and rear, timber shed, stone outbuilding, paddock.

Distances:

Berwick-upon-Tweed 2 miles, Edinburgh 56 miles, Newcastle 65 miles.

Situation

High Letham Bungalow sits in an elevated position at the foot of Halidon Hill, a mere 1.5 miles from the border with Scotland.

Northumberland and Berwickshire are among the genuinely rural areas of the northern United Kingdom. Despite its proximity to both Edinburgh and Newcastle, the area has a low population and can therefore offer a quality of life that is becoming increasingly rare. The area provides a good variety of recreational activities from events and gardens, just across the border at Paxton House, to excellent opportunities for the country sports enthusiast.

There is salmon fishing on the River Tweed, trout fishing in various local lochs and pheasant and grouse shooting on local estates. There are a number of good golf courses in easy reach, including two 18 hole courses around Berwick-upon-Tweed, plus both Duns and Eyemouth, and the championship Roxburghe near Kelso on the Duke of Roxburghe’s estate. Northumberland is also home to Europe’s largest Dark Sky Park, extending to some 572 square miles.

Berwick-upon-Tweed (2 miles) is a vibrant town with a good range of services and retailers and a number of hotels, restaurants, pubs and a wine bar. There is the popular Maltings Theatre and Cinema as well as a regular market and a number of galleries and arts and crafts shops. Schooling is well catered for locally with primary and secondary schooling available in the town as well as private schooling from age 3 to 18 at Longridge Towers School (www.lts.org.uk). The prep schools of St Mary’s, Melrose and Belhaven at Dunbar are both within 36 miles while Mowden Hall near Newcastle is slightly further afield but easily reached via the A1.

Transport links are excellent, with the A1 trunk road only 0.5 miles away and the mainline railway station at Berwick-upon-Tweed (2 miles) providing a fast link to London Kings Cross (3h 39mins), Edinburgh (43 mins), Newcastle (45 mins) and Leeds (2h 19 mins). Edinburgh and Newcastle airports have regular flights to London and a variety of domestic and foreign destinations.

Description:

The property is a spacious detached bungalow with well laid-out accommodation making the most of the spectacular views of the Cheviot Hills to the south. This charming home benefits from a high degree of privacy and comes with landscaped gardens, a stone outbuilding and a paddock extending to circa 0.4 of an acre.

The front door opens into a hallway with a large walk-in cupboard. The sitting room is a generous reception room with stunning views to the south over the River Tweed and towards the Cheviots. There is a feature fireplace with multi-fuel stove with brick surround and timber mantle over. There are three double bedrooms, two to the rear and one to the front of the property and a family bathroom with WC, hand basin and bath with electric shower over. The kitchen is to the front of the house with views over the garden and comprises floor and wall mounted units with counters over, breakfast bar and a stainless-steel sink and drainer with mixer tap. Off the kitchen is a utility room with Belfast sink and a range of floor and wall mounted units with counters over. There are also two stores and a door leading out into the front garden.

Gardens and Grounds

The property has landscaped gardens to the front, sides and rear with stunning southerly views. There is a timber shed, stone outbuilding and a paddock extending to circa 0.4 of an acre.

General Remarks:

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For those with the use of Satellite Navigation the postcode for this property is TD15 1UX.

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Tenure

Freehold

Fixtures and Fittings

All fitted carpets, curtains, blinds and light fittings are included with the sale.

Listing and Conservation

The property is not listed and does not fall within a conservation area.

Services

Mains electricity, mains water, drainage tbc

Energy Efficiency Rating: E (49)

Council Tax Band: C

Local Authority

Northumberland County Council

Council Offices

Wallace Green

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Northumberland

Telephone: 01289 330044.

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.