Co Wicklow: Country living within reach of the city is on offer with Merelles, a five-bedroom house on 1.2 acres of timbered grounds at Kilcroney Lane, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow.
Ganly Walters is seeking offers over €1.3 million for this 300 sq m (3,200 sq ft) detached house, which is just off the N11, 2.5-miles south of Bray. Constructed in 1997 in Tudor-style and named after a medieval board game, Merelles is one of a group of six substantial houses on a wooded site which is bordered by a stream.
The location is accessible to the capital, yet with all the leisure pursuits available in this fashionable part of Co Wicklow. Space is generous at Merelles and the specification is impressive, with underfloor heating arranged with individual isolation valves in downstairs rooms.
The Tudor look of Merelles' exterior is continued indoors, with a timber staircase climbing to a minstrels' gallery.
Off the hall is a very large formal sittingroom with leaded double doors, a timber chimneypiece and a solid fuel stove. The diningroom is another good-sized room, also entered through double doors.
Like the rest of the accommodation, the kitchen/breakfast area is family-sized. At the working end is a range of oak units with a full range of appliances and a vaulted ceiling overhead lit by a roof window. Double doors open from the breakfastroom to a terrace.
Also in this area is a utility room and an integral garage set up as a workshop.
All five bedrooms are doubles, two with en suite bathrooms. Attached to the spacious main bedroom is a dressing area with his-and-hers wardrobes. The en suite bathroom contains a bath and separate step-in shower.
The grounds are informally planted with lawns, flower beds, a stream and mature deciduous and evergreen trees.
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