Location

This delightful property sits about (2.5 miles) away from Cullen, an attractive fishing village and former Royal Burgh on the North Sea coast on the A98, about (20 miles) from Elgin. The surrounding landscape is much admired and is included in the North East 250 route. Cullen boasts a traditional harbour and a long stretch of sandy beach famous for the "Three Kings" rock feature and there are excellent coastal walks to Sunnyside beach as well as the ruins of Findlater Castle. The beautiful waters surrounding the village make an excellent spot for swimming. Adjacent to the beach is the impressive Cullen golf course, designed by Tom Morris, along with club facilities and car parking. Dotted throughout the town are a range of interesting tea rooms, restaurants and hotels (Cullen Skink is a local delicacy) as well as antique and gift shops, a pharmacy, a medical centre and a small supermarket. Pre-school and primary education is available in the village, while the local secondary school is found in the nearby town of Buckie, some six miles away, where there are also larger NHS facilities, banks and supermarkets.

Sandwiched between Inverness-shire to the west and the old county of Banffshire to the east, Moray occupies a special place in northern Scotland, thanks to a particularly mild climate that has justifiably earned this area the title of the Riviera of the North. It is in the heart of the Scottish whisky trail, with distilleries galore to visit. Bleachfield itself is part of the whisky trail and is close to the Cairngorms.
The modern Moray boundary map includes Buckie and Cullen to the east, both visitor centres in their own right with the former boasting the Moray Firth's largest commercial harbour with a fine fishing fleet and rich maritime heritage in addition to shipyards and a repair and maintenance base for the RNLI's Scottish lifeboat fleet. Along its stunningly beautiful coastline are many fine beaches. To the east of Lossiemouth with its excellent new marina, is a stretch of sand that reaches many miles to the mouth of the River Spey, one of the world's greatest salmon fishing rivers.
To the east of this attractive former fishing port is a mixture of sandy stretches and cliff paths including the unusual Hopeman Golf Club that features spectacular cliff-top fairways. In this area are the smaller coast communities of Hopeman, Cummingston and Burghead where another long stretch of forest-fringe sand nearly eight miles long takes you to the beautiful yachting centre of Findhorn, a fascinating village with an important maritime past and set among sand dunes that are listed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Findhorn is also home to the spiritual community and eco-village that is the Findhorn Foundation, which attracts visitors from around the world. Moray is rich in scenery, forest and superb coastal and upland walks but is also well served with communication links, major road and rail arteries run through its heart and local buses serve the Moray uplands and fascinating villages like Dufftown, Knockando and pretty Aberlour. Throughout the county are many castles and fine large houses, some in ruins, but many still occupied and, like Brodie Castle three miles west of Forres, a National Trust for Scotland property that is open to the public.

Description

Bleachfield House is a captivating property in an idyllic rural setting and remains one of the finest examples of mid-18th century domestic architecture in the area. The interior is full of rustic charm including ceilings with exposed wooden beams. An entrance porch with window seats gives an immediate feeling of welcome. The living areas are thoughtfully designed and versatile.   The sitting room has a fitted library style bookcase, under stair cupboard and cosy wood burning stove. Two bedrooms have an interconnecting door and the rear of the two has a white en suite bathroom with mixer shower and dual access leading to the hallway. The bright kitchen offers a more contemporary design with sleek white cabinetry, complemented by timber worksurfaces and modern appliances. For every day domestic tasks there is the utility room with garden door access. A staircase with decorative balustrade leads to the fourth bedroom which has built-in triple wardrobes with deep hanging and shelf space. The cottage is deceptively spacious, with a second main staircase leading to the first floor landing. Here on this upper level a generously sized lounge features a log burning stove. Also on this floor is the principal bedroom with walk in wardrobe and en suite shower room.

Bleachfield House is surrounded by lush greenery, with mature trees framing the property. A delightful white picket fence encloses the front gravelled driveway which offers ample turning and parking and is lit by a series of ornate carriage style lamps. The property has two former coal cellars at the rear which are now used for storing gardening tools, the oil tank and as a tool shed and log store.