Fachwen, LL55

A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A BEAUTIFUL MAINLY STONE BUILT FIVE BEDROOMED DETACHED COTTAGE OF CHARACTER STANDING IN APPROX. 3 ACRES IN AN IDYLLIC AND PEACEFUL HILLSIDE SETTING FROM WHICH THERE ARE BREATHTAKING VIEWS OF LLYN PADARN AND THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. THE PROPERTY ALSO COMES WITH AN EXCELLENT ONE BEDROOMED DETACHED ANNEXE.

The property stands in just over 3 acres of delightful grounds which include landscaped gardens with wooded areas, a small stream meandering through a series of ponds and small waterfalls, a large kitchen garden section, mature trees, plants and shrubs, a large south facing terrace taking full advantage of the spectacular views, a garden room with a wood burning stove and a wide range of useful outbuildings.

The property has been extended, renovated and completely modernised to an exceptionally high standard by the present owners and the work undertaken by them included complete re-wiring and re-plumbing, complete re-plastering, the installation of a new oil fired central heating system together with underfloor heating to parts of the main cottage and annexe, new Douglas Fir double glazed doors and windows, two new kitchens including the large kitchen diner extension to the main cottage which has a beautiful range of Shaker style units and a Rayburn oil fired stove, three new bath/shower rooms, four wood burning stoves and new sewerage/water treatment systems.

The detached annexe has also been finished to an extremely high standard with underfloor heating to the slate tiled floors, a multi-fuel stove to the lounge, a re-fitted kitchen and an en-suite shower room off the bedroom.

The cottage and annexe are of stone/concrete block construction with rendered and painted elevations under pitched slate roofs.

DIRECTIONS: Proceeding out of Bangor along Llandygai Road (A5), when you reach the bypass, continue straight ahead at the flyover roundabout and at the next roundabout immediately afterwards, turn right onto the A4244 (signposted for Llanberis). After 3.2 miles, turn left at the roundabout onto the continuation of the A4244 towards Llanberis and after exactly 1.8 miles, turn left (signposted for Dinorwic). After exactly 2.3 miles, turn right and after 0.2 of a mile, take the turning on the left between the two white properties. After 0.1 of a mile, turn right, continue down the lane for 0.2 of a mile and you will have arrived at the property.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES:

GROUND FLOOR

A Douglas Fir double glazed front door opens into the

PORCH 5' 2" (1.58m) x 4' 2" (1.28m) having a quarry tile floor, two double glazed windows, a high level electricity meter cupboard and a double glazed door opening into the

LOUNGE 15' 0" (4.58m) x 14' 7" (4.46m) having a large dressed stone Inglenook fireplace with a slate hearth, a multi-fuel stove and a slate lintel; a double radiator, a double glazed window with a deep sill, two points for wall lights, a high level cupboard housing the consumer unit, an access hatch to the roof space, an open beamed ceiling and a smoke detector alarm.

INNER HALL 7' 8" (2.33m) x 3' 9" (1.16m) having a beautiful slate tiled floor, one point for a wall light, a smoke detector alarm and the following rooms off:

FRONT BEDROOM FOUR 11' 4" (3.46m) x 7' 4" (2.26m) having a fitted base for a ¾ bed, a recess with fitted shelving, a single radiator, a fitted 'desk', a double glazed window with a deep sill, a dressing mirror, two points for wall lights, an open beamed ceiling and a solid pine door.

BATHROOM 10' 4" (3.14m) x 5' 7" (1.70m) having a white suite comprising a painted pine 'T&G' panelled bath with an Aqualisa electric shower and a glazed shower screen, a slate topped pedestal with a wash bowl having a swan-neck mixer tap and a WC low suite. Slate tiled floor, a wide fitted airing cupboard with pine slatted shelving housing an insulated hot water cylinder, part tiled walls, a 'ladder' style heated towel rail, a double glazed window with a deep sill, a timed automatic extractor fan and a solid pine door.

KITCHEN DINER 17' 9" (5.40m) x 16' 6" (5.02m) with a beautiful range of Shaker style matching base and wall cupboard units having 'soft touch' closures, a fully integrated dishwasher, a recess with plumbing and waste pipe for a washing machine, an integral wine rack, discreet worktop lighting, an integral plate rack, a Rayburn oil fired stove, a solid French oak worktop and a Belfast sink with 'antique brass' taps. The kitchen also has a beautiful slate tiled floor, a double glazed window, two points for wall lights, exposed pine purlins, two pine Velux double glazed roof windows, a heat detector alarm and wide double glazed French windows opening out onto a large south facing decked terrace from which there are superb views over Llyn Padarn and of the surrounding mountains. A solid pine door then opens from the kitchen into the

REAR PORCH 7' 8" (2.32m) x 5' 3" (1.60m) having a slate tiled floor with underfloor heating, coat hooks, one point for a wall light, a pine Velux double glazed roof window and a double glazed external door providing independent rear access.

FRONT BEDROOM TWO 13' 3" (4.02m) x 10' 9" (3.28m) (currently used as a study) having a wide Inglenook fireplace with a slate hearth, a multi-fuel stove and a slate lintel; a double radiator, pine shelving, a double glazed window, a solid pine door and an open beamed ceiling.

REAR BEDROOM THREE 10' 0" (3.04m) x 5' 9" (1.74m) (currently used as an office) having a double radiator, an alcove with fitted shelving, a double glazed window with a deep sill, three points for wall lights, a further pine wall shelf, a solid pine door and a pine Velux double glazed roof window with an integral 'black out' blind.

