5 bed detached house for sale

High Street, Harston, Cambridge CB22

Meadow house is a charming period home currently used as a holiday let given the 3540 sqft of accommodation and convenient location just 5 miles from Cambridge with quick access also to the M11.

Accommodation comprises an entrance porch leading to the inner hallway and stairs to the first floor and doors leading to the family room and sitting room both with open fireplaces and box bay windows. A large 20ft dining room has a door leading to the side garden terrace and adjacent is a cloakroom with fitted wardrobes and a separate WC with fitted vanity unit, heated towel rail and recessed lighting. The kitchen/breakfast room has a twin aspect with French doors leading to the rear terrace and a door to a large pantry, with a vaulted ceiling and a range of base units with marble worktops plus aditional fitted shelving. The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base units with a central island with granite worktop incorporating an electric hob with extractor fan over. There is an integrated fridge, 2 Bosch ovens and a microwave, a Smeg dishwasher and wall units with display shelving above. An inner lobby has a side entrance door and leads to a large utility room which houses the gas fired central heating boiler, a Hotpoint washing machine and a Candy tumble-dryer. A door leads to the useful inner courtyard, ideal as a clothes drying area. The large living room has doors opening to the garden, oak flooring and an attractive open fireplace with marble surround. A barn-style extension to the rear of the house offers flexibility of use providing a 20ft garden/games room with vaulted ceiling and an adjacent shower room. A door leads through to a further large reception room/office/bedroom 6. These rooms, if combined, could easily provide an annexe, should that be required. The main garden room also offers an attractive modern wood burning stove and has French doors which lead to the garden.

The first floor landing is light and spacious with an airing cupboard and leads to the 5 bedrooms; the master bedroom being located at the rear of the property overlooking the gardens. The bedroom is fitted with a good range of wardrobes and traditional bedroom furniture and benefits from an en suite shower room. There are 2 further bathrooms with one providing an en suite to bedroom 2 and an en suite shower room to bedroom 3.

Outside, the property is pleasantly set back from the road with a gated gravelled driveway providing parking for numerous vehicles. There is a single garage/workshop and an adjacent studio/gym.

The rear garden is fully enclosed with low-level double gates to the left hand boundary giving potential vehicular access to the side of the property. A large paved terrace to the rear of the house is ideal for outdoor dining and the extensive lawned area is bordered by well stocked borders and mature trees and shrubs. The rear garden also benefits from a mature pond and a covered hot tub is tucked away to the right hand boundary adjacent to a herb garden.

Harston is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, located around 5 miles (8 km) south of Cambridge