Detached house for sale in Millburn Street, Kirkcudbright DG6

The property
Detached four double bedroom former Mill House on a quaint residential street close to the centre of the vibrant historic town of Kirkcudbright, within easy walking distance of the wide range of local amenities. The spacious accommodation is laid out over two floors (plus attic) and features, on the ground floor, a spacious dine-in kitchen, formal dining-room, lounge, sun-room, study/home office which could easily be used a downstairs fourth bedroom if required, while on the upper floor there is master bedroom with separate dressing-room and ensuite shower room, along with two further double bedrooms, one with ensuite bathroom and a family bathroom. Externally there is a gated driveway with off-street parking space and delightful well-established gardens on three sides of the property. Ideally suited to growing and/or extended families, this property would make a fabulous permanent or holiday home, providing a delightful comfortable and cosy base from which to explore the picturesque surroundings. Viewing essential to appreciate all this property has to offer including the delightful wraparound cottage gardens with patio, offering outside dining/entertaining opportunities. The property benefits from gas central heating and partial double glazing as a Category C Listed Building in a Conservation area.

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Accommodation

The welcoming entrance vestibule opens into the spacious hallway providing access to the fourth bedroom, currently used as a study and formal dining-room with kitchen beyond to the front of the property and to the rear the lounge with conservatory/sun-room off. Also to the rear of the ground floor is the utility room and guest cloakroom. From the hallway the staircase leads to the upper floor accommodation comprising their double bedrooms, two with ensuite and family bathroom. From the first floor landing a further staircase leads to the generous attic space suitable for further development. Both the lounge and dining-room have feature fireplaces with wood-burning stoves. Both the sun-room and kitchen offer direct garden access. The kitchen comprises a range of floor and wall based cabinets with block wood work surfaces and mosaic tile splashback. There is an integrated eye level electric oven and microwave, electric hob with extractor hood, integrated dish-washer and ample space for a free-standing family-size fridge-freezer, as well as space for informal family dining. On the first floor the main bedroom is a spacious double with an ensuite shower room and separate dressing-room suitable for alternative use as a nursery, play-room or home office. The second bedroom boasts a full-size ensuite bathroom with shower over the bath and the third bedroom is also a good-sized double. The main family bathroom comprises a modern three-piece white suite with bath with shower over, wash hand basin and toilet.

Finishing off outside, the property benefits from private enclosed garden grounds to both sides and the rear of the property. The cottage-style gardens are well-established with a wide variety of planted shrubs and trees thriving in the area's mild climate to provide year-round colour. There is a choice of seating areas, patio for outdoor dining/entertaining, sheds and greenhouse. Parking is available at the front of the property.

Transport, schools & amenities
The nearest primary school is at Kirkcudbright Primary with the nearest secondary school Kirkcudbright Academy, all within comfortable walking distance of the property and a choice of pre-school nursery provision. A wide range of individual shops, supermarkets, restaurants, pubs, hotels, offices, doctors and dentists is available in Kirkcudbright, the Artists’ town, along with the newly refurbished Kirkcudbright Galleries arts centre with its own coffee shop and both permanent and touring 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. A Dark Space Plantarium opened in the town centre during 2021. The planetarium has been developed by Kirkcudbright Development Trust transforming the old Johnston School building.
A broader range of amenities, plus a university campus and a brand new, state- of-the-art, hospital are 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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