This charming and pretty converted coach house underwent a sensitive upgrade and extension in 2010 and has been transformed into a beautiful, bright and airy light filled modern family home whilst still retaining the character and charm of the original structure. The Barn stands on an elevated site extending to just over 2 acres and offers c. 205 sq. meters (2,200 sq. ft.) of accommodation.
The equestrian centre of Pallas Stud and McGuires Garden Centre are nearby, and the sands of Woodstown beach are only a short drive away. Woodstown is a consistently popular residential area which has convenient access to both Waterford city (6km) and the picturesque coastal village of Dunmore East (4.5km). There are many well regarded schools in the locality such as Faithlegg, Killea, and Ballygunner.
This is a property where the focus is very much on the outdoors, virtually every window offers beautiful views over the lush and verdant gardens, stopping you in your tracks and inviting you to stroll outside and meander along the paths and lawns.
Features include underfloor heating on both floors, hardwood double glazed windows, C2 BER, alarm. Oak flooring throughout.
A gravel path leads to the entrance hall with its oversized glazed sliding door, which frames a beautiful maple. The entrance hall has tiled flooring and an open riser oak stair leading to the first floor. At the far end is a step to a set of glazed double doors, with oak flooring and overhead Velux roof light, leading to the dining / living area. Lastly, there is a tiled wet room with WC.
The large, dual aspect master bedroom is on one side of the hall and has a door opening onto the patio and garden. There is also a fitted dressing room with Velux roof light and a tiled ensuite shower room.
At the other side of the entrance hall is a well-appointed study / home office with built in storage and which overlooks a small courtyard garden.
As you step through the glazed doors from the entrance hall you find yourself in the original coach house structure, with its vaulted ceiling, and lovely, exposed beams. This space now houses a well-equipped kitchen and a separate dining / living area. Two large Velux roof lights bathe the space in light and clever use of the kitchen units act as a partition, giving a sense of separation to the kitchen from the dining / living area whilst still being part of the space.
At one end is the tiled country style kitchen with cream painted wood units, a tiled splashback, and worktop. There are integrated Neff appliances, an island / breakfast counter, and an exposed stone wall, which is a nice nod to the heritage of the property.
Just off the kitchen is a good size utility with built in units, a sink and plenty of storage, a glazed door opens onto a small courtyard garden.
The dining / living area has oak flooring and a smart Stovax stove insert in a white marble fireplace. Just off the living area is a south facing tiled sunroom overlooking the pond and gardens with a door opening onto a patio.
On the first floor is a generous landing with a large picture window, flanked on either side by two large dual aspect double bedrooms, with a tiled bathroom with jacuzzi bath off the landing.
Outside, there a gravel driveway accessed by an electric farm gate provides parking for two cars, a garage with a sectional shutter door offers additional storage space. A door in a pretty cut stone wall opens onto a small walled garden with gravel paths adorned with ferns, clematis, a beautiful maple and a host of other flowering plants and shrubs.
The well planted walled garden continues around the property with a door giving access onto the road and a neat boiler house and store in the corner.
The gardens were originally laid down by the renowned local horticulturalist and artist Aileen Langley-Ellis and, as one would expect, are exceptional, with a mix of lawns and a dazzling variety of trees, shrubs and flowering plants featuring a pond and many hidden nooks and cranny's.
The lower half of the garden consists of mature woodland, primarily horse chestnut, beech and ash, and extends to the River Douglas, which forms a natural boundary, in a rewilded area and which flows to Woodstown beach.
This wonderful property is simply stunning, and the surrounding gardens are magnificent. Viewing by appointment through the selling agents Palmer Auctioneers.