Burnhouse, Galston, East Ayrshire, KA4

Burnhouse is an elegant traditional home with an adjoining cottage, set within mature and exceptionally private garden grounds, situated on the outskirts of Galston.
The location offers excellent connectivity, with convenient access to Glasgow via the M77 (around 25 miles) and to Ayr (16 miles). Transport links in the area are strong, including a regular rail service to Glasgow from Kilmarnock (5 miles), while Prestwick Airport lies approximately 13 miles away.

Galston provides both primary and secondary schooling along with local shops and amenities including a newly refurbished town hall and library. Independent education is available at Wellington School in Ayr and at Belmont in Newton Mearns (14 miles). Kilmarnock offers a broader range of amenities, including restaurants, theatre, hospital, cinema and extensive sports facilities.

The surrounding rolling countryside of the Irvine Valley offers a network of country lanes, ideal for walking, cycling and hacking. The popular Burn Anne Walk is a pleasant 5 mile circuit adjacent to the property. There are many opportunities for game sports in the area and some of South West Scotland’s finest salmon and trout fishing is available in the area’s lochs and rivers. Ayrshire is renowned for its many golf courses including the world-famous Turnberry, Prestwick and Royal Troon The Loudoun Gowf Club is located just outside Galston. There are excellent yachting facilities at the marinas at Ardrossan, Largs, Inverkip and Troon. Nearby Dumfries House offers excellent walks, gardens and restaurants.

Burnhouse dates from the 17th century and is constructed over two storeys in local sandstone beneath a slate roof. It occupies a sheltered and highly private position within extensive mature gardens. The main house is rich in character, offering generous accommodation, and with two staircases, provides excellent scope for defined family living, while also supporting multigenerational, independent and guest living arrangements.

The property has been tastefully refurbished throughout following a comprehensive programme of renovation. Works include a new kitchen, upgraded bathrooms, a new conservatory, full insulation, a new heating system, solar panels, an electric vehicle charging point and a new sewage treatment plant.

On the ground floor, the accommodation comprises an elegant sitting room with dual aspect double glazed windows overlooking the gardens, a dining room, a conservatory and a cloakroom. There is also a spacious bedroom with decorative coving and an open fire with wooden mantlepiece. There is also a large shower room with laundry in fitted storage. The breakfasting kitchen forms the heart of the home and includes a pale blue Aga with 3 gas ovens and 2 electric plates, along with a gas hob, electric grill and oven, Norwegian granite worktops, Belfast sink, a range of wall and base units, and integrated full height fridge, freezer and dishwasher.

The upper floor offers three well proportioned bedrooms served by the family bathroom. In addition there is a well sized music room. An adjacent box room offers potential for conversion to an en suite. Ample storage is provided throughout the property, including an extensive loft space.

The adjoining cottage is ideal as a granny annexe or for holiday letting and comprises a sitting room with woodburning stove, a kitchen with wall and base units, Neff integrated fridge/freezer, double oven, microwave, dishwasher and Smeg washing machine, along with two bedrooms and a modern shower room. There is also a spacious storeroom attached to the cottage.

Accommodation
Main House: Hall, 3 Reception Rooms, Conservatory, Kitchen, 4 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Shower Room and Cloakroom

Cottage: Hall, Sitting Room, Kitchen, 2 Bedrooms and Bathroom.

Garden (and Grounds)
From the entrance there is a long sweeping tarmacadam driveway to the front of the property with parking for several vehicles. The mature beautifully landscaped grounds provide Burnhouse with natural privacy and tranquillity. The Burn Anne gently flows through the garden making a peaceful haven for the visiting herons, ducks and dippers. A picturesque wooden footbridge forms a delightful focal point within the gardens, gracefully draped in flowering climbers and mature greenery. The extensive gardens are well stocked with an abundance of herbaceous borders and rockeries and raised vegetable beds. An established orchard of apple and pear trees provides seasonal blossom and fruit, adding both charm and productivity to the grounds. Mature copper beeches, limes, fir, birch and willow are among many of the specimen trees enhancing the shelter and colour of gardens along with many shrubs and plants including climbing roses, azalea and rhododendron. There is a pretty courtyard made from reclaimed bricks and flagstones at the rear of the outbuilding with a greenhouse and potting area.

An enchanting, timeless atmosphere surrounds the property, its centuries old history woven through the gardens and mature planting.

There is a substantial stone outbuilding opposite the house which has been fully restored and offers excellent potential for a wide range of uses and scope for further development subject to the necessary consents.

Outbuildings (Stone built with stone floor and slate roof, electricity and power)
Stable: (About 5.2m x 4.6m)
Garage: (About 7.5m x 5.2m)
Former Byre/Wood Store: (About 5.3m x 3.4m)
Former Dairy/Tool Shed: (About 5.3m x 2.22m)
Boiler House: (About 5.3m x 2.4m)

Access
The property is sold subject to any public rights of access exercisable in terms of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, it being noted that such rights do not apply to the curtilage of a dwellinghouse.
One neighbouring property has a right of access over part of the drive and is marked A B on the site plan.

Directions
From Ayr take the A77 and A71 or from Glasgow take the M77, A77, A719 to Galston roundabout (next to Tesco). Cross the bridge and proceed straight at the traffic lights. Turn left onto the B7037 (signpost to Sorn). At the edge of the village turn right onto Cemetery Road. Burnhouse is immediately on the left.

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Post Code: KA4 8LL

EPC Rating = B