6 bed semi-detached house for sale

Queensberry House, Beechgrove, Moffat, Dumfries And Galloway DG10

Charming B&B or substantial family home in the picturesque town of Moffat.

Description
Queensberry House is a most attractive double fronted semi-detached Victorian villa which currently operates as a successful four star B&B, having won the Scottish Thistle Award for Best B&B Experience in 2024. The C Listed villa could easily revert to being a spacious family house, with well organised and adaptable living accommodation over three floors, extending to around 2,882 square feet. The sellers are chain free.

Beautifully presented, in its current configuration Queensberry House has three guest bedrooms all with modern en suite shower rooms on the ground floor, along with the dining room and a sitting room, all set off a welcoming reception hallway. There is a spacious kitchen fitted with an array of cabinetry and a stainless steel range cooker, plus plenty of room for informal family meals. A good-size utility room with cloakroom off completes the ground floor.

The fine original staircase curves up to the first floor where the magnificent drawing room is located. This superb room is light and bright thanks to its bay window which frames lovely views of the bowling green and countryside beyond, and there is a warming wood burning stove set into a fireplace. Also on this level is a cosy lounge, a further bedroom and a family bathroom. The top floor is home to an office and two further bedrooms.

Queensberry House benefits from a delightful enclosed rear garden with expanses of lawn, colourful planted borders, a pond and useful wooden shed.

Location
Moffat is a picturesque and popular tourist town in Dumfries & Galloway offering a wide range of shops and professional services including hotels, restaurants, a leisure centre and golf course, along with nursery, primary and secondary education all available on one campus. As a former spa town, Moffat grew in importance in the Victorian era and many wealthy buyers from Glasgow and Edinburgh purchased substantial villas in the town, with many of these townhouses still in existence today.

There are plentiful walks along the riverside and excellent opportunities for country sports in the area, with tennis, golf, shooting and fishing available locally and hill walking in the nearby Annandale and Queensberry Hills with links to the Southern Upland Way.

Dumfries, 25 miles to the south, is an active town which provides a wider range of facilities, including a hospital, a selection of shops, supermarkets, sports clubs and further professional services. Carlisle, which also offers a variety of amenities, is 41 miles to the south. The M74, the main route between England and Scotland, is close to Moffat and provides a motorway connection both north to Glasgow and south to the M6 which leads to Carlisle, Penrith, and the Midlands. There are railway stations at Dumfries, Lockerbie and Carlisle. Glasgow is about 54 miles to the north, while Edinburgh is 53 miles to the northeast and can be reached by the A701 or via the A702 through Biggar.

Square Footage: 2,882 sq ft





Additional Info
Mains water
Mains electricity
Mains drainage
Gas fired boiler to radiators