Sitting at the top of a tarred driveway and a row of trees you will find Cedar Croft – a detached five-bedroom cottage.
Visit this interesting home and the first thing you are bound to notice is the unrivalled views of the beautiful Alford countryside this home gets to enjoy all year round.
The house offers lots of privacy and a great rural environment – but is close to Alford’s centre with its shops, schools and health centre.
The house itself, once a detached croft house, has been thoughtfully extended and modernised. A stylish decor has been introduced making this a very classy country home.
Rooms sure to impress include the comfortable lounge with south-facing bay window and a stunning ingleneuk fireplace with exposed granite wall, slate hearth and cast iron wood burning stove.
An informal sitting room also has a contemporary wood burner as well as two east-facing windows that bring the morning sun into the room.
The master bedroom is flooded with natural light and has a glazed door to the garden. It also boasts an en suite shower room.
Into the kitchen and you will find a comprehensive range of German built wooden cabinets, a red Aga as the centre-piece and ample space for free-standing furniture. French doors open out to the garden.
Upstairs the main bedroom, one of my favourites, has wall to wall windows that incorporates French doors to a Juliette balcony. It’s a great feature – one I’m sure members of the family will fight over to get for themselves.
There are also three other bedrooms, all of a good size.
Outside the house, on the market for offers over £450,000, the surrounding gardens enjoy the sun at all times of the day while offering privacy. It is made up of patio areas, extensive lawns as well as a Japanese garden. Two garden seats, a summer house with its own patio can also be found.
There is also a field of some 4.3 acres which would be ideal for equestrian pursuits as well as outbuildings, which could be used as offices or a studio space, and garaging for three cars.
Cedar Croft is located in Parkhill Road, Alford – a picturesque village set in the heart of Upper Donside approximately 26 miles from Aberdeen and within close distance to Banchory and Inverurie.
The village is recognised for its transport and railway museums, heritage centre, outdoor facilities of Murray and Haughton Park and a 18-hole golf course.
It also features a health centre, selection of shops and both primary and secondary education provision.
Contact: Simpson and Marwick on 01224 622622.