Description
Glen Cottage is a captivating three-bedroom detached home on approximately half an acre of delightful gardens, where roses, rhododendrons, and Japanese maples flourish around sun-dappled lawns, combining country cottage charm with sophisticated interior design to create a residence of flair and distinction. Convenient to Bray's amenities, an elevated setting of 110 m above sea level between Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue affords panoramic views out to Irish Sea, framed by Bray Head and the Little Sugarloaf, especially appreciated from the living room, principal bedroom, and study windows. Exuding character externally, the interior blends such traditional features as vaulted timber-panelled ceilings with tiled and hardwood floor finishes, contemporary bathrooms, premium Miele integrated kitchen appliances, and a clever hobby craft/utility room in bespoke hardwood.
Approached from Rocky Valley Drive via electric gates, on entering Glen Cottage's hall and stepping through into the living room one is immediately impressed — a deep picture window furnished with media console shelving encourages a visitor to linger by the fireplace before stepping through into the dual-aspect dining area with its fine bay-window overlooking the garden, and patio doors lending direct access to a terrace and pond- side decking, a lovely spot for al fresco dining with family and friends. Intercommunicating with both reception rooms is the custom fitted kitchen, a cook's delight equipped with Miele appliances and a polished granite work surface, above which is access to a climate-controlled wine store. A long atrium gallery features a colourful ceiling stained-glass installation hand made by a prize-winning artist. The light-filled gallery leads past a guest cloakroom to the three bedrooms, two of which sit either side of a contemporary Jacuzzi bathroom. The principal bedroom suite is a haven of tranquillity where the windows offer enticing early morning sea views, and a curved screen wall reveals a walk-in dressing area, in turn leading to an ensuite steam shower room. The most panoramic views are enjoyed by stepping through an archway to the study, where a door opens to the front garden.
This is a great place in which to live, minutes' drive from Bray dart and city-bound buses, readily accessible off the N11/M11/M50 corridor, 33 minutes to the airport, yet nestling in scenic countryside close to Sugarloaf mountains, moments away from Sally Gap and Wicklow Mountains with its nearby lakes, world-renowned Powerscourt Gardens, the highest waterfall in Ireland, and dog-friendly walks along the Dargle River. In addition to Bray town's retail, leisure, and educational amenities there is a wide range of sporting, athletic, health, and leisure activity to avail of as part of the welcoming communities of Kilmacanogue and Enniskerry. One of the several championship golf courses in the vicinity may hold appeal, as might active sailing and tennis clubs in Bray. Hill-walking and forest trails abound locally, of which Carrigoona Commons with its breath-taking views towering over Bray Bay within just a couple of minutes' walk. For more sedentary enjoyment and retail therapy, Avoca Handweavers, the Sugar Tree Café, and the Fern House Restaurant is temptingly within walking distance. Accommodation
The living accommodation comprises -
approximately 149 sq.m./1,600 sq.ft. is laid out thus:-
Entrance Hall: - 2.24m x 2.10m
with wall shelving, polished Junckers hardwood floor, recessed downlighters, and door to:
Living Room: - 4.48m x 5.08m
featuring a picture window, fitted with media console shelving wired for sound and vision. Retractable projection screen. Junckers Nordic oak floor, multi-fuel cassette fire and polished granite hearth. Timber-panelled ceiling with recessed downlighters. Attractive glass-shelved wall niche. The living room intercommunicates on a split level (two steps) with:
Dining Room: - 4.48m x 3.78m
with tiled floor and apex timber-panelled ceiling with Velux rooflight and a contemporary, hand-made chandelier. Wide bay-window overlooking the all-seasons garden, and glazed double doors opening directly onto a terrace and pond-side deck perfect for outdoor dining.
