A Grade C listed former hunting lodge and gamekeepers cottage requiring some updating but ideal as a combination of family home and holiday accommodation or a Bed & Breakfast business located in the picturesque Halterburn valley on the Pennine Way.
Built as a hunting lodge in the mid-19th Century, Peniel comprises a large five bedroom house with two bedroom annex, which provides flexible and spacious accommodation. The property has previously been a hotel and retains a catering kitchen and games room
from that time but also retains some lovely period features such as beautiful marble fireplaces with cast iron inlays, decorative plaster work and elegant proportions.
Peniel sits at the base of White Law and Green Humbleton hills giving spectacular views across the Halterburn Valley, just outside of Kirk Yetholm. The twin villages of Kirk Yetholm and Town Yetholm lie either side of the valley of the Bowmont Water, about
a quarter of a mile apart, and benefit from a village shop, butchers, post office, primary school and two pubs. The market town of Kelso (8 miles) provides wider shopping and professional service facilities whilst Berwick-upon-Tweed (22 miles) provides direct
mainline railway services to the regional cities of Edinburgh and Newcastle upon Tyne (both circa 50 minutes), as well as London Kings Cross (approximately 3½ hours). Edinburgh (53 miles) and Newcastle-upon-Tyne (59 miles) are commutable.
The surrounding area has a wealth of opportunities for the recreational enthusiast, with excellent golf courses and horse riding facilities to be found locally. Halterburn sits at the foot of the Cheviot Hills on both the St Cuthberts Way and the Pennine
Way which terminates at Kirk Yetholm and easy access is available to the spectacular Northumberland Coast and the Northumberland National Park. The tranquil countryside surrounding Yetholm has been a place of habitation since ancient times with significant
Bronze Age and medieval sites scattered across the surrounding hills. The area was gifted to the monastery at Holy Island in the 11th century and the sheep that provided the monastery's wealth helped to form the wild yet beautiful landscape that encloses Yetholm
today.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Smiths Gore Berwick-Upon-Tweed office.
Important Notice
Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars, all interested parties should note:
i) The description and photographs are for guidance only and are not a complete representation of the property.
ii) Plans are not to scale, are for guidance only and do not form part of the contract.
iii) Services and any appliances referred to have not been tested, and cannot be verified as being in working order.
iv) No survey of any part of the property has been carried out by the Vendor or Smiths Gore.
v) Measurements are approximate and must not be relied upon. Maximum appropriate room sizes are generally given, to the nearest 0.1 metres. Outbuildings are measured externally (unless otherwise stated) to the nearest 0.5 metres. For convenience, an approximate
Imperial equivalent is also given.
vi) Only those items referred to in the text of these particulars are included.
vii) Nothing in these particulars or any related discussions forms part of any contract unless expressly incorporated within a subsequent written agreement.