Balquharn, Bankfoot, Perth, Perthshire, PH1

Situation
Balquharn is situated in a highly scenic and rural location 2.7 miles east of the village of Bankfoot in Perthshire. Bankfoot provides great day to day services including a village shop, primary school, and a lovely selection of cafes and pubs. Dunkeld, a popular and highly sought after village with a thriving community, is only a short drive north with a superb range of day to day facilities including delicatessen, bakery, butcher, small supermarket, further independent retailers, restaurants, primary school and doctor’s surgery and dentist. Dunkeld enjoys a highly scenic setting in rural Perthshire with excellent transport links, including a train station and the A9 nearby giving swift access north and south.

The city of Perth is only a 22 minute drive to the south and provides superb facilities including local and national retailers, cafes and restaurants, a cinema and a theatre, as well as primary and secondary schooling, a university, a hospital, and great transport links with a bus and train station. The centre of Edinburgh and Glasgow can be reached in a maximum of a 1 hour drive, with their international airports and vibrant city amenities.

Balquharn is ideally placed to make the most of the wealth of recreational opportunities Perthshire has to offer. The surrounding hills and glens offer many walking and mountain biking routes whilst winter sports can be enjoyed at Glenshee Ski Centre which lies about an hours journey north. For the golfer, there are numerous courses within a comfortable distance including an 18 hole course in Dunkeld with both Perth and Blairgowrie offering additional courses.

Description
Balquharn is a most attractive traditional property of stone construction lying under a pitched slate roof which you have beautifully renovated to a very high standard. Bright and airy reception spaces occupy the ground floor including an open plan dining kitchen with a pantry and utility off, a living room with multi fuel stove, as well as a south facing sunroom with garden access and outstanding views over the gardens, surrounding countryside of Tullybeagles Estate and hills beyond. The ground floor is complete with a WC and a flexible workshop room which provides opportunity to be used as a dining room or additional bedroom should a potential purchaser wish. A staircase leads to the generous first floor landing, off which is the principal bedroom with ensuite, two further bedrooms and a family shower room. All of the bedrooms have integrated storage and excellent views.

Accommodation

Ground Floor: Utility Room WC, Kitchen / Dining Room, Pantry/Utility, Cloakroom Cupboard, Living Room, Sunroom, Workshop/Dining Room/Bedroom.

First Floor: Principal Bedroom with Ensuite, 2 Further Bedrooms, Family Shower Room.

Garden
Balquharn is approached along a private drive bordered by mature rhododendrons and trees, offering an attractive, scenic entrance that opens out into a spacious gravel parking area. The property lies centrally within its garden grounds which are primarily laid to lawn with mature shrubs and bushes providing structure, colour and interest throughout the year.

Balquharn Steading
Balquharn Steading is a traditional steading building of stone construction under a new pitched slate roof which is currently run as a successful holiday let. An entrance vestibule leads into a bright hall with staircase leading to the first floor. The first floor comprises an open plan kitchen, living and dining area with woodburning stove and has been decorated to an exceptionally high standard. The accommodation is completed with a double bedroom and family bathroom with showstopping window from where to enjoy the countryside views.

The accommodation comprises: Entrance Hall, First Floor Landing, Kitchen / Living/Dining Room, Bedroom, Family Bathroom.

The property also benefits from a workshop, large woodstore and two car ports on the ground floor which provide excellent potential for development subject to obtaining the necessary planning permissions and consents.

Further details relating to Balquharn Bankfoot Steading can be found on the AirBnB website, 878269?source_impression_id=p3_ _P3idkqQID8xpcKyN

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