Doonbrae House, Alloway

Offers over £1,250,000

Doonbrae House enjoys a spectacular setting on the banks of the River Doon in old Alloway – a delightful village steeped in Burns history.   This beautiful area still embodies a real community spirit and offers the best of both worlds, a feel of being in a village country setting, but with a host of local amenities and Ayr town centre a short drive away.

The house itself is simply breathtaking – an elegant late Georgian property which presents an extremely attractive façade of a white roughcast exterior under a pitched slate room with lovely detail to the eaves and handsome chimneys.   Recently the house has been successfully refurbished and upgraded to a first class standard by local craftsmen J.D. Thomson & Sons. It is a very sizeable home with flexible and adaptable accommodation that extends in total to some 4500sq ft, including The Gables Cottage which overlooks the river and old Brig.

Undoubtedly Doonbrae’s greatest asset is it position which enjoys beautiful elevated aspects across tiered manicured garden grounds and beyond to the lovely banks of the River Doon which is simply breathtaking.

The property is beautifully presented with a specification that is modern yet does not detract from the original charm and character.

In total there are three reception rooms, seven bedrooms and three bathrooms, separate preparation kitchen and a main shaker style fitted kitchen with Granite topped island unit, utility, storage and boiler rooms off. There are also two WC’s and an additional storage room.  

The Gables is a converted, self contained traditional cottage comprising bedroom, luxury en-suite bathroom and kitchenette.

The gardens are without doubt a magnificent feature of the Doonbrae. Manicured lawns bordered by clearly stocked beds and wonderful mature tree and shrubs. There is a large chipped area which has a pathway to the River Doon where it is framed by an old railway bridge, which is no longer in use.

Historic Alloway has many excellent amenities, sports at Ayr Cricket Club and Ayr Rugby Club, primary schools at Alloway and Doonfoot, local shops and library as well as the renowned Brig O’Doon House Hotel. The town of Ayr us two miles distant and has all the facilities one would expect from the West Coast of Scotland’s foremost costal town. For the commuter, Prestwick’s Airport has regular flights to London and many destinations throughout Europe .