Martinknowe Longniddry, East Lothian
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Martinknowe Longniddry, East Lothian Martinknowe Gosford Road, Longniddry, East Lothian, EH32 0LF Edinburgh 15 miles, Edinburgh Airport 23 miles, Glasgow 59 miles Traditional house recently extended for modern family living, with beautiful south facing garden Vestibule, hall, lounge, sitting room, dining room, cloakroom, open plan family kitchen/living room, utility room, spa room with sauna and gym, store Master bedroom with en suite bathroom, four further bedrooms (two with en suite shower rooms), family shower room, attic storage Gardens with greenhouse and garden shed About 0.47 acres in all EPC Rating = C This stretch of local coastline is known as Longniddry Bents, popular in the summer months with local families, holidaymakers, picnickers, horse riders, ramblers and dog walkers alike. The shallow bay is also a favoured location for windsurfers, kite surfers and sea kayakers. There is a primary school in the village and private schooling is available locally at The Compass School in Haddington and Loretto in Musselburgh, with a large selection of other private schools available in Edinburgh. East Lothian is well known for its long sandy beaches along the Firth of Forth. It is also renowned throughout the world for its numerous top class links golf courses including Muirfield, North Berwick, Archerfield, The Renaissance, Gullane, Musselburgh and Dunbar, in addition to Longniddry Golf Course. The surrounding countryside offers fishing, walking, cycling and horse riding and there are sailing facilities and clubs in Musselburgh, North Berwick and Dunbar. Edinburgh (15 miles) is easily accessible via the A1 dual carriageway, as is Edinburgh Airport (23 miles). Longniddry itself has a train station which is on the North Berwick to Edinburgh line with a journey time to Edinburgh Waverley of under 30 minutes. Description Martinknowe is one of a number of large detached houses built in the 1930s along the northern edge of the village beside Longniddry Golf Course. The coastal position with good proximity to Edinburgh was as relevant then as it is today. The house was originally built over two storeys but was later extended on the ground floor and into the roof Directions Situation space. Over the past decade the house has been modernised to Entering Longniddry from the west on the A198, turn left into Links Martinknowe is situated on Gosford Road, one of Longniddry’s oldest incorporate double glazing throughout and is well insulated. Road. Continue past Longniddry Golf Club where the road becomes and most sought after residential streets, because of its views to the Furthermore, it has been adapted for modern family living with the Gosford Road. Continue for a further 300m and Martinknowe is on Firth of Forth, convenience for Longniddry Golf Club and proximity addition of a large family kitchen, living and dining room to the back of the right hand side. to the train station. Longniddry is a quiet village with many amenities the house which was skilfully designed by the local architect Julian including shops, a library and a community centre. Like many coastal Frostwick to complement the original style of the house. In addition towns in East Lothian, Longniddry boasts a beautiful sandy beach. to this, the former garage extension was remodelled in 2013 to accommodate a spa room with pool, sauna and gym. Ground Floor The main entrance to the house is through double storm doors set into arched stonework and flanked to the sides and top with glazing. The traditional vestibule opens into a spacious reception hall which has a fireplace and wood panelling that continues up the stairs to the first floor landing. Off the reception hall are the lounge, a formal yet comfortable room with French doors to the garden and an open fire, and a sitting room which currently is used as a study and games room with a pool table. There is also a cloakroom, with WC and wash hand basin, and an under stair cupboard. The hall also opens into the kitchen and family room. The kitchen is divided from the family room by a long peninsula of Neptune kitchen cupboards under an olive ash timber worktop fashioned locally at the Chippendale School of Furniture. A gold granite worktop surrounds the ceramic sink. A Total Control electric AGA is positioned below a Smeg extractor fan. The dishwasher is integrated within the peninsula close to the sink and a Hotpoint American style fridge freezer completes the working triangle. Other mod-cons include Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Not pop up worktop sockets