A fully refurbished former farmhouse and detached cottage, both completed with great attention to detail, with flexible outbuildings and land, all set amid very pleasant Ayrshire rural environs.


Description
South Nettlehirst Farm is a rare and beautifully presented collection of main property, secondary property, outbuildings and land assets. The property was at one time a working farm but is now a principal private residence with income producing or extended family use detached cottage. Within the grounds there is a flexible range of outbuildings and land to about 3.5 acres, both of which combine well to offer home equine options. South Nettlehirst Farm is situated in rural North Ayrshire on a quiet mainly agricultural traffic single track road and while enjoying all associated with rural living, South Nettlehirst Farm provides swift ease of access to Glasgow City and the main airports of the west of Scotland.

South Nettlehirst has been in its current ownership for about 12 years, during which time it has undergone a total transformation from a former farmhouse in poor condition to a quite exceptional family home completed with painstaking attention to detail and to craftsman like standards. While an older outer shell, great care has been taken to ensure maximum efficiency and thermal retention.

The internal finishes include deluxe range ceramics teamed with Regency cornicework, quality kitchen and bathroom ware, stainless steel ironmongery, rich hardwood flooring and rustic slate tile flooring. Externally the house displays the same high standards with a new roof including trusses, slates and leaded skews. The house is completed in cream painted harled exterior with smooth ashlar in contrasting colour at windows, doors and base course. South Nettlehirst Farm is set in well-established and productive kitchen produce gardens with numerous strategically located alfresco sitting/dining and sundowner settings.

South Nettlehirst Farm
Ground Floor
Twin leaf outer storm doors to entrance
vestibule with tiled floor, bevel glazed door to
entrance reception hallway, snug/TV den with
brick fireplace, burr elm mantle and warming
multi fuel stove on a slabbed hearth,
generously proportioned kitchen with inset
Kenwood range cooker with overhead canopy,
5-ring gas hob and electric ovens, Belfast sink,
central island, a range of Neff integrated white
goods, cast iron stall pole with restored stall
timber partition to dining and breakfasting room
with distressed effect timbers at ceiling, utility
room with door to gardens, central heating
boiler, electrical switchgear, ceiling pulley.
Door to inner front hallway with feature arched
doorway and fenestration, dado height white
painted wood panelling, access to insulated
roof space. Strong gun safe store, cloaks/wc
with high flush wc and dado height panelling.
Extensive drawing room with open plan formal
dining room, central oak block parquet flooring,
2 sets twin leaf doors to gardens, symmetrical
relief architecture designed concealed loft
access hatch.

Bedroom 1 (master), a dual aspect room with inbuilt fitted bedroom furniture, fully tiled en suite with back-to-wall pan and bidet, his and hers wash hand basins and wet zone type shower.

First Floor
Staircase to the first floor, upper hallway with access to insulated roof space, main family bath and shower room with contemporary styled bath, slate tile floor with mosaic detail, bedroom 2, bedroom 3 (currently set up as home office study), bedroom 4 with dual aspects.

Services
Mains water supply, drainage by private septic tank, LPG central heating, double glazing. Hard wired smoke and heat alarm system.

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The Barn
The Barn is completed in harling and white render at base course and all is under a tiled roof. The Barn is currently let out and the passing rent is £550 pcm.

Ground Floor
Outer door to reception hallway with coir matwell recess, open plan kitchen to dining to sitting room with twin leaf doors and side screens to gardens, bedroom 1 is generously proportioned with a fully tiled en suite shower room.   

Services
Mains water supply, wet electric central heating system, double glazing, drainage is by private treatment plant.

Garage
Single garage (attached to The Barn) with up and over roller door, painted concrete floor, internal boiler house and pressurised hot water tank.

Outbuildings
Former byre (complete with original bisses), approx. 20m x 8m, personal door and sliding door access, good space for garaging, hobbies or crafts, workshop or business from home space.

5-bay steel portal frame, open fronted shed with open fronted lean-to, a former hayshed offering general purpose stores.