Kitchen: - 4.07m x 2.90m
the oak flooring continued seamlessly from the living room. Generous custom design cabinetry with floor and wall level cupboards and display cabinets, a polished granite work surface with glass splash-back and ample power points. Premium quality integrated appliances including an American-style Samsung fridge/ freezer with an ice dispenser. Miele suite of two ovens: a traditional oven with steam injection, and a steam combi oven, plumbed-in to water and drain. A wide, six-place, Miele three-phase induction hob, and a stainless- steel extractor unit with integrated lighting. Plumbed-in, Italian La Spaziale semi-automatic espresso machine. Pelmet and ceiling lights. Sink and drainer. Above, in the roof space attic, a temperature-controlled Wine Store for over 1,000 bottles permitting unhurried ageing and storage of wine. Kitchen leads to:
Craft Hobby/Utility Room: - 3.08m x 2.71m
tiled floor, glazed door to southerly sun-trap courtyard and herb garden. Bespoke hardwood fitted cupboards and storage units incorporating polished granite work surface. Integrated undercounter freezer. Deep stainless steel sink with plumbing to facilitate analogue photography interests. IT and comms cabinet. Miele washing machine and Miele vented clothes dryer.
Gallery: - 9.68m x 2.56m
leading from the living room, glazed atrium featuring colourful ceiling glass art installation hand- made in one of the world's oldest stained-glass workshops, mounted above a cosy hardwood window bench, overlooking the courtyard, and leading to the guest cloakroom, three bedrooms, and the bathroom.
Guest Cloakroom: - 1.57m x 0.92m
Toto Japanese washlet WC, wash basin, wall mirror and vanity light, heated towel rail.
Main Bedroom Suite: - 3.50m x 7.41m
comprising a principal bedroom, a study, a dressing room, and an ensuite bathroom. Principal Bedroom enjoys marvellous morning sun and sea views. There are two Velux rooflights in the pastel painted timber ceiling, with remote control operated blinds. A curved statement wall screens the thoughtfully fitted walk-in Dressing Room, off which, in turn, is a luxury Ensuite with tiled walls, tiled electrically heated floor, twin wash basins, mirrored cabinet, mist-free mirror, ceiling downlighters, a Steamist steam room with a high- pressure, pumped rainfall shower, and a wisteria-draped window. From the principal bedroom, an archway accesses the Study, a dual-aspect space with panoramic views out to sea over Bray, with a door lending direct garden access, at will.
Bedroom 2 - 2.82m x 2.45m
with Junckers hardwood floor, a window looking into the courtyard as well as a Velux rooflight. Timber panelled ceiling and wall shelving. Currently set up as a home-working/library space.
Bathroom: - 2.82m x 2.25m
accessed via sliding pocket-door. Fired Earth tiled walls and dark grey slate floor with electric underfloor heating. Designer suite comprising a large Jacuzzi hydromassage low-level bath, WC, bidet, wash basin. High-pressure, pumped rainfall wet-room shower. Mist-free mirror with a vanity light. Mirrored wall- cabinet. Heated towel rail. Velux roof-light and artistic, night-illuminated stained-glass window.
Bedroom 3: - 4.07m x 2.70m
Junckers hardwood floor, gable window, and Velux rooflight in timber-panelled ceiling with an electric, remote operated blind, and a fitted wardrobe.
OUTSIDE -
Boiler room with an efficient Grant oil-fired condensing boiler, cold water tank, and a pressurised hot-water storage cylinder. Drayton Wiser (Schneider) hot water and individual heating controls with manual, fully programmable controls, not requiring Internet access to function, but also able to be controlled locally using a smartphone app, and remotely over the Internet, when away from home.Steel shed suitable for gardening equipment, with an extended covering suitable for storage of outdoor items or firewood.Workshop/Garage with two entrance doors, supplied with electricity, suitable as a gym, a workshop, or as a garage for two-wheeled vehicles.Both the shed and the workshop are hidden from view and are located beyond a tall honeysuckle screen at end of the garden.
