Guide price
£435,000
(£313/sq. ft)
3 bed detached house for saleMain Street, Lowick, Berwick-Upon-Tweed TD15
3 beds
2 baths
2 receptions
1,389 sq. ft
EPC Rating: C
Freehold
About this property
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Property Reference number : 589231
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The house that taught us how to downsize
There is an old saying that we shape our homes, and afterwards our homes shape us.
For Kevin and Tracey Archer, that couldn't be more true.
Five years ago, they arrived in Lowick with a vision. Fresh from running a successful bed and breakfast on Holy Island, they saw potential where others might simply have seen hard work: A detached bungalow, a small annex, an old pottery studio and gardens waiting to be brought back to life.
It wasn't just a renovation project. It was a labour of love.
Every room was reimagined. Every building found a new purpose. The bungalow became a light-filled home for family and friends. The detached annex welcomed holiday guests from around the world. The old pottery became a creative studio once again, this time not for clay but for crafts, ideas and quiet moments of inspiration.
Outside, gardens were landscaped to frame long views towards the Kyloe Hills. An apple tree, standing quietly at the heart of the property, gave the house its name-Appletrees.
By almost every measure, the project was a success.
And then life interrupted the plan.
Last September, what could easily have been a fatal accident on the M25 forced the couple to confront a question many of us quietly avoid.
If tomorrow isn't guaranteed, how do we really want to spend today?
"It changes your perspective, " says Tracey. "When something like that happens, you realise time is precious. We looked around at everything we'd created and recognised something quite unexpected. We'd achieved what we'd set out to do."
For many people, the next step after completing a dream home would be to settle in for decades.
The Archers reached a different conclusion.
"We realised we didn't need a bigger project, " she says. "What we needed was a smaller footprint and a bigger life."
It's a phrase that perfectly captures a quiet revolution taking place across Britain.
For years, downsizing carried unfortunate baggage. It suggested compromise, retreat or making do.
Today, it increasingly represents something else entirely.
Freedom.
Freedom from endless maintenance.
Freedom from rooms that are rarely used.
Freedom from spending weekends repairing, decorating and tidying instead of travelling, visiting grandchildren, pursuing hobbies or simply enjoying a slower pace of life.
Downsizing has become less about square footage and more about quality of life.
Ironically, it was Appletrees itself that taught Kevin and Tracey that lesson.
The more beautiful the property became, the more they appreciated that they no longer needed to prove anything through another renovation.
The challenge had become the achievement.
The destination had quietly replaced the journey.
That doesn't mean Appletrees has stopped evolving.
Far from it.
The home now offers everything they once imagined it could become: An impressive open-plan living space beneath a vaulted ceiling, cosy evenings around the multi-fuel stove, family film nights projected onto a three-metre cinema screen, and summer meals overlooking open countryside stretching towards the Cheviot Hills.
Fircones, the detached annex, has welcomed holidaymakers while offering the flexibility every modern family values.
Rowanberries, the former pottery, has become a warm and versatile studio where creativity continues to flourish.
The gardens are established. The apple tree is mature. The views remain as breathtaking as ever.
Nothing more needs to be added.
Perhaps that is why the house has become such a powerful teacher.
It reminds us that homes are not trophies to be accumulated, but places that prepare us for whatever comes next.
Sometimes they challenge us.
Sometimes they shelter us.
Sometimes they inspire us.
And occasionally, if we're willing to listen, they tell us it is time to move on.
"We've loved every minute here, " says Tracey. "But we also know someone else deserves the chance to make memories at Appletrees. We've had our chapter. Now it's time for theirs."
There is something wonderfully fitting about that thought.
The apple tree after which the house is named bears fruit each season, not for itself, but for those who come after.
Perhaps homes do the same.
Appletrees isn't simply being sold.
It is being passed on.
Not because its owners have fallen out of love with it, but because loving a home sometimes means recognising when it has given you everything you came to find.
