House For Sale £1,950,000
St Ibbs Lodge is a stunning and characterful period property in beautiful private grounds offering a wealth of delightful original features combined with elegant, modern and flexible living spaces.
The glass-panelled porchway flows into the airy reception hall, with stairs to the first-floor level and a useful ground-floor family shower room/cloakroom. The substantial sitting room has two sets of double doors onto the sunny terrace, ornate ceiling cornice and sliding doors onto the curved orangery, flooding the entire space with natural light. A tranquil home office sits alongside, ideal for the home worker. To the second wing of the property is a triple-aspect adaptable games room, with charming window seats, a grand feature fireplace, handsome wooden flooring and half wood-panelled walls. The central open plan kitchen and dining room both feature double doors onto the sunny terrace, with far-reaching views across the established grounds, with the bespoke curved kitchen providing an array of sage green cabinetry with marbled granite worktops and a handy utility room.
The first-floor accommodation comprises a roomy landing with two picture windows, leading initially to a considerable principal bedroom suite, which benefits from dual bay windows and double doors flowing into a luxurious en suite shower room, as well as a sizeable dressing room with bespoke integrated wardrobes. The floor is completed by three further well-proportioned bedrooms, all with tranquil aspects, and an attractive contemporary family bathroom.
Hitchin town centre 2 miles, Hitchin mainline station 2.4 miles (London Kings Cross 30 minutes), A1(M) motorway (Junction 8) 3.3 miles, Stevenage town centre 4.8 miles, Harpenden town centre 10.5 miles, Welwyn Garden City 10.6 miles, St Albans town centre 14.6 miles, Central London 36.6 miles
The highly desirable village of St Ippolyts is surrounded by glorious rolling Hertfordshire countryside and has a popular Primary School, general store and church. Nearby Hitchin offers a further range of amenities such as shops, cafés and restaurants, as well as a long-standing open-air market every Tuesday and Saturday. Hitchin Swimming Centre has both outdoor and indoor pools providing all-year-round swimming, and there are also rugby, cricket, hockey, and football clubs close by. Trains from Hitchin mainline station are fast and frequent, offering excellent links to London (Kings Cross 30 minutes). Luton Airport is also just a short drive away and the A1(M) (Junction 8) provides road links to London and further afield. The surrounding district contains several well-regarded schools, including Hitchin Boys and Girls Schools, which are both rated Outstanding by Ofsted, as well as Princess Helena College, Beechwood Park, St. Albans High School, St. Francis' College for Girls and Aldwickbury School for Boys.
The property sits in extensive, manicured grounds, with the front gravelled courtyard approached via double opening wrought iron gates. This leads to a double garage with first floor over and two attached store rooms offering practical and useful storage space. The landscaped grounds are a striking feature of the property, creating a delightful ambience and affording picturesque scenery from all aspects. Laid primarily to lawn with an abundance of handsome mature trees, beds and borders, there is also an expansive block paved terrace with steps to the land spanning the side and rear of the property providing the perfect space to entertain and dine al fresco, an original outdoor pool and a summer house with open sided store room adjacent.
The glass-panelled porchway flows into the airy reception hall, with stairs to the first-floor level and a useful ground-floor family shower room/cloakroom. The substantial sitting room has two sets of double doors onto the sunny terrace, ornate ceiling cornice and sliding doors onto the curved orangery, flooding the entire space with natural light. A tranquil home office sits alongside, ideal for the home worker. To the second wing of the property is a triple-aspect adaptable games room, with charming window seats, a grand feature fireplace, handsome wooden flooring and half wood-panelled walls. The central open plan kitchen and dining room both feature double doors onto the sunny terrace, with far-reaching views across the established grounds, with the bespoke curved kitchen providing an array of sage green cabinetry with marbled granite worktops and a handy utility room.
The first-floor accommodation comprises a roomy landing with two picture windows, leading initially to a considerable principal bedroom suite, which benefits from dual bay windows and double doors flowing into a luxurious en suite shower room, as well as a sizeable dressing room with bespoke integrated wardrobes. The floor is completed by three further well-proportioned bedrooms, all with tranquil aspects, and an attractive contemporary family bathroom.
Hitchin town centre 2 miles, Hitchin mainline station 2.4 miles (London Kings Cross 30 minutes), A1(M) motorway (Junction 8) 3.3 miles, Stevenage town centre 4.8 miles, Harpenden town centre 10.5 miles, Welwyn Garden City 10.6 miles, St Albans town centre 14.6 miles, Central London 36.6 miles
The highly desirable village of St Ippolyts is surrounded by glorious rolling Hertfordshire countryside and has a popular Primary School, general store and church. Nearby Hitchin offers a further range of amenities such as shops, cafés and restaurants, as well as a long-standing open-air market every Tuesday and Saturday. Hitchin Swimming Centre has both outdoor and indoor pools providing all-year-round swimming, and there are also rugby, cricket, hockey, and football clubs close by. Trains from Hitchin mainline station are fast and frequent, offering excellent links to London (Kings Cross 30 minutes). Luton Airport is also just a short drive away and the A1(M) (Junction 8) provides road links to London and further afield. The surrounding district contains several well-regarded schools, including Hitchin Boys and Girls Schools, which are both rated Outstanding by Ofsted, as well as Princess Helena College, Beechwood Park, St. Albans High School, St. Francis' College for Girls and Aldwickbury School for Boys.
The property sits in extensive, manicured grounds, with the front gravelled courtyard approached via double opening wrought iron gates. This leads to a double garage with first floor over and two attached store rooms offering practical and useful storage space. The landscaped grounds are a striking feature of the property, creating a delightful ambience and affording picturesque scenery from all aspects. Laid primarily to lawn with an abundance of handsome mature trees, beds and borders, there is also an expansive block paved terrace with steps to the land spanning the side and rear of the property providing the perfect space to entertain and dine al fresco, an original outdoor pool and a summer house with open sided store room adjacent.
