Persimmon Homes - Avon Water Walk, ML9
Prices around £195,995
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Development info
Avon Water Walk is a stunning new development of two, three, four and five-bedroom homes in the friendly rural village of Stonehouse in South Lanarkshire. This is a great place to choose for your new home if you want to be close to the countryside as well as to Glasgow – a half-hour drive away.
The A71 offers a direct link to Junction 8 of the M74, and in the other direction it takes you to Kilmarnock, Irvine and the coast. There are several local shops in the village, and you can pop into Strathaven four miles away, for a wider range of services.
Stonehouse has two primary schools to choose from, so you'll soon get to know other families, and there's a lovely park to meet up with friends on a sunny day - the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Park - which stretches down to the Avon Water.
Leisure
Strathaven Park is 3.5 miles from Avon Water Walk and has plenty of things to do, including two football pitches, tennis courts, a boating pond, playgrounds, a miniature railway and lovely open spaces - perfect for dog walkers or sports enthusiasts. Further afield, Strathclyde Country Park is 9.1 miles from Avon Water Walk, offering 400 hectares of stunning countryside and a wide range of activities to suit everyone. Craignethan Castle is 6.5 miles from Avon Water Walk and is the perfect place for a family day out.
Education
The development is ideal for families as there are two local primary schools within walking distance; Stonehouse Primary School (0.5 miles) and Newfield Primary School (0.4 miles). For older children there's Larkhall Academy (4.2 miles) and The Holy Cross High School (10.5 miles).
Shopping
Avon Water Walk benefits from a range of local amenities in Stonehouse such as a Co-op, the Stonehouse Lifestyles Centre and the Cander Centre. In addition, Strathaven town centre is just 3.2 miles from Avon Water Walk, offering even more shops and activities.
Transport
Avon Water Walk has a range of local transport links and services, including Larkhall train station just 4.4 miles from the development - perfect for the daily commute to Glasgow. There's also a good local bus service running from Stonehouse to other local towns, villages and cities, including Larkhall, Strathaven, Hamilton and Glasgow. Avon Water Walk is perfectly situated just 2.5 miles from the M74 to Glasgow and the A71 towards Edinburgh. For domestic and international flights, Avon Water Walk is just 27.8 miles from Glasgow Airport.