Lodge Cottage

Preston Road, Gosmore, Hertfordshire, SG4 7QS

Asking Price

£1,250,000

Property Highlights

Detached period country house
Four/six bedrooms
Two/four reception rooms
Kitchen/breakfast room
Two bathrooms
Double garage and parking for up to ten cars
Enclosed private gardens
Far reaching views

Property description

A period detached four/six bedroom house situated in an elevated position with a driveway, a separate double garage and wraparound gardens with far reaching views over the Hertfordshire countryside.

The house was built around 1929 as the lodge for a house called Gosmore Hill. It was extended in the 1970s and again by the present owners to offer approximately 2,500 sq. ft. of accommodation set over two floors with four ground floor reception rooms, two of which could be used as additional bedrooms. It has a double garage set back from the road with parking for up to ten cars. The gardens wrap around the house with a variety of patio seating areas, which are enclosed by established clipped hedges. The accommodation in the house includes, an entrance hall with a cloakroom, a sitting room opening to a conservatory, a kitchen/breakfast room and a dining room, as well as art room/bedroom six, study/bedroom five. Leading off the first floor landing are the principal bedroom with a dressing room and an en suite shower room, three further bedrooms and the main bathroom.

Ground Floor

Accessed by glazed double doors from the entrance hall, the over 27 ft. by 11 ft. sitting room is dual aspect with a central wood burning stove set in a modernist fireplace and French doors into the conservatory. The kitchen/breakfast room has a range of hand painted units with space for a breakfast table and windows with views to the front. The dining room has a walk-in box bay window to the side, windows to the front, and a door to the art room which could also be used as ground floor bedroom.

First Floor

The dual aspect principal bedroom has a three piece en suite shower room, a 15 ft. by 6 ft. dressing room and double doors leading out onto the railed balcony which has far reaching views over open countryside. There are three further double bedrooms in the original part of the house all of which have dormer windows and two of which have additional Velux windows. The four piece bathroom faces the rear and also has a dormer window.

Outside

The driveway provides off road parking leading to the detached garage with an EV charging point. The double garage is approximately 20 ft. wide and 15 ft. deep. The gardens are mainly laid to lawn with planted flower and shrub borders and a number of paved patio/seating areas. There are many mature trees around the garden providing areas of privacy and shade.

Situation and schooling

Gosmore is a hamlet in the parish of St Ippolyts and has a pub, a primary school, a village hall, and a church. Hitchin has a variety of shops, pubs and restaurants and an open-air market every Tuesday and Saturday. Hitchin Swimming Centre has outdoor and indoor pools, there are also football, rugby, cricket, netball and hockey clubs in the town. Hitchin’s schools include Hitchin Boys' School and Hitchin Girls' School, both rated Outstanding by Ofsted and The Priory which has been rated Good.

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