Co Wicklow €2m: A four-bedroom dormer house with one of the best gardens in north Wicklow is on the market with Enniskerry agency Russell Properties. Mandalay is tucked down a laneway off Kilcroney Lane, close to the N11 and Enniskerry, yet utterly secluded.
The agents are quoting a private treaty price of €2 million for the 214sq m (2,300sq ft) house and 1.26 acres of gardens.
While the house itself is very comfortable, with wooden floors and plenty of space, Mandalay's grounds are undoubtedly the main attraction. Owners Loretta and Noel Keogh lived for years in the gate lodge at the entrance to late Sir Basil and Lady Valerie Goulding's home, where Noel was the head gardener. The experience of working with Sir Basil in his renowned gardens inspired the planting at Mandalay.
Flowering shrubs and borders close to the house make a colourful display, with blue agapanthus, daisies, rhododendrons and a host of rare exotic plants. Lawns are broken up with borders, rose beds and a couple of ponds, with a fountain, waterfall and stream running between.
Bay windows bring the gardens into the house. There are maple floors and a beech kitchen/breakfastroom with French doors, formal diningroom, sittingroom and bedroom/study on the ground floor. Three further bedrooms, one en suite, and a separate bathroom are off the upstairs landing.
