A fascinating proposition, this sympathetically converted former railway station, steeped in history and with an abundance of character, is an impressive portfolio including a 3-bedroom house with separate home office, two cottages run as successful holiday lets and a serviced building plot with full planning permission, which is valid for all time coming.

Located in a beautiful part of the Scottish Borders, on the outskirts of Minto with spectacular views of the Minto Hills, Ruberslaw and beyond, this former railway station complex is too good an opportunity to be missed.

Distances

 Edinburgh 49 miles, Carlisle 48 miles, Peebles 30 miles, Kelso 18.5 miles, Galashiels 15 miles, Tweedbank Railway Terminus 12 miles, Melrose 12 miles, Hawick 5 miles,

Denholm 2 miles, Minto 1 miles

       (All distances are approximate)

Situation

Hassendean Station is situated in a quiet rural position around two miles north of the sought-after villages of Minto and Denholm, with far-reaching views out over the rolling Borders countryside and the well-known Minto Hills and Ruberslaw. The Station is well positioned for the outdoor enthusiast with a wide range of country pursuits available on the doorstep including walking, cycling, golfing at Jedburgh’s 18-hole course, Minto golf course and the nearby Roxburghe championship course, horse-riding and fishing on both the River Teviot and River Tweed. 

Denholm is an attractive and popular Borders village with a thriving community. The village is centred around a large village green and offers excellent local amenities including The Denholm Meet, The Cross Keys Inn, Douglas and Sons a local butcher, a Post Office/Shop, a hairdresser and a garage. The village also benefits from having its own well-regarded primary school.

Five miles south-west of the Station is the rural market town of Hawick which is the largest of the Border towns. Hawick is an historic town, the ‘home of cashmere’, and is surrounded by rugged and picturesque Scottish Borders countryside. It is equally well known for its proud rugby tradition and is also the venue for the famous Common Riding in the summer. Local amenities include major supermarkets, a wide range of local shops and businesses, banks, restaurants, public houses, sports clubs, a leisure centre and schools for all ages. Private schooling is available at St Mary’s School in Melrose and Longridge Towers School, just outside Berwick-Upon-Tweed. Local attractions include the Heart of Hawick (cinema/theatre complex and heritage museum), Hermitage Castle, The Borders Textile Towerhouse and the recently upgraded and award-winning Wilton Lodge Park as well as the recently opened Borders Distillery and Visitors Centre.

Tweedbank and Galashiels railway stations -approximately 15 miles away- provide the Station with an accessible rail link into Edinburgh.

Description

 Opened in 1849 by the Royal British Railway, Hassendean Station served the village of Hassendean on the Waverley Route until its closure in 1969. Since its closure, the Station and associated buildings have been sympathetically restored and converted, and this fascinating proposition now offers a three-bedroom family home with a fabulous, detached home office, as well as two delightful cottages, currently being run as successful holiday lets. Further information can be found at www.hassendeanstation.com. A fully serviced building plot of 0.27 of an acre, with superb views and planning permission in perpetuity to build a 4-bedroom bungalow, is also included.

Hassendean Station

(Marked A on boundary plan)

Upper Floor/Platform Level

Dining/sunroom, kitchen (ticket office), sitting room (general waiting room), principal bedroom with ensuite shower room (ladies waiting room plus toilet).

Lower Floor/Goods Yard Level

Entrance vestibule, bedroom 2 (station master’s store), bedroom 3 (oil store) garden room, laundry, family bathroom.

Garden Grounds

 Home office (waiting room), original timber footbridge, lawn areas with well stocked borders, driveway parking and Railwayman’s Bothy.

Hassendean Station is accessed through the half-glazed timber front door at garden/ goods yard level which leads into the entrance vestibule which has a pretty stained-glass window and useful hooks for cloaks. From here, the entrance hall gives access into a double bedroom (once the Stationmaster’s store), a further double bedroom (once the oil store), a family bathroom, a laundry room and a capacious, light and airy garden room, with French doors leading out to the front of the property and breath-taking scenic views. An area under the stairs with power sockets offers space for white goods, such as a tumble dryer, as well as providing useful storage space.

Up the staircase to ground floor/platform level, the accommodation comprises a kitchen (once the ticket office) featuring a breakfast bar and solid Elm worktops, a sought-after cream 2 door Aga, a single electric oven, an induction hob and a good selection of white wall and base units. From here, the bright and airy dining/sunroom can be reached. This room also gives access to the rear of the property where the former railway line was laid. To the other side of the kitchen is the cosy, yet spacious sitting room (once the general waiting room) with views out to the detached home office in the garden. Completing the accommodation on this level is the double bedroom with an ensuite shower room (once the ladies waiting room and toilet).

