Ballygalget Lane

• Beautiful Detached Home In A Semi Rural Location On Circa One Acre
• Four Reception Rooms Including Living Room With Cathedral Style Vaulted Ceiling
• Four Double Bedrooms, Two Benefitting From En-suite Facilities
• Three Bedroom Annex With First Floor Bar, Music Room And Recreational Area
• Pool House With Swimming Pool, Hot Tub, Sauna, Gym, Office And Multiple Seating Areas
• Landscaped Gardens Surrounding Property Including Greenhouses, Summer House, Raised Vegetable Beds And Garden Room
• Sweeping Driveway In Tarmac With Parking For Multiple Vehicles
• Outdoor Kitchen With Paved Area For Seating, Feature Brick Fireplace And Built In Tables

Merlin Cottage, 7 Ballygalget Lane, Portaferry

A beautiful detached home set in a semi-rural location on the Ards Peninsula, occupying circa one acre of grounds. Built in 2006, this substantial property extends to approximately 2,500 sq ft and offers excellent potential for a purchaser looking to put their own stamp on a generously proportioned family home.

The accommodation comprises four reception rooms, including a striking living room with a cathedral-style vaulted ceiling, along with four double bedrooms, two benefitting from en-suite facilities. A real point of difference is the three-bedroom annex, complete with a first-floor bar, music room and recreational area — ideal for multi-generational living, guest accommodation, or income potential.

Outside, the property boasts a dedicated pool house with swimming pool, hot tub, sauna, gym, office and multiple seating areas, offering fantastic leisure and entertaining space year-round. The property offers an exceptional opportunity for sustainable, self-sufficient living, with an off-grid solar system providing energy throughout. The grounds include a sun patio overlooking beautiful ponds, a large aquaponics chamber, food store, two greenhouses and a polytunnel, with established fruit trees, berry bushes, grape and fig vines all producing fruit. A separate walled area provides excellent facilities for keeping chickens, while the garden house further enhances the versatility of the outdoor space. An outdoor kitchen with paved seating area, feature brick fireplace and built-in tables completes this exceptional outdoor offering.

Merlin Cottage represents a rare opportunity to acquire a versatile family home with outstanding leisure facilities in a peaceful semi-rural setting, ideally positioned just three minutes from Cloughey’s Blue Flag beach and less than ten minutes from the Portaferry ferry, the property is also close to local primary and secondary schools, with a GAA club conveniently located across the lane.

Accommodation Comprises:

Entrance Hall

Ceramic tiled flooring.

Family Room 5.31m x 4.14m (17'5 x 13'7)

Countryside views, feature brick fireplace with open fire, tiled hearth and wooden mantle, wood laminate flooring, feature pointed arch windows, cornice ceiling.

Dining Room 5.26m x 4.17m (17'3 x 13'8)

(At widest points)
Countryside views, panelled ceiling, ceramic tiled flooring, storage under stairs, archway to:

Living Room 5.08m x 4.37m (16'8 x 14'4)

Countryside views, impressive Cathedral style vaulted ceiling with timber panelling, feature stone and brick chimney breast and fireplace with cast iron wood burning stove and tiled hearth, wood laminate flooring, feature porthole and pointed arch windows, French doors leading to conservatory.

Conservatory 5.51m x 3.38m (18'1 x 11'1)

Bi-folding doors leading to rear patio and BBQ area.

Kitchen 4.39m x 2.97m (14'5 x 9'9)

(At widest points)
Range of high and low level units, glazed display cabinet with built in lighting, 1 1/2 bowl single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, integrated under oven, integrated hob and extractor fan, space and plumbing for fridge/freezer, integrated dishwasher, panelled ceiling, ceramic tiled flooring.

Utility Room 4.39m x 3.51m (14'5 x 11'6)

(At widest point)
Range of high and low level units, single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, plumbed for washing machine, ceramic tiled flooring, partly tiled walls.

Guest WC

White suite comprising: low flush WC, wash hand basin with mixer tap, feature chrome wall mounted radiator, ceramic tiled flooring, fully tiled walls, extractor fan.

First Floor

Landing

Access to roofspace, linen cupboard with Megaflow pressurised water system.

Bedroom 1 4.17 x 3.58 (13'8" x 11'8")

Walk-in wardrobe and rural views.

