Riverside Lodge, Hawick, Roxburghshire, TD9 0PU

The property

A chance at the Good LIfe.? The property is a registered smallholding and extends to around 2.5 acres; with uninterrupted views and idyllic tranquillity to go with it. The red cedar clad lodge has all the charm of a rural country cottage; comfortably hosting well-appointed living space with wood burning stove, and a traditional kitchen with exposed beams, farmhouse style Rayburn and solid timber kitchen units. There are two double bedrooms, all with fantastic outlooks, on the ground floor and a modern fitted shower room with the attic part converted and with scope to provide a further bedroom or artist's studio. The lodge has neat surrounding lawned gardens with scope to extend the existing accommodation and add a garage if required. The extensive land and external space gives the property it's enviable backdrop- with no shortage of possibilities, the current owners utilise this to good effect with a true cottage garden, vegetable plots, stabling and sheep pens, grazing land and plenty of scope to develop to a purchasers own requirements! Located in the midst of beautiful rolling countryside, set just off the A7 and some 10 miles south of Hawick, the property enjoys the best of town and country. Hawick is a traditional Borders town, with strong links to the farming and textiles industries and a proud rugby tradition. The regenerated town centre includes attractions such as the Textiles Museum and the refurbished Tower Mill with its theatre and cinema complex, a number of quality independent shops and long established businesses. A selection of high street brands and supermarkets are also available, as well as medical facilities and schooling from nursery to secondary and a college. Local distances are 50 miles to Edinburgh, 40 miles to Carlisle and 70 miles to Newcastle.

Energy rating

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