Lark Hill

Wilstead Hill, Haynes, Bedfordshire, MK45 3RB

Guide Price

£1,500,000

Property Highlights

1930s extended detached property
Six bedrooms, three bathrooms
Sitting room, snug and study
Open plan kitchen/dining/family room
Utility room and cloakroom
Oil fired heating
Extensive driveway parking and triple carport
Approx 2.26 acres of established garden, orchard and woodland

Property description

A 1930s extended six double bedroom detached property in an elevated position accessed via a gated driveway through woodland in formal and wooded gardens approaching 2.3 acres, with far reaching countryside views.

The property has been enlarged by the current owners with a focus on modern life and entertaining. A particular highlight is the open plan kitchen/dining/family room which has two sets of bi-fold doors to an outdoor entertaining area. The ground floor also has an entrance hall with a log burner, a cloakroom, a formal sitting room with adjoining snug, a study, and a utility room. The first floor landing has access to five double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom has a dressing room and an en suite bathroom. There is a sixth bedroom and a bathroom on the second floor which could be used as a guest suite if required. The property is set back from the road and is screened by woodland. The sweeping drive leads to an extensive gravel parking area in front of the house and continues to a garage and triple carport at the side. The gardens have lawns, clipped hedges, woods, a fruit orchard and seating areas including a decked terrace, all bordered by open countryside.

Hall and Reception Rooms

The impressive dual aspect hall has a feature fireplace with an inset log burning stove, a full turn staircase to the first floor, oak flooring, and oak doors, which continue throughout the house, to the cloakroom and reception rooms. The sitting room is a light dual aspect room with views of the garden to the front and side. It has a feature fireplace with a log burning stove on a slate hearth, and oak flooring which continues into the snug which has French doors to a patio in the rear garden. The home office has built-in shelved storage and access to a boiler room which houses the oil fired boiler and pressurised hot water cylinder.

Kitchen/Dining/Family Room

An opening from the hall leads to a 37 ft. 8 by 20ft 8 open plan kitchen/dining/family room which is triple aspect including right angled bi-fold doors giving direct access to the outdoor entertaining area in the garden. There is space for a dining table to seat at least eight and a soft seating area. The kitchen is at the front of the property and has a comprehensive range of two tone cabinets with soft close cupboards and drawers. Two islands have Quartz worksurfaces: one is used for prep and one has an induction hob and extractor. Other integrated appliances include three electric ovens, a grill, warming tray, a full height fridge and freezer, and a dishwasher.

Principal Bedroom Suite

The principal suite is accessed via a dressing area which has a high vaulted ceiling, space for a dressing table, and an extensive range of fitted wardrobes spanning two walls either side of a throughway to a luxurious en suite bathroom with a double ended bath, a walk-in shower, and twin washbasins set into a custom built vanity unit. The WC is in a separate adjoining area. The principal bedroom has a high vaulted ceiling and triple aspect windows with far reaching views over the garden and surrounding countryside.

Situation and Schooling

Local amenities include a village church, shop, a post office, a public house, and a lower school which is rated good by Ofsted. The mainline railway stations in Flitwick, 9 miles away and Arlesley, 10 miles away have services to St. Pancras Intl. in 41 minutes and 39 minutes respectively via Thameslink. Train services run direct to Brighton from Flitwick, stopping at central London stations including St Pancras International and London Blackfriars. The property is in catchment for Samuel Whitbread Academy, and the Harpur Trust schools in Bedford are 8 miles away.

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