3 bed detached house for sale

Strachur, Cairndow, Argyll And Bute PA27

A very pretty detached period home on an elevated setting with views across Loch Fyne.

Willowbank is a very pretty detached home competed in a combination of white painted stone and render and black painted smooth render detailing, all neatly presented under a dark grey slate roof. The accommodation which is light and bright is laid across two easily managed levels and from its elevated vantage point, Willowbank enjoys views across Loch Fyne and beyond.

Willowbank makes for an excellent principal private residency for many in a situation of great natural scenic beauty; Strachur is also a well-known west of Scotland holiday and short break destination and so Willowbank offers scope to new owners as a second or income producing, self-catered holiday home.

Ground Floor
Outer front door to welcoming entrance hall, under stair store cupboard with cloaks hooks, formal sitting room with original fireplace, exposed Edinburgh press, dual aspect windows to front gardens and waterscape views, snug/informal sitting/potential bedroom with enclosed Edinburgh press housing the electrical switch gear, window to front gardens and waterscape views, hall store cupboard, family bathroom with overhead shower, kitchen with integrated oven, hob, hood, washing machine, dishwasher & free standing fridge, cum dining with windows to gardens, door to rear vestibule/boot room, door to gardens with garden ornaments.

First Floor
Via carpeted staircase to first floor landing with velux windows, bedroom 1 & 2 with fitted wardrobes and windows to waterscape views.

Gardens
Via wrought iron twin leaf gates to ample gravel vehicular hard standing and parking flanked with colourful flower beds and bushes, a paved pathway wends its way through the lower front gardens to a timber gate, providing access to further vehicular hard standing and parking. The side gardens are laid to gravel and a paved patio area, ideal for alfresco sitting and dining. Rear gardens are accessed via a stone staircase to a level lawn area with raised beds, a further patio area for enjoying evening sundowners. A pathway wends its way through the rear gardens which are tiered and comprise of mature beds, bushes and specimen trees, timber foot bridges provide access across small streams that trickle their way through the upper gardens. There is a great sense of peace and tranquillity within the rear gardens, all of which are privatised from neighbouring properties with views towards the water.

Outbuildings
Deatched single garage with manual up and over door, personal door access. Greenhouse, 2 x general purpose sheds, log stores.
Services
Mains water supply, drainage is by shared septic tank, electric night storage heating, double glazed.

Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.

Local Authorities
Argyll & Bute Council
Tel: Council Tax
Willowbank is in Band D and the amount of council tax payable for 2025/2026 is £1903.56 including water and excluding sewerage.
EPC

Rating F

Situation
Willowbank is situated in the Loch Fyne side coastal village of Strachur. Strachur is in southern Argyll at the sheltered confluence of highland glens and Loch Fyne. Strachur is mainly a ribbon development that runs along the coast. The village and most of the homes face due west and overlook the loch and from where there are spectacular waterscape and landscape views as well as dramatic and colourful sunsets.

Strachur is a delightful and very pretty Loch Fyne side Argyllshire coastal village. Strachur and Loch Fyne are well known for their great natural scenic beauty which has always drawn people to the area to live, holiday and enjoy weekend breaks.

The village has a post office and café, a retail service station, an excellent Medical Centre with in-house pharmacy, and a vibrant Community Hall, all of which cater for most everyday needs and requirements. Glasgow is about 61 miles distant and offers a full range of higher and further educational services as well as all the cultural and professional services normally connected with a major city.

There are a number of restaurants, all with menus that encompass the term “Scotland’s Natural Larder”; these include Loch Fyne Oysters, The Creggans Inn (only a few hundred yards away) and Inver Cottage Restaurant.

Dunoon is approximately 17 miles away with Glasgow Airport at approximately 53 miles distant via Loch Lomondside.

Primary schooling is available in Strachur and secondary schooling is available at Dunoon. The nearest independent school is Helensburgh at 35 miles.

The A83 and A82 provide access to central Scotland. Arrochar has a main line rail station with a service to and from Glasgow city centre and a sleeper to London. The frequent western ferry service between McInroy’s Point and Hunters Quay provides alternative travel to Glasgow and the west of mainland Scotland.

The area offers much in the way of outdoor pursuits including cycle routes, challenging hill climbs, walks and several golf courses. The recently established Cowal Way stretches from Portavadie in the West and travels eastwards for 31 miles through some of the most dramatic and picturesque sea and landscapes in the west coast.

Sea, river and loch fishing are also available in the area as are a number of commercially run shoots. Some of the local estates allow stalking by arrangement.

For sailors, the sea lochs of the west of Scotland offer safe anchorages as well as spectacular coastal sailing; there are marina and chandlery services at Rhu, Inverkip, Portavadie and Dunoon.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow proceed in a westerly direction on the M8 motorway for about 15 miles taking junction 30 onto the Erskine Bridge. Turn left off the bridge on the A82 and continue for about 25 miles to reach Tarbet. Continue to the left at Tarbet onto the A83 and proceed through Arrochar for a further 13 miles. Turn left onto the A815 and travel for about 9 miles to reach Strachur. Continue into the village turning right onto the A886 signposted Glendaruel, Colintraive. After a few metres turn immediate left and immediate right onto the minor road. Continue along the minor road for about 0.1 miles to find Willowbank on the left-hand side."
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