Well-presented home set in a beautiful walled garden close to Elie.
2 The Old Orchard is one of two bespoke houses, built within the mature walled garden of the neighbouring Cairnie House in 1998/99. The setting is beautiful, with attractive private gardens surrounding the house and a rural south-facing aspect with panoramic views over the neighbouring farmland of the East Neuk. The house offers free-flowing, flexible yet practical living space, and incorporates an integral garage to the side.
The kitchen / breakfast room is located off the entrance hall and offers an excellent open-plan space for informal dining. It has integrated appliances including an electric oven and hob, and a dishwasher. The adjacent pantry connects to the utility room and features a Belfast sink, clothes pulley, cupboard housing the boiler, two fitted safes, and a door into the integral garage. Also adjacent to the kitchen is the dining room, which offers superb southerly views over the garden, and glazed double doors that connect to the sitting room, which in turn opens into the conservatory beyond. This lovely, bright sitting room houses a log-burning stove set within a sandstone fireplace, attractively decorated with thistles. A separate door conveniently links the sitting room back to the entrance hall.
A hallway off the entrance hall leads to the bedrooms. The fourth bedroom, currently serving as a study, is fitted with built-in bookshelves, cabinets and two wardrobes, and is complemented by a window overlooking the front of the house. The principal bedroom is positioned across the hall and enjoys a southerly outlook over the garden. It features a fitted wardrobe along with an en-suite shower room. Two further double bedrooms, both with built-in wardrobes, are served by a family bathroom fitted with a bath and separate shower cubicle.
The gardens at 2 The Old Orchard span just over half an acre in size and are enclosed on three sides by the original stone wall. Fencing and a hedgerow provide a natural boundary to the neighbouring property. To the front of the house is an extensive gravelled parking area with access to the single garage. The approach is via a tarmac driveway framed by wrought iron gates mounted on brick pillars. The principal garden to the rear of the house, is south-facing with an enclosed orchard in the south-east corner. To the west of the house is a kitchen garden with raised beds and a gravelled patio, offering a charming spot to sit and enjoy the afternoon sun. Beyond are a range of outhouses including a potting shed, tool shed, kennel and log store, as well as two established compost bins. There is also a summerhouse overlooking the garden.
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2 The Old Orchard sits in a beautiful original walled garden, about 3.5 miles away from Elie.
Harry MaitlandProperty agent