THE COACH HOUSE AND STABLES Swinton House Swinton Duns Berwickshire TD11 3HY

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1 THE COACH HOUSE AND STABLES Swinton House Swinton Duns Berwickshire TD11 3HY

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3 THE COACH HOUSE AND STABLES Swinton House Swinton Duns Berwickshire TD11 3HY A rare opportunity to acquire a beautiful family home in an idyllic rural setting with an expansive covered central courtyard and an extensive range of outbuildings, which have planning permission to create three substantial residential dwellings Duns 6 miles, Berwick-upon-Tweed 13 miles, Edinburgh city centre 48 miles, Newcastle 75 miles (all distances are approximate) = Coach House: Reception hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen, cloakroom. Four bedrooms, bathroom and shower room Savills Edinburgh Wemyss House, 8 Wemyss Place Edinburgh EH3 6DH edinburghresi@savills.com Annexe: Own entrance, sitting room/dining room/kitchen, bedroom with en suite shower. Coach House and Annexe approx. 360 sq m Stable buildings: Stables with consent for three 3 bedroom residential dwellings Covered courtyard/garaging approx. 317 sq m Hay barn with two loose boxes, paddock and attractive garden. Approx. 3 acres Total combined floor area approx sq m Available as a whole or in lots (refer to selling agent) EPC = D

4 SITUATION The Coach House and Stables are located at the centre of a private country estate near to the village of Swinton in the heart of the Scottish Borders countryside, in an outstanding setting overlooking open farmland. The surrounding Berwickshire countryside is some of the most beautiful and unspoilt in eastern Scotland, with rolling fields punctuated by magnificent views south to the Cheviot Hills. The location is exceptional for outdoor activities with a wide variety of beautiful and peaceful walking, cycling and riding routes and the opportunity to drive on scenic roads with minimal traffic. There is excellent country sport in the area, with trout and salmon fishing on the rivers Tweed, Blackadder, Whiteadder and Teviot. Pheasant and grouse shooting are also available on local estates. Kelso racecourse is a key venue on the horse racing calendar. There are first class golf courses nearby, including an 18 hole course at Duns and a championship course, The Roxburghe, at Kelso. The beautiful historic town of Berwick-upon-Tweed has rowing and sailing clubs, a golf course, museums, superb walks on the town walls and is serviced by a number of national supermarkets and stores. The conservation village of Swinton has a well regarded primary school, a garage, and the popular Wheatsheaf Hotel. The historic village at Norham Castle is only 6 miles away and has a gourmet butcher, bakery, newsagent/village store, gunsmiths and fishing suppliers, two pubs, beautiful walks along the River Tweed and regular antique fairs at the village hall. Duns (6 miles) is the county town of Berwickshire with an excellent state of the art modern high school, a sports centre, a swimming pool, a good range of shops and local services and the Jim Clark Museum. Berwick-upon- Tweed, Kelso and Melrose provide a wide choice of shops, restaurants, coffee shops and professional services. Independent schooling is available at St Mary s, Melrose (prep), Belhaven Hill in Dunbar (prep) and Longridge Towers near Berwick-upon-Tweed (3-18 years). Edinburgh is 48 miles by road and Newcastle is 75 miles to the south.

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6 EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Gross internal area (approx) Coach House: sq.m (3874 sq.ft) Outbuildings: sq.m (4763 sq.ft) Covered Courtyard: sq.m (3420 sq.ft) For Identification Only. Not To Scale. SquareFoot Proposed Development x '5" x 18' 5.69 x '8" x 11'2" Tank Room (No Access) 5.59 x '4" x 9'1" WC Hall WC Proposed Development x '11" x 18'6" Covered Courtyard x '3" x 54'3" Ensuite Shower To Room Loft Sitting Room/ Dining To Room/ Loft Kitchen 5.23 x '2" x 11'6" Bedroom x '2" x 11'9" Proposed Development x '2" x 12'5" 5.51 x '1" x 13'9" Covered Courtyard Eaves Storage Eaves Storage WT Proposed Development x '8" x 18'2" Covered Archway 6.07 x '11" x 12'1" Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 7.98 x '2" x 19'5" Hall WC Dining Room 5.21 x '1" x 12'1" Drawing Room 6.78 x '3" x 17'1" Proposed Development x '8" x 18'2" Shower Room Bedroom x '10" x 12'10" Hall Bedroom x '10" x 12'9" Store Office/ Study 5.36 x '7" x 11'7" Bedroom x '10" x 12'2" Master Bedroom 5.28 x '4" x 12'1'' Bathroom Balcony Ground Floor First Floor

