Description
An extended 1700s four bedroom stone built detached cottage with 7.5 acres of gardens and paddocks, stables, outbuildings, a double garage, and a carport, situated on the outskirts of Stoke Goldington. The property has been extended and updated over the years to combine original features such as fireplaces, wooden flooring, and exposed beams and stonework, with modern fixtures and fittings.
The accommodation, in excess of 3,300 sq. ft., includes a reception hall with wooden flooring, with a wooden staircase to the first floor with an understairs storage cupboard. There is a cloakroom, a dual aspect sitting room with a feature stone inglenook fireplace with a wood burning stove, and a snug/dining room with a feature chimney breast with a log burner, and wooden shelving. Also on the ground floor is a traditional farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room, and an over 28 ft. garden room which wraps around side and rear of the property with a wood burning stove, and double doors to the garden.
On the first floor there are two en suite double bedrooms, two further bedrooms, and a main bathroom. Two additional loft rooms are located on the second floor.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room At the rear of the house and accessed via the reception hall, the triple aspect farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room has quarry tiled flooring, ceiling beams, and an extensive range of solid pine wall and base units with marble worksurfaces incorporating a Belfast sink. There is an oil-fired Aga with a tiled wall behind, a dishwasher and two fridges which will remain, and a dresser. There is ample room for a breakfast table and a stable door opens from the kitchen to a lobby at the rear with French doors and flanking windows opening to a sheltered patio seating area overlooking the rear garden.
Principal Bedroom and Main Bathroom The dual aspect principal bedroom overlooks the front and rear gardens and has a range of built-in partially glazed wardrobes. The fully tiled four piece en suite has a freestanding roll top bath with central mixer taps, a separate double shower cubicle, a pedestal wash basin, a WC, and a heated towel rail. Leading off the landing, the modern main bathroom has a panelled bath, a pedestal wash basin, a WC, and tiled walls and flooring.
Outside Twin five bar gates open to the in-and-out driveway which has a turning circle in the front garden, leading to the carport and double garage. The front garden has established hedged boundaries, mature trees, and a maintained lawn with flower borders. A tiered lawn extends around to the rear garden which is also mainly laid to lawn. The 7 acres of agricultural land include three stables and two open barns, all ideal for equestrian pursuits or livestock farming.
Situation and Schooling Stoke Goldington is a village situated on the northern most tip of the Buckinghamshire county border. The village has a village hall, a first school, a church, a garage, and The Lamb public house. Secondary schooling is available at Ousedale school in Olney and Newport Pagnell, and the Harpur Trust schools in Bedford.
