Park Crescent, Creetown, Wigtown Bay, Newton Stewart, DG8

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THE PROPERTY

Delightful deceptively spacious well-presented detached traditional stone cottage dating back to 1880, sympathetically extended to create a fabulous family home offering a minimum of five double bedrooms, situated in a residential street on the main route into the historic seaside village of Creetown on the River Cree at the head of the stunning Wigtown Bay. The property features a choice of reception rooms, the largest boasting a feature fireplace with wall-mounted gas fire, modern kitchen/diner, separate utility room, home office/study, ground floor family shower room and on the upper floor five bedrooms and family bathroom, with ample storage throughout. Outside there is an extensive private enclosed rear garden with further ground to the front and side, offering enviable views of the surrounding coastal landscape and Galloway hills. The property benefits from UPVC double glazing and gas-fired central heating throughout as well as excellent broadband. Ideally suited to growing and extended families, professionals and retirees, the property would make an ideal permanent or holiday home, providing an attractive peaceful base from which to explore the nearby unspoilt coast and countryside of rural Galloway and Wigtownshire. The flexible accommodation layout could be reconfigured to provide one or more downstairs bedrooms or to suit any modern family living/working arrangements with a range of options for home office, studio or workshop. The property is presented in turn-key condition. Viewing essential to appreciate all this enviable property has to offer both inside and out.

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THE ACCOMMODATION

The front door to the property opens into the welcoming vestibule with inner hallway beyond providing access to the sitting room to the front of the property on the left and spacious open-plan kitchen/diner on the right with study and huge family living room to the rear, along with the utility/laundry room and downstairs family shower room. A staircase leads from the hallway to the upper floor accommodation comprising five bedrooms and family bathroom. The comfortable sitting room has a picture window to the front of the property. The stylish kitchen/diner provides ample space for both informal family dining and more formal entertaining. The kitchen comprises a range of fitted base and wall cabinets with extensive granite effect work surfaces and tiled splashback. There is an electric range cooker with extractor, Belfast sink and a range of integrated appliances including fridge, freezer and dishwasher. The generous dining area offers space for both informal family dining and more formal entertaining. The large family lounge to the rear of the property is twin aspect with French doors opening onto the fabulous outdoor space to the rear of the property with decking area complete with BBQ space leading to the hot tub area with children's play area beyond. Also to the rear of the ground floor there is a separate good-size utility or laundry room from which there is access to the ground floor family shower room complete with shower cubicle, was hand basin and toilet. On the upper floor all five bedrooms can fit a double bed. The large master bedroom has walk-in fitted wardrobes. The first-floor family bathroom comprises a four-piece modern white suite with bath, shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin and toilet. 

Finishing off outside, there are garden grounds to the front and rear of the property. The front garden area has a flagstone path and is laid in
stone chippings. There is a strip of ground to the left hand side of the dwelling (when facing the front of the building), which gives access to
the rear and has a drying area/rotary dryer. The extensive rear garden is a good size with a timber decking area providing ideal BBQ space and stone chipped paths, grass lawn, and play area at the end of the generous garden. There are two metal box profile clad external stores and timber
playhouse and summerhouse currently providing home bar facilities. Boundaries are defined by low level stone walls with cast ron railings at the front and timber fences, block wall, post and wire fences and hedges at the sides and rear.

TRANSPORT, SCHOOLS & AMENITIES

The nearest primary school and pre-school nursery provision are in Creetown with alternatives available in Minnigaff, Newton Stewart (7 miles) with the nearest secondary school being Douglas Ewart High School in Newton Stewart (8 miles) with school transport available. Creetown is a small seaside town of historic significance dating back to 1500s, off the A75 major transport route at the head of Wigtown Bay with spectacular coastal and mountain range views. The closest commercial centre is the bustling Galloway town of Newton Stewart, the gateway to the spectacular Galloway Forest Park (Scotland’s first Dark Sky Park) with native red deer and wild goats, picnic sites, hill and forest trails and tranquil lochs. Newton Stewart has a wide range of local amenities including a modern health centre, pharmacies, banks, Post Office, supermarkets, cafes, pubs, hotels, restaurants, library, cinema and the Merrick Leisure Centre with gym, swimming pool and fitness suite.
As well as visiting the area’s historical sites you can enjoy cycling through the nature reserve literally on the doorstep and wider Machars area on marked cycle routes. There are opportunities for eating out and shopping at a number of locations throughout the area including Newton Stewart, Gatehouse of Fleet and Wigtown. The surrounding area offers a wide range of country pursuits including sailing, horse riding, mountain biking, fishing, bird watching and numerous coastal and woodland walks. Wigtown the Book Town’s annual literary festival attracts celebrity authors and international visitors. Stranraer is the hub for the largely rural area of Wigtownshire offering a wide variety of shops including major supermarket chains, services and businesses which provide visitors and local people alike with friendly, personal service. There is a leisure centre with swimming pool, gym and cinema. There is a good choice of cafes, bars and restaurants as well as the lovely marina undergoing redevelopment. The region is renowned for its outdoor pursuits, beaches, leisure facilities, social events, festivals and history. Some of the quieter country roads are popular for walkers and cyclists, and there is golf on local courses in Stranraer, Portpatrick, Wigtown, Monreith, Newton Stewart, Gatehouse of Fleet, Colvend, Dalbeattie, Kippford and Southerness. The coastline to the south of the region offers excellent sailing and sea fishing, and there are safe anchorages at Port William and the Isle of Whithorn. The popular Logan Botanic Garden is short drive away and attracts many visitors annually as an outpost of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. There are a number of world famous craft distilleries in the area including Bladnoch, at over 200 years old, one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland. Communication links in the area are good with railway stations from Barrhill to Ayr (50 miles) and Dumfries (35 miles). The M77, linking the area to Glasgow and central Scotland is also accessed at Ayr. The nearest international airports are at Prestwick (about 53 miles) and Glasgow (about 87 miles). Prestwick has regular flights to an increasing number of international destinations. Cairnryan lies about 35 miles away and is the main ferry terminal for Northern Ireland with services to both Larne and Belfast. Coach services link to Manchester airport, Birmingham and London Victoria.
Dumfries town centre offers several major supermarkets, popular High Street shops, shopping centre, schooling, college and university campus (with satellite campus in Stranraer), a range of bistros and medical facilities. A brand new state of the art regional hospital is situated just off the A75 on the outskirts of town.

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