For Kevin and Tracey Archer, Appletrees began as a renovation project.
It became a dream fulfilled.
And in the end, it taught them the greatest renovation of all wasn't the one they carried out on the house.
It was the one they carried out on their lives.
Property details
***price reduced ***
We are pleased to offer to the market Apple Tree Cottage, this beautifully-presented 2/3 bedroom detached bungalow offering spacious open plan living and stunning countryside views. Additionally, this property offers a one bedroom annex, beautiful garden grounds, ample off-street parking and a large detached studio.
Situated at the top of a long drive, away from the main street in the village of Lowick, adjacent to the local school field and with long-distance views to the Kyloe Hills, Apple Tree Cottage offers comfortable and flexible living over one floor.
A spacious conservatory entrance leads to the stunning open plan lounge / dining room / kitchen. The large lounge features a vaulted double-height ceiling, feature multi-fuel stove and is a great space for entertaining. Remote-control full blackout blinds allow a year-round home theatre experience on a large 3m x 1.5m screen.
The lounge leads to the extensive kitchen and dining area. The kitchen offers a range of shaker wall and base units, a composite countertop, integral appliances including dishwasher, fridge and freezer (both full height) and an induction hob with an extractor fan above, set within a large island with cupboards and power points. The dining room off the kitchen offers a sliding door to the patio and garden beyond. Apple Tree Cottage has two double bedrooms supported by a family bathroom, and a single bedroom adjacent to a family shower room. This third bedroom is currently employed as a utility room with washer and tumble-dryer above.
Outdoors there is a large gravelled parking area in front and to the side of the property, suitable for half a dozen or more vehicles, a south-facing patio and lawn off the dining room with long open views across fields towards the Kyloe Hills and The Cheviots beyond. The landscaped gravelled garden to the rear of the cottage has two raised beds constructed from reclaimed railway sleepers and a large apple tree. In addition, the property includes a large fully-refurbished and well-lit studio which has a variety of uses. Currently used as a craft room, the studio benefits from a kitchenette and wood burner and could easily be a home office or artist studio. Adjacent to the studio on one side is a WC and storeroom and on the other, a good-sized garden shed.
Fircones is a detached one bedroom annex at the very top of the drive which provides additional living space, perfect for extended family members, guests, or even for use as a home office. Currently used as a holiday rental, it offers a bedroom, bathroom, an open plan kitchen / sitting room with oven, hob, extractor fridge and washing machine, WiFi and long views across open fields.
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General remarks
Location: What3Words
Notes:
38 Main Street at the bottom of the drive has a vehicular and pedestrian right of access over the driveway leading up to Apple Tree Cottage but not beyond the private gates.
Tenure:
Freehold
Council Tax:
Apple Tree Cottage – Band C
Fircones Cottage – Band A
Fixtures and Fittings:
All fitted carpets, curtain poles, blinds, light fittings, and integrated appliances form part of the sale.
Listing and Conservation:
Apple Tree Cottage and Fircones Cottage are not listed, nor within a conservation area.
Services:
Apple Tree Cottage
Mains water, drainage and electricity.
Electric storage heating.
16 Solar panels provide a 4Kw system.
Full fibre broadband services are available. (fftp)
Fircones Cottage:
Mains water, drainage, electricity and WiFi.
Oil-fired central heating.
Full fibre broadband services are available.
Studio:
Electricity
Wood-burning stove.
Council Tax: C
Warning: Never transfer funds to a property owner before viewing the property in person. If in doubt contact the marketing agent or the Citizens Advice Bureau.
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Viewing disclaimer: Quicklister endeavour to ensure the sales particulars of properties advertised are fair, accurate and reliable, however they are not exhaustive and viewing in person is highly recommended. If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact Quicklister and we will be pleased to check the position for you, especially if you are contemplating traveling some distance to view the property.
Property Reference number : 589231
read our property story...
