Dolphin House

• 3 Reception Rooms. 6 Bedrooms (2 en suite). Kitchen. Laundry/Utility Room, Cloakroom/w.c
• Private enclosed gardens.
• Requiring a sympathetic programme of refurbishment.
• Retaining many period features.
• Lovely location close to the beach and town centre.
• Double garage.

Dolphin House is situated within one of Ayr’s most highly regarded and sought after residential areas. It is close to the town centre, the lovely long sandy beach and within walking distance of Rozelle Country Park and Belleisle Park. Ayr has a variety of high street shops, bars and restaurants as well as many professional services and recreational facilities. Alloway with its historic links with Scotland’s national bard Robert Burns is about 2 miles distant. Well regarded schooling is also available close-by for both primary and secondary education including independent Wellington School. Glasgow is easily accessible via the A/M77 and there is a regular train and bus service. Prestwick and Glasgow airports are 6.5 and 42 miles respectively.The popular racecourse in Ayr hosts the Scottish Grand National and there are yachting marinas at Troon, Ardrossan and Largs. A number of Scotland’s most famous Links golf courses including Royal Troon, Turnberry and Prestwick are close at hand. In addition to pleasant beach walks along the promenade and the nearby parks, there are some delightful river walks along the River Ayr including a deep wooded gorge ascending to a viewpoint known as Wallace’s Seat. Dolphin House offers a rare opportunity to acquire a Category B Listed Georgian property rich in history and architectural charm. This substantial period home requires a sympathetic programme of renovation and offers huge potential to create a truly exquisite residence, subject to necessary planning consents. Believed to date from around 1735 the house is built of stone under a slate roof over two storeys with two attic bedrooms. The beautiful entrance boasts a fluted Doric column porch giving access to a wide reception hall with wooden flooring flowing through to the drawing room and dining room. Many original features remain including the wooden sash and case windows, cornices, picture rails and panelled shutters. The drawing room is flooded with light from the dual aspect windows and glazed door and has an open fire set in a grey porcelain tiled hearth. A conservatory with tiled floor leads off from the glazed drawing room door, and has access to the garden. The eat-in kitchen is of an older style and is adjacent to the dining room which overlooks the front garden. There is a large laundry room/utility room with double Belfast style sinks and concrete floor where the boiler is housed. There is a cloakroom with w.c. off the hall. A later addition to the house is the large playroom at the rear overlooking the garden. Stairs rise from the hall to the master bedroom with ensuite 4-piece bathroom, three further bedrooms and the family bathroom. There are two further bedrooms on the second floor, one with an en suite bathroom.Double garage with up-and-over doors, power and light and access to an attached store room.ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: Drawing Room, Conservatory, Dining Room, Kitchen, Playroom , Laundry/Utility Room, Store Room, Cloakroom/w.c.First Floor: Master Bedroom (en suite bathroom), 3 Bedrooms and Family Bathroom.Second Floor: 2 Bedrooms (one en suite bathroom), box room.GARDEN Dolphin House has a beautiful sweeping carriage driveway with pea gravel, borders with a variety of mature trees, shrubs and an area of lawn. The side and rear gardens are bounded by a stone wall and are mainly lawn with mature borders well-stocked with many colourful trees and shrubs including cherry, laburnum, oak, holly, sycamore and rowan.DIRECTIONSFrom the railway station follow the one way system down Parkhouse Street, turn left onto Beresford Terrace, at the school on the fork of the road turn right into Midton Road. Dolphin House is on the right hand side after about 200m.KA7 2SFWHAT3WORDSTo find this property location to within 3 metres, download and use What3Words and enter the following 3 words: ///album.tricks.money