Pilgrims Cottage
28 Northwood End Road, Haynes, Bedfordshire, MK45 3QB
£995,000
Property Highlights
- Grade II listed detached cottage
- Three double bedrooms, bathroom
- Two principal reception rooms
- Open plan kitchen/dining room and snug
- Utility room and ground floor shower room
- Detached garden office
- Driveway parking and detached double garage
- Landscaped gardens of approximately 0.47 acres
Property description
A Grade II listed 16th century three bedroom detached thatched cottage with an over 21 ft. double garage, driveway parking and landscaped gardens of approximately 0.47 acres, for sale with no upper chain.
The cottage retains period features including beams and timbers, inglenook fireplaces and some leaded light windows. The cottage has been extended and refurbished and now has approximately 1,801 sq. ft. of accommodation. There are two principal reception rooms, including a triple aspect sitting room and a family room with stairs to the first floor. The snug is open plan to the kitchen/dining room. The ground floor also has a utility room with a door to the garden and access to a shower room which has electric underfloor heating. The first floor landing gives access to the three double bedrooms and a family bathroom, all with vaulted ceilings. A timber five bar gate opens to a gravelled driveway providing parking and access to the double garage which has two sets of double doors. There is also a detached garden office which has electric underfloor heating, power and light connected and views over the rear garden.
Entrance Hall and Reception Rooms
The entrance hall has access to the family room and the snug. The dual aspect family room has an inglenook fireplace housing a log burning stove and stairs to the first floor. A door leads into the triple aspect sitting room which has a built-in cupboard and also has a fireplace with inset stove. The snug overlooks the front and has slate tiled flooring with underfloor heating which continues to the kitchen/dining room.
Kitchen/Dining Room
The dual aspect refitted kitchen/dining room has wooden units with underfloor heating and complementary work surfaces incorporating a one and a half bowl sink. Appliances by Miele include a dishwasher, fridge and microwave and there is a Bosch freezer, and a Lacanche range cooker which is available subject to separate negotiation. Doors on both sides give access to the rear garden. There is a step up to the adjoining snug, and a door to the utility room which has a work surface with space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer.
Gardens
The gardens are a particular feature of the cottage and are enclosed by a combination of high hedgerow and trees providing privacy and screening. In the front garden there is a well and both the front and rear gardens have lawned areas with established borders. At the rear there is a paved terrace, an ornamental pond and a vegetable patch. There is a detached garden office with underfloor heating, a part brick, part timber greenhouse, a potting shed and a log store.
Situation and Schooling
Local amenities include a village church, a shop, a post office, a public house, and a lower school which is rated outstanding by Ofsted. The mainline railway stations are in Arlesley, 10 miles away and Flitwick, 9 miles away and have services to St. Pancras Intl. Train services run directly to Brighton from Bedford, 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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