Drummanister, Dalry, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, DG7

Drummanister sits tucked quietly into the edge of Corriedoo Forest, in the heart of the Galloway Dark Sky Park. and with 3 lochs within easy walking distance of house. The villages of Dalry, Balmaclellan and New Galloway all lie within approx. 5 miles. Moniaive and the excellent Piccolo restaurant are 8 miles distant. New Galloway is home to the renowned CatStrand arts centre which includes a shop, café and multi-purpose theatre. Dalry has primary and secondary schools, garage, shops and the highly regarded Clachan Inn restaurant as well as the Lochinvar Hotel with provides excellent ‘pub grub’. The popular market town of Castle Douglas is around 18 miles south and can be reached via a pleasant road trip down the A713 running alongside Loch Ken. The town, known as Dumfries & Galloway’s Food Town, has a wide range of facilities including excellent primary and secondary schools, modern health centre, solicitors, dentist, individual shops, supermarkets and a thriving community run theatre, The Fullarton. The regional capital, Dumfries, is around 18 miles northeast of Castle Douglas and has a broader range of major retail outlets, supermarkets, a large multi-department hospital, Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, and the Crichton Campus which is home to the southern campuses of Glasgow University and the University of the West of Scotland.
The South West of Scotland is well known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity of sporting and recreational pursuits, and is a popular tourist destination. The mild climate created by the Gulf Stream allows for many beautiful gardens including the National Trust for Scotland’s Threave Garden on the outskirts of Castle Douglas and Logan Botanic Garden, part of the Royal Botanic Garden, described as ‘Scotland’s most exotic garden’, at Port Logan near Stranraer. There are good hill walking opportunities in the Southern Uplands as well as the nearby Galloway Hills, and cycling along some of the designated cycle routes as well the Seven Stanes mountain bike routes, including Ae Forest, Mabie Forest and Kirroughtree Forest. The Galloway Forest Park which is known for its beauty and tranquillity, is the centre of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere and Britain’s First Dark Sky Park, which provides astronomers and public alike with phenomenal views of the stars. Loch Ken is renowned for its water pursuits, water skiing, sailing, fishing and many others, and The Galloway Activity Centre (just a short drive away) offers a variety of learning courses.


Description
Drummanister is a delightful cottage set within 10 acres of stunning gardens, woodland and field. A welcoming reception hallway leads to a study/home office. A cosy snug provides a winter living space complete with multi-fuel stove set in a stone hearth, the perfect spot to while away long winter nights curled up with a good book. The kitchen has a true country feel with its solid wooden fitted units and quartz worktops, along with Rayburn oil fired range and ceiling beams. There is a Bosch dishwasher and a walk-in pantry which houses a Zanussi washing machine. The level of accommodation at Drummanister has been greatly enhanced by the addition of a wonderful sitting room with light flooding in from Swedish hardwood triple glazed windows on 3 sides and a triple glazed door, which leads to a patio providing a panoramic view across the garden to forest, farmland and the hills beyond. It makes a perfect space for entertaining guests and connecting with the garden during the warmer months. The master bedroom suite comprises bedroom, walk-through dressing room with well thought-out built-in wardrobe and storage space, and a large bathroom with spa bath, vanity unit with Corian countertop, hardwired hairdryer, heated towel rail and separate walk-in tiled shower. A separate shower room on the ground floor has a corner shower cubicle, WC and washhand basin. Planning was previously granted for the addition of a further en suite bedroom which would be accessed via a glazed corridor off the inner hallway. (Planning ref: 20/1353/FUL). Upstairs on the attic floor are four rooms, one of which is accessed by a separate staircase and is currently in use as a hobby room. The other three rooms, accessed by their own staircase are in use as two guest bedrooms and a store room, which also houses the hot water tank in a cupboard. Although heavily coombed, these are charming spaces with potential for a number of uses depending on need.
Outside, the cottage sits in a gravel courtyard with a large stone barn of around 26 metres length, divided in two with sky lights and power. An up and over garage door is complemented by a further pedestrian door. There is a car port to one side and a thoughtful covered area for a rotary clothes drier. The cottage is surrounded by beautiful landscaped gardens, more fully described below, as well as a field and woodland.
All in all, Drummanister represents a rare opportunity to acquire a fabulously private and flexible lifestyle property with potential to extend the accommodation and convert the barn to a number of uses, subject to obtaining all necessary permissions. Completely rural, with the nearest neighbours half a mile away, yet within minutes of village life and facilities, a buyer could enjoy an excellent quality of country life with the benefit of modern living and connectivity.


Accommodation
Ground Floor: Reception Hall with Study Area. Snug. Inner Hall 1, with access to Shower Room. Kitchen. Rear Porch. Sitting Room. Inner Hall 2 (also with access to Sitting Room) Master Bedroom Suite (Bedroom, Dressing Room, Bathroom).
Attic Floor: Hobby Room. Store Room. 2 Attic Bedrooms
Garden and Grounds
The garden is a fabulously verdant oasis of calm. Several tranquil ponds house a number of fish and pond wildlife as well as beautiful waterlilies. Four patios provide peaceful seating areas from which to enjoy the beauty of the planting, the views and the abundant wildlife. Whilst protected from invasion by deer by appropriate deer fencing, the garden is still teeming with other wildlife including a variety of garden birds, butterflies, red squirrels and insect life. Mature shrubs and trees provide year-round interest and colour, and a vegetable garden includes polytunnel frame, raised beds and a potato patch. There are several apple trees, a Victorian plum tree, a pear tree and a peach tree in the greenhouse. There are also gooseberry, red currant and black currant bushes. To the side and along the drive, cut grass paths meander through an area left long for pollinators and shaded by woodland. It is here that the borehole sits, marked by an appealing stone dyke surround. The borehole has been commissioned by the current owners to supply water to the property.
A large summerhouse is situated to take full advantage of another aspect of the garden with views of the Rhinns of Kells, and is fully insulated, doubled glazed and has power, allowing year-round use. It is a particularly good spot for watching red squirrels visit the bird feeders!
The field surrounds the garden and wooded area on all sides.

EPC Rating = F