En-suite

White suite comprising: low flush WC, fully tiled corner shower, wash hand basin with mixer tap, chrome feature towel radiator, fully tiled floor, fully tiled walls and extractor fan.

Bedroom 2 4.39 x 3.53 (14'4" x 11'6")

(At widest points)
Built-in furnishings including chest of drawers, storage cupboards, wardrobe and dressing table with rural views.

En-suite

White suite comprising: low flush WC, built in fully tiled shower cubicle, wash hand basin with mixer tap on vanity unit, fully tiled walls, fully tiled floor, chrome feature towel radiator, extractor fan.

Bedroom 3 4.42 x 3.02 (14'6" x 9'10")

(At widest points)
Range of built in furnishings including chest of drawers, storage cupboards, wardrobe, dressing table, rural views.

Bedroom 4 4.14 x 2.95 (13'6" x 9'8")

Double built-in wardrobe, rural views.

Bathroom

White suite comprising: low flush WC, free standing bath, pedestal wash hand basin, separate built in shower cubicle, ceramic tiled floors, fully tiled walls.

Annex

Accommodation Comprises:

Entrance Hall

Wood laminate flooring, recessed spotlighting.

Bedroom 1 3.6 x 2.4 (11'9" x 7'10")

Double room, wood laminate flooring, recessed spotlighting.

Bedroom 2 4.5 x 4.2 (14'9" x 13'9")

Double room, wood laminate flooring, recessed spotlighting, feature beams, sliding barn door to:

Dressing Room/Office 3.9 x 1.95 (12'9" x 6'4")

Wood laminate flooring, recessed spotlighting, door to:

En-suite Bathroom

White suite comprising: panelled bath, vanity unit with sink, storage and mixer tap, corner shower enclosure with overhead shower and glazed door, wall mounted radiator, recessed spotlighting, feature beam, tiled flooring.

Bedroom 3 3.4 x 1.8 (11'1" x 5'10")

Double room, wood laminate flooring, recessed spotlighting.

Shower Room To WC

Corner shower enclosure with overhead shower and glazed screen, tiled flooring, low flush wc, pedestal wash hand basin with mixer tap, tiled splashback, tiled flooring.

Kitchen/Living/Dining Area 10.7 x 5.2 (35'1" x 17'0")

Wood laminate flooring, living area, under stair storage, range of high and low level units, quartz work surfaces, plumbed for washing machine, plumbed for dishwasher, space for cooker, integrated extractor fan and hood, space for fridge/freezer, sink with mixer tap and built in drainer, breakfast bar area, feature glazed units, feature beams, tiled flooring, space for dining.

Storage Area 4.4 x 3.8 (14'5" x 12'5")

Workshop 5.2 x 4.2 (17'0" x 13'9")

Comms Room 4.0 x 1.5 (13'1" x 4'11")

First Floor

Bar/Lounge 12.37m x 5.23m (40'7 x 17'2)

Bar area including built in shelving with worktop and inset stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, part panelled cladding, feature stone wall with concrete hearth, part wood laminate flooring, vaulted ceiling with feature beams, recessed spotlighting and two Velux windows, pool table area with tile effect laminate flooring.

WC

White suite comprising: pedestal wash hand basin with mixer tap, low flush WC, recessed spotlighting, tile effect wood laminate flooring, extractor fan.

Music Room 6.60m x 5.26m (21'8 x 17'3)

Part wood and stone effect walls, vaulted ceiling with feature beams, recessed spotlighting and Velux window.

Outside

Sweeping driveway to generous tarmac area to front with brick feature paving, feature stone walls and small area in lawn, putting green with artificial grass, large stone area with flowerbeds, summer house and large growing area with framing for a polytunnel and built in watering system, semi-rural views.
Outdoor kitchen area with a range of built in storage, paved seating area, ponds, walkways, mature planting scheme.

Pool House

15m x 5.5m pool, 1.5m at shallow end, 1.7m at deep end, heated via air source heat pump, sand filter, separate water fill pump, four-person hot tub, six-person sauna, multiple seating areas, access to office and gym.

Garden Room 6.8 x 3.4 (22'3" x 11'1")

Tiled flooring, recessed spotlighting, power and light, sliding doors.

Summer House