MEADOW HOUSE , MELROSE,

MEADOW HOUSE ST BOSWELLS, MELROSE SCOTTISH BORDERS, TD6 0BD

A superb Georgian family home, enjoying the perfect mix of privacy and seclusion whilst situated in the heart of the popular Borders village of St Boswells.

Melrose 6 miles Kelso 9 miles 39 miles

• Meadow House is a beautiful period family home providing well proportioned and thoughtfully laid out accommodation over two floors. • Ground Floor - Entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, sitting room, kitchen (large 4 door AGA), butler’s pantry, larder, cloakroom/WC, utility room and rear hall. • First Floor - Spacious landing, master bedroom with en suite/ dressing room, 4 further bedrooms, study, linen press, bathroom and shower/wet room. • Separate extensive outbuildings incorporating 2 stables, 2 garages, large loft and garden store with apparent conversion potential. • Range of additional outbuildings including summer house, old game larder/log store, greenhouse, coal store and outside gardener’s loo. • Set in about 1 acre of mature gardens and grounds including flower/shrub borders, lawn, cobbled courtyard, woodland, paddock with fruit trees and parking for multiple cars. • EPC - F

30 The Square Kelso TD5 7HL 01573 224244 [email protected] LOCATION gardens and grounds lie to the north and south Meadow House has a tremendous private, yet of the property. The front of the house benefits central, location in one of the most sought after from a south easterly aspect, with stunning villages in the Scottish Borders. The house lies views of the established borders, speciality within the St Boswells conservation area and trees and lawn. The back of the property leads has large, private and well tended garden and you to a spacious paddock with fruit trees, grounds. greenhouse and vegetable patch.

St Boswells is a picturesque village which Access to the property is via a private driveway reputedly has the largest village green in leading to a gravel frontage with parking for and sits above the . The multiple cars. A cobbled courtyard wraps village lies adjacent to the A68 which provides between the rear of the house and the main good vehicular access both north to Edinburgh outbuildings. There is a small wooded area at and south to the northeast of . Both the southeast end of the garden, adjacent to Scottish Borders Council’s headquarters and the gate and driveway to the grounds. the are within easy reach. FIXTURES and FITTINGS Carpets are included in the purchase price. St Boswells has a good range of local shops, Curtains and poles may be considered including the popular Main Street Trading separately. bookshop with café, along with a primary Some brass and speciality light fittings school, popular Hotel, church and garage/ throughout the house are not included in the petrol station. Secondary schooling is at the sale. highly regarded Earlston High School. St Garden planters and stone troughs are not Boswells has a good range of sporting and included in the sale. recreational facilities including a golf course, rugby club, tennis courts and cricket ground. COUNCIL TAX The Waverley rail link between / Meadow House is shown in Band G on the and Edinburgh terminates a short Scottish Assessors website, this band having drive from Meadow House and has a half hourly been effective since 1st April 1993. train service. VIEWINGS DESCRIPTION Strictly by appointment with the selling agent. Meadow House is a superb Georgian family home which is understood to date from INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA around 1800. The house exudes character and This property and other properties offered provides well proportioned and thoughtfully by Galbraith can be viewed on our website laid out accommodation. Meadow House has at www.galbraithgroup.co.uk. For the latest oil fired central heating and a large 4 door AGA properties for sale like us on www.facebook. in the kitchen. com/GalbraithKelso and follow us on Twitter (/twitter.com/Galbraith_KELSO). There are extensive outbuildings immediately to the east of Meadow House which appear MORTGAGE FINANCE to have potential for conversion to residential Galbraith has an alliance with the Fox Private or office use - subject to planning. These Finance, a boutique brokerage with a bespoke include 2 garages, 2 stables, a loft and garden approach to funding. Through their relationship store. Other outbuildings include a summer with retain, commercial and private banks they house, old game larder/log store, greenhouse, can assist with securing a mortgage to suit your machinery lean-to, coal store and outside loo circumstances. For further information contact (with WC and basin). Matthew Griffiths, based in our Edinburgh office, on 0131 240 6990. Meadow House enjoys a secluded position in the heart of the village. The well kept mature

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