Description

This large family home, originally built in the late 18th century, is completely renovated for modern elegant living and includes the main Georgian house, together with a substantial two bedroom guest suite and modern staff quarters in a separate area plus a modern large double garage.
The house itself, includes a canopied entrance hall, eight bedrooms, seven bathrooms, Sports Studio with large Jacuzzi, big light kitchen, large glassware room, utility and freezer rooms, large cloakroom and shower room together with substantial drawing room and separate formal dining room. In addition there is a large double aspect study, plus, a double glazed conservatory running the full-length of the entire house.
Situated within an hour of Cardiff, the views are often referred to as some of the best in Wales.
And yet, Craiglas House is five minutes from the A40 allowing fast train access from Newport to London Paddington in 90 minutes and on to Heathrow in 15 minutes.
The house also includes the Craiglas Suite, a complete accommodation of two double bedrooms, including the Club room with kitchen and dining, the Sky sitting room, two shower rooms and its own private entrance, car parking, patio garden and raised terrace.
This suite can be used for visiting guests, or additional family members wanting independent living, including grandparents or older children. It is also suitable as an independent office suite, ideal for private HQ company offices.
The Minerva Suite, specially designed and built as staff quarters, for a single housekeeper or couple, includes a compact new kitchen and bathroom, small sitting room and large conservatory. With its own private entrance, terrace and orchard area, a small vineyard, with arched walkway and parking, it enjoys peace and tranquillity, with stunning views over the Brecon Beacon Hills.
The whole property internally is in excellent condition, clean, light decoration and carpeting with quality soft furnishings and fittings, all rooms served with StarLink high speed satellite internet .
Heating is supplied via a De Dietrich boiler in its own boiler house, all fully insulated and lagged as are the cellar heating pipes which then serve the heating system for the entire house, all controlled via four heating controller zones for maximum efficiency with antique style radiators. All equipment is regularly serviced and maintained.
The whole house, including all ceiling cavities are fully insulated with high performance materials and the whole house is fully secondary glazed and therefore highly heat efficient.

In addition the kitchen is served with a four oven AGA with two large hotplates run on LPG which also acts as an independent back up hot water and heating for the kitchen, the utility room, and an upstairs shower room.
There are two modern log burning Chesney stoves , one in the Drawing room and one in the Study, both rated 80% efficient with substantial log reserves in the garden log stores.
Craiglas House sits on just over an acre of ground with large double electric gates as front access to a substantial golden gravel drive, centred with circular fountain , bounded by black and gold tipped cast iron railings, with its own bandstand for summer parties.
To the side of the Conservatory is the paved patio including a large fish pond and access beyond to the Tennis Hill leading to the tennis court area. A separate lawn, takes one along the beautiful shrubbed garden toward the orchard and Greenhouse areas, containing two substantial vines a good apple tree and log store for a hundred cubic metres.
Leading from the lawn area are two sets of steps, one taking us to the Pergola terrace and Wishing Bridge path, with views over the valley and the other steps, take us to the grass tennis court area which also houses The Zulu Arms summer house and veranda, with nearby Buddha's Rest garden and The Castle, a specially built wooden castle for children's play area.
Onward from The castle are the two paths leading to a canopied bench at the far end with views over the tennis court and the hills beyond.
The garden hosts a large variety of rare and interesting plants include Monkey Puzzle and many specimen shrubs plus Lilac, Ornamental Cherry, and quince along the way, with the small Minerva vineyard and arched walkway.   Many special viewing areas are bounded by unique hand made Craiglas motif railings.
The large double garage has a full double width electric door, with large parking area in front and double gates to the access lane.
The whole property is covered externally with CCTV, all entrances are secure and visitor access is via intercom with response screens in the Study, the Kitchen the Main Bedroom and the Cellar, with remote controllers for residents and full internal intruder alarms.
Craiglas House is unique, for its size and quality, combined with its views, accommodation and so many interesting areas around the grounds and the house itself, for inspiration, reflection, creativity and excitement of children's discoveries.
The large cellars are served with radiators providing rising heat, and the separate wine cellars beneath the Tudor Bedroom are perfect for storing two hundred plus bottles of wine and port at perfect temperature and humidity.