THE GROUNDS -
Beautifully mature, the sheltered Gardens lie mainly to the front and to the side of the residence and are approached from the Kilcroney end of Rocky Valley Drive through electronically controlled gates to an off-white gravel parking bay for several vehicles, complete with a fast 11 kW three-phase electric charger suitable for both Tesla and popular type 2 electric vehicles.Clever soft and hard landscaping is evident here. Over thirty rose shrubs, many varieties of scented and colourful rhododendrons and azaleas, three different magnolias, a white-blossom cherry, wisterias, hydrangeas, several maples, fragrant sweet box and philadelphus, ornamental shrubs, and plenty of joyful planting in harmony with the natural pink-hued Wicklow granite rock outcrop encouraging ground cover, heathers, rosemary, bay, lavenders, and succulents.This is an all-seasons garden! Whilst the spring rapidly erupts in colour accompanied by visiting and resident birds' song, many plants bloom and remain colourful all year round, helped by bright red rosehips and holly through the winter. The garden requires no unusual maintenance to be beautiful.Beyond the entrance hall door, lent privacy by a tended hedgerow, lies a paved terrace linking the dining room with a deck beside one of the stand-out features of the property: a tranquil koi pond at the foot of a recirculating water feature involving a gentle “stream” cascading down a fern-shrouded rockery set against the backdrop of an impressive pink rhododendron which in full bloom is quite spectacular just outside the dining room bay window.The centrepiece of the garden is a fine, old specimen of a tall Japanese maple, bright green in the spring, rich green in the summer, and vibrantly orange in the autumn, which has thrived for decades amongst a lawn resembling a sun-dappled glade.Extending the garden enjoyment past dusk, the specimen trees are illuminated with three warm-light LEDs, timed from sunset till midnight.Best of all, the Glen Cottage garden rests in visual harmony with the surrounding grounds, being part of a larger environment rich in natural beauty.
Features
- SPECIAL FEATURES
- Sheltered half-acre gardens abundantly stocked with specimen plants.
- Traditional cottage combining character with contemporary style.
- Panoramic views out to sea encompassing Bray Head and Little Sugarloaf.
- Split-level living and dining rooms opening to terrace and pond-side decking.
- Premium custom kitchen featuring integrated Miele appliances.
- Principal bedroom suite with dressing room, steam shower ensuite, and study.
- Contemporary Jacuzzi bathroom servicing two further bedrooms off an atrium gallery.
- Ample private parking with a fast three-phase car charger.
- Superb location minutes off the N11/M11, 33 min to Dublin airport, excellent primary and secondary schools within 8 min drive, 6 min to shops, 7 min to GP practice and pharmacy, 11 min to Bray beach, and within walking distance to Avoca at Glencormac.
- SERVICES/TECHNICAL
- Mains water.
- Septic tank drainage.
- Fibre broadband, 1 Gbit/s, currently connected. Cat 5e/6 networking points in the living room, study, all bedrooms, IT cabinet in the utility room, and also ready wired for two optional Wi-Fi access points in the attic to improve coverage of the entire building. Landline telephone line, currently connected.
- Oil-fired hot water and central heating system supplying underfloor heating in the dining and living room areas, and radiators in the remainder of the house, with modern, fully programmable, individual room-by-room controls. Electric underfloor heating in the bathrooms. Pressurised hot water cylinder with an electric immersion heater as a backup.
- Three-phase electricity supply (installed 2021) suitable for a solar PV installation in excess of 5 kW, with south-facing double-roof space able to accommodate 9+ kWp, if desired. Fast three-phase 11 kW Tesla EV charger suitable for all type 2 vehicles.
- Wired and wireless monitored security alarm with app remote control. Four Eve external cameras compatible with HomeKit Secure Video. Automatic entrance door lock with remote control. Electric driveway gates with RF remote control and keypad.
- Cabling for two surround rear speakers in the living room. Suspended projector enclosure with HDMI video cabling to the media console. Retractable projection screen with wide 16:9 aspect ratio.
- Plentiful storage in two attic spaces, with floors. Retractable step ladder leading to one of the attics.
BER Details
BER: E2
BER No: 116843046
Energy Performance Indicator: 366.02 kWh/m2/yr Negotiator
A98 N763 
