Take a walk along the riverside

The setting marks this Kenmare home as one to consider. Tommy Barker reports

JUST over the bridge, and so within a short walk of the town of Kenmare, is 14 Sheen Woods, a townhouse owned by an interior designer, and now guided for sale at €165,000 with agents DNG Timothy Sullivan.

Most of the heritage town’s rapid expansion in the noughties seems to have gone on out the Sneem road and the Ring of Kerry, and things seem to have been more tightly controlled this side of the river.

This scheme, with its mix of townhouses, is reckoned to be well above par, and a key feature is the riverside walk from its communal gardens.

The selling agent for No 14 says it is centrally located — and given the temptations of Kenmare’s many quality bars and restaurants, there’s a lot to be said for a short fresh air walk home before hitting the hay.

Finish and decor levels in this offering are attractive, says DNG John O’Brien, with an open plan ground floor combining the kitchen (shaker-style wood units) with living and dining rooms interlinked. These spaces have terracotta tiled floors, as well as underfloor heating. Double doors swing out to the private stepped back garden, and the front living space has a raised-level fireplace with electric insert stove.

There’s also an entry hall off the stone-faced porch, a guest WC, and overhead are three bedrooms, one of them en suite, plus a main bathroom.

VERDICT: The setting, within a small niche scheme with harbour/estuary views and shoreline walk, mark Sheen Woods out as being well worth a look.