Woodside, Helensburgh, G84 9AJ

Woodside is a delightful modern detached family home which enjoys a prestigious address within Helensburgh on the upper west side of town. Located close to the iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House, this substantial family villa has stunning views south across Helensburgh to the Rosneath peninsula and beyond to the Firth of Clyde.  The property is set in extensive walled garden grounds which enjoy beautiful views and all day long sunshine.

On entering by a shared private lane (from Upper Colquhoun Street) there is a large tarmacadam driveway and parking area to the side of the property which leads to a double carport. Adjacent to this is a covered walkway which links the house to the out buildings at the rear of the garden. These include a substantial stone built cottage with an adjoining conservatory along with a large, glazed potting shed with adjoining outhouse store, again built in stone. The cottage is perfect for further development and has great potential to convert to a self-contained unit which would be ideal for short term lets. The gardens feature  generous lawns which wrap around the house on two sides, together with a sunny south and west-facing patio areas, which takes in the views.

The house is exceptionally spacious, offering generously proportioned rooms over two floors and incorporates a self contained two storey annex which houses a bedroom with adjoining shower room on the ground floor and adjacent to this a utility room which can be utilised for the main house needs,  but which could be converted easily into a kitchen to serve the annex. On the upper floor of the annex is a study/bedroom with built-in storage.

On entering the house from the front, an outer vestibule leads in to a welcoming reception hall which has a staircase to the upper landing and features three good sized built-in cupboards. There is a downstairs wc with wash hand basin. To one side of the hall is the impressive main lounge which has a feature timber fire surround with open fire. There are patio doors opening out to a south-facing  terrace. To the rear of the lounge in an extended part of the house  is a large formal dining room which has windows on three sides. On the other side of the reception hall there is access to the large breakfasting kitchen which has a window to the rear.  Adjoining the kitchen (and laid out semi open plan) is a comfortable family room, again with patio doors opening out to the terrace.

To one side of the kitchen is a breakfast room which has a door leading to the annex. There is another door into the rear-facing boot room which has a further door to the driveway. There is another door to the covered walkway which links the house to the cottage and the carport.

Moving on to the upstairs accommodation, a large landing gives access to all four of the main bedrooms, with two of these bedrooms facing south and taking in the far-reaching views. Both have built-in wardrobes and the master bedroom having its own well-proportioned ensuite shower room with shower enclosure, wc and vanity wash hand basin. The two rear-facing bedrooms also have built-in wardrobes.  There is a bathroom in between these two bedrooms with a bath, separate shower, wash hand basin and wc.

The house comes fully double glazed and is warmed by a system of gas fired central heating.

Woodside is located in the prestigious upper west side of Helensburgh and is just a short walk from Helensburgh Upper train station, which offers services on the West Highland line and a sleeper train to London. The town centre is close by and provides a fantastic range of amenities including numerous shops and supermarkets, bars, restaurants and cafes. Helensburgh Central train station offers services to Glasgow and Edinburgh. The picturesque promenade on the shore of the Firth of Clyde enjoys lovely views over the river and across to the Rosneath peninsula.

Helensburgh has a great choice of schooling (both state and private) along with a wide selection of leisure facilities in and around the town, including sailing on the Firth of Clyde and the nearby Gareloch. Loch Lomond is only a few minutes’ away and offers iconic scenery, the world-renowned Loch Lomond Golf Club and Cameron House Hotel which also offers exclusive golf and spa facilities. Glasgow and the international airport are both within easy reach in under an hour and surrounding Woodside there are beautiful country walks and the picturesque local reservoir.