Description
A Grade II listed Barn Conversion with additional outbuildings situated on the edge of the Oughton Head Common Nature Reserve. The property originally dates back to the16th century and was converted in 1999 to create a high specification dwelling with over 2,000 sq. ft. of accommodation with original features retained throughout.
The ground floor has an entrance hall with utility and cloakroom and there is a kitchen/breakfast room, and separate dining and sitting rooms. There is also a ground floor bedroom with an en-suite. On the first floor there are three further bedrooms, one of which could be used as a dressing room, an en-suite and a family bathroom.
There is a shared courtyard with a double car-port to the front. A formal patio garden houses a hot-tub and has shrub borders and a brick wall. There is also a large lawned area with views over fields.
Ground Floor Highlights The dual aspect sitting room has oak flooring, a vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, and a cast iron wood burning stove on a flagstone hearth. The kitchen is fitted John Lewis of Hungerford cabinets with complementary work tops, an Aga and a double butler sink. French doors lead out to the patio. The double guest bedroom on the ground floor has an en-suite wet room with a stone wash basin and low level WC.
First Floor Highlights The principal bedroom has a vaulted ceiling, a window overlooking paddocks and two Velux windows to the front. The en-suite bathroom has a Fired Earth suite comprising a free standing bath, wash basin and low level WC. There are two further bedrooms on the first floor, and the family bathroom.
Gardens/Outbuildings A range of barns in the rear garden includes a double car-port and a workshop. The main barn has recently been used as an entertainment room and the second barn would be suitable as either a home office or a gym. It has a cloakroom attached. The grounds are mainly laid to lawn and are surrounded by established hedging. Double electric gates lead out to Westmill Lane.
Situation and Schooling The property is situated less than a mile south west of the village of Ickleford and is on the edge of the Oughton Head Nature Reserve. The village has a village hall, three public houses, a sports and recreation ground and a local shop. For more comprehensive facilities the medieval market town of Hitchin is only 2.5 miles away, and has a choice of schools, leisure facilities, shops and markets, as well as transport links by road or rail for commuters.
