Upper Double Lodge is a striking sympathetically restored stone-built Grade B* listed ornamental Scots Baronial lodge. With accommodation arranged over two floors, ideal as a charming home or in its current guise as a holiday rental business. It can be provided fully furnished. Located within the Fleet Valley National Scenic Area it is surrounded by the original parkland of Cally House with mature tree cover interspersed with open ground. This extensive area is included in the Historic Environment Scotland Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes.

Externally its aesthetically pleasing mixture of granite stonework, finials, turret, slate roof, and pointed-arch doorways provide the feel of a miniature castle. The covered stone arched storm porch opens into an entrance space, with a door opening to the cosy triple aspect sitting room with its feature open fireplace with wood and hammered metal surround, ceiling rose, cornice and views to the leafy grounds. From here the turned stairway to the first floor within the turret is accessed. Centrally is a generous and sociable dining or further reception space with double doors opening to the west-facing terrace. The well-appointed kitchen adjacent comprises a range of in-keeping cabinetry and integrated appliances, also opening to the garden. Completing the floor is a useful cloakroom.

The spiral staircase opens to the property’s attractive dual-aspect bedroom with its impressive far-reaching aspects of the surrounding scenery, which is well served by a large bathroom alongside featuring a separate bathtub and walk-in shower cubicle.

Outside

The property sits in a scenic rural plot on the edge of the prestigious Cally Estate, accessed via grand stone-pillared metal gates flowing to its private gravelled driveway parking accessed via a five-bar wooden gate. This also provides access to a large secure bike store and a well-sized garden store.

Stone steps flanked by lawns lead up to the main arched entrance, whilst the mature private garden enjoys enviable south and west aspects. The plot is surrounded by a range of established woodland trees, with shrubbery and hedged borders throughout, a range of low stone-built walls, various lawns and planting.

Situation

Situated close to the Solway on the Water of Fleet west of Castle Douglas on the southwest coast of Scotland within the Fleet Valley National Scenic Area (NSA). This is one of three areas which are nationally important for their outstanding scenery designated in Dumfries and Galloway. Since 2009, nearby Galloway Forest Park has been designated by the International Dark-Sky Association as only the fourth Dark Sky Park in the world, and the first in the UK. It’s been named a Gold Tier park for its breathtaking and rare stargazing conditions.

Gatehouse of Fleet is a thriving village with an active community feel and a range of amenities including a vegetarian pizza restaurant, a number of cafes, hotels and pub serving meals, primary school, medical centre, library, gift shop, antique shop, Boots chemist, Post Office, book shops, floodlit tennis court and a bowling green.

There are a variety of picturesque locations within easy reach offering numerous outdoor pursuits, including the dramatic coastline and the extensive woods beside the Cally Estate. The Cally Palace Hotel, Golf course and lake along with Cally Gardens nursery and the house adjoins the Cally Woods for pleasant walks. There is also the 9 hole Gatehouse Golf club. A more extensive array of facilities can be found at Castle Douglas and Dumfries, with Dumfries Station offering rail links, road connections via the A74(M) and airports at Prestwick, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Convenient bus stops are nearby.

Local Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Services: Mains water, gas and electricity. Private drainage further information can be provided. Council Tax: Currently Non Domestic rateable value of £1050 as used as a holiday let. Fixtures and Fittings: all the white goods, main electric light fittings and curtains to be included Tenure: Freehold