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Pleberstown Lodge, Thomastown, Kilkenny

4 beds - 3 baths - 264m2

ASKING PRICE: €695,000 

Pleberstown Lodge is a beautiful country home with astonishing views across magnificent and secluded gardens. This unique home is superbly located in the picturesque and peaceful setting in the townland of Pleberstown, close to the town of Thomastown in County Kilkenny. Every part of the house is filled with natural light and each window captures a different beautiful view.

Pleberstown Lodge was created by interior designer artists, and each room is perfectly proportioned and beautifully designed with fine details and creative touches coming together in a timeless, high-quality interior. Pleberstown Lodge was completed to an extremely high specification and standard with incredible attention to detail.

The architecture is timeless, complementing the peaceful setting and it possesses a flexible internal arrangement suitable both for family living and entertaining, with clean lines, airiness and all the creature comforts of a classic home. This home has been well maintained and is presented in walk-in condition.

At ground floor a sequence of magnificent reception rooms open into each other creating great flow and flexibility. Amongst the other striking features of this gorgeous property are the Portuguese limestone floors, leading to an artist created box-pattern walnut parquet floor in the living room, giving these large connected rooms great warmth, repeated at the gable wall by the feature French early 20th century marble open fireplace. The internal layout extends to 264 Sq. M. / 2,842 Sq. Ft. (approx.) and has been designed to take full advantage of its mature setting with all the reception rooms, kitchen and bedrooms enjoying the breath-taking views of the 1.33 Acres / 0.54 Hectares (approx.) of gardens and the surrounding countryside and hills.

The original property was built in 1962 and purchased by the current owners in 2004. This led to a complete reimagining of the property with it being refurbishment in its entirety, adding double and single storey extensions to the front and a single storey extension to the rear. The current owners designed the gorgeously landscaped gardens by moving large amounts of earth to create varying levels. The house and gardens have rich vistas across levels of terrace, mature native trees and beds richly planted with perennials. The large lawn area looks towards the hills which rise beyond the Nore Valley.

The accommodation at ground floor level comprises: an entrance porch, leading to an entrance hall cum sitting room with open fire place, off which is the large kitchen and breakfast room which is connected to the living and dining room, with open fire place. From the left of the entrance hall is the inner hall off which is a cloak cupboard, bathroom, utility or boot room and lounge or home office with open fire, off which there is a storeroom. The accommodation at first floor level is equally as impressive and comprises: a landing area off which are four generous sized bedrooms, a master bedroom complete with en-suite bathroom, a walk-in wardrobe and a Juliet balcony looking across the mature beech hedges to the hills beyond the Nore Valley. The first floor landing also leads to a family bathroom, a hot press and a closet containing attic stairs.

GARDENS AND GROUNDS: The mature, secluded and landscaped grounds extend to circa 1.33 Acres / 0.54 Hectares and are an oasis of peace and tranquillity. They are particularly mature, sheltered and private, with an abundance of mature hedging, herbaceous borders, trees, shrubs and native species hedgerows. The gardens are laid out over different levels with a number of secluded areas concealed from view, revealed by a peaceful meander through the gardens. The property is well screened from the road and accessed through a pair of period entrance gates flanked by gate piers and by both native and formal hedging. The sweep of the driveway gradually reveals the house upon arrival, leading to a large gravelled area to the front of the house with parking for several cars. The front, rear and side gardens are laid in lawns and are bordered by Beech, Laurel and native hedging. The current owners cleverly used the aspect of the house to plan places to sit and dine outdoors with the front of the house benefitting from the morning sun to the rear gravelled courtyard garden for sunset entertaining. The property includes an extensive range of trees and shrubs including: Cherry Blossom, Fig, Horse Chestnut, Weeping Beech, Silver Birch, Lilac, Irish Yew, Hydrangas. It also includes several varieties of Rose including: Belevedere, Madame Alfred Carriere, and Compassion. Flowering plants include: Acanthus, Japanese Anemone, Astrantia, Geranium, Turkish Sage, Lilies, and Verbascum. Giving a traditional country home feel, Virginia Creeper grows on the front of the house and in Autumn it turns from its summer green to deep crimson. The gardens include a small secluded Apple Orchard hidden beyond the beech hedges. A gravelled area to the rear of the property, which includes an outdoor fireplace, is bounded by herbaceous borders and roses and is perfect for al-fresco dining or to relax and enjoy the views of the gardens and the surrounding picturesque countryside. A block-built boiler house and shed storage for garden tools adjoins the rear of the store room and this building houses the oil burner, hot water tank and the pump for the well.

LOCATION: Pleberstown Lodge is superbly located in the townland of Pleberstown which is only 4km (a 6 minute drive) from the market town of Thomastown. Thomastown has excellent amenities including the train station with great connections to Dublin, good primary schools and a secondary school, as well as tertiary schools such as the Pottery Skills School, Grennan Mill Craft School, the Grennan Equestrian Centre and the Design & Crafts Council Ireland Jewellery and Goldsmithing School. There is a good selection of coffee houses, restaurants, public houses, shops and supermarkets including SuperValu and Lidl. The area is well serviced for the outdoor enthusiast, located close to the South Leinster Way with many forest walks including the Thomastown Loop Walk, Woodstock Gardens and Arboretum in Inistioge which date back to the 1740's and are a hidden gem for locals and tourists alike. Mount Juliet Estate Hotel and Golf Club, one of Ireland's finest country houses, is only a 12 minute drive from the property. A 25-minute drive will take you into Kilkenny city and 35-minute drive to Waterford city and 1.5 hours to Dublin. The charming villages of Inistioge, Bennettsbridge, Stoneyford and Kells are all in close proximity.

Viewing is highly recommended.

Sherry FitzGerald McCreery (056 772 1904)