Dating from 1746, an impressive 'B' listed country house with indoor pool, set amid beautifully stocked gardens and paddock, blending rural and commuter living.
Description
House of Craigie is an impressive, detached country house set in beautifully kept and well stocked gardens. The house is of exposed natural stone to the north elevation and cream painted harling to the east, south and western elevations. There is natural exposed stone ashlar relief at quoins, doors, window mullions and roofline skews. Period features have been sensitively preserved and include solid oak floors, impressive fireplaces, ceiling cornices, sash and case windows and a beautiful stone cantilevered staircase.
The accommodation, which is decorated in a neutral and tasteful palette of décor, is laid out over three light, bright and spacious levels. The house is perfectly set up for family living as well as guest entertaining.
Ground Floor
A solid timber outer door to a broad and welcoming reception hall with oak block parquet flooring, the centrepiece of which is a fine stone cantilevered staircase with iron spindles and original wood turned banister. Cloakroom and WC is located immediately off the hall. The drawing room is dual aspect with fine outlooks, the focal point is an open fireplace with marble hearth, and bespoke built-in bookcases. Adjacent to the sitting room is a lovely formal dining room with a solid oak floor, open fire and twin windows to the rear. The kitchen is integrated and has a range of custom-made cabinets with wooden and granite worksurfaces, a 4 door Aga range cooker in cream enamel, undermount sinks, central island, a window to the front and a shelved pantry cupboard. A door from the kitchen leads to a fine triple aspect L-shaped family room, with built-in window seats, a warming open fire, wooden floor and glazed twin leaf doors providing direct access to the rear gardens.
To the eastern end of the property is a rear lobby/cloaks area with external door leading out to the rear garden. Off the lobby is a utility/boot room with fitted storage units, WC, Belfast sinks and plumbing for white goods and the oil-fired boiler.
A door from the lobby opens and provides access to the games room, which is a flexible use space with solid wood floor, open fire and bespoke fitted bookshelves.
Swimming Pool
The swimming pool can be accessed through the games room or via external doors.
A 30' x 15' heated pool has a vaulted ceiling and views to the rear garden. Sliding glazed panels provide access to the gardens giving the ability to bring 'the outside in'.
At the pool entrance there are two showers and two WCs.
First Floor
The cantilevered stone staircase leads to a bright and generous first floor landing where there is a deep shelved linen cupboard. A window throws natural light into the upper hallway as well as aspects to the front of the property and the paddock beyond. Bedrooms 1, 2, 3 & 4 are generous double bedrooms on the first floor. Two of the bedrooms have a 'Jack and Jill' en-suite shower room, while the other double bedrooms share a well-equipped bathroom. The principal bedroom has an impressive fireplace and a bright dual aspect.
Second Floor
A further set of stairs continue from the first floor to the second floor, where the second floor landing has a deep storage cupboard. From this landing there is access to bedrooms 5, 6, 7 & 8, all of which are double bedrooms and two of which feature attractive fireplaces. There are two further bathrooms.
Outbuildings
Swimming pool plant/filtration and general-purpose stores room.
Tennis Court
To the northwest of the house is a high mesh fenced all-weather tennis court.
Gardens
House of Craigie is entered through twin stone gate piers via a cobbled tree lined avenue which terminates at the house in a broad gravel sweep providing excellent vehicular turning and hardstanding. The gravel sweep is fringed by a lawn with ha-ha to the front and a pathway leads to the tennis court. A series of pathways meander through the gardens fringed and protected by tall deciduous trees and flanked by a pond and stream sequence as well as heavily planted woodland beds and borders. A productive kitchen vegetable and herb garden is fringed with numerous productive fruit trees and directly behind the house is a sheltered lawn with stocked beds and borders as well as a gravel terrace which forms a pleasant apron in front of the swimming pool. The rear gardens are in distinctive symmetry, typical of a home of this genre. An Edwardian peach house (not glazed) is set to the south of the herb garden.
Paddock
Directly in front of House of Craigie is a 4.3 acre field with a fenced copse, as well as a shelter tree belt along the roadside. The field lends itself suitable for the turning out and grazing of family horses or ponies.
Services
Oil fired central heating, mains water supply, drainage is by shared private Biodigester sewerage system. Mains electricity.
Mains Electrical Switchgear & Biodigester
The owners of House of Craigie will have a servitude right of access to the electrical switchgear located beneath the former game larder and to the Biodigester.
Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.
Council Tax
House of Craigie is in Band G and the amount of council tax payable for 2023/2024 is £3,233.77 including water and excluding sewage charges.
EPC
EPC rating E.
Local Authority
South Ayrshire Council County Buildings
Wellington Square
Ayr
KA7 1DR
Tel:- 0300 1230900
Situation
House of Craigie has a rural yet highly accessible situation in pastoral Ayrshire, The property is set within beautiful, manicured and well-established garden grounds from where there are far reaching views over adjacent countryside and farmland stretching to the islands of Arran, Ailsa Craig, Jura and as far as Ireland on a clear day.
While pleasantly rural, House of Craigie remains within a comfortable daily commute to Glasgow, Troon, Prestwick & Ayr. The centre of Kilmarnock is about 5 miles to the north and the on and off spurs of the A77/M77 Kilmarnock bypass are only 2.5 miles distant.
Kilmarnock town has an extensive range of shopping and retail facilities, professional services, state primary and secondary schooling.
For independent schooling from House of Craigie, it is possible to choose between the following co-ed, independent day schools which offer junior and senior education -Wellington in Ayr - a school bus stops at the nearby A77/B730 junction. Belmont House School in Newton Mearns, Glasgow 22 miles. Glasgow Academy reached by the Glasgow University bus from Kilmarnock or from the school bus stop in Newton Mearns 21 miles.
Transport links within the area are excellent and there are regular bus and train services to Glasgow from Kilmarnock and Troon (9 miles). Glasgow Prestwick Airport (8 miles)
and Glasgow Airport (31 miles) have regular scheduled international flights.
The ferry terminal at Stranraer (56 miles) provides access to Ireland.
Ayrshire is renowned worldwide for golf with regular open championship venues including Royal Troon, Turnberry and the highly regarded Prestwick, all within easy reach.
Along with farming and golf, the county is known for its excellent salmon fishing on the rivers Ayr, Doon, Girvan and Stinchar, all of which are within a short drive. Game shooting is also popular within the area, and there are a number of commercially run rough and low ground shoots in the district.
The Firth of Clyde offers marine and chandlery services at Troon, Ardrossan & Largs together with highly scenic coastal sailing.
Travel Directions
From Glasgow follow the M77 to the B730 exit. Proceed straight through the roundabout past Hayes Garden Land and after 1.5 miles T-junction to left signposted Craigie. Follow the road to the crossroads, take a left and the House of Craigie gates are on left after approx.
400m. Sat Nav: postcode KA1 5NA via B730 and/or A719.
