Rosebank TOWN YETHOLM • KELSO • SCOTTISH BORDERS Rosebank TOWN YETHOLM • KELSO SCOTTISH BORDERS • TD5 8RD
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Rosebank TOWN YETHOLM • KELSO • SCOTTISH BORDERS Rosebank TOWN YETHOLM • KELSO SCOTTISH BORDERS • TD5 8RD A charming and versatile village house in the heart of the Scottish Borders, skilfully extended and surrounded by enchanting gardens 3 reception rooms • 4 bedrooms • Garden room 2 bath/shower rooms • Farmhouse dining kitchen Laundry room/WC Garage/workshop and additional timber outbuilding Secluded garden with mature trees, rose garden, pond, burn and York stone terrace In all about 0.57 acres Kelso 8 miles • Edinburgh 52 miles Berwick-upon-Tweed 21 miles • (Distances approximate) These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. Situation Directions Gardens and Grounds Rosebank is beautifully situated on the edge of the popular Borders From Kelso follow the B6352 into Town Yetholm. On entering the To the south and west of the house lies a sizeable gravelled parking conservation village of Town Yetholm, which nestles in the lovely village, take the first turning left, and then immediately left again. area, bordered by deep herbaceous and shrub borders and leading Bowmont valley, at the foot of the Cheviot Hills that run along the Rosebank is the second house on the right. to a large garage/workshop and adjoining timber outbuilding with border with England. The lively village and its twin Kirk Yetholm log store. On its east, north and west sides, the house looks out over provide a good range of local services including a village shop and Description gardens affording complete privacy. A York stone terrace reached popular coffee shop, butcher offering superb local produce, weekly This early Victorian stone-built, slate-roofed cottage, dating from the garden room offers a summer dining area; from here lawns travelling fishmonger bringing the latest catch from Eyemouth, post from around 1840 and now incorporating two period stone-built and flower beds stretch down to a wooded dell with mature silver office and primary school as well as a doctor’s surgery, filling station extensions (originally joiners’ workshops), has been thoughtfully birches and willows, which lies beside a large established pond fed and garage, village hall, travelling library, playing fields, youth hostel converted and extended over the past twenty years to create a by running streams. A rose garden to the west and a bamboo grove and two pubs with restaurants. The award-winning Border Hotel is a comfortable and versatile family home of great charm and character, to the east complete this haven of seclusion and calm. famous institution marking the northern end of the Pennine Way, and surrounded by mature and completely secluded gardens. The rear the village is popular with walkers, holidaymakers and visitors to the outbuilding is now an impressive beamed farmhouse kitchen, with Listed Buildings and Environmental Issues many national events held at Kelso race course and at historic Floors large dining area, oil-fired Aga, French windows opening into the Rosebank is listed by Historic Scotland as a building of Architectural Castle. Kelso (8 miles) provides a wide range of facilities, including garden room, and a stable door opening on to the kitchen terrace. & Historical Interest Category C. It is also located within the Yetholm the high school, several supermarkets and a good selection of The kitchen forms the main hub of the home, while the “west wing” Conservation Area. independent shops and cafes around the picturesque cobbled town contains a spacious master bedroom with lofty ceiling and double- Services square. Rosebank offers easy access to Berwick-upon-Tweed, the aspect windows, a pretty bathroom and a library/fourth bedroom Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil-fired central heating with main East Coast Intercity rail line and the A1. There are regular bus with top-lit mezzanine “reading room”. Combining a stylish blend of a combination of radiators and under-floor heating. These services services from Yetholm to Kelso and other Borders towns, and onward traditional and modern features, the kitchen and west wing both open have not been tested and therefore there is no warranty from to Edinburgh, Carlisle and Newcastle. into the generous stone-built garden room with double-glazed roof. Opening through French windows on to an old York stone dining the agents. Rosebank is an ideal family home with a flexible configuration that terrace, this is a lovely summer sitting room, with views over the offers potential for creating a granny/nanny flat or exclusive B&B Outgoings gardens to a backdrop of mature trees and fine open vistas over the accommodation. It is a perfect base for those wishing to take Rosebank - Council Tax band D adjoining countryside. Flooded with light throughout the year from advantage of the spectacular Borders countryside and the rural windows on all sides as well as numerous roof lights, the kitchen, lifestyle while remaining close to national and international travel links west wing and garden room also benefit from under floor heating. from Berwick, Newcastle and Edinburgh. The wide range of sporting The rooms of the former cottage, heated by radiators, now form two and recreational activities available locally includes world-famous large and well-proportioned bedrooms with dual-aspect windows salmon fishing on the River Tweed, hill walking, cycling, organised (one with open fireplace); a spacious shower room; a sitting room pheasant and grouse shooting, national hunt race meetings at (potentially a fifth bedroom) with open fireplace, dual-aspect windows Kelso, and golf on the renowned Roxburghe Championship golf and a garden door opening on to the kitchen terrace; a cosy parlour, course, approximately 3 miles west of Kelso, as well as the town’s also with an open fireplace; and the entrance hall, with original own golf course. In an area that is rich in history, culture and natural floorboards and gracefully curving pine staircase. Retaining many beauty, Rosebank is also well situated to take advantage of many original features, including working shutters, fireplaces and panelled sites of historic interest, and is within easy reach not only of the very doors, Rosebank combines period character with modern comforts successful Borders Book Festival but also of the Edinburgh Festival, in a flexible configuration that offers both practicality and charm. the world’s largest arts festival. (See floor plans for room layout and dimensions) Conditions of Sale 1. Fixtures and Fittings Items not specifi cally mentioned within the sale particulars are not included in the sale, but may be available for purchase at separate valuation. 2. Title The subjects are sold under the conditions in the Title Deeds, rights of way (if any), water rights aff ecting the same, whether shown in the Title Deeds or not. They will be sold as possessed by the Seller and no warranty is given. 3. Deposit On conclusion of missives a deposit of 10 per cent of the purchase price will be paid with the balance due at the date of entry. This deposit will be non-returnable in the event of a purchaser failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Sellers or their agents. Entry By arrangement. Viewing Viewing is strictly by prior appointment with the Sole Agents Knight Frank LLP. Prior to making an appointment to view, Knight Frank LLP strongly recommend that you discuss any particular points which are likely to aff ect your interest in the property with a member of staff who has seen the property in order that you do not make a wasted journey. Closing Date A closing date by which off ers must be submitted may be fi xed later. Anyone who has informed the Selling Agents in writing that they intend to make an off er will be sent a letter drawing their attention to the Closing Date. Important Notice 1. 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