The Old Schoolhouse in Avoca, Co Wicklow, is a charming cut-stone four-bedroom house with two acres of cottage style gardens and a fully renovated interior. For sale by private treaty through HOK Residential at £450,000, it is ready to walk into either as a permanent or holiday home.
Located 41 miles from Dublin, just outside the village of Avoca - or Ballykissangel as it is better known - the schoolhouse dates from around 1800 but was recently renovated and redecorated by interior decorator Amanda Douglas.
The schoolhouse itself is the core of the house. Forty-five feet long, with a high beamed ceiling and a polished timber floor, it is divided into living, dining and kitchen areas. An open fire provides heat at one end and an Aga cooker at the other. There is also a study, scullery and guest bedroom suite on the ground floor.
The hall, with its own fireplace, has a staircase leading to the upper floor where there are three double bedrooms and a bathroom. The grounds include a fruit and vegetable garden.
