Havelock Grove, 11 William Street, Dunoon, PA23 7JH

Description
Havelock Grove is a striking, detached residence of Edwardian origin, beautifully restoring the elegance of its architectural heritage, while seamlessly integrating modern luxury. To the front elevation, the property presents an impressive façade of exposed picked and pointed stone, beautifully contrasted by crisp, white-painted harling to the side and rear, and all set beneath a traditional slated roof.

The accommodation is arranged thoughtfully over two levels. In recent times the property has undergone a comprehensive and highly sensitive restoration programme. Great care has been taken to preserve its rich historic character, featuring intricate period cornicework and decorative corbels, restored sash windows complete with functioning window shutters and new, heritage-style cast-iron radiators serving the majority of the home.

The interior finish has been completed to an exceptional ‘interior design’ standard, cleverly marrying bold period colour palettes with premium finishes. The kitchen has been carefully restored and now forms the beautifully appointed heart of the home; bathrooms are deluxe range with heritage-style sanitaryware complemented by carefully selected coloured ceramics. Throughout the house is a high-quality combination of durable timber-effect flooring and luxury carpeting, all of which has been elegantly teamed with bespoke soft furnishings that complement the home's historic proportions.

In March 2025, its restoration work gained national attention when a project completed at the house by Lee Burns Painter & Decorator was shortlisted for the prestigious nationwide Johnstone’s Painter of the Year Awards.

Ground Floor
Half opaque glass outer door to entrance reception hall, shelved linen store, half tiled under stairs cloakroom & wc, full width sitting room with window to front and French doors giving direct access to the rear gardens, 2 shallow Edinburgh presses, a warming log burner on a polished slate hearth and smooth stone fireplace, separate formal dining room with front facing window and retained dado rail. The kitchen is bright and well equipped with matching white coloured base and wall units, coffee/informal dining bar, all topped with hardwood butchers block worktops, pendant and concealed lighting, Neff equipment and new French door with direct garden access. Half glazed door to good sized utility room with window to rear, white Corian sink, butchers block worktops and gas boiler.

First Floor
Period staircase with ball top newel posts and fluted spindles, rear facing radius arched window at half landing flooding natural light to lower and upper hallways, bedroom 1, a dual aspect room with decorative black cast iron fireplace and open fronted Edinburgh press, bedroom 2 with rear facing window and access hatch to the attic, fitted wardrobe and lovely grey and honey vein marble tile en suite shower room with inset downlights, vanity set wash hand basin and brass effect heated towel rail/radiator, bedroom 3 with front facing window and Edinburgh press, bedroom 4 (currently set up as dressing room) with front facing window and Edinburgh press, principal bathroom with opaque window to front, painted timber panel to dado height, French roll top bath, heritage high flush wc and wash hand basin, upright slimline radiator, herringbone timber effect flooring.

Outbuildings
Covered rear lobby suitable for dry storing of boots and outwear, personal rear door leading to garage with concrete floor and up and over door.

Gardens
To the front a low-level stone wall is fronted by a laurel hedge. Pedestrian gate piers and a steel gate lead to the front of the house. To the side, twin leaf gates provide access to the driveway and garage. A honey gravel apron is to the front of the house which leads to a narrow pend suitable for the storage of logs and refuse bins. A gravel pathway leads via a stocked herbaceous bed and via a palisade gate and fencing to the rear gardens which enjoy a full southern exposure. The rear gardens are mature, level and laid mainly to grass, fringed with mature trees and bushes which in turn provide privacy, shelter and pleasant amenity. The rear gardens are secured and bounded by a stone wall.

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council.

Services
Mains water supply, mains drainage, mains gas, gas central heating, supported by log burner, double glazing. EV charge point.

Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.

Council Tax
Havelock Grove is in council tax Band E and the total amount payable in 2026/2027 is £3,140.38.

EPC
EPC rating D.

Situation
Havelock Grove, 11 William Street, is situated on the south side of the main Cowal peninsula town of Dunoon. William Street is a quiet backwater and yet is only about half a mile away from the town centre.

Havelock Grove is set amid level, mature and leafy gardens which are wonderfully protected, sheltered and have a fully southern exposure to the rear.

Dunoon town centre is well established, and it has a good range of shopping, leisure and professional services.

The town has a number of friendly and welcoming pubs and restaurants, as well as a theatre, cinema, swimming pool and leisure centre.

At Dunoon there are both the Caledonian MacBrayne and Western Ferries terminals, from where there are frequent passenger and vehicular sailings across to Gourock. From here, the road and public transport links make it possible to commute on a daily basis to Glasgow and the central belt. Holiday makers travel to Cowal and experience the feeling of apparent mainland detachment created by the pleasant short ferry crossing.

It is also possible to drive to Glasgow via Loch Lomond which takes a little longer but is via some of the most famous and breathtaking countryside in western Scotland.

Dunoon is the gateway to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and it has some of the most dramatic and picturesque scenery in the west of Scotland.

As with most parts of Scotland, one is never too far from a golf course and Dunoon is no exception, the district having three challenging courses.

The expanding Holy Loch Marina is nearby with its berthing and associated chandlery services, an excellent base from which to sail and explore the world-famous lower Clyde and Kyles of Bute inland sea lochs and waterways.

Sea fishing is available on the Firth of Clyde and it is possible to fish for salmon and sea trout by permit on some of the rivers and lochs of the district.

Some of the local estates can, by arrangement, offer rough and commercial shooting as well as opportunities to stalk for roe, sika and red deer.

The area is renowned for its spectacular scenery and wildlife, there are near endless walks, hill climbs and quiet country roads offering wonderful rambling and cycling country. Benmore Botanic Garden is only 7 miles to the north, it is a 120 acre mountainside estate which is globally celebrated for a world class collection of conifers and over 300 species of vibrant rhododendrons.

Travel Directions
From Hunters Quay, driving takes roughly 8 minutes under usual traffic conditions. Head southeast out of the Dunoon Hunters Quay Ferry Terminal onto the A815 (Marine Parade).
Follow the A815 for 2.4 miles as it hugs the coast through Kirn and becomes Alexandra Parade, Auchamore Road and finally Wellington St, then turn right onto William Street, proceed up William Street and after about 0.1-mile Havelock Grove, 11 William Street is on the left hand side.