For Sale6 Bedroom Cottage in Ferry House, Balblair, Dingwall, Ross-Shire, IV7£495,000

A charming 'C' listed converted inn located in the rural hamlet of Balblair with views across the Cromarty Firth. Ferry House is a characterful detached home which has various features including solid oak flooring in several rooms. The historic property offers excellent potential for a variety of uses with flexible accommodation covering three floors whilst also benefitting from the rural and sea views. The central entrance hall with staircase opens to a bright dual-aspect sitting room with wood burner. From there, the accommodation flows through to a rear entrance lobby/utility room, WC, boiler room and airing cupboard. A further corridor leads to a studio with French doors opening onto a patio. Adjacent to the sitting room is the dining room with glazed doors into a kitchen fitted with a Rangemaster 90 stove, integrated dishwasher, and cupboards. Halfway to the first floor is an office and on the first floor is a family bathroom between two well-proportioned dual-aspect bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, one of which has an en suite shower room. The turned stairway rises to a landing with two similar-sized bedrooms with built-in storage, one with an en suite shower room. Between the bedrooms is a kitchenette with storage cupboards. A loft ladder accesses a floored attic. The self-contained annexe, Ferry Cottage, can be entered from the dining room via lockable doors or from the porch and outside door. A small entrance hall adjoins a family room with doors to a dual-aspect ground-floor bedroom and a spacious fully fitted kitchen with stable door opening to the garden. A family bathroom and understairs laundry cupboard complete this floor. Stairs from the living room lead to an en suite bedroom. Outside A gravelled driveway sweeps round the front of Ferry House, providing parking for several vehicles. This leads to the attached garage and storerooms. Wooden gates separate the driveway to ‘Ferry Cottage’ and its south-facing patio and garden. Fenced, lawned gardens with trees and shrubs wrap-around most of the property. Across the road on the former inn car park is a recently built timber clad building which has been used as a workshop and gallery with a storage floor above. Please note there is additional land available subject to separate negotiation. Situation The property is situated near Newhall Point at Balblair, a scenic hamlet on the Black Isle. There is a range of everyday amenities at the nearby villages of Cromarty, Culbokie and Fortrose. Resolis primary school is nearby, and Fortrose Academy provides secondary education. Both are served by school buses. The thriving Highland capital of Inverness is within easy reach via the A9 and has a mainline railway and bus station. Inverness Airport offers regular domestic and European flights. Directions What3Words - ///shine.driftwood.human Head north on the A9 over the Kessock Bridge and at the Tore roundabout take the 3rd exit staying on the A9 for approximately 5 miles. Turn right onto the B9163 and at the t-junction take a left and continue on the B9163 for approximately 6 miles. On entering Balblair turn left onto Aird Place (signposted Newhall Point) and you will see Ferry House on the left hand side.