5 bed country house for sale

Southernwood, 68 Main Street, Drymen G63

Commanding a large elevated mature site backing onto open countryside, this detached traditional villa enjoys a central position within the popular Stirlingshire village of Drymen.

This handsome country house affords maximum privacy set in mature gardens, offering
excellent flexible family accommodation. Built in the 1920s by Kelpie, the company who
employed Charles Rennie Mackintosh and still featuring the original doors and timber-work, it
has been sensitively modernised and improved by its current owners to make it fit for modern
family living. The original Crittall windows were replaced with Crittall double glazed windows
throughout. To the east it has beautiful views over to the Campsie Hills.

The front door opens onto a substantial hall, with its original oak flooring, that leads into a
beautifully proportioned large kitchen/living area, with a double Aga, that extends for the width of
the house, and benefits from east and west facing windows. This is the heart of the house and a
gorgeous space for family life. Off the kitchen there is a pantry and utility room, an airy double bedroom, with three windows. A useful back porch for boots and coats gives access to the garden.

To the left of the entrance hall a substantial well-proportioned sitting room benefits from windows
to the south, east and west, including a large bay window. Off that, a room that was a 1960s
extension to the house, with a double height wooden slatted ceiling and a floor to ceiling picture
window, is currently used as a stunning home office. There is also a shower room and storage
off the entrance hall.

On the first floor there are two large double bedrooms, one of them with ensuite. Like the rooms
on the ground floor the master bedroom features windows to the south, east and west. Plus a
family bathroom, two further bedrooms and a playroom.

The large mature garden is a substantial attraction. It includes a patio area that catches the
sun, a chicken coup, greenhouse, as well as two lawns, apple, oak and silver birch trees, a tree
house and a zipwire. There are a range of useful outbuildings and sheds in the garden including a workshop and a bike shed

This really is an exceptional house, with a versatile layout and exceptional space. Drymen is
one of the most popular of the Stirlingshire villages, an easy commute from Glasgow, with
excellent local amenities. Southernwood is in the catchment area for the highly rated Balfron
High School and within walking distance to the well regarded Drymen Primary and pre school.

Home report value £775,000
EPC Rating D
Council Tax Band H