Externally to the rear of the Station is a fabulous detached two-storey home office (once the Station’s waiting room) with an attractive veranda and featuring a Clearview multi fuel stove. The floor at platform level currently serves as a home office whilst the floor at goods yard level serves as a useful storage space. The two floors are linked by a quirky spiral staircase. The office is connected to the mains electricity and water.

Elsewhere, the gardens surrounding the Station give the property an attractive appearance with a combination of well stocked beds, mature trees and shrubs, lawn areas and a patio area adding colour and interest. The area of ground that runs over the top of the railway bridge, with polytunnel and sheds, is currently leased from Jacobs/Highways England for £10 per annum and the small parcel of land beyond, currently used as an allotment, by curtesy from the owner of Hassendean Farm at no charge.

Between Hassendean Station and The Loading Bay sits the Victorian timber footbridge. This footbridge linked the Stations’ two platforms and is a truly fabulous piece of memorabilia, believed to be the only one of its kind left in the UK.

A gravel area to the front of Hassendean Station offers ample driveway parking. (Former Goods Yard with the Railwayman’s Bothy)

The Loading Bay (Goods Shed)

 (Marked B on boundary plan)

Upper Floor/Platform Level

Kitchen, WC/utility, open plan sitting/dining room, storage cupboard.

Lower Floor/Goods Yard Level

Entrance Hall/Study, two double bedrooms, shower room, storage cupboard.

Garden Grounds

 WC (Gentleman’s toilet), lawn areas, driveway parking.

Having been converted in 2010, The Loading Bay now operates as a successful 2-bedroom holiday cottage, currently managed by “Unique Cottages” The Loading Bay | Scottish Borders | Unique Cottages (unique-cottages.co.uk). More information on booking numbers can be sought from the selling agent.

At platform level, the property is accessed through a door from an attractive veranda. From here, the kitchen has cream wall and base units, a Belfast sink, a single oven and four ring induction hob with extractor fan can be accessed. A cloak room to the left of the kitchen is spacious enough to also accommodate white goods. Completing the accommodation on this level is a fabulous, light filled contemporary open plan dining/sitting space with an electric stove and a Juliet balcony which has been carefully placed to make the most of the views out to the Minto Hills, Ruberslaw and the surrounding countryside. A cupboard at the top of the stairs housing the water tank provides a useful storage space.

Downstairs at goods yard level, the accommodation is accessed from the driveway through a glazed front door into a spacious entrance hall that could accommodate a table for a laptop, providing a home working space. From here, the shower room has under floor heating and two further double bedrooms can be reached. A cupboard under the stairs with hooks provides an area for cloaks as well as an additional storage space and a door on the opposite side of the hall gives access into the cottage’s garden.

Externally, to the left of the cottage at platform level is the original gentlemen’s toilet. To the front at this level, a large lawn area delineated by well stocked borders provides colour and interest. At goods yard level, a fully enclosed garden with a large lawn area gives the property a smart and appealing appearance, and a separate gravel area provides ample driveway parking. A grass roofed cycle shed built from railway sleepers offers an undercover, external storage area. There is vehicular access through a gateway at the north end of the garden, enabling vehicles to drive up to the rear of The Loading Bay at platform level. This access point is marked on the boundary plan by a green arrow.

Signalman’s Cottage

(Marked C on boundary plan)

Ground Floor

 Entrance vestibule, bedroom, family bathroom, sitting room, kitchen, double bedroom.

Garden Grounds

Summerhouse, lawn areas, garden shed, patio area, driveway parking.

 Built in 1850, this former home of the Signalman for Hassendean Railway Station, is now run as a successful 2-bedroom holiday let, currently managed by “Unique Cottages” Signalman's Cottage | Scottish Borders | Unique Cottages (unique-cottages.co.uk). More information on booking numbers can be sought from the selling agent.

This thoughtfully renovated single storey cottage is accessed through the front door from the front garden into an entrance hall. From here, the single bedroom and the dual aspect sitting room with wood burning stove can be reached. Through double doors surrounded by pitch pine beams which are said to have been reclaimed from The Titanic dry dock, the immaculate kitchen with a good selection of wall and base units, a Belfast sink, a single oven and induction hob with extractor fan is reached. The kitchen also gives access out into the rear garden through a single half glazed door. Completing the accommodation on this level is the double bedroom with far reaching scenic views and the capacious family bathroom.

Externally, the fully enclosed front garden is laid mainly to grass with a slabbed path running through the middle to the front door. To the side of the property, a gravel area provides driveway parking for a single car. To the rear, the fully enclosed garden has a thoughtfully placed summerhouse with spectacular scenic views, a garden shed, a lawn area, a well-stocked flower bed and a patio area. An original black and yellow signal attached to the front of the property is a fitting piece of memorabilia given the cottage’s history.

