Blackadder Mains Cottage is a beautiful and unusual substantial detached house situated 10 miles west of the historic town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Built in 1865 of dressed sandstone with a decorative slate roof and arched upper windows, the property enjoys uninterrupted views of the Cheviot Hill. The house has been listed due to its unusual architectural features and the cottage is tastefully decorated and furnished throughout and has been renovated and upgraded in 2021-2022:
Eco electric underfloor heating throughout from a ground source borehole. New Electric 3 oven Aga. EV charging point. New carpenter made oak back door & French windows. Reclaimed beech flooring throughout - Limestone flagstones in kitchen, utility, hall & WC. Re-wired, plumbed & decorated throughout, including vintage lighting & fittings. Re-roofed using reclaimed vintage slates.
GROUND FLOOR
Sitting room large with beamed ceiling, wood burning stove, open fire, Smart TV, Marshall Bluetooth Speaker, Oak French doors to garden.
Kitchen with Carpenter built solid beech kitchen with solid wood & marble worktops/drainer and a copper sink. Limestone flagged floor with underfloor heating. Beamed ceiling, 3 oven electric Aga cooker, Smeg fridge/freezer; integrated dishwasher, microwave and large antique pine table.
Utility room with teak drainer & Belfast sink. Washing machine.
WC - with vintage 1908 high level cistern & sink with antique taps.
Solid Ash staircase leading to upper landing.
FIRST FLOOR
Bedroom 1 with Antique Victorian king size bed and ornamental fireplace.
Bedroom 2 with Antique iron double bed.
Bedroom 3 with Antique (1885) double brass bed and Antique single brass bed. Ornamental fireplace.
Bathroom with large vintage cast iron bath. Separate shower cubicle with power shower Vintage WC and washbasin.
Half acre cottage garden with borders, vegetable plot and herbs. Oil central heating. All electricity, logs and bed linen, kitchen & hand towels included.
Guests have access to my 5 acre field immediately behind the garden which has an apple orchard and is surrounded by native hedgerows.
Ample private parking.
Only an hour's drive from Scotland's beautiful capital city of Edinburgh.