Location

Positioned on a hill in the Scottish Borders, Blythe House enjoys spectacular uninterrupted views over rolling open countryside. Located about 5 miles from the historic town of Lauder, the house is well served by the town's excellent range of local amenities and services. These include independent retailers, cafés, pubs, and hotels, restaurants, a deli, butcher, baker, gallery and the Lauder golf course.

There is a local primary school in Lauder, with further education available at the highly regarded Earlston High School, as well as St Mary's School in Melrose. There are a number of independent schools in Edinburgh which is within commuting distance via the A68 and the Borders Railway line. Loretto School in Musselburgh offers a daily bus service from Lauder.

Blythe House is commutable to Edinburgh, being 31 miles from the city centre, and is well served by the Stow rail station on the Borders line to Edinburgh Waverley. Edinburgh Airport (38 miles) has a wide range of domestic and international flights. Berwick-upon-Tweed has a mainline railway station providing direct trains to London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. Despite its good transport connections and accessibility to both Edinburgh and Newcastle, Berwickshire is one of the genuinely rural areas of Scotland: the county has a low population and can therefore provide a quality of life that is becoming increasingly rare.

The area provides excellent opportunities for the country sports enthusiast, with fishing, golfing, horse riding and shooting all available locally, as well as a rich rugby culture. Salmon fishing can be taken on the Tweed, Whiteadder and Teviot rivers and shooting arranged on local estates. Golfers enjoy a choice of ten courses in the locality, including an 18 hole course at Duns and The Roxburgh championship course outside Kelso.

Description

Blythe House is a modern country home situated within a generous plot in the Scottish borders countryside. The house sits high up in its plot and has fantastic views in all directions. Accommodation is across two floors and extends to around 3700 sq ft. The main entrance is on the north side of the house and the vestibule opens up into a central hallway with dining space beyond. There are double doors here to the garden as well as the staircase to the first floor and a door to the south facing dual aspect sitting room. The sitting room has an open fireplace as well as a bay window where wonderful southerly views can be enjoyed. The kitchen also features a bay window and has space for a dining table. There are a range of traditionally styled base and wall mounted units as well as an AGA.

The kitchen and back porch are linked by a hallway where there is a shower room and a utility room, also fitted with units.

There are two bedrooms on the ground floor which are both en suite. There are a further two bedrooms on the first floor set off a spacious landing where there is also a bathroom. Three of the four bedrooms face south and take in the wonderful views.

Surrounding the house are generous gardens bound by the paddock to the front. There is lawn to the south and to the north of the property is a spacious driveway where there is access to the barn and garaging. The garden is enclosed by a stock fence and there are gates into the paddock which extends to around 3.1 acres. The paddock is enclosed by a stone dyke and a stock fence and there is a field shelter for animals.