Description
April Cottage is situated in the popular country village of Gordon, which boasts a village shop, café and a public house serving great home cooked food. A wider range of shops and supermarkets can be found in Kelso, 10 miles, and Galashiels, 15 miles. The cottage is very well presented and dates back to the mid 1800s where it was originally a stable and then converted into cottages in the 1920s, retaining all the charm of its period features with a rendered front face and the original local stone to the rear.
The garden area is enclosed and private with a patio offering space for al fresco drinkgs and dining. Inside there is an open plan living/dining room with a cosy wood burner and French doors leading to the garden. The kitchen is small but well-equipped with a good level of appliances, providing everything you could need to rustle up hearty home cooked meals. On the first floor is a comfortable kingsize bedroom and a single bedroom, both served by a family bathroom. Two private parking space are available to the front of the property.
The area is a walker’s paradise and there is a carp and trout fishery on the edge of Gordon village. Day fishing passes are available locally. The nearby historic monument of Greenknowe Tower dates back to 1581, while Hume Castle and Mellerstain House and Gardens are worth a visit, along with Dryburgh Abbey. Edinburgh is an hour away by train from nearby Tweedbank station with free parking, or you can drive. There is easy access by road to the Berwickshire coastline, approximately 30-minute drive. Melrose is a popular tourist town and can be reached in a 20-minute drive. Floors Castle in Kelso is a day out place and there’s a café and garden centre and a dog walk by the river. ’Born in the Borders’ is an extraordinary visitor centre and food and drink attraction that also has river walks, a café, farm shop, grass sledges and an adventure playground. Bamburgh, with its majestic castle and stunning beaches, and Holy Island, also knows as Lindisfarne (accessible at low tide), are fabulous for days out and are just over an hour away. Shop and pub 100 yards, restaurant 8 miles.
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Accommodation details
Ground floor
Living/dining room: With wood burner, 26" Freeview TV, DVD player, wooden floor and French doors leading to garden.
Kitchen: With electric cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine and tiled floor.
First floor
Bedroom 1: With kingsize bed.
Bedroom 2: With single bed.
Bathroom: With shower over bath, and toilet.
Second floor
Third floor
Fourth floor
Facilities
Electric heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and broadband included. Initial logs for wood burner included.
Miscellaneous
Enclosed rear garden with patio and garden furniture. 2 small dogs welcome. Private parking for 2 cars. No smoking.
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Nearest town
Gordon
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Shops
100 yards
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Distance
100 yards
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Restaurant
8 miles
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Nearest railway station
Tweedbank
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Pub
100 yards
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Railway station distance
5.0 miles
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Lake
0.6 miles