MASTER BEDROOM 12' 2" (3.70m) x 10' 2" (3.12m) having a single radiator, a double glazed window with a deep sill, three pine Velux double glazed roof windows with integral 'black out' blinds, an access hatch to the roof space, a solid pine door and a doorway opening into a

WALK-IN DRESSING ROOM 8' 2" (2.50m) x 5' 11" (1.80m) having a tiled floor with underfloor heating, a single radiator, a hanging rail, one point for a wall light, a pine Velux double glazed roof window and a solid pine door opening into the

EN-SUITE BATHROOM 7' 9" (2.34m) x 6' 0" (1.84m) having a white suite comprising a pine 'T&G' panelled bath with a 'monsoon' shower and a glazed shower screen, a wooden pedestal with a wash bowl and a WC low suite. Ceramic tile floor, part tiled walls, a 'ladder' style heated towel rail, two points for wall lights, a double glazed window, a pine double glazed roof window, a timed automatic extractor fan and a solid pine door.

FIRST FLOOR

A straight flight 'space saver' pine staircase with a pine hand rail then leads up from the inner hall to

BEDROOM FIVE 12' 3" (3.72m) x 8' 0" (2.44m) having a fitted base for a ¾ bed, a double radiator and a pine double glazed roof window with an integral 'black out' blind.

ANNEXE

The property also has a superb detached annexe which, like the cottage, has been finished to an exceptionally high standard throughout with a Douglas Fir double glazed front door opening into the

LOUNGE/DINING ROOM 13' 11" (4.24m) x 13' 2" (4.00m) having a beautiful slate tiled floor with underfloor heating, an understairs storage cupboard, a multi-fuel stove, a consumer unit, two double glazed windows including a large picture window to the front which takes full advantage of the superb views, one point for a wall light, an open beamed ceiling and a glazed door opening into the

BREAKFAST KITCHEN 12' 10" (3.90m) x 9' 0" (2.72m) (currently used as a utility room) with a range of mint green Shaker style matching base cupboard units having a recess for a cooker with a filter unit over, further recesses for a fridge and washing machine and solid French oak worktops having an inset single drainer sink with a swan-neck mixer tap. Slate tiled floor with underfloor heating, two double glazed windows again taking full advantage of the superb views, one point for a wall light, a pine Velux double glazed roof window, a smoke detector alarm and a double glazed external door providing independent side access.

FIRST FLOOR

A turned staircase with a pine spindle balustrade then leads up from the lounge/dining room to the

BEDROOM 14' 0" (4.28m) (max) x 13' 2" (4.00m) (max) having a pine spindle hand rail to the stairwell, a dressing mirror, a double glazed window, a Velux double glazed roof window, a solid pine external door providing further independent access, a smoke detector alarm and a solid pine door opening to the

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM 6' 3" (1.92m) x 5' 0" (1.52m) having a white suite comprising a tiled/glazed shower cubicle with a Mira Sport electric shower and a folding glazed entrance door, a fitted vanity unit with an integral wash hand basin and a WC low suite. Ceramic tile floor, a 'ladder' style heated towel rail, a tiled splash back to the wash hand basin, a wall mirror, a vanity light incorporating a shaver socket, two points for wall lights and a timed automatic extractor fan.

OUTSIDE

The property stands in extensive and beautifully landscaped grounds which are mainly grassed with a long driveway winding through mature woodland, an abundance of specimen trees, plants and shrubs, dry stone walling, rockeries, a kitchen garden section, a large south facing timber decked terrace taking full advantage of the superb views, lawned areas, AMPLE PRIVATE PARKING and a range of outbuildings including:

GARDEN ROOM 12' 2" (3.72m) x 11' 8" (3.56m) having vinyl flooring, pine 'T&G' panelled walls, a wood burning stove on a slate hearth, double glazed windows and a pine 'T&G' panelled ceiling.

ADJOINING SNUG 7' 3" (2.22m) x 5' 3" (1.61m) having a single glazed window.

A door from the GARDEN ROOM then opens into the

POTTING SHED 17' 10" (5.44m) (max) x 7' 6" (2.30m) having two external doors providing independent rear access, a pitched polycarbonate roof and the following rooms off:

STORE ROOM ONE 9' 0" (2.74m) x 5' 9" (1.74m)

STORE ROOM TWO 6' 0" (1.84m) x 5' 4" (1.66m)

DETACHED WORKSHOP 24' 3" (7.41m) x 13' 3" (4.01m) which is of timber construction under a pitched metal roof.

ADJOINING GARDEN STORE 13' 1" (4.00m) x 6' 6" (2.00m).

Whilst it should be noted that a public footpath passes through the property, the owners have created a 'courtesy path' along the upper boundary.

We have not carried out a test on the central heating system, the electrical wiring circuits or any other services connected to the property and we are therefore unable to comment on the condition or adequacy of same.

SERVICES: We are advised by the vendor that mains electricity is connected to the property and that the water supply originates from a well within the curtilage. This was enlarged in 2005 and the drinking water treatment installation was fitted in 2016 and includes a 2000 litre holding tank, a Ph correcting filter, a particle filter and a UV filter. Drainage is to a private treatment plant and an oil tank serves the central heating boiler.

COUNCIL TAX: Band E

TENURE: We are advised by the vendors that the tenure is Freehold