Gardens
A stone gate pier and full height stone wall provide an access point to the gravel surfaced yard immediately to the front of the house. A second 5-bar county gate and personal gate set in substantial strainers lead to a generous gravel yard at The Barn. A third access point is at the eastern side with a 5-bar county gate set in post and rail fencing leading to the gravel drive. Off the drive is a galvanised steel gate leading to the paddock, wildflower garden, raised timber kitchen produce planters, soft fruit canes and bushes. Extensive grey gravel yard around The Barn, outbuildings and the house. Lawn with central specimen tree bounded by a combination of laurel and beech hedging and stone wall, beds featuring spring bulbs, camelias, rhododendrons, pergola draped with climbers, gravel path and gate to sheltered rustic flag stone terrace. Gravel pathway to hawthorn bounded rear gardens, lap larch fenced gravel terrace. Maturing lawn bounded by recently planted beech hedging at southern side, further gravel drive and yard to buildings.

Land
A level paddock to permanent pasture bounded by post and wire fencing lies to the southern side of the property. The paddock is to about 2.15 acres (0.869 Ha) and the whole is to 3.42 acres (1.385 Ha) The paddock is suitable for turning out and grazing family ponies or horses and it is capable of producing a supply of round bale haylage.

Local Authorities
North Ayrshire Council
Tel: 0845 6030592.

Note: The services have not been checked by the selling agents.

EPC Rating
EPC rating F for South Nettlehirst Farm and EPC rating C for The Barn.

Council Tax
South Nettlehirst Farm is in Band E and the amount of council tax payable for 2022/2023 is £2,401.82. The Barn is in Band C and the amount of council tax payable for 2022/2023 is £1,426.10.

Situation
South Nettlehirst Farm is situated in pleasant countryside of North Ayrshire, midway between the Ayrshire small towns and villages of Dunlop and Beith.

Gateside is a pretty and popular small hamlet with an excellent primary school of some repute, a village hall and a popular and friendly country pub, and whilst enjoying all associated with rural living. Dunlop has local provisions stores and Beith has a midi sized Co-op for a fuller weekly shop. Dunlop and Beith are extremely well placed for a daily commute to Glasgow.

The A737 provides good access to the M8 motorway corridor and Glasgow city, (amazingly, some 18 miles away, and only 1 set of traffic lights at the Bothwell Street off ramp before entering the city). The A736 provides further access to the city via Barrhead, both trunk roads also provide convenient easy access to the ever developing Ayrshire coastline. The closest main line railway station is at Dunlop and the international airports of Glasgow and Prestwick are 14 and 18.5 miles respectively.

Glasgow city provides an excellent range of all professional services, higher education, cultural and retail facilities normally associated with a major city centre.

Tourism is a thriving industry in Ayrshire. The main town of Ayr has its own racecourse hosting the Scottish Grand National, and is arguably Scotland’s golfing Mecca with the home of the Open Championship at Prestwick and present day Open Championship links at Turnberry and Royal Troon. Alloway is the birthplace of Robert Burns and his legacy continues to draw people to the area.

For the field sportsman/woman the rivers of Ayrshire offer salmon fishing by permit. The Garnock water has a back end run of salmon. The district also offers some commercially run and challenging low ground driven pheasant shooting and with permission some of the local estates and land owners allow the chance to stalk roe deer.

Sea fishing sport is available on the Ayrshire coastline.

There are marina, yachting and chandlery services at Troon, Largs and Inverkip. Inland sailing and paddle sports are available at the Clyde and Muirshiel Regional Park at nearby Lochwinnoch.

Travel Directions
From Glasgow City Centre proceed west on the M8 motorway. After 9 miles take junction 29 (A737) following signs for Irvine. Continue on the A737 for 12 miles to reach the Beith bypass, continue on the bypass and identify the BP filling station on the right hand side. Continue for a further 400 metres taking 3rd left onto the B706. Continue on the B706 for 3.1 miles to reach the Burnhouse crossroads. Turn right onto the A736 and continue for 0.6 miles then turn right onto the unmarked single track road. Proceed along the unmarked single track road for 0.7 miles to find the entrance to South Nettlehirst Farm on the left hand side.