Location

St. Laurence House is situated on The Crescent, one of the most sought-after residential addresses in Dunblane. It is only about a mile from the town centre, and just under a mile from the railway station making it an appealing location for those commuting to Edinburgh (37 miles) or Glasgow (31 miles). Dunblane is one of the country's smallest cathedral cities and lies between the rugged mountain peaks of Perthshire to the north and the rich fertile Carse of Stirling to the south. The magnificent cathedral is the focal point of this charming town with a population of around 9,000 residents.

The town has a variety of local shops and convenient supermarkets including an M&S, as well as an excellent range of restaurants and pubs. It also offers good recreational facilities which include tennis, squash and bowling clubs and a golf club. The world-renowned Gleneagles Hotel, with its leisure club and exceptional golf courses is only 14 miles away. The Dunblane Centre has a range of facilities available for all ages such as a sports hall, art studio, fitness suite, music room and a conference room.

There are three primary schools in the vicinity which feed Dunblane High School. There is also a good selection of nursery schools and private schools nearby including Ardvreck and Morrison's Academy in Crieff, Dollar Academy, and the Fairview International School in Bridge of Allan.

Dunblane is well placed for commuting, with road and rail connections to most of the major towns and cities across central Scotland. The pivot of the motorway network is only 2 miles to the south with the M9 and M80 giving quick access to Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively. The A9 has dual carriageway all the way to Perth. Both Edinburgh (35 miles) and Glasgow (40 miles) airports are easily accessible.

Description

Set within beautifully established gardens, St. Laurence House is a magnificent Victorian family home situated in the peaceful and highly desirable address known as The Crescent. The front elevation of the house is attractively symmetrical, with a Victorian-style orangery on the south elevation, and a substantial detached garage with a useful home office above it to the north. The accommodation extends to over 7,000 sq ft split over three levels, and offers naturally bright, well-presented and highly adaptable living space.

St. Laurence House's principal reception rooms all have lovely outlooks over the beautiful front gardens. There is ample traditional character throughout the house with features such as wooden parquet flooring and original ornate cornicing. The dining and drawing rooms are beautifully proportioned, and both sit off the main entrance hall. Beyond the drawing room is the garden room which connects through to the informal sitting room, and the fabulous orangery, with all three rooms providing access into the garden. The sitting room is open-plan with the kitchen / dining room. The kitchen has bespoke, solid oak kitchen cabinets and base units with granite worksurfaces atop, and an integrated Aga. There is excellent kitchen storage including a useful store cupboard *error*and an adjacent panty. Other rooms on the ground floor include a study with bespoke fitted shelving which incorporates a desk, and two WC off the main hall. There is also a utility room, boiler room and further WC positioned to the rear of the house.

Situated off the first floor landing are three spacious double bedrooms. The principal bedroom in particular has lovely views over the gardens to the east through a large bay window, and to the south. It has an ensuite bathroom with both a bath and shower, and a dressing area with fitted wardrobes. The main staircase continues up to the second floor landing, off which there are a further three double bedrooms, one of which has an ensuite bathroom with both a bath and shower. There is another bathroom off the landing. A second staircase to the rear of the house leads up from the ground floor to what would once have been the maid's quarters at first floor level. It now contains two bedrooms, a shower room and two useful loft store rooms.

Gardens and Grounds

A charming inner courtyard is approached by three doors from the house, and gives access to the covered pend, as does a door from the boiler room. The pend has doors into the double garage, and to the stairs which lead up to the home office with WC above. To the rear of the garage is a useful garden store with doors out to the rear garden.

The gardens are truly stunning at St. Laurence House, landscaped and bordered by mature trees that provide the house with an abundance of shelter and privacy from neighbours. They extend to an acre (about 0.98 acres) in all. The lawns sit to the front and rear of the house, interspersed with well-tended shrubs, established borders, and peaceful seating areas. The spacious rear lawn is split into two levels by a stone wall and flowerbed. A shed, greenhouse and summerhouse all sit to the side. A beautiful paved and enclosed, outdoor entertaining area sits to the rear of the house. It is surrounded by terraced stone flower beds stocked with an array of shrubs and plants, with easy access into the house making it an ideal area for barbeques.