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ALLANBANK HOUSE Duns • Berwickshire ALLANBANK HOUSE Duns • Berwickshire ALLANBANK HOUSE Duns • Berwickshire • TD11 3JX Spacious contemporary house set in wonderful landscaped gardens with land and river frontage on the Blackadder Water 1.3 miles to Chirnside, 5.7 miles to Duns, 10 miles to Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station, 50 miles to Edinburgh city centre (all distances are approximate) = Lot 1: Allanbank House, paddocks and fishings Entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, study, sitting room, kitchen with utility room garden room, master bedroom with en suite bathroom, three further bedrooms (one with en suite shower room), family bathroom. Two garages, garden store, summer house. Landscaped gardens, croquet lawn, river frontage, paddocks. About 12 acres Lot 2: Land extending to about 10.4 acres Lot 3: Land extending to about 6.6 acres EPC = D About 29 acres in all Savills Edinburgh Wemyss House 8 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH 0131 247 3738 [email protected] SITUATION DESCRIPTION Set in a tranquil rural position, Allanbank House A modern house built to a traditional design in offers a serene and idyllic setting on the banks of 2003, Allanbank House has a classic, elegant feel Blackadder Water. The property extends to 29 yet offers all the benefits of contemporary living. acres in all, with beautiful landscaped gardens A sense of connection and flow to the ground plus about 25 acres of paddocks and lies on the floor reception rooms creates a wonderfully edge of the village of Allanton, home to the versatile space. The spacious and bright reception highly regarded Allanton Inn, a 3-star hotel and rooms include a drawing room with dual aspect restaurant. A range of services and amenities are windows, fireplace and glass doors opening provided in the nearby village of Chirnside, about up to the dining room. This in turn is easily 1 mile north of the property including a local opened into the double height sitting room supermarket, primary school, pharmacy, medical with log burner and tall windows overlooking practice and restaurants within the village. the landscaped gardens. The spacious sitting room connects to both the entrance hall and A greater range of services are provided in kitchen and a galleried first floor landing looks the nearby historic market town of Duns, down from above. The kitchen with dining space about 5.7 miles to the west. These include features a large island and integrated appliances Knoll Community Hospital, sports facilities, within the base and wall units. A large utility room supermarkets, and the cultural attraction of Duns is accessed from the kitchen, located to the side Castle. Duns also boasts both a new primary door leading out to the garden. A study connects school and a new high school. Private schooling the entrance hall to the kitchen, whilst the garden is available at St Mary’s in Melrose, Belhaven in room which enjoys spectacular panoramic views Dunbar and Longridge Towers in Berwick upon over the garden, is also accessed from the kitchen. Tweed which runs a daily bus service. Edinburgh’s many excellent private schools are just over an Stairs from the entrance hall lead up to the hour away. galleried landing and provide access to the well- proportioned master bedroom with two walk-in The Scottish Borders region is renowned for wardrobes (one with hatch access to the floored its unspoilt rural landscape and for its country attic above), and a large en suite bathroom with sports. The Blackadder Water is a tributary to sunken bath and double walk in shower. This the River Tweed, one of Scotland’s best known bathroom has electric under floor heating. On salmon rivers both flowing through the region’s the other side of the landing is a family bathroom rich agricultural area known as the Merse. and three further bedrooms, two which share a Local estates and several notable estates in the Jack and Jill shower room. Lammermuir Hills to the north-east, offer shooting. Other outdoor pursuits such as cycling, Outside walking and golf are all well catered for. A mature hedge provides a private boundary from the roadside, with gravel driveway sweeping Edinburgh and are both cities with a vibrant arts down to the front of the house and ample parking and culture scene, and are within easy rail and space. The garage provides space for two cars, with driving distance, while the Scottish Borders’ own storage and a generator shed to the side. There is festivals, horse-riding traditions and events are on a further garden machinery shed. the doorstep. