Property description
Rowantree Butts is a magnificent 'C' Listed family home set in approximately 1.4 acres of secluded wooded ground, with exceptional and extensive gardens. Lying only a short walk from the Galashiels town centre as well as the new Borders Railway station, due to open in September 2015, everything is immediately accessible from this central location.
A real hidden gem there is an abundance of flexible family accommodation throughout which could also provide a fabulous business opportunity in the heart of the Scottish Borders.
Dating from 1860 and built for the local mill owner Adam Brown, there are period features in abundance, which include ornate cornicing, ceiling roses, stained glass windows, frieze work and marble fireplaces. This south facing property really must be viewed to be appreciated.
Internally, the property comprises five main bedrooms, three reception rooms, a breakfasting kitchen, a family bathroom, a separate wc, an office, a utility room and a cloakroom with wc. At the top of the house, the former servants' quarters have been modernised to provide three further bedrooms and a bathroom or for use as a semi-independent apartment with views over the surrounding trees and back towards the Eildon Hills.
Externally, there is parking at the gravel sweep to the front, plus further parking beside the coach house block to the rear which is currently used as a garage/workshop with opportunity for conversion as a cottage for holiday letting or a granny annexe, subject to the necessary permissions.
Reached by a winding driveway which leads up to the house the large, well maintained grounds are laid to lawn with an array of flower beds, a large vegetable garden with network of paths and box-type hedging plus mature shrubs and trees. Particular features are the original rotating summer house and the 65-foot long greenhouse extending along a South facing wall off the coach house.
Most Border towns can be reached from this central location, and the A7 with direct routes to Edinburgh and Carlisle is immediately available. The proposed new rail-link, due to open in September 2015 and running from Tweedbank to Edinburgh, with a stop in Galashiels is only a matter of minutes away making this region more and more accessible.
EPC: F31
Melrose 5 miles Selkirk 6 miles Edinburgh 32 miles Tweedbank 2 miles
(all distances are approximate)
*You can contact the agent 7 days a week to organise a viewing - subject to availability - 01896 820 226*
Property Features :
- Grounds of Approximately 1.4 acres
- Granny Flat/Annexed Accommodation
- Conversion Opportunity
- Business Opportunity/Family Home
- Period Features