Meikle Maxwood Farm

• A charming traditional attached farmhouse with about 6.92 acres of land and buildings.
• Galston 1 mile Ayr 16 miles Glasgow 25 miles.
• 2 Reception Rooms, Office/Study, 4 Bedrooms.
• Adaptable accommodation.
• Useful buildings.
• Lovely rural views.
• About 6.01 acres grazing.
• Large gardens with summer house.

Meikle Maxwood Farm is located in a convenient semi-rural position just a short distance from the popular small town of Galston, East Ayrshire. It comprises a fine attached farmhouse with useful outbuildings including workshop, general purpose storage shed and garage, in a peaceful rural situation with stunning views over the surrounding Ayrshire farmland. It is well placed for access to Kilmarnock (6 miles) and Ayr (16 miles) whilst Glasgow (about 25 miles) can be reached easily via the M77. There are excellent transport links in the area with a regular train service to Glasgow from Kilmarnock whilst Glasgow and Prestwick Airports are 28 miles and 14 miles away respectively. Primary and secondary schooling are available in Galston and private schools at Belmont House and Hutchesons’ in Glasgow and Wellington in Ayr.Galston has a variety of local shops including a superstore. Kilmarnock offers a wider range of facilities including a retail park and cinema whilst Silverburn Shopping Centre is 18 miles distant. Ayrshire is renowned for its many golf courses including the world famous facilities at Royal Troon, Turnberry, and Galston (Loudoun Gowf Club). The Morris Equestrian Centre with fabulous equestrian facilities is 9 miles away. The surrounding rolling countryside of the Irvine Valley offers a network of country lanes, ideal for walking, cycling and hacking. The popular Burn Anne Walk is a pleasant 5 mile circuit starting from Lockhart’s Tower (Barr Castle) in Galston. There are excellent yachting facilities at the marinas at Ardrossan, Largs, Inverkip and Troon.Meikle Maxwood Farm is a handsome attached traditional Ayrshire farmhouse which has lovely rural views from which you can see the ruins of Loudoun Castle. Built on two storeys of stone and slate with a white painted finish, the current owner has lived at Meikle Maxwood Farm for some 35 years. There are outbuildings including a general purpose storage shed, workshop and garage, which could be ideal for stabling or for other business or leisure interests.Ground Floor: Kitchen, Utility Room, The Byre – Living/Dining Room, Sitting Room, Office, Porch, Boot Room, Shower Room, Boiler Room.First Floor: 4 Bedrooms, Bathroom.The kitchen/diner has a range of farmhouse style floor and wall units with integrated double oven and microwave, hob, dish washer, fridge and freezer. There is a useful utility with kitchen units and plumbing for washing machine. The byre – living/dining room, is a wonderful extensive living space providing a raised dining area and patio doors leading to the gardens and a large brick fireplace with calor gas fire. There is a cosy sitting room and office, together with a sun porch which has access to the garden. There is a shower room on the ground floor, together with boot room, boiler room completing the accommodation on the ground floor.On the first floor, there are 4 spacious bedrooms together with a family bathroom with shower over bath.The gardens are down to lawn sheltered by a hawthorn hedge with a gravelled patio seating area. There is a hexagonal summer house with slate roof from which to enjoy the lovely rural views. There is also a potting shed.BUILDINGSGeneral Purpose Storage Shed: About 15.15m x 6.058mBreeze block and corrugated frame with hardcore and earth surface, slate roof.Garage: About 6.36m x 7.049mBrick and slate with power, concrete floor. Up and over door.Workshop: About 7.85m x 5.67mStone and brick with concrete floor, inspection pit, power, slate roof, with floored area above (5.94m x 3.57m), double timber doors.LANDThere is a 6.01 acre paddock west of the farmhouse which is fenced with access from the road and the private drive.The land is graded 3(2) as per the James Hutton Soil Classification Map.RIGHT OF ACCESSMeikle Maxwood Farm is one of 4 properties accessed from a private drive.There is a Right of Access over the drive with shared maintenance.DIRECTIONSFrom Glasgow take the M77 and exit at Junction 5 and turn left onto the A719 for Galston. Proceed to the roundabout at Galston and head straight on into the town. Continue onto the B7037 and turn left onto Clockston Road and turn left at the next turning. Continue for about 0.49 miles and the entrance to Meikle Maxwood Farm is on the right hand side. Proceed along the drive and it is the second property on your left hand side.KA4 8LZWHAT3WORDSTo find this property location to within 3 metres, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words: https://w3w.co/enrolling.widely.tastes