The Orchards

South End, Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire, MK17 9HS

Asking Price

£1,450,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed detached house
Five double bedrooms, one en suite
Three bathrooms
Four separate reception rooms
Fitted kitchen/breakfast room, utility room
Double garage and over 30 ft. long barn
Mature landscaped grounds of approximately 1.25 acres
Village location

Property description

A Grade II listed 16th-Century, with later Victorian additions, five bedroom detached house with driveway parking, a double garage and a barn on a mature plot of well over 1 acre in a village location.

This period village property has 2,844 sq. ft. of accommodation set over two floors. On the ground floor there is an entrance hall with stairs to the first-floor landing and access to the downstairs bathroom/boot room. Doors open to a sitting room with an open fireplace and double casement windows with shutters, a family room with an open fireplace housing an electric wood burner, an original 16th-century door and shutters, and a formal dining room with exposed beams and shutters. There is a contemporary fitted kitchen/breakfast room with access to an adjacent utility room and a home office. On the first floor the principal bedroom has a range of fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room. Bedroom four has exposed beams and like bedroom two, open fireplaces and built-in cupboards. Bedrooms three and five overlook the courtyard. There is also a family shower room. There is parking for numerous cars to the side of the property, approached through double gates.

Ground Floor

There is an over 21 ft. by over 13 ft. formal sitting room with an Adam style hearth and open fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room has double sash window overlooking the drive and exposed ceiling timbers. It is fitted with a range of Shaker style units with granite worksurfaces, an inset sink, and has an island unit with a matching worksurface, a built-in fridge and a waste disposal unit. There is a Neff double oven, a gas hob with an extractor above, and a dishwasher. Ceramic tiled flooring is above underfloor heating, and there is ample room for a breakfast table seating six.

Outside

Double gates open to a gravelled and paved courtyard which provides parking space and seating areas. There are areas of lawn and a path leading to the formal grounds which are planted with mature shrubs and trees. There is an established apple orchard, a summer house, and a patio towards the rear of the garden. The drive accesses the double garage and a path off the drive leads through lawned areas to doors in the front of the barn.

Situation and Schooling

Milton Bryan is a village and civil parish located in Central Bedfordshire. The parish includes the ancient hamlets of Potsgrove and Battlesden. The village is known for its role in the Second World War. The Red Lion gastro public house is situated on the edge of the village. There is local schooling in nearby Eversholt and Woburn Sands and The Harpur Trust schools in Bedford are easily accessible.

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