TUCKED AWAY INTHEVALE
WHEN it comes to scenery in Wales, you’d do a lot worse than the little village of Dyffryn. With its quaint cottages and green areas, this village in the Vale of Glamorgan is a picture of tranquility.
Located on the cusp of the village is the beautiful National Trust-run Dyffryn Gardens, the 34 hectare botanical gardens named as one of the top gardens in the UK.
And in the village itself you’ll find Canoldir, a stunning four-bed detached family home, which is on the market with an asking price in excess of £1m.
Billed by property website Rightmove as an exemplary family home set in a large plot bordered by woodland and within the heart of the rural Vale, this stunning house blends character features with all mod cons and an entrance hall, lounge, study area and kitchen-living-dining room opening to a flagstone-paved patio.
Among the features of Canoldir are an entrance hall with cloaks storage cupboard and stone flooring extending throughout the ground floor.
There is a large family lounge with contemporary Contura wood-burner and ample seating space in the property, while next door is a spacious multi-purpose study and sitting area which links in to the kitchen-livingdining space.
The house’s open-plan kitchen area has a spacious seating and dining area overlooking the flagstone-paved patio and garden, with gorgeous views of the woodland beyond. From here you can also access the patio.
The bespoke “Adam Elliot” kitchen contains stylish SMEG integrated appliances, all of which are to remain for the buyer.
There is a central landing area with doors to all bedrooms and to a family bathroom, a master bedroom with Juliet balcony overlooking the rear garden and contemporary en suite shower room, as well as three further double bedrooms
One of the centrepieces of this home is its setting within incredible landscaped gardens and grounds, understood to be about one acre in total.
Accessed from the Dyffryn to St Lythans lane via a deep pull-in through electric gates, the gardens include a very generous block-paved parking and turning area, detached double garage (approximately max 6.1m x 6.1m) with power and water connected and entered via an electric roller door.
Its extensive landscaped gardens are bordered to one side by woodlands and to another by open farmland, and its flagstone-paved patio seating area is overlooked by, and accessed from, the kitchen-living-dining space.
Paving extends on to lawns interspersed with wildflower beds and mature trees, with wonderful views of the surrounding woodland.
Families looking for peace and tranquility in a stylish and picturesque setting will no doubt be attracted to this home, located to the south of St Nicholas and surrounding Dyffryn Gardens.
Its closest neighbour is Wenvoe village, about 1.5 miles away, which has a church, primary school, village post office and store, three public houses with dining facilities and a golf club.
But while it maintains its rural location, it also has excellent connections nearby to the city.
About a mile away from Wenvoe is Culverhouse Cross, where you’ll find an excellent road network on the outskirts of Cardiff including access to Junction 33 of the M4 motorway for commuting further afield.
Culverhouse Cross includes a range of national retail outlets including Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Homebase and B&Q.
■ For more information on Canoldir contact estate agents Watts and Morgan at the Cowbridge branch on 01446 377030.