Heiton Mill Cottage, Kelso, Scottish Borders, TD5 8LA

Lot 1 - Heiton Mill Cottage (shaded red on the sale plan)
A charming, traditional stone-built, part rendered, detached cottage under a slate covered roof, originally two cottages merged to create one large home. The cottage is set in the most wonderful position on the banks of the River Teviot and is surrounded by enchanting gardens leading to the orchard and paddock. The cottage has a bright and homely atmosphere and offers flexible, well-proportioned accommodation, over two floors comprising:

Ground Floor: Boot room with built in cupboards; hall; living room with Morso woodburning stove and built in cupboards; Utility room with access to understairs cupboard and kitchen, twin Belfast sinks and wall mounted cupboards; Kitchen with stairs rising to first floor, ample room for a large dining table, stainless steel sink unit and 4 oven Aga (all other kitchen units to be removed); Conservatory with stone floors and wonderful views to River; Sitting room with open fire and stairs rising to first floor. This room measures over 13m in length providing a wonderful space for both seating and dining and ideal for large family gatherings; Store with access to garden; Cloakroom with wash hand basin and wc.

First Floor: Two separate areas each accessed by its own stairwell ideal for separate guest accommodation. The south section includes the Master Bedroom with built in cupboards and windows to three elevations; En-Suite shower room with built in cupboard housing hot water tank; shower, twin vanity unit, bidet and wc; Bedroom 2 with En-suite bathroom including bath with shower above, built in vanity unit and wc. The north section includes a large landing with built in cupboards ideal for storage, 3 Bedrooms, two with built in wardrobes and one with a single vanity sink. Shower Room with large walk-in shower, wash hand basin and wc. Notably all bedrooms overlook the River Teviot.

Externally, the cottage has a good-sized garden mainly laid to lawn, flanked with a wonderful mix of trees including cherry blossom, silver birch, beech and willow. There is also a large gravel turning and parking area. The enclosed garden to rear of the cottage is relatively level and ideal for children and dogs. To the front of the property is a large area of well-maintained lawn that leads straight to the Riverbank, adjoining orchard and pony paddock which combined provide about three acres of grazing ground that would have potential as use for a pony paddock.
Outbuildings include a timber-built carport which also houses the pellet boiler and the timber-built garden shed, greenhouse and a children's treehouse.