Llangower, Bala, Gwynedd, LL23

Gilrhos has recently undergone a programme of refurbishment and modernisation including a large, stylish contemporary extension clad in larch, resulting in an attractive country house of unique style and character. Gilrhos boasts an eclectic mix of both historical and contemporary interior elements including wooden beams, slate, ceramic and granite.

There are two entrances to Gilrhos. Viewed on approach to the house, a contemporary front door opens to a vestibule with exposed stone walls and door leading through to the spacious dining room. The room provides ample dining space with a slate floor and handcrafted cabinetry providing useful shelving and storage. Two windows face east and there are south facing bi-fold doors leading seamlessly onto a large decked area making this is a light filled room. Stairs lead up to the spacious drawing room with a vaulted ceiling and contemporary Stovax log burner set within a porcelain tiled feature wall. A sliding pocket door opens to the raised balcony with glass balustrading and delightful rural views, perfect for watching the sunset. A short set of stairs leads to a large double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and en suite shower room as well as further eaves storage. Returning downstairs and leading from the dining room is the dual aspect breakfast kitchen. Fitted with handcrafted units under granite worktops there is ample space for free standing furniture. From the kitchen, a corridor leads to the stylish shower room and useful utility cupboard with plumbing. At the end is a ground floor double bedroom, currently used as a study, historically a calving byre which explains the siting of its two windows. A second staircase leads from the kitchen to a double bedroom and dressing room. The bedroom is spacious with feature exposed beams and the dressing room has been fitted with bespoke cabinetry offering excellent wardrobes and further storage.

Beneath the drawing room, a tool room and a large workshop/storage room with power and lighting have been created. A separate plant room houses the heating and water system.

Local Authority: Gwynedd
Services: Mains electricity. Private water supply via borehole. Private drainage. Underfloor heating via Mitsubishi air source heat pump (installed 2020). Fibre internet is direct to the premises (FTTP)
Double glazed windows throughout with fitted planation shutters.
Council Tax: Band D
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £800,000
Fixtures and fittings: Only those items known as fixtures and fittings will be included in the sale. Certain items such as garden ornaments, carpets and curtains may be available by separate negotiation.

Agents note:
The current vendors have taken considerable care to future proof Gilrhos with significant insulation, LED lighting throughout and individually thermostatically controlled heating system. The air source heat pump features a "Holiday Mode" setting which means the house can be kept at above frost level settings for extended periods of absence.

Situated on the eastern side of Snowdonia National Park, Gilrhos offers easy access to scenic mountains, tranquil lakes and stunning rivers and coastlines and to wide-ranging north and mid Wales attractions, along with fantastic walking and cycling on your doorstep. Bala offers a wide range of day-to-day amenities including boutique and High Street shops, banks, a Post Office, restaurants, cafés, public houses and hotels, with leisure facilities including a leisure centre with swimming pool, gym and sports hall, football and rugby clubs, and a narrow-gauge railway running alongside Lake Bala (Llyn Tegid), the largest natural lake in Wales which hosts a range of watersports. Bala also has both primary and secondary schools. Whilst enjoying a tranquil and secluded setting, the property offers excellent road links via the A5 and A55 North Wales Expressway to main regional centres in both Wales and England and to the main motorway networks.

Gilrhos sits attractively within its wooded landscape above Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) and is approached over a well maintained tarmacadam road winding through moorland and forest, then a short stone track leading up to the gated entrance. There is a large gravelled parking area to the rear of the house where the traditional stable style kitchen door, within a stone built porch, serves as the day to day entrance to the house.

Alfresco living is a huge element of the charm of Gilrhos and the outside areas have been carefully designed so that the sun may be enjoyed at all times of the day. These areas include the deck and large paved terrace off the dining room and the balcony off the drawing room which has an external staircase.

Surrounding the house the woodland provides privacy, wonderful views and an immersion in nature. Carefully planted with over thirty varieties of both deciduous and evergreen trees, this is a magical area, home to varied wildlife and a changing backdrop across all seasons. The current owners have created an enchanting woodland entertaining area with firepit and in the past have gathered edible mushrooms and even harvested birch sap to create birch syrup (similar to maple syrup).

The woodland lends itself to a plethora of leisure opportunities including camping, yoga/pilates/tai chi, the rearing of pigs or woodland grazing cattle, installing a wood fired hot tub/pizza oven/sauna (using wood cut from the land) or the creation of nature hide or entertaining space within the woodland itself.

The acreage extends to 8.68 acres in all.

Gilrhos owners share animal grazing rights to 28 acres of adjacent moorland.