Chestnut Tree House

High Street, Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HY

Guide Price

£950,000

Property Highlights

Grade II listed detached house
Five bedrooms
Separate reception rooms
Exposed character beams and feature fireplaces
Ensuite and dressing room to principal bedroom
Conservatory
Attractive wrap around garden
Garage and driveway

Property description

A Grade II listed five bedroom detached property occupying a plot of just under 0.5 of an acre and making an ideal family home within the village of Gravenhurst

Dating back to the 1500s, this property has had many uses over time: a public house, a shop and a bakehouse. The driveway sweeps past the house leading to a garage and store, and offers an abundance of parking. Character features include exposed beams, quarry flooring and inglenook fireplaces. There are three separate reception rooms and a conservatory leading from the kitchen/dining room to the garden. There is also a ground floor bedroom with en suite which would be suitable for a guest room. On the first floor, there are four double bedrooms; the principal bedroom has a dressing room and a four piece en suite. There is also a fitted family bathroom. The garden wraps around the property with mature trees providing screening at the rear.

Reception Rooms

This period house has a separate bay-fronted sitting room with exposed beams and an inglenook fireplace. The open plan multi-purpose reception room is triple aspect and has beams and a wood burner in an inglenook fireplace as well as wooden floorboards and brickwork. The kitchen/dining room is fitted with stone worksurfaces over Shaker style units with a range cooker and a butler sink.

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

The principal bedroom suite overlooks the rear garden and includes a dressing room and built-in wardrobes. The four piece en suite has a freestanding bath and separate walk-in shower with glass screen. A similarly fitted family bathroom serves the other three bedrooms. Bedrooms two and four also have built-in storage space and bedroom three features traditional exposed beams.

Gardens

The property has a gated entrance and a gravel driveway with a path leading to the front door. At the front there are shaped areas of lawn with planted borders around the house and the rear garden, with views of the local church, is mainly laid to lawn, interspersed with mature trees and a paved patio area.

Situation and Schooling

Gravenhurst is a small rural village; Shillington, 2 miles away, has a shop and the market town of Hitchin, 9 miles away, has more facilities and rail services to London Kings Cross. Gravenhurst Acadamy pre school and first school are within walking distance. Gravenhurst is in catchment for Harlington Upper School, 8 miles away, and the Harpur Trust schools are in Bedford.

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