Description
A Victorian nineteen bedroom detached property currently adapted for use as a guest house, situated within walking distance of Bedford's Historic Victorian Park, Bedford School and the town centre. The property offers a high level of versatility, with the potential to reconfigure the layout for a variety of different uses, especially the function room, currently used as a gym. The building has been refurbished throughout, eighteen of the nineteen bedrooms have en suite bathrooms, and there is a modern mesh wifi system. The front door can be operated remotely. The 7,781 sq. ft. of accommodation includes four reception rooms, an open plan kitchen/breakfast room, a laundry/utility room, a cloakroom, and a cellar housing the commercial consumer unit and gas fired boiler serving the guest accommodation. There are four ground floor bedrooms, ten first floor bedrooms, one with a dressing area, and five bedrooms on the second floor including the principal bedroom suite which has an en suite bathroom and a dressing room.
The front garden has been adapted for use as a designated parking area, with spaces for up to eight cars.
Residential Reception Rooms The sitting room has a porcelain tiled floor, a part-vaulted panelled ceiling and full-length glazed sliding doors at the side. The inner hallway provides access to the family/dining room and function room. The open plan function room is part of the extension, it has a panelled ceiling with a roof lantern, glazed cabinets, a porcelain tiled floor and glazed double doors to the rear garden. There is also an integrated bar area at the rear of the room.
Kitchen/Breakfast/Utility Room The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with custom-built units with integrated appliances, granite worksurfaces, a breakfast bar, and an inset double sink. A side door accesses a covered way extending along the side of the house. The laundry/utility room has space and plumbing for a variety of appliances and a walk-in cloaks cupboard.
Rear Garden Steps lead down from a raised Indian Sandstone terrace, enclosed by timber balustrades, to the enclosed rear garden which is principally lawned with borders on one side and a path. Another paved area at the rear has a koi pond. There is a home office with sliding doors, power, internet, heating and air conditioning and a brick and uPVC summerhouse.
Situation and Schooling De Parys Avenue is 2 minutes' walk from Bedford's Victorian Park and Robinson Swimming Pool. The property is on the same road as Bedford School and is within walking distance of the other Harpur Trust schools. Bedford Blues rugby club is also within 10 minutes' walk.
