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Map8 bedroom detached house
Detached house
8 beds
4 baths
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band H
Features and description
- Available either as a whole property or as one of two lots
- Many period features including well-proportioned rooms, high ceilings, sash windows, cornicing, picture rails, exposed floorboards and the original kitchen range in the Old Rectory
- The Old Rectory comprises 3 Reception Rooms, 5 Bedrooms and 2 Bath/Shower Rooms
- The Coach House comprises 2 Reception Rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath/Shower Rooms with lift access from ground to first floor and 2 independent Offices
- Unique opportunity to update both properties to the purchasers own tastes and standards
- Magnificent gardens and grounds extending to just under 3 acres
- Stunning riverside frontage
- Sweeping drive with ample off-street parking
- Central village location
- Perfect for independent multi-generational family living
A unique and rare opportunity to acquire a 5 bedroom period house with additional, period 3 bedroom, detached property, set in a stunning location overlooking the River Great Ouse within gardens and grounds approaching 3 acres.
Cambridge 14 miles, Huntingdon 4 miles, (Kings Cross 47 minutes), St Ives 3 miles (distances and time are approximate).
The sale includes The Old Rectory, a handsome, Grade II* listed 5 bedroom family home, believed to date from 1813. It is a fine example of the period with beautiful, well-proportioned rooms and high ceilings and The Coach House, a Grade II, 3 bedroom house, converted in 1976.
Both properties occupy a superb location, set well back from the road, in mature gardens and grounds of just under 3 acres with wonderful river frontage and whilst they have been well maintained, now offer prospective purchasers with a unique opportunity for updating to their own individual requirements and a wonderful opportunity for independent, multi-generational family living.
Hemingford Abbots is a very picturesque and highly regarded conservation village with many period properties. The spire of the medieval church is a riverside landmark and the village square has the Axe and Compass public house. There are also delightful riverside walks, golf range. Further facilities are available in the sister village of Hemingford Grey (about 1 mile), including a public house/restaurant, general store, primary school, farm shop, sports and social club with facilities for tennis, squash, cricket, bowls and football.
Cambridge is recognised as the centre of the 'high tech' and "bio tech “industries with the University Research and Development Laboratories and the internationally renowned Cambridge Science Park. The city provides an excellent choice of shopping facilities and a wide range of educational and cultural amenities.
For the commuter, the nearby A1307 provides fast access Huntingdon train station and to Cambridge and the M11 for London to the southeast, Peterborough, via the A1, to the north and the M1 and M6 to the west. A mainline railway station at Huntingdon provides a fast service to London's King's Cross in about 48 minutes and there is a guided bus route, which runs between Huntingdon and Cambridge with a park and ride site available at St Ives (about 3 miles).
Cambridge 14 miles, Huntingdon 4 miles, (Kings Cross 47 minutes), St Ives 3 miles (distances and time are approximate).
The sale includes The Old Rectory, a handsome, Grade II* listed 5 bedroom family home, believed to date from 1813. It is a fine example of the period with beautiful, well-proportioned rooms and high ceilings and The Coach House, a Grade II, 3 bedroom house, converted in 1976.
Both properties occupy a superb location, set well back from the road, in mature gardens and grounds of just under 3 acres with wonderful river frontage and whilst they have been well maintained, now offer prospective purchasers with a unique opportunity for updating to their own individual requirements and a wonderful opportunity for independent, multi-generational family living.
Hemingford Abbots is a very picturesque and highly regarded conservation village with many period properties. The spire of the medieval church is a riverside landmark and the village square has the Axe and Compass public house. There are also delightful riverside walks, golf range. Further facilities are available in the sister village of Hemingford Grey (about 1 mile), including a public house/restaurant, general store, primary school, farm shop, sports and social club with facilities for tennis, squash, cricket, bowls and football.
Cambridge is recognised as the centre of the 'high tech' and "bio tech “industries with the University Research and Development Laboratories and the internationally renowned Cambridge Science Park. The city provides an excellent choice of shopping facilities and a wide range of educational and cultural amenities.
For the commuter, the nearby A1307 provides fast access Huntingdon train station and to Cambridge and the M11 for London to the southeast, Peterborough, via the A1, to the north and the M1 and M6 to the west. A mainline railway station at Huntingdon provides a fast service to London's King's Cross in about 48 minutes and there is a guided bus route, which runs between Huntingdon and Cambridge with a park and ride site available at St Ives (about 3 miles).
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