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 3698 Sq Ft / 343.5 Sq M (Excluding Void) External Outbuilding Floor Area 482 Sq Ft / 44.8 Sq M OIL Total Combined Floor Area 4180 Sq Ft / 388.3 Sq M For Identification Only. Not To Scale. GARAGE 18'8 x 10'10 (5.69m x 3.30m) GARAGE 18'8 x 10'10 (5.69m x 3.30m) STORE STORE IN DRAWING ROOM UP 20'4 x 16' (6.20m x 4.88m) UTILITY ROOM UP SNUG BEDROOM BEDROOM 15'6 x 12'10 12'11 x 10'5 13'10 x 12'11 VOID (4.72m x 3.91m) (3.94m x 3.18m) (4.22m x 3.94m) WALK IN - WALK IN - WARDROBE WARDROBE LANDING KITCHEN / BEDROOM DINING ROOM BREAKFAST ROOM 18'10 x 16'3 19'6 x 16'1 21'5 x 16' (5.74m x 4.95m) (6.53m x 4.88m) BEDROOM (5.94m x 4.90m) 11'5 x 11'4 (3.48m x 3.45m) SITTING ROOM 26'5 x 14'10 (8.05m x 4.52m) VOID GARDEN ROOM 14'6 x 14'3 (4.42m x 4.34m) GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR GROSS INTERNAL GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA 2221 SQ FT / 206.3 SQ M FLOOR AREA 1477 SQ FT / 137.2 SQ M 57.6m 59.9m Sewag 39.8m 58.3m Potential development plot Blackadder About 1.9 acres (available in addition) Bridge Allanbank Mill Farm 51.7m Lot 2 (About 10.5 acres) Allanbank House Allanbank House r and fishings e t (About 12.2 acres) Wa r e dd a ck a Bl Lot 3 (About 6.5 acres) FB FB SM Issues Pond Weirs Sluice k Trac Track ck Ni Gold This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2019. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432.Pl otted Scal e - 1: 2645 Landscaped flower beds border the property to by solar panels. Electric under floor heating in Deposit: A deposit of 10% of the purchase price These particulars do not form part of any offer the rear. Amongst the gardens and grounds are master bedroom en suite bathroom. may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of or contract and must not be relied upon as landscaped woodlands, seated areas and a summer the conclusion of Missives. The deposit will be statements or representations of fact. Solar Panels: Feed in Tariff expiring in 2037. house overlooking a croquet lawn. non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) This currently providing an income of about 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are failing to complete the sale for reasons not Riverside paddocks stretch out below the garden £1,000 p.a. approximate. The text, photographs and plans attributable to the Seller or his agents. to the Blackadder Water on which the owners are for guidance only and are not necessarily Local Authority & tax band: Scottish Borders of Allanbank House have salmon and trout Photographs: May 2019 comprehensive. It should not be assumed that Council tax band G fishing rights. These are lush meadows with an Brochure Code: 190523 the property has all necessary planning, building abundance of wildlife and where there is a pond Fixtures & Fittings: Standard fixtures and fittings regulation or other consents and Savills have is fed from the old mill lade. There is a further are included in the sale. IMPORTANT NOTICE not tested any services, equipment or facilities. paddock to the west of the house (Lot 2) this field Savills, their clients and any joint agents give Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection is classified as Class 3 arable ground and extends Allanbank House Fishings: Allanbank House has notice that: or otherwise. to about 10.4 acres. The intention is to sell the salmon and trout fishing rights along the north 1. They are not authorised to make or give any property as a whole and lots 2 & 3 will not be sold bank of the Blackadder Water. representations or warranties in relation to the prior to Allanbank House. Paddocks - Lots 2 & 3: The intention is to sell property either here or elsewhere, either on Development Plot (available in addition) the property as a whole and in any event lots 2 & 3 their own behalf or on behalf of their client or There is an area of ground to the north of the will not be sold prior to Allanbank House. otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any property which has planning potential. The Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves: The statement that may be made in these particulars. area extends to about 1.9 acres and is available in property is sold subject to and with the benefit addition. of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights DIRECTIONS of way, whether public or private, light, support, From Edinburgh, take the A1 headed east.
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