Windyedge Bungalow, Dalry, North Ayrshire, KA24

Windyedge Bungalow is situated in an elevated rural setting with wonderful views over rolling Ayrshire countryside about 2 miles north-west of Dalry. It is well positioned for easy access to Glasgow which is about 27 miles. Local services and facilities are available in Dalry including a mainline railway station with regular services to Glasgow and beyond. Kilwinning (6 miles) and Beith (7 miles) are well serviced with a wide range of local shops and facilities including restaurants and coffee shops.

Both Glasgow and Prestwick Airports are equidistant at about 20 miles from the property. There are primary schools in Dalry and private schools at St Columba’s at Kilmacolm and Wellington in Ayr. Ayrshire is renowned for its many golf courses including the world-famous courses at Turnberry and Royal Troon. The course at West Kilbride is also well regarded. There are excellent yachting facilities at the marinas at Ardrossan, Largs, Inverkip and Troon. Lynn Glen is a beautiful woodland walk winding along the Caaf Water with great views of the Lynn Spout waterfall. Dalgarven Mill, a restored Victorian mill and 3 granary floors is home to the Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume.


Windyedge Bungalow is an attractive lifestyle property set within generous grounds and surrounded by open countryside. Constructed over one and a half storeys in Scottish sandstone and brick with partial roughcast to the sides and rear, the home sits beneath a traditional Rosemary tiled roof. The property has been thoughtfully extended and upgraded by the current owners, who have undertaken a programme of refurbishment including a new air source heat pump, full insulation improvements, a redesigned first floor layout, and a beautifully extended dining kitchen. The property is complemented by a range of adaptable outbuildings, a log cabin, greenhouse, polytunnel and areas of grazing land - ideal for those seeking a rural lifestyle, hobby farming, or equestrian use.

Windyedge Bungalow offers beautifully presented accommodation beginning with an inviting entrance vestibule featuring arched double doors and terrazzo tiles, leading through a glazed door to a warm and welcoming reception hall laid with engineered oak flooring. The living room enjoys a bay window framing open countryside views, complemented by a log burner on a slate hearth, coving and wall lights, while the sitting room, equally suited as a fifth bedroom, also features a wood burner with wooden mantle and slate hearth. The impressive dining kitchen is a bright space designed to capture the surrounding views, there is a wood burning stove with oak mantle in the dining area and the kitchen is fitted with a pale grey Howden’s kitchen, Siltstone worktops, Belfast style sink, boiling water tap, tumbled limestone flooring, two double ovens, induction hob, extractor, wine cooler and American style fridge freezer, with both a larder and additional storage cupboard off. The ground floor further includes a double bedroom and a stylish shower room with steam shower cabinet and underfloor heating. A staircase rises from the hall to the first floor, where three bedrooms are found, including a generous master bedroom with blue tooth speaker system, walk in wardrobe, additional cupboard and a luxurious en suite bathroom featuring a Phoenix jacuzzi bath, Mira double head shower, wash hand basin and w.c.


Ground Floor: Dining Kitchen. Living Room. Sitting Room/Bedroom 5. Shower Room.

First Floor: Master Bedroom (en suite). 2 Bedrooms.

GARDEN (AND GROUNDS)
The front garden is attractively landscaped with a lawn bordered by mature shrubs and planting, creating a welcoming approach to the property. From the dining kitchen, a generous patio provides an ideal space for outdoor entertaining while enjoying the panoramic views, and beyond this lies a stone chipped gated driveway offering secure parking/storage for vehicles. There is also off road parking for several vehicles to the front of the property. A charming orchard area features blackberry, raspberry and cherry bushes along with apple trees, adding to the property’s rural appeal. The rear garden includes a sheltered seating area beneath a wooden framed gazebo, complemented by established shrubs, planting and a stone chipped pathway leading to the log cabin. Along the boundary sits the duck house and run, together with an 8 metre polytunnel and a Rhino greenhouse, providing excellent facilities for gardening and small scale livestock.

The outdoor space provides exceptional scope for self-sufficiency or simply enjoying the peaceful, rural setting. The elevated position delivers stunning panoramic views, reinforcing the property’s appeal and offers the full spectrum of rural living.

BUILDINGS

Lean-to (about 6.3m x 2.1m)
Timber with plasterwork and insulated, bitumen corrugated roof.

Former Garage/Utility Room (about 6.8m x 5.5m)
Brick with bitumen corrugated roof. Insulated. Electricity. Plumbed for a washing machine. W.C.

Stable (about 5.5m x 8.6m) including tool shed/hay bail storage area.
Breeze block with roughcast finish, concrete floor.

Logspan Log Cabin (about 7m x 5m at longest points)
Complete with bedroom and w.c. Electric heating, water and drainage.


LAND
The grazing land at Windyedge extends to 3.28 acres and is classified as 4.1 by the James Hutton Institute. The land lies about 130m above sea level. The paddocks have direct access from the property, a water supply and are enclosed by post and rail fencing. 1,600 trees and hedgerow have recently been planted along the boundary fence.

SOLAR PANELS
There are 12 solar panels which generate approximately £150-£300 per annum from the feed-in tariff.

EPC Rating = D