Residence has five bedrooms and four bathrooms and is on sale for £650k
The Slip Garden
The windows were designed and built from reclaimed pitch pine and the interior windowsills are made from slate reclaimed on site
The gardens
It has five bedrooms including master with bathroom and dressing room with copper free-standing bath
A sitting area
The Slip Garden
The Slip Garden
It’s not every day that an opportunity to live within the grounds of a 16th century country estate comes along, but that’s what’s on offer with the listing of The Slip Garden in Co Down.
Located within Finnebrogue Estate and Gardens in Downpatrick, this residence is a five-bedroom detached property with four bathrooms.
The windows were designed and built from reclaimed pitch pine and the interior windowsills are made from slate reclaimed on site
On sale for £650,000, the home was created in 1998 by converting the remaining glass house and stone potting sheds into this unique property.
The conversion keeps to the original footprint of the buildings and uses almost exclusively materials found on site, and reclaimed materials. The windows were designed and built from reclaimed pitch pine and the interior windowsills are made from slate reclaimed on site.
The gardens
Situated on the southerly aspect of the estate and bordered on three sides by stone walls 200 years old and older, this location offered ideal environs for young plants and soft fruits and is now a delightful setting for this wonderful family home.
The mature one-acre site also features a waterway with a slow-flowing river, part of the original gated estate development lined by stone banks originally to provide temperate water for the young plants, but now further enhancing The Slip Garden’s idyllic setting.
The Slip Garden
To the south, the vista includes many wonderful trees in the pleasure gardens and within the site there are ancient yews and a mature stand of bamboo. The garden includes two mature golden weeping willows and oak along with a highly productive range of fruit trees.
It has five bedrooms including master with bathroom and dressing room with copper free-standing bath.
The Slip Garden
The main reception has a beamed ceiling, morning room, deluxe open-plan kitchen to dining/sun room, along with three additional bathrooms that provide flexible accommodation. Attached to the building is a workshop which facilitates those who work from home and planning permission is being sought for the workshop to be connected to the home to provide further accommodation. A double garage with space above is included in the planning application.
A sitting area
The property is approached by a sweeping driveway and the site extends to one acre of mature garden laid out in lawn with shrubs and trees enclosed by original stone walls.
Planning permission has been applied for a detached double garage with storage above and conversion of workshop to be connected to home to provide further accommodation.
It has five bedrooms including master with bathroom and dressing room with copper free-standing bath
This part of Co Down benefits from excellent educational options with leading schools within easy commuting distance. The area is also renowned for quality golf courses, sailing clubs and other recreational options at Delamont, Castleward and Quoile Bridge Walks.