Bala, LL23

Berry and George Estates formed to make selling and buying your home much easier. The best way to differentiate us from all other estate agents is, we open 7 days a week and we're also available out of hours - it's that simple! We'll provide you with updates when your home is on the market to be sold and we'll continue to do so once a sale has been agreed.

We do the same as all other estate agents, we just do it that much better. How? Easy, we have better photos, a better more detailed write-up, honest opinion, we're open longer and we have normal down to earth people working with us, just like you! It's really that easy to be so much better...all backed up by our fantastic Google reviews.

We completely understand just how stressful selling and buying can be as we too have been there in your shoes. But we also know, that with the right family environment behind you every step of the way throughout this process, that you'll see just how much easier it is for you. So choose Berry and George Estates to help make your move better.

Call Beth 'in-house' Voted Mortgage Broker of the year for the past two years for the best Professional Free Mortgage Advice available, just Google 'LoveMortgages Mold' and read their fabulous reviews, which back this up.

Those of us who fondly remember the adventures of the Swallows and Amazons, from a more innocent time when the Amazon of Jeff Bezos was merely a future nightmare and life was simpler and quite honestly just better, cannot fail to be seduced by the peace, serenity and sheer beauty of this home's setting.

A pleasant dog-walk's distance from the northern shore of Llyn Tegid and with commanding views over the surrounding hills, it is so much more than a mere home, being a profitable and well established business in its own right. So if the grind of the daily commute is getting too much and you crave fresh air and the open spaces, there is an alternative I promise.....

We approach the home via a long private drive running between immaculately kept verges lined with mature trees before the drive opens out into a large car parking area serving the whole complex.

Opposite the main house sits 'Terig', the first of the self contained cottages, which like its companions has been fitted out to the highest of standards and to be frank, would make very desirable full time homes, let alone a bolt-hole for a crafty recharge of the emotional batteries.

There are three of these cottages, one offering three bedrooms and the others two and they differ from one another not only in size but in layout, each having its own character and all sharing the almost unbelievable views.

Should an incoming purchaser feel the need to expand the business, there is also a large stone barn with planning permission for change of use already in place and in addition, the plot butts onto a sloping field of some 3.5 acres, so with the necessary investment, the world is your oyster.

Alternatively, just leave things as they are, derive a steady income and just enjoy the place that others are prepared to pay to sample. The amount of repeat bookings from past guests suggests that its reputation and facilities make this an appealing destination for many.....and there is no reason this would not continue under new stewardship.

To the front elevation of the main home there is a waterwheel which, while purely decorative, provides an eye catching feature on entering the car park. A dark slate patio area lies along nearly the full length of the building although 'patio' is almost certainly an unsuitable term for a building where parts of the structure were centuries old by the time of the middle ages...

In the centre of this, is a very attractively weathered wooden porch that gives protection to the solid looking front door which then opens into the small inner hallway with its practical ceramic floor.

A door to our right reveals the main lounge with its classy herringbone pattern solid wooden floor. This began life as a huge room but has been altered by the addition of a dividing wall at the far end. It still remains a large space, easily swallowing one of the vast 'L' shaped settees that is so in vogue today, while leaving plenty of space around it to move about in comfort. A pair of modern vertical radiators provides warmth for the occasions when it seems too much faff to light the enormous almost weapons grade log burner that sits nestling in the deep ingle nook fireplace. Massive oak beams adorn the ceiling and set the scene for the sort of room where only a real fire seems right.

Beyond this room is another generously sized room, call it a secondary lounge, office /playroom /games room /study or whatever your needs, it can deliver.

Moving back past the front door, we enter into the dining room. Yet again, another large space capable of housing a very large table to seat the many guests that a home of this size deserves to entertain.

You now have two doors to choose from, but lets go into the rear lobby first. There are a set of French doors opening onto the rear garden and a further door leading into the well equipped utility room. In fact, so well equipped that there is a downstairs loo conveniently placed at the far end, with a large store cupboard placed next to it to keep all the things we need, but hate to see i.e. hoover, coats, umbrellas, mother/father-in-law!

Back inside the dining room and two further archways take us into the kitchen, which is a stylistic triumph. Modern white units fill two walls and contain a ceramic topped induction range, traditional Belfast sink and all the hardware we have come to expect. In the centre of the room sits a huge island topped with white marble, an ideal place for friends and family to sit around and marvel at your culinary skills.

Upstairs to the first floor we come to two large and comfortable bedrooms, indeed, one is large enough not to look silly with two double beds in it and adjacent to these is the family bathroom.