and an InSinkErator boiling water tap which to Scale mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office also provides filtered drinking water. A painted dresser matches the © Crown copyright (100041908) kitchen cupboards. The style is essentially modern traditional to sit happily alongside such features as the original maids’ bells which are Next to the kitchen is a utility room fitted out with cupboards and It has wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with both bath and still in full working order. granite worktops and with space for washing machine and tumble shower, twin wash hand basins and WC. A second bedroom has a bay dryer. The pool room has a 14foot Arctic Ocean swim spa with a window to the front of the house and has fitted wardrobes. There is The family room has space for informal dining and seating, and an AGA counter current swim system and a sauna cabin by the Canadian Spa a family shower room with a large shower, WC and wash basin. The wood burner is set on a slate hearth. The whole space is lit from above Company. There is also a Life Fitness G7 cable motion gym. Adjacent third bedroom on the first floor has a fitted wardrobe and an en suite by a large cupola and by a wall of glazed concertina doors which open to this is a large store with outside access providing workshop space shower room with shower, WC and wash basin. This room has sea onto the patio and garden. The engineered wood floor runs throughout and shelved storage. There is a water supply to this room. views. the kitchen and family room and into the dining room which can be separated from the living space by a sliding door. First floor Second floor The staircase rises from the reception hall to a spacious landing with a An open tread wooden staircase rises up to further accommodation large window looking towards the coast. The master bedroom on the second floor. The bedroom has an en suite shower room and overlooks the garden to the back of the house. the study next door could work easily as a fifth bedroom. There is ample attic storage in the eaves and roof space. MARTINKNOWE Gorford Road, EH32 0FL Martinknowe, Gorford Road, EH32 0LF Gross Internal Area (Approx) 408.57 sq.m (4,398 sq.ft) For Identification Purposes Only Gross internal area (approx) Eaves Storage 408.57 sq.m (4398 sq.ft) Eaves Storage Bedroom 5 Ensuite For Identification Only. Not To Scale. 3.99 x 3.17 Shower © Square Foot Media. 13'1'' x 10'5'' Room Terrace Bedroom 4 4.50 x 2.79 14'9'' x 9'2'' Family Eaves Second Floor Storage Dining Room Room 8.41 x 4.60 5.11 x 3.48 27'7'' x 15'1'' Store 16'9'' x 11'5'' 4.90 x 2.95 16'1'' x 9'8'' Master Lounge Shower Ensuite Bedroom Kitchen Ensuite 10.24 x 2.82 6.17 x 4.50 Room Bathroom 6.15 x 4.50 20'3'' x 14'9'' Shower 20'2'' x 14'9'' 33'7'' x 9'3'' Room Bedroom 3 4.95 x 4.50 16'3'' x 14'9'' Sauna Swimming Pool Pool Room Hall 5.71 x 5.64 Upper 18'9'' x 18'6'' Hall Utility Sitting Bedroom 2 WC Vestibule Room 6.10 x 4.50 6.15 x 4.50 20' x 14'9'' 20'2'' x 14'9'' Ground Floor First Floor Gardens and Grounds The house is set back from Gosford Road behind a white rendered stone wall and pretty front garden. The gravel driveway is accessed through timber electric gates and a pedestrian gateway and path, flanked by lawns and flower beds leads to the front door. There are some shrubs and trees typical of the leafy neighbourhood. A path leads around the east of the house to the south facing back garden which is extremely sheltered and sunny. A patio runs alongside the house with space for outside seating and dining. A large lawn, with a basket ball hoop and further patio for dining, stretches to a beech hedge and is edged with borders filled with a variety of colourful flowers and shrubs. Beyond the hedge is a second lawn with a set of swings. There are composting bins, a greenhouse, garden shed, a fruit cage for raspberries and raised beds for vegetables. A woodland garden runs all the way along the western edge of the garden back to the pond and patio by the house. General Remarks Services Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage. Two zone gas fired central heating from Keston C40 boiler. Plumbed under floor heating in open plan kitchen and family room. Electric under floor heating in the master bedroom en suite bathroom. Mains powered fire alarm system. Local Authority East Lothian Council tax band H. Fixtures and Fittings The sale of Martinknowe includes standard fixtures and fittings including the spa pool, sauna, and gym equipment. The garden furniture and aforementioned games equipment are also included. Certain items of furniture may also be available.