West Park Cottage

Wilstead Hill, Haynes, Bedfordshire, MK45 3RB

Guide Price

£1,350,000

Property Highlights

Period detached property
Four bedrooms; one en suite
Four reception rooms and a dining hall
Kitchen/breakfast room and utility room
Oil fired heating
Gardens and grounds of approximately 1.41 acres
Five car garaging and outbuildings
Heated indoor swimming pool

Property description

A period four bedroom detached former farmhouse in a rural position with approximately 1.41 acres of formal gardens and 360 degree views of the surrounding fields and countryside.

The property was originally part of the Haynes Park Estate. It has been restored and refurbished, with character features retained, including exposed beams and timbers and an inglenook fireplace in the sitting room. The 4,010 sq. ft. of versatile accommodation includes a dining hall which has access to two reception rooms, the kitchen/breakfast room, and a utility room with cloakroom. The ground floor also has a snug and a garden room. The first floor has three double bedrooms, with the fourth bedroom on the second floor. There is an en suite shower room and a family bathroom. A track leads from West Park Farm to a gravel in-out driveway with a timber two car garage with two up and over and two timber doors, all with power connected. There is a former detached brick built stable block. There is also an integral over 23 ft. by over 19 ft. garage with a first floor recreation room. Behind the garage there is a heated indoor swimming pool, with doors to an outdoor seating area.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

Steps down from the dining hall lead into the kitchen/breakfast room which overlooks the gardens and swimming pool terrace area. It has a part vaulted ceiling with a Velux skylight, and is fitted in a range of oak fronted units including a dresser style unit, all with granite work surfaces. Integrated appliances include an electric Rangemaster cooker and a dishwasher and there is space for other appliances. A beamed opening and steps lead up to the snug which has a feature brick fireplace and glazed doors to the garden room.

Garaging and Swimming Pool Complex

The integral garage is accessed from the driveway and includes a covered inspection pit. Doors lead to the outdoor entertaining area, the garden room and a workshop/store room with a door to the front, and a to an open plan first floor recreation room. These two rooms could be converted for use as a guest wing if required. The swimming pool varies in depth from 3 ft. to 6 ft. and is heated by an air source pump. It has a cedar roof with skylights and glazed doors onto the rear terrace. There is a door to a cloakroom which can also be accessed from the workshop, and a separate changing room with a shower and a sauna.

Gardens and Grounds

The property has approximately 1.41 acres of gardens and grounds which are a major feature of the property and have 360 degree views over the surrounding fields and countryside. The gardens include an extensive paved outdoor entertaining area outside the garden room and pool room. The rest has gently sloping lawned areas which are enclosed largely by mature hedgerow for privacy and screening, with a variety of mature trees including fruit trees, and shrubs and flowers. There is also a vegetable plot, an ornamental pond, a separate greenhouse and a summerhouse.

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 Arlesley, 10 miles away and Flitwick, 9 miles away have services to St. Pancras Intl. in 39 minutes and 41 minutes respectively. Train services run direct 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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