(Scroll down for property details.)
The house that taught us how to downsize
There is an old saying that we shape our homes, and afterwards our homes shape us.
For Kevin and Tracey Archer, that couldn't be more true.
Five years ago, they arrived in Lowick with a vision. Fresh from running a successful bed and breakfast on Holy Island, they saw potential where others might simply have seen hard work: A detached bungalow, a small annex, an old pottery studio and gardens waiting to be brought back to life.
It wasn't just a renovation project. It was a labour of love.
Every room was reimagined. Every building found a new purpose. The bungalow became a light-filled home for family and friends. The detached annex welcomed holiday guests from around the world. The old pottery became a creative studio once again, this time not for clay but for crafts, ideas and quiet moments of inspiration.
Outside, gardens were landscaped to frame long views towards the Kyloe Hills. An apple tree, standing quietly at the heart of the property, gave the house its name-Appletrees.
By almost every measure, the project was a success.
And then life interrupted the plan.
Last September, what could easily have been a fatal accident on the M25 forced the couple to confront a question many of us quietly avoid.
If tomorrow isn't guaranteed, how do we really want to spend today?
"It changes your perspective, " says Tracey. "When something like that happens, you realise time is precious. We looked around at everything we'd created and recognised something quite unexpected. We'd achieved what we'd set out to do."
For many people, the next step after completing a dream home would be to settle in for decades.
The Archers reached a different conclusion.
"We realised we didn't need a bigger project, " she says. "What we needed was a smaller footprint and a bigger life."
It's a phrase that perfectly captures a quiet revolution taking place across Britain.
For years, downsizing carried unfortunate baggage. It suggested compromise, retreat or making do.
Today, it increasingly represents something else entirely.
Freedom.
Freedom from endless maintenance.
Freedom from rooms that are rarely used.
Freedom from spending weekends repairing, decorating and tidying instead of travelling, visiting grandchildren, pursuing hobbies or simply enjoying a slower pace of life.
Downsizing has become less about square footage and more about quality of life.
Ironically, it was Appletrees itself that taught Kevin and Tracey that lesson.
The more beautiful the property became, the more they appreciated that they no longer needed to prove anything through another renovation.
The challenge had become the achievement.
The destination had quietly replaced the journey.
That doesn't mean Appletrees has stopped evolving.
Far from it.
The home now offers everything they once imagined it could become: An impressive open-plan living space beneath a vaulted ceiling, cosy evenings around the multi-fuel stove, family film nights projected onto a three-metre cinema screen, and summer meals overlooking open countryside stretching towards the Cheviot Hills.
Fircones, the detached annex, has welcomed holidaymakers while offering the flexibility every modern family values.
Rowanberries, the former pottery, has become a warm and versatile studio where creativity continues to flourish.
The gardens are established. The apple tree is mature. The views remain as breathtaking as ever.
Nothing more needs to be added.
Perhaps that is why the house has become such a powerful teacher.
It reminds us that homes are not trophies to be accumulated, but places that prepare us for whatever comes next.
Sometimes they challenge us.
Sometimes they shelter us.
Sometimes they inspire us.
And occasionally, if we're willing to listen, they tell us it is time to move on.
"We've loved every minute here, " says Tracey. "But we also know someone else deserves the chance to make memories at Appletrees. We've had our chapter. Now it's time for theirs."
There is something wonderfully fitting about that thought.
The apple tree after which the house is named bears fruit each season, not for itself, but for those who come after.
Perhaps homes do the same.
Appletrees isn't simply being sold.
It is being passed on.
Not because its owners have fallen out of love with it, but because loving a home sometimes means recognising when it has given you everything you came to find.
For Kevin and Tracey Archer, Appletrees began as a renovation project.
It became a dream fulfilled.
And in the end, it taught them the greatest renovation of all wasn't the one they carried out on the house.
It was the one they carried out on their lives.
