The Chauffeurs Cottage

Donavourd, Pitlochry, PH16 5JS

Offers Over £295,000

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  • 1 reception room. 3 bedrooms
  • Lovely cosy reception spaces with a modern kitchen
  • Well proportioned bedrooms with great flexibility
  • Modern, tasteful fixtures and fittings
  • Highly commutable location near Pitlochry and the A9

SITUATION The Chauffeurs Cottage is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the heart of Highland Perthshire, just to the south east of the popular town of Pitlochry. The busy town centre lies next to the River Tummell and sits under the impressive slopes of Ben Vrackie, and provides a wide range of services including restaurants, coffee shops, a petrol station, newsagents and chemists as well as a medical centre, dentist, community hospital and a well-stocked Co-op supermarket. Pitlochry High school provides nursery, primary and secondary education. Pitlochry hosts many events throughout the year including Highland Games, the Enchanted Forest sound and light experience and the Tummell and Tay Festival. The town is also a gold medal winner from the Royal Horticultural Society in the Britain in Bloom campaign and the Pitlochry Festival Theatre is a focal point with an all year round and varied programme of events. The local countryside is vibrant and varied with hills, glens and rivers and a rich variety of native wildlife, throughout the year the seasonal changes always create new spectacles. The landscape also offers a wealth of recreational activities including water sports at Loch Tummell Sailing Club and on Loch Tay at Kenmore, skiing at Glenshee and Aviemore as well as hiking and mountain biking in abundance, the national cycle network is close by and the Rob Roy way starts in Pitlochry and leads to Strathtay. There are a wide range of golf courses to choose from locally including the 18 hole golf course in Pitlochry, with further courses at Aberfeldy, Taymouth Castle, The Blair Atholl Golf Club and the Strathtay golf course. The Tay Forest Park has some of Scotland’s tallest trees and has a wealth of paths that offer stunning views of the local mountains and lochs. The closest city is the fair City of Perth which offers a wide range of national and local retailers, there is also a hospital, rail and bus stations, a library, health and fitness enters and a concert hall. There is a mainline train station at Pitlochry with direct services to Edinburgh, Inverness, Perth and a sleeper service to London.DESCRIPTION The Chauffeurs Cottage is a pretty, traditional stone built cottage which has been tastefully modernised to create a comfortable 3 bedroom home. The entrance hall leads to a cosy sitting room which is an ideal space for relaxing and hosting guests. The kitchen is well proportioned with a breakfast bar and ample storage as well as a useful utility room. The ground floor is completed by a lovely family bathroom. Upstairs there are three good sized double bedrooms which benefit from plenty natural light. ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: Entrance Hall, Kitchen, Utility, Sitting Room, BathroomFirst Floor: 3 Double bedroomsGARDENThe Chauffeurs Cottage has a delightful garden which has been created to be productive and colourful throughout the year. To the front is a gravel parking area as well as raised beds and lovely borders with a myriad of colourful and useful plants. Top the rear is a lovely lawn area with some mature trees and hedging to provide privacy. At the rear there is also a useful external store room.