5 bed detached house for sale

Keepers Cottage, Chrishall Grange, Cambridgeshire SG8

Approached via an impressive tree-lined drive, Keepers Cottage is set within mature woodland and, as the name suggests, has been built on the former Game Keepers Cottages site. With brick-built elevations beneath a slate roof, the current owners have carefully designed this unique property to an exceptionally high standard in the Queen Anne style. The property features pleasing symmetry with a classical columned pillar porchway and window lintels, sash-style windows, bi-fold doors to a laundry chute, and an internal vacuum system. The garden embraces a southerly aspect.

Keepers Cottage welcomes you through an oversized entrance door to a lobby featuring double doors with glazed side panels, leading to a vast reception hall with a dramatic sweeping oak staircase and curved banister surrounded by travertine-style tile flooring. Double part-glazed oak doors lead into a light-filled lounge with a vaulted ceiling. This impressive double-height room features a dual-fuel fireplace, full-height glazing on either side of the chimney breast, and bi-fold doors to both sides, allowing access to the external entertaining areas. Built-in display and storage units adorn the back wall. To the left of the hall, double oak doors lead to an impressive, well-proportioned dining room with a brick-built fireplace and space for log storage on either side. The triple aspect supports a bay window with window cushion and French doors to the garden and outside entertaining space.

Adjacent is the kitchen/breakfast room with travertine-style tile flooring, which continues throughout. There is an impressive range of bespoke hand-painted units incorporating a dishwasher, fridge, freezer, and a 4-oven oil-fired Aga with fired earth tile surround. The breakfast room has access to the outside entertaining area and garden beyond through bi-fold doors—a fully fitted study and utility room lead off the kitchen, with access from the utility room to the courtyard garden.

The curved staircase leads to the first-floor landing with an oak floor and glazed curved minstrel's gallery overlooking the vaulted ceiling of the lounge and the garden beyond. The principal bedroom suite features an impressive dressing area and his and hers walk-in wardrobes, magnificent patio doors opening to a balcony overlooking the garden, a fully-tiled en suite shower room with a double shower and access to the laundry shoot. A guest bedroom with an en suite shower room, two further bedrooms, a family bathroom with an arched window over the jacuzzi bath, and a separate shower complete the first-floor accommodation.

Gardens and Grounds
The gardens and grounds surrounding Keepers Cottage extend to 2.44 acres. A tree-lined driveway leads to a 5-bar gate and an extensive gravel driveway with a double cart lodge and four garages, each equipped with lighting and power. A single-story studio with a shower room, kitchen, and air conditioning provides an ideal workroom, office, or potential annexe.

The rear garden features a productive kitchen garden with raised beds. An extensive decked area with a swim spa surrounds the lawned area interspersed with fruit (apple, plum, cherry, damson, pears) and ornamental trees within meadow flowers. Woodland surrounds the property on two sides, with a wildflower meadow walk mown between the trees, creating a tranquil outdoor environment.

Within the grounds are two timber buildings, a workshop housing the water storage tanks and the vacuum system, and a large garden store and a separate log store. Solar pv panels on the rear roof generate electricity and create an annual income.

Chrishall Grange is a small hamlet 12 miles south of Cambridge, famed for its education and technology excellence. The city provides comprehensive shopping, business, recreational and cultural experiences. The picturesque market town of Saffron Walden lies 12 miles to the east. The property is well located for access to both Cambridge and London. Royston is 9 miles south and offers frequent trains to London Kings Cross (35 minutes), while Whittlesford Parkway, 5 miles east, trains to London Liverpool Street (60 minutes). By road, Stansted Airport is 22 miles via the M11, which links to the M25. Multiple golf courses are nearby