High Peacockbank House

• Sitting Room. Open Plan Kitchen/Dining/Family Room. Garden Room. Cloakroom. 3 Bedrooms. Bathroom.
• Summer house, greenhouse and potting shed.
• Fish pond.
• Orchard.
• Grade C Listed.

High Peacockbank House is a charming C Listed farmhouse set in an idyllic location with superb views close to the popular town of Stewarton in East Ayrshire. Stewarton offers a good range of shops, primary and secondary schooling, local services, a sports centre, cafes and restaurants. Private schooling and a further range of shops, including Silverburn Shopping Centre is available in the south side of Glasgow (about 17 miles). Glasgow city centre is easily accessible via the M77 and Stewarton also has a railway station on the main line to Glasgow with a regular half hourly train service. Glasgow and Prestwick Airports have regular scheduled flight and are 18 and 14 miles respectively.The attractive countryside surrounding High Peacockbank is ideal for outdoor pursuits. Lainshaw Estate and Woodlands is situated close by and offers a network of beautiful woodland grounds and paths for walking and cycling. Ayrshire is renowned for its golf courses which include Turnberry, Royal Troon and Prestwick. Rowallan Castle Golf course is 3 miles distant and includes an events hotel and popular restaurant (The Glasshouse). There are two large equestrian facilities in the immediate vicinity and there is the opportunity for hacking in some of the quiet country lanes. Ayr Racecourse hosts the Scottish Grand National as well as other fixtures throughout the year and there are excellent yachting facilities at the marinas in Troon and Largs.High Peacockbank House is an attractive C Listed farmhouse built in 1787 over two storeys of stone and slate with a cream painted finish. It is set amid extensive garden grounds well stocked and beautifully maintained. It is the original farmhouse of High Peacockbank Farm where there is now a cluster of seven other houses of which two are adjoined to the side elevation of the property. High Peacockbank House is an impressive family home well-appointed and boasting a wealth of period features.The spacious accommodation at High Peacockbank House comprises a beautiful kitchen/dining/family room which is undoubtedly the heart of the home and a most comfortable and homely space for all the family to gather or ideal for entertaining. The kitchen with oak flooring has a 5 door green AGA, a central island, integrated dishwasher and microwave and sliding doors to the garden. The dining and living room overlook the front gardens and orchard and have attractive cornice and pine flooring. The sitting room benefits from full height wood panelled walls and a feature stone fireplace and hearth with gas stove, a glazed door gives access to the garden room with French doors leading to the gardens. Completing the ground floor is a cloakroom w.c. with laundry area.The impressive stone curved staircase sweeps up to the first floor where there are 3 bedrooms. The master bedroom has dual aspect with window seats overlooking the gardens. The family bathroom is generously proportioned and includes a corner bath, separate shower cubicle, wash hand basin set in vanity unit and w.c. There is ample storage and cupboard space throughout the house.High Peacockbank House is approached via a shared driveway which leads to a gravelled chipped drive with sandstone paving where there is ample parking. There is a pond in the front garden with a beautiful orchard stocked with apple, pear, cherry and plum trees, a vegetable garden and summer house. The rear gardens are mainly down to lawn and have commanding views to the Ayrshire coast. There is a lovely west facing patio, greenhouse and potting shed and the garden is stocked with camellias, azaleas, forsythia, hellebores, sweet peas which provide a variety of colour throughout the spring and summer. FLOOD RISKFlood maps of the area can be viewed at https://map.sepa.org.uk/floodmaps/FloodRisk/SearchEach year there is a 0.1% change of surface flooding in the garden.ACCESSHigh Peacockbank House has a right of access over the driveway and maintenance is shared between several users.LISTED BUILDINGHigh Peacockbank House is scheduled by Historic Scotland as a Listed Building, Category C(s).PLANNING PERMISSIONPlanning permission was granted in August 2022 to demolish the single storey rear extension and erect new extension to rear and side (Planning Ref: 22/0287/LB).DIRECTIONS From Ayr take the A/M77 north towards Glasgow. At Fenwick (Junction 8) take the slip road signed for Stewarton. Follow signs at the roundabout for the B778 to Stewarton. On entering the town (about 3.5 miles) turn left signed for Kilmarnock and Kilmaurs. At the top of the hill turn right through the white pillared entrance gates and turn left into the gravelled drive of High Peacockbank House.POST CODE KA3 5JG WHAT3WORDSTo find this property location to within 3 metres, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words: ///dragonfly.tweed.bulky