Situation
St Andrews is renowned world wide as the ‘Home of Golf’. There are now seven golf courses under the management of the St Andrews Links Trust, including the Old Course, host to the 2010 Open Championship. There are many other golf courses in the area including the Duke’s Course, new courses at St Andrews Bay and Kingsbarns, and traditional links courses at Elie, Crail, Leven and Lundin Links. St. Andrews is also well known for its university which is one of the oldest in Britain, founded in 1410.
St Andrews provides good state secondary schooling at Madras College and private schooling at St Leonards New Park (co-educational prep school) and St Leonards (Senior School and Sixth Form College). There are several co-educational public schools near Perth, including Glenalmond and Strathallan, and Dundee High School is within easy reach. The historic town has a good range of shops, hotels, restaurants and recreational and cultural facilities which include a cinema and The Byre Theatre.
Beyond St Andrews is the East Neuk of Fife, with a spectacular coastline which boasts fishing villages built around picturesque harbours and sandy unspoilt beaches. The regular venue for the annual point to point is nearby at Balcormo which also hosts various horse shows and Pony Club events.
Access by rail, road and air is good. Leuchars railway station 6 km (4 miles) is on the main Aberdeen to London line and provides a fast link to Dundee and Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport, with its increasingly wide range of domestic and international flights, is only 80km (50 miles) and Dundee Airport has regular flights to London City, Birmingham and Belfast. There is a dual carriageway and motorway connection to Edinburgh from Kirkcaldy 32km (20 miles).
Description
14 Lawhead Road West is an attractive family home located in a desirable residential area not far from the centre of St Andrews. It is within easy walking distance of Lawhead Primary School. Built in 1960’s the property is constructed of harled brick and stone with a tiled roof. The accommodation is on two floors. On the ground floor there is an open plan kitchen, dining area and sitting room with a conservatory off, two double bedrooms, both with en suite shower rooms, and a convenient utility area. On the first floor there are two further double bedrooms, also with en suite facilities.
GARDENS AND GROUNDS
To the front of the property there is a raised lawn surrounded by flower beds which are stocked with shrubs and herbaceous plants. Access is gained directly off Lawhead Road West onto a paved and gravelled driveway leading to a small carport with a single garage beyond. To the rear of the property there is a large and fully enclosed mature garden which is predominantly laid to lawn with colourful flower beds, rose beds and mature trees. There is an area of patio around the conservatory.
Accommodation
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Directions
Entering St Andrews on the A91, turn right at the second roundabout onto City Road, signposted A915. Go straight through the next roundabout and at the next intersection, turn right onto Argyle Street which leads into Hepburn Gardens (B939, signposted for Strathkinness). Continue on this road, taking the right fork onto Buchanan Gardens. Lawhead Road West is the second turning on the left hand side. No 14 is on the right hand side.
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