Property details
***price reduced ***
We are pleased to offer to the market Apple Tree Cottage, this beautifully-presented 2/3 bedroom detached bungalow offering spacious open plan living and stunning countryside views. Additionally, this property offers a one bedroom annex, beautiful garden grounds, ample off-street parking and a large detached studio.
Situated at the top of a long drive, away from the main street in the village of Lowick, adjacent to the local school field and with long-distance views to the Kyloe Hills, Apple Tree Cottage offers comfortable and flexible living over one floor.
A spacious conservatory entrance leads to the stunning open plan lounge / dining room / kitchen. The large lounge features a vaulted double-height ceiling, feature multi-fuel stove and is a great space for entertaining. Remote-control full blackout blinds allow a year-round home theatre experience on a large 3m x 1.5m screen.
The lounge leads to the extensive kitchen and dining area. The kitchen offers a range of shaker wall and base units, a composite countertop, integral appliances including dishwasher, fridge and freezer (both full height) and an induction hob with an extractor fan above, set within a large island with cupboards and power points. The dining room off the kitchen offers a sliding door to the patio and garden beyond. Apple Tree Cottage has two double bedrooms supported by a family bathroom, and a single bedroom adjacent to a family shower room. This third bedroom is currently employed as a utility room with washer and tumble-dryer above.
Outdoors there is a large gravelled parking area in front and to the side of the property, suitable for half a dozen or more vehicles, a south-facing patio and lawn off the dining room with long open views across fields towards the Kyloe Hills and The Cheviots beyond. The landscaped gravelled garden to the rear of the cottage has two raised beds constructed from reclaimed railway sleepers and a large apple tree. In addition, the property includes a large fully-refurbished and well-lit studio which has a variety of uses. Currently used as a craft room, the studio benefits from a kitchenette and wood burner and could easily be a home office or artist studio. Adjacent to the studio on one side is a WC and storeroom and on the other, a good-sized garden shed.
Fircones is a detached one bedroom annex at the very top of the drive which provides additional living space, perfect for extended family members, guests, or even for use as a home office. Currently used as a holiday rental, it offers a bedroom, bathroom, an open plan kitchen / sitting room with oven, hob, extractor fridge and washing machine, WiFi and long views across open fields.
Video:
General remarks
Location: What3Words
Notes:
38 Main Street at the bottom of the drive has a vehicular and pedestrian right of access over the driveway leading up to Apple Tree Cottage but not beyond the private gates.
Tenure:
Freehold
Council Tax:
Apple Tree Cottage – Band C
Fircones Cottage – Band A
Fixtures and Fittings:
All fitted carpets, curtain poles, blinds, light fittings, and integrated appliances form part of the sale.
Listing and Conservation:
Apple Tree Cottage and Fircones Cottage are not listed, nor within a conservation area.
Services:
Apple Tree Cottage
Mains water, drainage and electricity.
Electric storage heating.
16 Solar panels provide a 4Kw system.
Full fibre broadband services are available. (fftp)
Fircones Cottage:
Mains water, drainage, electricity and WiFi.
Oil-fired central heating.
Full fibre broadband services are available.
Studio:
Electricity
Wood-burning stove.
Council Tax: C
Warning: Never transfer funds to a property owner before viewing the property in person. If in doubt contact the marketing agent or the Citizens Advice Bureau.
Gdpr: Submitting a viewing request for the above property means you are giving us permission to pass your contact details to the vendor or landlord for further communication related to viewing arrangement, or more information related to the above property. If you disagree, please write to us within the message field so we do not forward your details to the vendor or landlord or their managing company.
Viewing disclaimer: Quicklister endeavour to ensure the sales particulars of properties advertised are fair, accurate and reliable, however they are not exhaustive and viewing in person is highly recommended. If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact Quicklister and we will be pleased to check the position for you, especially if you are contemplating traveling some distance to view the property.
Property Reference number : 589231
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