Property Under Offer in School Road, Biggar
Offers Over £200,000

• Charming stone-built three bed cottage
• Beautifully well-presented and generously proportioned accommodation
• Generous lounge with a log burning stove
• Dining kitchen with open plan living area
• Master bedroom with ensuite
• Two further double bedrooms
• Private parking area
• Large garden with attractive views over open countryside

Situated on the edge of the Carmichael Estate, Westgate Beeches is one of two, semi-detached, former gatehouses to the Estate. This charming stone-built cottage under slate roof has been significantly renovated by the current owner and offers beautifully well-presented and generously proportioned accommodation arranged over two floors. The home is entered from the front through a set of glazed French doors into a large dining kitchen with open plan living area. The kitchen has been recently fitted and provides a good range of stylish and modern base and wall mounted storage with a Belfast style sink and butcher block worksurfaces adding to the country charm of the room. This room in turn leads to the hallway which gives access to the front garden. The lounge is generous in size with a log burning stove which again adds to the country charm of the home. The bathroom has a suite comprising; corner bath with mixer shower above, W.C and wash hand basin. The ground floor is completed by a double bedroom at the rear. The upper bedrooms are accessed via two separate staircases which have recently been renewed to provide easier access. The double bedroom at the rear of the property benefits from an en-suite shower room which has again been recently re-modelled. An additional double bedroom is accessed via the stairs at the front of the property.

Externally there is a private parking area to the front with some garden space and a large garden to the rear which is predominantly laid to lawn with attractive views over open countryside. Heating is provided by recently installed, modern electric panel heaters. Attached to the property is an outbuilding which currently houses a log/coal shed, washhouse and storeroom.

This charming property offers potential buyers a true taste of rural living with many beautiful country walks on the doorstep whilst only being a short drive to the M74 and all the transport benefits that provides across central Scotland.

LOCATION

Carmichael is a rural hamlet situated in the beautiful South Lanarkshire countryside between the towns of Biggar and Lanark. The village consists of a newly built primary school (250 meters from the property), village hall, playing fields and parish church. There are excellent local walks and bike rides to be found on the Carmichael Estate and surrounding area.     

As well as offering rural bliss, Biggar is a thriving former market town situated a stone’s throw from the Scottish Borders. 

The bustling High Street boasts an excellent range of general stores, speciality retail outlets, cafes and restaurants. Biggar has a golf course, boating pond and tennis courts, along with well-patronised bowling and rugby clubs. Whatever your interest there are various clubs and associations ranging from bridge to theatre workshop, music to rambling, as well as the prize-winning Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum. Biggar also boasts the famous Purves Puppet Theatre and the popular, family-friendly, Biggar Little Festival which is held in October. The surrounding countryside provides almost limitless opportunities for fishing, hillwalking, trail running and mountain biking, (the nearby Glentress Forest is a mountain biking mecca).

For education, there is a thriving and popular toddler group, as well as both primary and secondary schools.

---