Tweedsmuir Outdoor Centre Tweedsmuir Biggar ML12 6QP

View taken from the public road approximately 250 m south of School House

School House Talla Reservoir Former School

A School house and former School which are believed to date to around 1898, On the instructions of: situated in a truly stunning setting beside the River Tweed, approximately half a mile to the north of Talla Reservoir. Lot 1 – School house last occupied as a bunk house but would readily convert back to a dwelling house. (subject to planning permission) Lot 2 – Former School considered ripe for conversion to residential use. (subject to planning permission) Offers Over £175,000 as a whole or Lot 1 (School house) Offers over £115,000 Lot 2 (Former School) Offers over £60,000 Ref. S472(q) rural | forestry | environmental | commercial | residential | architectural & project management | valuation | investment | management | dispute resolution | renewable energy Tweedsmuir Outdoor Centre Tweedsmuir, Biggar, ML12 6QP Berwick upon Tweed | Carlisle | Galashiels | Keswick | Newcastle | Windermere

General Information Ground Floor: Entrance lobby, hall, three reception rooms, shower room School house and former School situated in the small village of Tweedsmuir and wc. Stairs to first floor level. in the Upper Tweed Valley. First Floor: Landing, four bedrooms and shower room with two shower This is a truly stunning setting beside the River Tweed near to its source, cubicles and wash hand basin. Tweeds Well, approximately half a mile to the north of Talla Reservoir. The surrounding countryside with some of the highest summits in the South of Basement: Accessed from within the main house, also with door direct Scotland combined with the glens of the Tweed and its tributaries provide to the gardens to the rear. Three rooms, one housing the oil some of the most picture perfect views in the Scottish Borders. fired central heating boiler.

Whilst relatively rural, Tweedsmuir is well positioned for access to the national Externally, there is an enclosed garden to the front laid predominately to roads network via the A74 and M6 motorway and is within commuting lawn. Wrought Iron gates from the public road provide scope to re-instate distance of some of the principal centres in the south of Scotland and the an off-street parking area. To the rear there is a sizeable garden bound North West of England including: by hedging and mature specimen trees to the north and west, undefined boundary to the east. Biggar 14 miles north west (30 minutes) Carlisle 56 miles south (1 hour 15 minutes) Lot 2 – Former School Dumfries 36 miles south (1 hour) Former School most recently used as an outdoor centre, considered to offer Edinburgh 38 miles north (1 hour) considerable scope for conversion to residential use. The accommodation Glasgow 53 miles south west (1 hour 30 minutes) currently provides: Peebles 17 miles north east (30 minutes) Ground Floor: Entrance hall with east and west wing each providing wcs, The surroundings provide an ideal setting for a whole host of outdoor main hall and more modern extension to the west providing pursuits including walking, cycling, fishing, running, horse riding and bird a former kitchen/ servery, wc and west entrance lobby. watching. Sailing and a range of other water sports are also understood to be available at St Marys Loch. Basement: Accessed externally via the gardens to the rear. Open store and boiler room housing oil fired central heating boiler. Description A former School house and Primary school believed to date to around Externally, the property benefits from a tarmacadam yard/parking area to 1898, most recently occupied as an outdoors centre. The subjects are the front with detached single garage and to the rear there are gardens laid predominately of traditional stone construction with painted render predominately to lawn with adventure play equipment. elevations under pitched roof clad in slate. Areas The property would readily split as two lots, comprising: The subjects have been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice to the following Areas: Lot 1- School house Lot Description Gross External Area Site Area The School house has most recently been occupied as a bunkhouse in sq m sq ft Arces connection with the outdoor centre, but would readily convert back to 1 School house 263.92 2,840 0.39 2 Former school 194.17 2,088 0.30 residential use. The property retains a number of period features including Victorian mosaic tiling to the floor of the entrance hall; working shutters; The site areas have been assessed from an OS based mapping system. cornicing and picture rails to some rooms. The layout currently comprises:

Council Tax Council Tax bandings to be assessed on completion. The rateable value is assessed to £4,200 effective from 01-APR-2010.

Services Separate supplies of mains electricity and water are understood to be available to each lot. Private drainage to a shared septic tank.

The School house and former School each have separate oil fired central heating systems. The central heating systems share an oil tank. If the lots are sold separately, the oil tank will be retained with the School house title, in which case the purchasers of the School would need to install a new oil tank.

Legal Costs Each party will be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in respect of this transaction.

Tenure Absolute Ownership.

Offers A closing date may be set for offers. Please note that only those parties who formally notify their interest will be informed of the closing date. Interested parties are advised to notify the selling agents of their interest as soon as possible. The sellers reserve the right to sell privately and are not bound to accept the highest or indeed any offer.

Offers should be submitted in Scottish legal form to :

Head of Legal Services (Resources) Scottish Borders Council Council Headquarters Newtown St Boswells Melrose Whilst it is understood that no VAT will be payable on the purchase price in TD6 OSA relation to this property, purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries in this regard. Offers should include: The identity of the purchasers; the price offered; clear details of any Viewings and further information conditions attached to the offer; proposed timescale for conclusion of Please contact the sole selling agents who will be pleased to assist: missives, completion and payment. Edwin Thompson LLP Tel: 01896 751300 VAT Fax: 01896 758883 All prices are quoted exclusive of VAT. Email: [email protected]

Lot 1- School house

Lot 2 – Former School

IMPORTANT NOTICE Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Landlord of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that: Regulated by RICS Berwick upon Tweed Edwin Thompson is the trading 1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending tenants and do not Carlisle name of Edwin Thompson LLP, constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract. 2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupa- Galashiels a Limited Liability Partnership tion and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending tenants Keswick registered in England & Wales No should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness. Newcastle OC306442. 3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or Windermere warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating Registered office: to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Landlord. 4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way 28 St John’s Street, Keswick, in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn. Cumbria. CA12 5AF 5. These particulars were prepared in October 2012.