Toftcombs House, nr Biggar, Borders - PO77
Accommodation: 15 - Pets - non smoking

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Toftcombs Country House, near Biggar, Borders. PO77

Accommodation: 15

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A truly delightful, classic country house with views across farmland yet only 26 miles from Edinburgh.

This wonderful Baronial style red sandstone country house, is the former home of the Gladstone Family made famous by Prime Minister William Gladstone. Now a much loved family home, it is a beautifully furnished house which has undergone refurbishment to give it a classic country house feel with a modern twist. There is a delightful Minstrel gallery and stained glass windows. This house is one to enjoy - the best of surroundings as well as the beautiful rolling hills of the Border countryside. The lovely bedrooms are very spacious with a high proportion of en suite bathrooms.

The drawing room is lovely, with open fire and bay windows to give views over the garden and there is an additional sitting/family room with TV. The exceptionally spacious kitchen is a delight with a beautifully equipped hand built kitchen.

The fully enclosed and gated garden has wide terraced lawns ideal and safe for children or just to sit and enjoy the views. There are a further 10 acres of paddocks and ground for you to enjoy. There is also a full sized snooker table in the magnificent Games room. Music room with drum kit and electric piano. Office with broadband connection.

Accommodation:

Ground floor. Very large marble floored hallway with minstrel gallery above and large seating area with open fire. Boot room. Stairs to first floor. Cloakroom with wc. Elegant formal dining room with seating for 14 and open fire. Drawing room with bay windows, views over garden and open fireplace. Small study with broadband connection. Games Room with full sized billiard table. Cosy Family room with TV and woodburning stove. 3 cloakrooms with wc’s with whb. Extremely spacious dining kitchen with Smeg range cooker, Aga and Belfast sinks. Large pantry and Larder. Second kitchen/food preparation area. Door to rear garden. Utility room. Rear staircase to first floor. Mezzanine floor: Music room.

First Floor. Double bedroom with views over garden. Family bathroom with shower over bath, wc and whb. Double bedroom. Large double bedroom with antique bed and en suite shower room, wc and whb. Twin with en suite shower, wc and whb in turret. Master bedroom with antique bed, high ceilings and bay window. Ensuite bathroom with bath, walk in shower, wc and whb and small “turret” dressing room. Twin bedroom. Twin bedroom with views across rear garden and en suite bathroom with shower over bath, wc and whb.
Rear wing. Single bedroom. Shower room with wc and whb. Double bedroom.

Activities:

• Local Activities
• Riding and pony trekking
• Historic border towns such as Peebles
• Scottish Textiles Museum
• New Lanark
• Fishing on Tweed and tributaries
• Cycle the Tweed cycleway
• Many golf courses
• Edinburgh 26 miles

  Less than 1 hour to/from Edinburgh

Included:
Linen and towels provided. Central heating and electricity included. Solid fuel for fires included. Cot available. TVs, Video, DVD and CD. Gas/electric range cooker, Aga, dishwasher, microwave, washer, dryer, 2 fridges, freezer.

Good housekeeping deposit £500.
Dogs kept in rear dog room. No Smoking.
Shops/hotels/pubs in Biggar 1 mile

No Smoking