2 bed cottage for sale

Kirkbank, Borgue, Kirkcudbright DG6

EPC Rating = C Council Tax Band = B

Home Report Value = £155,000

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The property


An immaculately presented link-detached two double bedroom single storey character cottage in a semi-rural setting on the edge of the charming village of Borgue. Walk-in condition with contemporary decor, comfortable furnishings and offered for sale as a permanent or part-time family home, or alternatively as a potential holiday rental business (with contents available by separate negotiation), with outside dining and entertaining space, boasting stunning views of the picturesque surroundings and across to the stunning northern coast of the Lake District, situated in the delightful coastal community of Borgue and only five miles from the popular tourist town of Kirkcudbright with its working harbour and numerous art galleries. The property benefits from a newly installed Vaillant air source heat pump and solar panels which generate income, supplemented by a 'Clear View Pioneer 400' multi-fuel burning stove and double glazing throughout. The fully flexible accommodation layout currently comprises a recently installed fitted kitchen, cosy sitting room, two double bedrooms, and modern family bathroom. The property offers an ideal opportunity to relocate to a glorious spot close to the spectacular bays of Kirkcudbrightshire and would make an ideal permanent or holiday home for families and extended families. Viewing is essential to appreciate all this property has to offer both inside and out.

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Accommodation


Access is via the welcoming entrance to the front of the property opening into the central hallway, providing access on the left to the two double bedrooms, with the second bedroom to the front of the property, and on the right to the front, the sitting room with the kitchen and bathroom to the rear. The cosy sitting room boasts a feature fireplace with a 'Clear View Pioneer 400' multi fuel burning stove. The modern fitted kitchen comprises a range of wall and base cabinets with contrasting work surfaces, a silver glass splash-back and extractor hood. There is a handy breakfast bar providing dining space, an electric fan oven and induction hob, sink and drainer unit, integrated dish-washer and washing machine with space for a fridge/freezer, as well as ample larder space. The stylish family bathroom has a modern four-piece suite white suite with bath, separate shower enclosure, wash hand basin and toilet. In addition there is a useful boarded-out loft storage space accessed via a trap door with pull-down loft ladder and handy coat/shoe cupboard off the hallway.

Finishing off outside, the property benefits from generous garden grounds with water feature to the front providing open scenic views, as well as a private enclosed rear garden with a real 'sun-trap' of a patio area, providing ideal space for outdoor dining and entertaining. There are two large timber sheds ideal for sporting and other hobbies equipment etc. The boundary is denoted by timber fencing to the front where there is both a designated parking space belonging to the property and an area currently used for seating providing additional private parking if required, along with extra communal off-road parking opposite. The closest beach is a half an hour walk away at a distance of about two miles.

Transport, schools & amenities

The village of Borgue has its own pub/hotel and village hall. The nearest primary school is in nearby Twynholm with a school bus service available from Borgue. Borgue is on the local bus route with a regular service into Kirkcudbright centre and beyond. A wide range of individual shops, supermarkets, restaurants, pubs, hotels, offices, doctors and dentists is available in Kirkcudbright, the Artists’ town, along with a swimming pool and the newly refurbished Kirkcudbright Galleries arts centre with its own coffee shop and exhibitions, celebrating the town’s links with the renowned Glasgow Boys (and female artists such as Jessie M King) artists’ colony. Kirkcudbright is a picturesque harbour town situated on the River Dee, surrounded by glorious coastline with holiday centres at Brighouse Bay, Borgue, Sandgreen and Auchenlarie with spectacular sunsets and views of the Murray Isles. Historic Kirkcudbright hosts annual arts festivals, summer activities programme, its own Tattoo with Ceilidh, jazz and traditional music events and the Kirkcudbrightshire County Show. It boasts a cookery school and award-winning dining experiences including The Auld Alliance and Selkirk Arms Hotel, while Castle Douglas, the region’s Food Town is 9 miles away. The new Dark Space Plantarium opened in the summer of 2021 created by Kirkcudbright Development Trust transforming in the old Johnston School building. This state-of-the-art visitor attraction will ‘inform and educate people of all ages celebrating the majesty and infinity of space, the wonders of science and the magic of the nearby Dark Skies Park.’ A broader range of amenities, plus a university campus and new hospital is available in the regional capital of Dumfries, some 26 miles away. The South West of Scotland is well-known for its mild climate, attractive unspoilt countryside and the diversity of sporting and recreational pursuits. There are good hill walking opportunities in the nearby Galloway Hills and cycling along the newly-designated cycle routes, as well as the Seven Stanes mountain bike routes in the Galloway Forest Park. There are varied sporting opportunities such as trout and salmon fishing on the regions numerous lochs and rivers. For golf enthusiasts, there is the championship course at Southerness and several other courses nearby, including Kirkcudbright, Cally Palace, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, and New Galloway. Beautiful Loch Ken has a popular sailing centre with a number of water sports and activities available. The Solway coast is also popular with sailors with both Kippford and Kirkcudbright having safe moorings. The National Trust for Scotland has a wonderful garden and house at Threave Estate which provides training for a number of horticulture students each year and a modern Visitor Centre with an excellent café and shop. The picturesque town of Gatehouse of Fleet is 7 miles away, set in a recognised National Scenic Area on the edge of the magnificent Galloway Forest Park, Scotland’s first Dark Skies Park. Communications within the area are very good. There is a mainline railway station in Dumfries and Lockerbie, providing excellent links to both the north and south. The M74 motorway network can be reached in about an hour and there are regular flights to other parts of the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe from Prestwick Airport which is about one hour’s drive to the North. Edinburgh and Glasgow airports can be reached in around two hours.

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