2 Hoardweel Farm Cottage, Duns, Berwickshire, TD11 3RY

The property

Enjoying a breathtaking setting in the scenic Scottish Borders, this four-bedroom semi-detached house offers an idyllic country home complete with extensive garden grounds and a 1.5-acre fenced paddock, a substantial American-style barn comprising a loose box, a pony loose box/log store and tack room. PROPERTYApproached along a private farm road and a gated driveway, the cottage enjoys a favourable southwest-facing aspect, and multi-faceted views of the breathtaking countryside. Welcoming you into the property is a neat entrance hall, which leads into the spacious yet cosy lounge. Dual-aspect windows flood the space with natural light and at the focal point of the room is a rustic stone fireplace, which houses a multi-fuel stove and a log store. At the rear of the cottage you reach the heart of the home: the vast open-plan kitchen, dining area and sitting area. Instantly warm and homely, the dual-aspect room simply oozes country charm and provides the perfect setting for everyday family life and entertaining. Arranged around a convivial central island, the bespoke-made fitted kitchen comprises an array of solid oak and white-painted cabinets topped with luxurious black Corian. The farmhouse-inspired kitchen is replete with a traditional dual-fuel range cooker and a gleaming Belfast sink, as well as an integrated dishwasher and an integrated fridge/freezer. In addition to bar seating around the central island, the tremendous open-plan space easily accommodates a large dining area and a sitting area with bi-fold doors onto the southeast-facing patio, and is supplemented with a separate utility room with direct access to the garden. Also on the ground floor are two bright and spacious double bedrooms, and a convenient three-piece shower room.Ascending to the first floor, the staircase leads up to a versatile sitting room, where front-facing windows yield fabulous elevated views of picturesque rural setting. Along a wide corridor are two large double bedrooms (one with generous built-in storage) and an immaculate four-piece bathroom. The cottage benefits from double glazing and a solid-fuel central heating system, ensuring optimum home comfort and efficiency all-season round.The property sits in approximately ½ acre of beautiful garden grounds the front, side and rear, plus a multi-vehicle parking area. The equestrian facilities sit directly opposite the property and consist of a 1.5 acre grazing paddock with post and rail fencing. The American barn is flexible in its layout and currently comprises of two loose boxes, tack room, feed room and an open storage area with potential to create two further loose boxes. There are miles of off road hacking available directly from the property through some of the borders most beautiful countryside. DIRECTIONS: Heading south on the A1 Turn Right on the 'Duns' Road the A6112 (this turnoff is at Grantshouse). Travel on the A6112 for four miles and turn right at the top of the hill into Hoardweel Farm - there is a grey picket fence and white painted rocks that mark the top of the driveway. Drive down the farm road and past two new builds on the left hand side and the property is the last house on the left hand side.