Ardgowan, Watson Street, Banchory, Kincardinehsire, AB31

A stunning, fully renovated period house with lower Dee Valley views.

Description

Ardgowan is a beautiful detached granite built house which has undergone a complete internal refurbishment by the current owners. This superb home now offers a harmonious blend of traditional architecture and contemporary design with meticulous attention to detail throughout. The accommodation begins with a welcoming hallway styled with elegant grey wood panelling and light wooden flooring. Off here, the fine sitting room has an attractive wooden herringbone floor, a feature fireplace with log burner and a full height five pane bay window bringing in plenty of natural light. A true highlight of this property is the stunning dining kitchen which opens up to the dining room at one end and another sitting room/family room at the other– creating a fabulous open plan living space which spans the full length of the house. Sleek navy cabinetry blends with state of the art appliances including a range cooker. A large central island provides a further worksurface area along with bookcase space and casual bar style seating. The dining area has floor to ceiling sliding glazed doors accessing the garden and a fantastic cupola above, making this entire space wonderfully light and bright. There is a versatile room behind the sitting room which is currently used as a gym, but could either be bedroom five or further reception space. Off an inner hall is a utility room with a boot room with garden access and cloakroom with WC and wash basin adjacent.

Ascending to the first floor, the staircase, with its classic wooden banister, leads to the landing where a second skylight ensures another light and airy space. The principal bedroom suite is impressive in size and has an en suite dressing room and bathroom. The bathroom features a freestanding bath, twin wash basins and over- sized shower enclosure. Bedroom two is ideal as a guest room with an en suite shower room. Bedrooms three and four, along with the home office, are serviced by the large family bathroom again with a stylish bath and over-sized shower enclosure.

A gate from Watson Street provides pedestrian access to the front of the property. Vehicular access is accessed at the rear from Ramsay Road. A footpath to the side of the house connects the front and rear gardens. The delightful front garden is terraced with a south facing aspect and landscaped to provide seasonal colour and bloom. The terrace is a lovely alfresco spot with attractive views over the lower Dee Valley. The perimeter is walled and mainly laid to lawn with well stocked borders providing a variety of flowers, shrubs and trees. Additional buildings include a garden shed, summer house and wood stores.

Garage:
Modern single garage with timber cladding. Adjacent is a car port. Accessed from Ramsay Road.

Location

Banchory, considered to be the gateway to Royal Deeside, is a popular and expanding town located along the picturesque River Dee and overlooked by the renowned Scolty Hill. Within Banchory there is a good range of amenities, including specialist shopping, two large supermarkets, banking, restaurants, a garden centre, hotels, swimming pool, library, health centre and several dentists. There are pre-school facilities available in addition to two primary schools and Banchory Academy which caters for secondary education. Banchory Sports Village provides a range of sporting facilities, including a six lane swimming pool. There are numerous outdoor leisure activities available, including hill walking, horse riding, fishing, gliding and golf. Banchory is also well located for access to the ski resorts at Glenshee and the Lecht during the winter months.

Within Aberdeen there are regular train services, including a sleeper to King’s Cross London. Aberdeen provides all the services of a major city, including business, leisure and health facilities, theatres and cinemas, restaurants and a wide range of shopping. There is private schooling including Robert Gordon’s school, St Margaret’s, and Albyn as well as the International School at Pitfodels. There are two universities and two colleges of further education.

Square Footage: 3,358 sq ft



Additional Info

Viewings: Strictly by appointment with Savills on

Services: Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage. Gas central heating. Electric underfloor heating in the main bathroom. Windows are double glazed with timber cladding. There are wood burning stoves in two reception rooms. EV charging point.

Fixtures & Fittings: Standard fixtures and fittings are included in the sale.

Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves: The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Possession: Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion.

Offers: Offers, in Scottish legal form, must be submitted by your solicitor to the Selling Agents. It is intended to set a closing date but the seller reserves the right to negotiate a sale with a single party. All genuinely interested parties are advised to instruct their solicitor to note their interest with the Selling Agents immediately after inspection.

Deposit: A deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives. The deposit will be non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents.