Wimborne Lodge, Houston Road, Kilmacolm, Inverclyde, PA13

Description
Wimborne Lodge is a detached property, it has been carefully extended sensitive to the original architecture. The house is completed in quartz stone render finish with smooth red ashlar relief at windows and doors, the whole is under a roof of red rosemary tile with distinctive ornate ridgeline tiles, crests, finials and mock Tudor strapping. The accommodation is generously proportioned and laid out over a single easily managed level. The house is privately set behind the substantial stone former Wimborne boundary walls which in turn provide a high degree of privacy, seclusion and shelter. The house is set in mature and pleasant gardens, the driveway of which, is via substantial stone gate piers upon which steel entrance gates are hung. Internally there is good use of engineered hardwoods to skirtings, facings and doors. Much of principal areas and public room accommodation is laid to Italian white marble floor tiling and there is good use of decorative cornice and frieze work. The bedrooms are finished with warmer carpeting and the kitchen and bathroom ware are deluxe range quality with complementary coloured ceramics.

Ground Floor
Twin leaf outer doors with detailed leaded and cut glass inserts to entrance vestibule. The vestibule is open to the reception hallway, cloak room with coat hooks and underfloor heating tails, separate wc, twin leaf doors with bevel glass inserts lead to a triple aspect sitting room with Louis XV style fireplace with intricate carving and pillars, all set on a raised polished black marble hearth, twin leaf doors to terrace and gardens, comfortable dining and breakfasting room all open plan to well-equipped and fully integrated kitchen with twin sinks, polished marble worktops, routed drainer and twin leaf doors leading to terrace and gardens. Home office/study or 4th bedroom, main bathroom completed in marble tiling, inner hallway with good deep double fronted linen store, bedroom 1 with double fronted fitted wardrobes, bedroom 2 (master) with bay window formation, arch top Edinburgh press, en suite dressing room with fitted furniture and open to shower room, bedroom 3 with bay window formation.

Outbuildings
Detached double garage with concrete floor, remotely operated up and over door, sub floor cellarage and gas boiler house.

Gardens
Substantial stone gate piers with steel gates to black asphalt driveway leading to garage and vehicular turning and hardstanding at the front door. The gardens are landscaped and feature mature lawns which flank the driveway. There is ample vehicle turning and hardstanding. A secluded and sheltered terrace and patio is at the rear behind which is a retaining wall with raised beds. The gardens are bounded by a combination of close board fencing, stone walls (buttressed to Houston Road) and evergreen hedging all of which combine to provide high levels of privacy and shelter.

Local Authorities
Inverclyde Council, tel: .

Services
Mains water supply, mains drainage, mains gas, gas central heating, (part underfloor, part traditional radiators), double glazing.

Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.

Council Tax
Wimborne Lodge is in council tax band G and the amount of council tax payable for 2023/2024 is £3,637.12 including water and sewerage.

EPC
EPC rating D.

Situation
Wimborne Lodge is as the name suggests, the former Lodge House to neighbouring Wimborne. It is situated on revered Houston Road in the heart of mature Kilmacolm.

Surrounding homes are all unique and are all of similar grand vintage, combining to provide a distinct feel of establishment, quality and maturity which has, over the years, made this part of the village a first choice for discerning buyers.

The centre of the village is about 750 metres away and is a pleasant mainly level walk. Kilmacolm village centre, recently redeveloped, hard and soft landscaped, is very pretty and has local stores offering everyday provisions as well as popular village restaurants, home and gift stores and a range of welcoming coffee shops and independent village restaurants. The community centre, Dr’s Surgery and library are now at the pleasant pedestrianised heart of the village which is a pleasant meeting place and home to the occasional rural farmers market.

The village has a thriving social community and there are clubs catering for golf, tennis and bowling. Kilmacolm Golf Club is about 200 metres to the east of Wimborne Lodge and offers a challenging 18-hole heath/parkland course designed by the acclaimed course architect James Braid. The village also has an excellent health and fitness centre at Birkmyre Park.

Surrounding countryside is some of the most attractive in West Renfrewshire and for the outdoor enthusiast this is fine walking country. The Sustrans cycle track leads to many other parts of central Scotland.

The Knapps is famed for its brown trout angling and the River Gryffe has runs of salmon at the back end, both require fishing permits. There are some small shoots run locally as well as rough shooting, both of which can be arranged with local land/estate owners.

Castle Semple Loch offers inland sailing and the Firth of Clyde has excellent chandlery and marina services at Inverkip, Largs and Ardrossan, as well as some of the UK’s most scenic and enjoyable coastal sailing.

Kilmacolm has an excellent local primary school and the independent St Columba’s, with its enviable record of academic achievement, richly deserves it’s sought after label. Glasgow has further independent schooling.

The Braehead and Silverburn retail villages are around 15 miles to the south and there one can find a tremendous range of high street multiples together with M&S and Sainsbury anchor stores. Braehead also has an IKEA furniture store.

The city at 17 miles has all the cultural, higher educational and leisure services normally associated with a major international centre.

The village has a regular bus service to Glasgow and there are main line rail links at Langbank (4.5 miles) and Johnstone (7 miles). Glasgow Airport is only 10 miles and offers domestic and international flights.

The A761 leads to the A737 and subsequently to the M8 motorway corridor which provides fast motor car access to central Scotland and beyond.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow city centre proceed in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway. After 10 miles bear left at junction 29 following signs Irvine on the A737. After 2.8 miles take the Johnstone exit and turn right at traffic lights. Continue straight at next set of traffic lights and turn left at the roundabout on the A761. Proceed for 6 miles through Brookfield and continue through Bridge of Weir before reaching Kilmacolm. On arrival in Kilmacolm, continue on Bridge of Weir Road and turn first right onto Houston Road, continue up Houston Road for about 150 yards to find Wimborne Lodge on the right hand side.

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