7 There is good access to Edinburgh via the A697/A68 and A1, while Berwick-upon-Tweed lies 13 miles to the east from where there are regular main line train services to London and Edinburgh. Edinburgh and Newcastle airports operate flights to numerous domestic and international destinations. DESCRIPTION Dating from circa 1825, the Coach House and Stables originally formed part of the Swinton Estate and served as the stables and coachman s house to the nearby Swinton House, a magnificent neo-classical country house set in parkland grounds. The Coach House has been renovated to an exceptional standard by the current owners to create a beautiful family home fit for modern living whilst retaining the period charm of the property. The house and outbuildings are centred around a vast covered courtyard with a 54 ft span timber and irontrussed roof, which provides the potential for a variety of uses. Coach House. The spacious accommodation is arranged over two floors with excellent living space on the ground floor, which incorporates a useful self contained annexe. The front door opens to a broad reception hall with a WC, coat cupboard and stair rising to the upper floor. The hall leads through to the elegant dining room with hand painted murals and an ornamental fireplace. Adjoining here is the wonderful triple aspect drawing room with a central fireplace with stone mantel and a gas fired stove, recessed book shelves and a door to the garden. There is a spacious kitchen/family room incorporating a bespoke fitted kitchen with wood cabinets and an electric AGA with a gas hob. There is a sitting area with a wood burning stove and a door leading to the garden patio and another door providing direct access to the central courtyard. The main bedroom accommodation is located on the upper floor and includes a lovely triple aspect master bedroom with a door to a balcony with open views to the south. There are three further double bedrooms served by a large bathroom with a roll top bath and corner shower, and also a separate shower room. Features include: Oak flooring Working shutters High level insulation Heat exchange unit Double glazing Exposed dressed stone arches Astragal windows Renovated roof and external stonework Heat recovery system 300 amp 3 Phase power supply Wide external and internal doors for wheel chair access THE ANNEXE A useful self contained annexe provides the potential for secondary accommodation or a self contained holiday let and incorporates a bedroom, kitchen / dining room / sitting room and shower room and benefits from its own private entrance in addition to having access from the dining hall. THE STABLES The former stables provide an exciting opportunity to create three further residential dwellings. Details are available on the Scottish Borders Planning Portal. Planning ref: 13/00470/LBC. The planning consent is for the conversion of the stables to three dwelling houses, each to have its own garden and two car parking spaces. Much of the stonework, roofing and slatework for the future conversion has already been done. Proposed accommodation for each unit comprises in brief: Unit 1 Ground floor: reception hall, kitchen/dining room, drawing room, utility room, shower room. First floor: master bedroom with dressing room and en suite shower room, two further double bedrooms and a bathroom.

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9 Unit 2 Ground floor: reception hall, kitchen/dining room, drawing room, utility room, shower room. First floor: master bedroom with en suite shower room, two further double bedrooms and a bathroom. Unit 3 Ground floor: reception hall, kitchen/dining room, sitting room, drawing room, utility room, WC, master bedroom with en suite shower room, two further double bedrooms and a bathroom. A Section 75 agreement is in place relating to the Education and Lifelong Learning Contribution and the Affordable Housing Contribution. Please contact the selling agent for further details. Outside The Coach House and Stables sit centrally within grounds of approximately 3 acres. A paved terrace wraps around the south and east side of the property and there is a lawned area to the south and west side. A large parking area and a corrugated hay barn incorporating two loose boxes and a feed store are located on the eastern side of the house. Beyond here there is a paddock, which borders woodland. Fixtures and Fittings: All curtains, blinds and white goods are included in the sale. The chandeliers in the hallway, dining room, drawing room and on the stair case are excluded from the sale, along with the wall mounted lights in the drawing room and dining room and the brass pendant light in the kitchen. Services: The Coach House is served by mains water and electricity. Private drainage to septic tank. Oil fired central heating and hot water, and LPG gas. Viewing: Strictly by appointment with Savills PSS 03/04/18 Photos taken January and April 2018 Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves: The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others. Offers: Offers, in Scottish legal form, must be submitted by your solicitor to the Selling Agents. It is intended to set a closing date but the seller reserves the right to negotiate a sale with a single party. All genuinely interested parties are advised to instruct their solicitor to note their interest with the Selling Agents immediately after inspection. Deposit: A deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives. The deposit will be non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents. IMPORTANT NOTICE Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. GENERAL REMARKS Wayleaves and Rights of Way: The Coach House own the section of the eastern drive between points A and B, as per the title plan, and Swinton House has a vehicular right of access over the drive between points A and B (shaded blue). Kames Dairies Ltd have a servitude right of access between points A and B, and also between B and C for agricultural use. Listing: The Coach House and Stables are Category B listed. C B A This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. ( ). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE. This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. ( ). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE.

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