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Torwoodhill

Offers Over £298,000

Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Argyll & Bute, G84 8LE

Dating back to the late 1850’s, Torwoodhill is an elegant Victorian mansion house that enjoys a category ‘C’ listing (a building of historic and architectural interest).Converted into five separate apartments, the building enjoys a beautiful wooded setting, offers private parking for residents and visitors and with this particular property being the largest of the five, extending to over 2500 square feet with beautifully proportioned rooms, many delightful period details and enjoying lovely views across its own private garden grounds towards the waters of the Gare Loch. There is private parking in front of the apartment and there is access from here into a beautiful traditional conservatory that is a delightful place to sit and enjoy the garden views. From here, there is access to the m

Apartment
4 Bedrooms
3 Public rooms
1 Bathroom
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Torwoodhill

Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Argyll & Bute, G84 8LE

Offers Over £298,000

Apartment
4 Bedrooms
3 Public rooms
1 Bathroom

Contact Agent

Seona Cashmore

01436 670780

Seona Cashmore

Dating back to the late 1850’s, Torwoodhill is an elegant Victorian mansion house that enjoys a category ‘C’ listing (a building of historic and architectural interest).Converted into five separate apartments, the building enjoys a beautiful wooded setting, offers private parking for residents and visitors and with this particular property being the largest of the five, extending to over 2500 square feet with beautifully proportioned rooms, many delightful period details and enjoying lovely views across its own private garden grounds towards the waters of the Gare Loch. There is private parking in front of the apartment and there is access from here into a beautiful traditional conservatory that is a delightful place to sit and enjoy the garden views. From here, there is access to the main reception hall which in turn leads to each of the rooms. There is a stunning drawing room with open fire and a large window recess overlooking the gardens, with a further window providing natural light to the side and a door opening into the conservatory. Adjacent to the main lounge is a sizeable dining room with a magnificent marble fire surround and French doors opening out onto the gardens. The master bedroom is an impressive double room, again with garden views and there are three further bedrooms, all located at the far end of the main reception hall and off a secondary hallway. There is good storage built into the property and there is also a sizeable cloakroom with the adjoining family bathroom. The kitchen, to the front, is fitted with a banquette and whilst requiring modernisation, this is a good sized space for breakfasting. The garden grounds that surround the apartment are made up of lawns, sitting/patio areas and extensive, mature woodland with meandering walkways. Adjacent to the flat is the former stable courtyard and there is a small garage/store which can be accessed from here and is private to the property. There is also a coal store of brick construction and amidst the wooded parts of the garden, an old air raid shelter can be found with solid brick walls and a concrete roof. It is understood that the gardens belonging to this apartment extend to around 4900 square yards or thereby which is just over an acre.


The property is tucked away at the end of a long private driveway which can be accessed from Torwoodhill Road. The location is perfect for ease of access to local village amenities found within Rhu. These include a highly regarded primary school, local convenience store and church and with the Royal Naval Base at Faslane just a short drive away. The attractive seaside town of Helensburgh is just a few minutes’ drive in the other direction and it offers a wide selection of amenities that include shops and supermarkets, bars, restaurants and cafes along with sports clubs, a much admired golf club and train stations with services to Glasgow, Edinburgh and even London. For those who enjoy the outdoors some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery is within a short drive, there is great sailing on the Gare Loch and the Firth of Clyde and the iconic shores of Loch Lomond are nearby providing great leisure facilities (including the world renowned Loch Lomond Golf Club), luxury accommodation and fantastic wildlife. Glasgow is also within easy commuting distance, as is the International Airport via the A82 and Erskine Bridge. EPC - Band G.

Key Features

  • Traditional Victorian conversion
  • 2500 square feet of accommodation
  • Formal lounge
  • Dining room
  • Large conservatory
  • Four bedrooms
  • Breakfasting kitchen
  • Bathroom and cloakroom
  • Private parking
  • Extensive garden grounds

The town is served by three railway stations, Helensburgh Upper on the West Highland Line, Craigendoran, on the North Clyde Line and Helensburgh Central, the terminus of the North Clyde Line. It takes 50 minutes to reach the shops and offices of Glasgow City Centre and another 50 minutes to Edinburgh and the East Coast.

The seafront has an indoor swimming pool, an esplanade walk, a range of shops, cafes and pubs and sailing facilities including a marina in Rhu. The streets are built on a gentle slope rising to the north east, and at the brow of the hill a golf club has views looking south out over the town where numerous other sports are active including football, rugby, cricket, athletics, netball, hockey, curling, bowling, sailing and fishing.

The locality is well served by a number of excellent state primary schools providing the high attainment secondary school, Hermitage Academy, with an annual influx of children eager to learn about well known townspeople such as John Logie Baird, the inventor of television; Henry Bell, who built the first passenger steamship ‘The Comet’ ; architect William Leiper ; actress Deborah Kerr ; poet WH Auden ; writer AJ Cronin ; and Prime Minister Bonar Law amongst many others. Lomond School, an independent, co-educational and boarding school also offers private education in central Helensburgh.

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