Vacation Rental Description
The Retreat is a newly luxurious detached house situated in the lovely grounds of 400 year old Cornbank House.The property consists of: Fabulous entrance hall with oak flooring, solid oak stair case, double height cupola which allows a flood of light throughout the whole property. There is a cloakroom toilet with granite sink base, fully glazed door leads you to the large lounge with contemporary remote control gas fire, double glazed oak doors leads out through to the dining room with doors leading out to rear garden where you will find the double oak doors leads you through to the superb open plan kitchen with stunning black granite worktops, SMEG Fridge/freezer, dishwasher & double sized gas oven, an archway take you through to the large sun room which has windows on all sides giving lovely views over large decking area.The kitchen gives access to a great sized utility room with washing machine, tumble dryer, sink and ample units and another door takes you the snooker/games room.
Penicuik is a lovely historic town 5 miles outside Edinbugh. The house is just 5 minutes walk from the town centre which has a Tesco supermarket, restaurants, pubs, shops, post office, petrol station, hairdressers, indoor children's play centre & laser quest, a newly completed 10 million pound swimming pool/health centre which has a fitness suite, health suite, library, computer suite & large games hall. The house has lovely views over two parks one of which has a children's play area and basketball court, the other is used for rugby, football and archery. Regular buses take you to Edinburgh in about 35 mins, as Penicuik is on the outskirts of the Scottish Borders you can visit the beautiful town of Peebles, go fishing, hill walking or wind surfing on Saint Marys Loch.
Edinburgh is just 10 min by car, here you can find fabulous shops including Harvey Nichols, Jeners, Louis Vutton, Armani etc, the castle can be visited all year round as can many other tourist attractions
Facilities
- Cable Satellite
- Cooking Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Dryer
- DVD
- Heating
- Jacuzzi
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Amenity Parking
- Refrigerator
- Sterio
Activities
- Adventure Sports
- Biking
- Boating
- Playground
- Cinema
- Fishing
- Gym
- Horse Riding
- Hunting/Rock Climbing
- Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Night Clubs
- Restaurant
- Sailing
- Shopping
- Rafting
- Snow Boarding
- Tennis
- Theater
- Theme park
- Water Skiing
- Water Sports
- Zoo/Wildlife
Travel Options
- Nearest Airport : Edinburgh Interntional at 10 miles distance;
- Nearest Train Station : Edinburgh Waverly at 6 miles distance
- Nearest Town : Edinburgh at 4 miles distance