As we have come to expect by now, this is fitted out with no small degree of style and offers a table top hand basin, lavatory and a free standing centre-fill bath with a hand held shower attachment. In the corner sits a large walk-in shower cubicle, where hot water is drawn directly from the home's oil-fired heating system.

A second flight of stairs takes us to the top floor where there are two further large double bedrooms, both featuring characterful ceiling lines where out of necessity, the huge wooden roof trusses are made a feature of. Off one of the bedrooms is a spacious and luxuriously appointed en-suite, with a novel walk-through shower.

Only four bedrooms in a home this size? I hear you cry. But that is because there are two more in the self contained annexe adjoining and providing an instant answer to the problem of growing children wanting a degree of independence or alternatively, an older relative who is beginning to feel isolated.

In here, fronted by its own self contained garden we find a cottage worthy of Hansel & Gretel. Entering the kitchen via a small inner hall there is a short corridor to the main bathroom, neatly presented and containing everything you could want with the exception of a proper shower but don't be downhearted, this is not the only bathroom.

Back in the annex kitchen we are re-entering fairy-tale mode. Centred around a farmhouse style table this is a kitchen redolent of rosy cheeked ladies of a certain age with floury fingers and equally flowery pinafores. It seemed to smell of baking even when none was going on. Atmospheric....In spades!

Adjacent to here lies the lounge which in common with much of this home, is bigger than you expect but without losing the cosy feeling we all appreciate. There is ample space to indulge your wilder tastes in furniture before another door allows us into the inner hall and the staircase.

At the top of the stairs are two double bedrooms, again taking advantage of the roof line and wooden trusses to give additional character. At the far end of the larger bedroom another door opens into the en-suite where we are greeted by a fully tiled room containing a lavatory, table top hand basin and a walk in shower cubicle with again, featuring mains hot water. Everything in fact that you could wish for.

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Photos are taken with a WIDE ANGLE CAMERA so PLEASE LOOK at the 3D & 2D floor plans for approximate room sizes as we don't want you turning up at the home and being disappointed, courtesy of planstosell.co.uk:

All in all this is so much more than a mere family home. It offers a lucky family that chance to stay as a solid family unit, without living in ones pocket all the time, With a self contained annex and three separate stone cottages to choose from, the options are endless. While it does everything a home should, and does so with real style and warmth, it is above all a business that will keep you and give you a way of life. It is a haven, far from the madding crowd where you and your guests can heal and restore yourselves in startlingly beautiful surroundings. It is Mar-a-Largo, but with class. Already up and running, as it has been for a number of successful years, there is also massive scope for further expansion for the more ambitious among us and if you're really serious remember, Centre Parks was once this size...

There is a stone outbuilding with planning permission, a large field, stunning views and all this is less than a five minute drive from Bala......homes like this don't often come to the market....so don't kick yourself in years to come looking back and wondering, "why didn't I buy that??"

Call Beth 'in-house' Voted Mortgage Broker of the year for the past two years for the best
Free Mortgage Advice available, just Google 'LoveMortgages Mold' and read their fabulous reviews, which back this up.

Berry and George are here to help you throughout the buying and selling process, nothing is too small for us to help you with - please feel free to call us to discuss anything with regards to buying or selling.

This write up is only for light hearted reading and should be used for descriptive purposes only, as some of the items mentioned in it may not be included in the final guide price and may not be completely accurate - so please check with the owners before making an offer

1. MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS: Intending purchasers will be asked to produce identification documentation at a later stage and we would ask for your co-operation in order that there will be no delay in agreeing the sale.
2. General: While Berry and George endeavour to make our sales particulars fair, accurate and reliable, they are only a general guide to the property and, accordingly, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact Berry & George Ltd and we will be pleased to check the position for you, especially if you are contemplating travelling some distance to view the property.
3. Measurements: These approximate room sizes are only intended as general guidance. You must verify the dimensions carefully before ordering carpets or any built-in furniture.
4. Services: Please note we have not tested the services or any of the equipment or appliances in this property, accordingly we strongly advise prospective buyers to commission their own survey or service reports before finalising their offer to purchase.
5. MISREPRESENTATION ACT 1967: THESE PARTICULARS ARE ISSUED IN GOOD FAITH BUT DO NOT CONSTITUTE REPRESENTATIONS OF FACT OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR CONTRACT. THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN THESE PARTICULARS SHOULD BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED BY PROSPECTIVE BUYERS. NEITHER BERRY & GEORGE Ltd NOR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS HAS ANY AUTHORITY TO MAKE OR GIVE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATEVER IN RELATION TO THIS PROPERTY!
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