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FOR those who are able to work from home, where better than a 28ft garden office/studio in Kirkcudbright beside the estuary of the River Dee on the coast of the Solway Firth? Better still, the garden office is attached to Moatwell, an exceptionally fine B-listed Georgian Townhouse dating from the late 18th Century – one of only two properties in the Old High Street to have direct river frontage.

Bounded by a sea wall, the enclosed private garden is a glorious setting for an office that has been fully renovated, insulated for year-round use and features high-speed fibre broadband, wood-burning stove and double-glazed doors and windows overlooking the garden and estuary – an inspired setting for any creative endeavour.

The rest of the three-storey house has also been upgraded and refurbished and while retaining many original internal period features. Large, beautifully proportioned rooms with high ceilings and 12-paned windows are key hallmarks of the Georgian era and Moatwell is no exception, with an internal area of 5,711 sq ft.

Known as Scotland’s Artists Town, Kirkcudbright’s harbour is a dominant feature but there are also riverside walks, a blue-flag marina, and excellent amenities, schools and recreation facilities. An example of Georgian architecture at its best –and in a glorious waterfront setting - Moatwell is in a league of its own, for sale with Galbraith’s Castle Douglas office at offers over £850,000.

Moatwell combines all the scale and glamour of the Georgian era with modern fixtures and fittings, including high speed fibre broadband plumbed directly into the garden office, above left

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