An area marked as E on the boundary plan highlights a garage and a small area of additional land that is utilised by the cottage.

Serviced Building Plot

(Marked D on boundary plan)

Serviced building plot of 0.27 of an acre with planning permission in perpetuity for the construction of a 4-bedroom bungalow – Planning reference number 07/01097/FUL.

The serviced building plot is 0.27 of an acre and has full planning permission to build a 4-bedroom bungalow. Planning permission was granted in August 2007 and is now valid “for all time coming” due to the services being connected to the plot within 5 years of the planning permission having been approved. More specific details can be found on the Scottish Borders Council website by quoting Planning Reference Number 07/01097/FUL.

The plot benefits from being set in an extremely desirable location, with stunning scenic views to the Minto Hills, Rubers Law and the surrounding countryside.

All developers’ contributions have been paid under a historic Section 69 Agreement (just waiting for documentation from the SBC).

Access to the plot is marked with an arrow on the boundary plan.

Planning permission granted for:

Bungalow

Ground Floor

Kitchen/breakfasting room, utility, family room, sitting room, conservatory, dining room, principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing room, three further bedrooms, family bathroom.

Outside

Gardens and driveway parking.

As there is very little light pollution, the Station has wonderful night skies.

Boundary Plan

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Fixtures and Fittings

All fitted carpets and light fittings are included with the sale. Some memorabilia may be available by separate negotiation.

Agent’s Note

 More information on Hassendean Station can be found at www.disused-stations.org.uk

The station was featured on Channel 5s "Walking Britain's Lost Railways: Scottish Borders" Waverley Route - season 2 episode 6.

In the garden is a Shepherds Hut which may be available by separate negotiation.

Some furniture and memorabilia may also be available by separate negotiation.

Tenure

Freehold

Right of Access

A Right of Access in favour of the owners of Hassendean Station exists along the road that gives access to the Station and associated properties/land. This road is owned by Hassendean Farm and Hassendean Station is legally obliged to part contribute to the upkeep of the road.

Listing and Conservation

None of the aforementioned properties are listed or in a conservation area.

Services

Hassendean Station

Mains electricity and water.

Drainage to a septic tank shared with The Loading Bay and Plot

Oil-fired central heating (tank shared with The Loading Bay).

The Loading Bay

Mains electricity and water.

Drainage to a septic tank shared with Hassendean Station and Plot.

Oil-fired central heating (tank shared with Hassendean Station),

Signalman’s Cottage

Mains water and electric.

Drainage to a septic tank shared with 3 other properties nearby.

Oil-fired central heating.

Serviced Building Plot

Mains electricity and water. Drainage to a septic tank shared with The Loading Bay and Hassendean Station.

Council Tax Band

Hassendean Station

Band E

The Loading Bay

The cottage is currently on business rates as it is run as a furnished holiday let.

Signalman’s Cottage

The cottage is currently on business rates as it is run as a furnished holiday let.

Energy Efficiency Rating

Hassendean Station - EPC - D

The Loading Bay - EPC - C

Signalman’s Cottage - EPC - C

Local Authority

Scottish Borders Council - Telephone: 01835 824 000.

Internet Web Site

This property and other properties offered by Rettie & Co can be viewed on our website at www.rettie.co.uk as well as our affiliated websites at www.rightmove.co.uk www.onthemarket.com and www.thelondonoffice.co.uk.

Servitude Rights, Burdens & Wayleaves

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes whether contained in the title deeds or informally constituted and whether or not referred to above.

Particulars and Plans

These particulars and plan are believed to be correct, but they are in no way guaranteed. Any error, omission or misstatement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation nor in any circumstances give grounds for action at law.

Misrepresentations

1. The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie Borders LLP, the selling agent, are responsible for such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained in the particulars of the property prepared by the said agent.

2. The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contact in reliance on the said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the content of each of the said statements by inspection or otherwise and that no warranty or representation has been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to or in connection with the property.

3. Any error, omission or misstatement in any of the said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action.

Important Notice

Rettie Borders LLP, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:

1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either in writing or by word of mouth. Any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents or the sellers. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact.

2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive and it should not be assumed that the property remains as photographed. Any error, omission or misstatement shall not annul the sale, or entitle any party to compensation or recourse to action at law. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents, including for its current use. Rettie Borders LLP have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise and ought to seek their own professional advice.

3. All descriptions or references to condition are given in good faith only. Whilst every endeavour is made to ensure accuracy, please check with us on any points of especial importance to you, especially if intending to travel some distance. No responsibility can be accepted for expenses incurred in inspecting properties which have been sold or withdrawn.