Blythwood, Kingussie Road, Newtonmore, Highland, PH20

Very well presented five-bedroom traditional detached villa set in an elevated position in the popular village of Newtonmore, set in garden grounds extending to 1.6 acres. Offering spacious well laid out family accommodation in the Cairngorms National Park.





Blythwood is a very well-presented traditional villa which has been upgraded and renovated to provide very attractive living accommodation. The property has partial double glazing and oil-fired central heating, controlled by a Hive wireless smart heating system.

Blythwood is normally accessed from the rear via a hardwood door which leads to the L shaped entrance porch which has storage units in cream with a wooden effect worksurface. There is a built-in storage cupboard and plenty of hanging space. A half-glazed door leads to an inner hall-way which has door to the kitchen to the right.

The kitchen has an excellent range of custom hand-built wooden floor and wall units with a walnut work surface. There is a 3 oven electric AGA, with patterned tiled splashback, which has been up-graded to provide the E-control system, for independently programmable ovens and hotplates. A window overlooks the garden and there is a hatch to the dining room.

An opening takes you to the utility area where there is tall Bosch fridge freezer, Hotpoint dish-washer and Hotpoint washing machine.

A door leads from the kitchen to the office which was previously used as a breakfast room, with side window to the garden.

The inner hall gives access to bedrooms four and five, a shower room and sitting room. There is a storage cupboard which houses a second washing machine.

The shower room has a two-piece suite in white comprising WC, wash hand basin and fully tiled shower cubicle with an electric shower.

Bedroom five is a single room which sits to the rear of the property and has a window overlooking the garden. Bedroom four is a double room with dual aspect windows to the side and rear over-looking the woodland.

A glazed door leads from the hall to the sitting room which is a lovely bright room with a wood panelled vaulted ceiling. It has dual aspect windows with a picture window to the front overlook-ing the front garden and window and patio doors to the side from where you can watch the wild-life visiting the garden pond area. There is a corner feature of a wood burning stove on a slate hearth.

A door leads from the sitting room to a second sitting room which has bay windows to the front with views over the gardens, it has a central feature of a multi fuel stove on a slate hearth and mantle around.

From this second sitting room you access the spacious front hall which has double doors opening to the front garden and doors to the dining room and kitchen.

The dining room has dual aspect windows, with bay window to the front and side window, enjoy-ing views over the gardens and has a central feature of a woodburning stove on a tiled hearth with tiled surround. There is hatch to the kitchen

From the hallway, stairs rise to the upper floor landing, where is there is a window at the turn giv-ing natural light.

Bedroom one is a large room with a double window to the front enjoying views over the gardens and woodland. It has three built-in wardrobes, offering plenty of storage. Bedroom two has been converted from two bedrooms to a large room which has two compartments offering a sleeping area and an area for relaxing. This is an ideal room for a teenager or two smaller children and could easily be changed back to two separate rooms. Bedroom three is another large room with a triple window to the front enjoying views over the gardens. All but bedroom two have been newly carpeted.

Completing the internal accommodation is the family bathroom which has a three-piece suite in white comprising WC, wash hand basin and large bath which is fully tiled around with over-bath electric shower and also handlebar shower attachment on bath taps.

External
A tarmac driveway leads from the road through the garden which extends to 1.6 acres. A pair of wooden gates open to a gravel parking area at the side of the house. There is an additional parking bay below the gates, near the road.

To the rear of the property is a covered entertainment area, wooden outbuilding and coal shed/woodstore. There is a patio to the side from where to sit by the pond and spot the wildlife in your own native woodland which encourages red squirrels, woodpeckers, ducks and stoats to the garden.

The garden extends on all four sides of the house, offering a high degree of privacy, and is en-closed with stock fencing and double field gates making it safe and secure. There are decorative mixed borders round the house. The gardens extend beyond the borders to rear and side gardens which are mainly laid to lawn. The rear garden extends up the bank to a chicken coop and a fenced area with greenhouse, raised beds, and a shed. From the top of the garden there are views to Creag Dhubh and distant hills to the west. The garden is planted with mature trees, shrubs and cottage garden plants and bulbs.
There is a double garage plus workshop, a kennel and a shed/wood store.