Ridgewood, a country house a mile from Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, comes up for auction on June 21st with a guide price set by HOK Country of £800,000 (#1016,000). The dormer home dates from the early 1950s, sits on an acre of landscaped gardens and has views out to the Irish Sea.

Ridgewood is set amid splendid scenery off Cooks town Lane, a mile from the clock tower in Enniskerry village and about 15 miles from central Dublin. Its location gives commanding views over Enniskerry and on to the sea. The accommodation on two floors includes four bedrooms, two of them en-suite, two studies, a large drawing room, kitchen with separate store area and utility room and a dining room. There are enclosed stables with four loose boxes and separate tack room.

A spacious hallway gives access to a guest WC and cloakroom and the kitchen. There is a small separate store area with fitted cupboards and shelving and steps leading down to the utility room.

The dining room has double doors leading to the drawing room. This large area features a bay window looking out over the gardens and has timber flooring and timber fireplace with polished slate insert.

There are two bedrooms, one en-suite, and a study on the ground floor. The third and fourth bedrooms are upstairs. These both have feature arched windows looking out on one side over the gardens and on the other the stable area.

Several steps lead up to a walk-in hot-press and the second study. The main family bathroom is on this level.

The stables were built as recently as 1991 and are plumbed. There is also a large double garage.

The gardens will be a strong selling point. There are trees interspersed with plants and herbaceous borders.