Laurel Bank, Strachur, Cairndow, Argyll and Bute PA27 8BX Offers in excess of £345,000

Situation

Laurel Bank is on the north side of Strachur, ,a small village on the shore of Loch Fyne. Its amenities include a doctor’s surgery, a primary school, the well known Creggans Inn with bar and restaurant, a post office, a village pub, a tea room and a village hall. Argyll, with its long coast line and mountain ranges, provides the outdoor enthusiast with many activities including sailing, hill walking, deer stalking and salmon and sea fishing. Schooling at secondary level is offered in Dunoon, some 21 miles away. Dunoon also offers extensive shopping, a supermarket, cinema and hospital. Helensburgh is within 38 miles and as well as offering excellent local shopping it is home to the acclaimed independent Lomond School. There is a railway station at Arrochar providing access to Glasgow city centre. Glasgow International Airport offers regular domestic and international flights.

Description

Laurel Bank dates from circa 1860 when it was built for the Bishop of Argyll as his holiday home. It retains much of its period character and charming atmosphere.
Built under a slate roof, this stone built villa is typically Scottish in appearance and Victorian in its layout with the main reception rooms off a central hall and the main bedrooms on the first floor. It has an elevated position above the A815 looking westwards over Loch Fyne.

Accommodation

The drawing room has a box bay window with magnificent loch views, ornate cornice and a wood burning stove set into a substantial fireplace. Off the drawing room is an inner hall which leads to a wc and downstairs bedroom. The dining room is brightly coloured, has wonderful open views, fine cornice and a wood burning stove.
To the rear of the house is a fitted kitchen, back lobby an family bathroom. Upstairs are 3 further bedrooms of which 2 face directly onto the Loch, wc and family bathroom off the mid landing. A new system of central heating (LPG) was installed in 2009.
Laurel Bank has pretty grounds of approximately 0.5 acres. A gravel driveway sweeps up towards the main house with lawned gardens to front, rear and northside. A mixed hedge provides privacy and some protection from prevailing winds, whilst a variety of rhododendrons provide seasonal colour.
An area of shoreline (approx 50m) fronting Loch Fyne is included in the sale.

Directions

Travelling from Glasgow westbound on the M8 take the cut off for the Erskine Bridge. Cross the bridge and filter left on to the A82,signposted Crianlarich, following signs for Loch Lomond. Passing Loch Lomond on the right hand side continue to Tarbet. Turn left at Tarbet on to the A83 and continue through Arrochar and beyond the Rest and Be Thankful, turning left on to the A815 towards Dunoon. Continue through St Catherine’s and past the Creggans Inn. Once in the village of Strachur, Laurelbank is the first house on the left hand side.