Location

Hume Mill is situated in the heart of the Scottish Borders countryside, 6 miles to the north of Kelso, with an outstanding setting looking out over open farmland, with the ruins of Hume Castle to the north of the property.

The area has a vibrant agricultural community with a wealth of sporting and recreational opportunities and a strong equestrian tradition. Kelso Racecourse is a key venue on the horse racing calendar. There are excellent golf courses nearby, including an 18 hole course at Duns and a championship course, The Roxburghe, at Kelso.

The nearby town of Kelso has a range of professional services, leisure facilities including swimming pool and ice rink, and a wide variety of shops as well as primary and secondary schooling. There are further local facilities at Greenlaw including a primary school, post office, village shop and garage.

There is good access to Edinburgh via the A68, while Berwick-upon-Tweed lies 22 miles to the east from where there are regular main line train services to London and Edinburgh. The Borders Railway runs regular services to Edinburgh from Tweedbank 18 miles to the west. Edinburgh (48 miles) and Newcastle (68 miles) airports provide a good range of domestic and International flights.

Description

Originally a small holding- with stone cottage, Hume Mill was re-built in 2008, creating a striking timber-clad building, with the original stone used for the front patio. The contemporary buildings offers spacious and light open plan accommodation with large windows and two French doors on the ground floor.

Stone steps lead up in the centre of the front patio to the front door. The door opens up to a spacious double height atrium with six sky lights above allowing the natural light to filter through. The open plan layout on the ground floor flows seamlessly between rooms due to the use of a neutral floor tile with under floor heating throughout. A sitting room with office area is to the left of the hall, whilst a dining area and open kitchen lie to the right. The kitchen has a central island and a range of base and wall mounted units with integrated appliances which include a gas Rangemaster over. A larder is accessed from the kitchen and is insulated against the property to maintain a cool environment. A utility room to the rear of the property provides access outside to the rear of the property. To the rear of the property is a cosy snug and shower room .

A timber and glass staircase leads up to the first floor landing. The master suite with dressing area and en suite shower room is to the right hand side, and enjoys rural views to the south. There are three further double bedrooms and a bathroom also on the first floor. A spacious linen cupboard completes the space upstairs.

Outside, there are a range of outbuildings which include a car port with gym area which sit close to the house and front door along with an adjacent large stone shed. Above the house is a derelict stable/ store building on top of a hill to the north of the property and could be converted into separate accommodation subject to obtaining local authority consents.

The land connected to Hume Mill extends to around 6.5 acres and runs from the south of the property, up along a burn to the west of the property headed north towards Hume Castle. There are designated areas for a kitchen garden, a chicken coop and there is an orchard to the rear of the house.

GENERAL REMARKS

Viewings
Strictly by appointment with Savills - 0131 247 3738.

Services
Mains electricity, private water and drainage, oil fired boiler. LPG bottle for gas cooker, and a wood burner in sitting room.

Local Authority & tax band
Scottish Borders Council tax band G

Access
The driveway leading to Hume Mill is owned by the neighboring farm.

Directions

From Edinburgh take the A68 south to Carfraemill and turn left on the A697 to Greenlaw. In Greenlaw turn right onto the A6105 signposted Gordon. After half a mile take the second turning on the left onto the B6364 signposted Hume. The road will bend to the right, continue past the farm on the left hand side. A sign for Hume Mill will direct you down the next right hand turn and take you down the private country road, leading down to Hume Mill.