The Old Postmaster’s House, Kinlochleven, Highland

Unique former Postmaster’s Cottage with stunning mountain views from a spacious private garden. Fully renovated 1930s house with original Parquet flooring and plenty of charm will suit families, walkers, climbers in the outdoor capital of Scotland. Nestled between Glen Nevis and Glen Coe, on the West Highland Way, with a supermarket, restaurants, bars, Ben Nevis, the Ring of Steall, the Buchaille, the Aonach Eagach ridge and the Mamores, the biggest concentration of Munros right on your doorstep The space Highland House forms a most desirable and charming, detached period house, which in recent years has been fully refurbished and modernised throughout to create a superb and impressive property. Dating from around 1930, and was originally the Postmaster's/Postmistress's House, the property sits nestled in mature private grounds in a most scenic setting. The property benefits from double glazing and oil fired central heating. Enjoying bright and airy rooms, the property boasts many original features comprising hardwood Parquet flooring in the lounge and hallway, dual aspect windows in several of the rooms, plaster cornicing and an original open fire, quality fitted kitchen with oak work surfaces and modern bathroom suites. Accommodation Dimensions in metres (in feet in brackets): Ground Floor: Entrance Porch - 2.0 x 0.8 (about 6'6 x 2'6) Hallway - 3.0 x 2.0 (about 9'9 x 6'6) Lounge - 5.3 x 3.6 (about 17'6 x 11'9) Dining Kitchen - 5.4 x 3.2 (about 17'9 x 10'6) Rear Hallway - 2.6 x 1.1 (about 8'6 x 3'6) Cloakroom - 2.1 x 1.1 (about 6'9 x 3'6) Utility - 1.6 x 1.4 (about 5'3 x 4'6) Upper Floor: Bedroom 1 - 5.3 x 3.7 (about 17'6 x 12'3) Bedroom 2 - 3.2 x 2.5 (about 10'6 x 8'3) Bedroom 3 - 3.2 x 2.8 (about 10'6 x 9'3) Bathroom - 2.3 x 2.0 (about 7'6 x 6'6) Guest access NB - the AirBnB system will not allow us to enter the proper address (not even Manually) which is: Melville House, Garbhein Road, Kinlochleven PH50 4SE. To reach our house from the South: From Glencoe Village, turn right from the A82 onto the B863 ("High Road" to Kinlochleven). Follow this road for approx 6 miles, turning right onto Garbhein Road immediately after the Welcome to Kinlochleven sign (Garbhein Road is sometimes called Garbhein Crescent on maps). To reach our house from the North B863 ("Low Road" to Kinlochleven): Drive through Kinlochleven village from the North. Staying on B863, cross the bridge over the river then pass the Co-Op on your Left. Continue up the road over the Viaduct (a white bridge of sorts). Then take first Left after Viaduct onto Garbhein Road (Garbhein Road is sometimes called Garbhein Crescent on maps). (1) Then pass the wooded area on your left and take the first Left onto the private (shared) gravel driveway (small road) through a large green wooden gate. Please close and lock the gate again when not in use. (2) Drive to the bottom of this gravel road (narrow in places so take care) and Melville House is the white building on your right at the bottom of the gravel road. (3) Parking is available on the Right at the Bottom of the gravel road. NB, PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON THE GRAVEL ROAD as this is a private road shared with the adjoining property. If you need more parking than that available at the house, you can park back up on the Garbhein Road. (House is approached by a shared gravelled driveway and provides gravelled off-street parking. The mature and generous garden grounds enjoy views to the surrounding countryside, including towards the Mamore Range of mountains, Garbh Bheinn and Meall Garbh. Laid in the main to lawn, the grounds are offset with gravelled pathways, mature trees, shrubs, bushes and seasonal planting, all providing colour and interest.)