Reawick House, Reawick, Shetland, ZE2 9NJ

Reference - KA0673

Welcome to Reawick House

Reawick House is a beautifully presented six-bedroom detached home set over three floors, offering generous proportions, excellent refurbishment throughout, and charming period features.

The property includes a welcoming lounge with a fireplace and sea views, a grand dining room with a multi-fuel stove, a substantial kitchen, stylish family room, two well-finished bathrooms, two dressing rooms, excellent storage, utility room, and welcoming porch. Further benefits include gas-fired central heating, double-glazed sash-and-case windows, and new flooring throughout.

Externally, the home sits on an impressive plot with two garages, a large private driveway, and generous gardens enclosed by a surrounding dry stone wall. There is also a further large outbuilding, with full planning permission to convert in to an additional dwelling. 

Location

Reawick House is advantageously positioned in a beautiful setting in Reawick. The home is approximately 25 miles from Lerwick, or a scenic 40-minute drive away.

Reawick is a picturesque area, boasting stunning local beaches, popular coastal walks, and an array of local wildlife. The home is just a short distance from Skeld, where there is a Public Hall and Primary School.

Further amenities are just a 12-minute drive away in Bixter, which provides a local shop and refuelling station, health centre, play park, and public hall.

Accommodation

Ground Floor

Upon entering the home through the bright and welcoming porch and moving through to the grand hallway connecting the main body of the property, to the right is the inviting lounge. The lounge offers excellent floor space, stunning sea views, and traditional features including cornicing and a fireplace.

The dining room is of excellent proportion, fitted with large windows, a multi-fuel stove, additional storage, and ample floor space to accommodate a large dining table. The kitchen is substantially laid out and fitted with attractive base-mounted units, an oak countertop, range cooker, and Belfast sink.

The first bedroom is situated on this level, offering ample floor space to accommodate a double bed and furnishings, as well as access to a substantial dressing room. The bathroom is stylishly finished and fitted with a bath and overhead shower, W.C., hand basin, and traditional tiling completing the aesthetic. The ground floor is complete with additional storage and a practical utility room offering excellent floor space and external access.

First Floor

The first floor hosts an exceptional family room. The room is equipped with two windows allowing natural light to flood the space and features tasteful finishes including cornicing and high-profile skirtings.

The second bedroom is substantially proportioned, equipped with three windows, one of which looks out to breathtaking sea views. The third bedroom is elegantly finished, featuring excellent floor space, a window offering unobstructed sea views, a charming decorative mantel, and direct access to a dressing room.

The bathroom is beautifully decorated and fitted with a traditional clawfoot tub, W.C., hand basin, and unique floor tiling.

This level is further enhanced by a well-proportioned fourth bedroom, excellent storage, a grand landing with a traditional hardwood bannister, and hardwood doors and skirtings.

Second Floor

The second floor is home to two further bedrooms, both of which are generously proportioned and fitted with Velux windows, large dormer windows and built-in wardrobes.

The home is enhanced by a gas-fired central heating system and double-glazed sash-and-case windows throughout.

External Features

Externally, the home sits on an expansive plot. There is a garage attached to each gable, both of which are substantially proportioned and fitted with new doors in 2023. There is a substantial tarred private driveway, as well as generous well-kept garden areas, with a drying green and surrounding dry stone walls.

Reawick House further benefits from an additional large outbuilding, with full planning permission to be converted in to a dwelling. Exceptional land is included in the property sale, spanning over around 2100 acres. 

Early viewing is highly recommended.