5 bed detached house for sale

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire TD8

Jedwater House is a stunning baronial-style country house set amidst beautiful grounds on the edge of the River Jed. Built of stone under a slate roof with crow-stepped gables, tall chimneys and a striking turret, the house offers a rare opportunity to restore and reimagine a significant period property in a wonderfully private setting.

The internal accommodation extends to over 4,273 sq ft and is arranged over two principal floors. Generously proportioned reception rooms include a formal drawing room, elegant dining room, a snug/sitting room and a large garden room to the rear. The garden room is a single storey extension which may need replacement. Subject to the usual consents, there is scope to replace it with a more attractive orangery style structure. Many rooms enjoy views over the surrounding gardens and woodland.

A central staircase leads to the first floor, where there are five well-proportioned bedrooms and three bathrooms. A wealth of period detail remains intact, including timber sash windows, fine fireplaces, decorative plasterwork and a beautifully crafted staircase with fretwork balustrade. While now requiring renovation, the house offers great potential to become a spectacular family home.

A short distance from the main house, at the entrance to the drive, sits a detached single-storey lodge cottage, extending to approx. 788 sq ft and currently arranged with two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen and bathroom. It offers excellent secondary accommodation or letting potential, subject to any necessary consents.

There is a former stable building to the rear of the house and ancillary buildings providing ample space for storage, hobbies or future development.

Jedwater House is set within approximately 5 acres of mature gardens, riverbank and paddock, providing a remarkable sense of seclusion and privacy. The gardens are largely laid to lawn, interspersed with specimen trees including impressive redwoods, conifers and native hardwoods.

Formal hedging, stone paths and lawns surround the house, while the woodland extends down towards the river, offering peaceful walking and potential for further landscaping.

The approach is particularly charming, with a sweeping private drive leading through the trees to a gravelled area in front of the house.

The property lies just south from the historic town of Jedburgh, which offers a good range of day-to-day amenities including shops, cafés, a supermarket, a health centre and well-regarded schools. The A68 offers excellent road connections both north to Edinburgh (approximately 48 miles) and south to Newcastle (approximately 56 miles), with Newcastle International Airport around 50 miles away. The Borders Railway, with regular services to Edinburgh, is accessible at Tweedbank (approx. 15 miles).

Jedburgh is well placed for access to both the cultural life of the Borders and the surrounding countryside, with countless opportunities for walking, cycling, fishing and riding.