House For Sale £875,000
The property is approach via Slid Lane, directly off the High Street with a small green to the front of the property and the village green beyond. A truly picture perfect setting in one of South Cambridgeshire's most picturesque villages within a short commute of the city, Addenbrooke's Hospital and various main line railway stations into London.
Slid Lane provides access to a couple of properties including number 27's double garage and driveway, with fields at the end and the River Cam.
The property dates from the 17th century and has been extended over the years providing a unique layout that enjoys both modern and many original period features including a beautiful red brick exterior and chimney stack with an interesting diagonal setting, a peg tiled roof, sliding and hung sashes.
The current owners tend to use the rear of the property for day-to-day access, however proceeding from the front of the house, you enter into a reception lobby with doors leading to the original main reception rooms featuring inglenook fireplaces with exposed brick chimney breasts, brick floors and exposed beams. Both rooms have open views to the front of the home. The staircase rises to the first floor from the snug, adjacent to the fireplace.
A superb open plan kitchen/dining/living space, again with brick flooring and exposed beams, is situated to the rear of the home, a ground floor addition which provides an excellent entertaining area for family and friends. The kitchen is fitted with a range of units with ample work surfaces, integrated appliances and space for those which are freestanding. A partially vaulted ceiling with a roof window and windows to the side and rear flood the room with natural light. A glazed door leads through to the conservatory/garden room with a fitted double width storage cupboard, pine floors, a wood burning stove and French doors to the rear garden.
The family room/bedroom five is a side addition that provides and excellent flexible space with stripped wooden floors, vaulted ceiling with roof windows and again enjoying views to the front of the home with a characterful arch window. A refitted bathroom and separate WC, which also doubles up as a utility room with plumbing and an additional sink upon a worksurface, complete the ground floor accommodation.
The first floor landing with a beautiful exposed chimney breast and beams, provides recessed loft access and leads to four bedrooms with two doubles and two single rooms, three of which have fitted wardrobes.
Outside, the property has a shallow frontage with a white picket fence, mature plants, shrubs and trees. The grassed area to the front of the home is part of the village landscape. To the rear of the home, the gardens are south facing with a sunny aspect, generous and in two parts. Closest to the property, the garden is well maintained with a good sized lawn, mature plants, shrubs, trees and hedging and a patio area, enjoying a large amount of privacy ideal for family life. There is access to the detached double garage, which has twin up-and-over doors, power and light connected with a gravel driveway to the front providing off street parking. The additional garden beyond has a grassed area, vegetable plot and again mature trees.
Barrington is renowned as one of the most beautiful villages south of Cambridge, with numerous handsome period buildings set around a large village green, purported to be the longest in England.
It is about 8 miles south-west of Cambridge and is close to the A10, giving easy access to the M11. There are mainline railway stations available at Foxton and Shepreth which are 2 miles and 3 miles away respectively.
Local facilities include a 13th Century public house overlooking the green, a well-stocked post office stores and an Ofsted 'Good' primary school.
Slid Lane provides access to a couple of properties including number 27's double garage and driveway, with fields at the end and the River Cam.
The property dates from the 17th century and has been extended over the years providing a unique layout that enjoys both modern and many original period features including a beautiful red brick exterior and chimney stack with an interesting diagonal setting, a peg tiled roof, sliding and hung sashes.
The current owners tend to use the rear of the property for day-to-day access, however proceeding from the front of the house, you enter into a reception lobby with doors leading to the original main reception rooms featuring inglenook fireplaces with exposed brick chimney breasts, brick floors and exposed beams. Both rooms have open views to the front of the home. The staircase rises to the first floor from the snug, adjacent to the fireplace.
A superb open plan kitchen/dining/living space, again with brick flooring and exposed beams, is situated to the rear of the home, a ground floor addition which provides an excellent entertaining area for family and friends. The kitchen is fitted with a range of units with ample work surfaces, integrated appliances and space for those which are freestanding. A partially vaulted ceiling with a roof window and windows to the side and rear flood the room with natural light. A glazed door leads through to the conservatory/garden room with a fitted double width storage cupboard, pine floors, a wood burning stove and French doors to the rear garden.
The family room/bedroom five is a side addition that provides and excellent flexible space with stripped wooden floors, vaulted ceiling with roof windows and again enjoying views to the front of the home with a characterful arch window. A refitted bathroom and separate WC, which also doubles up as a utility room with plumbing and an additional sink upon a worksurface, complete the ground floor accommodation.
The first floor landing with a beautiful exposed chimney breast and beams, provides recessed loft access and leads to four bedrooms with two doubles and two single rooms, three of which have fitted wardrobes.
Outside, the property has a shallow frontage with a white picket fence, mature plants, shrubs and trees. The grassed area to the front of the home is part of the village landscape. To the rear of the home, the gardens are south facing with a sunny aspect, generous and in two parts. Closest to the property, the garden is well maintained with a good sized lawn, mature plants, shrubs, trees and hedging and a patio area, enjoying a large amount of privacy ideal for family life. There is access to the detached double garage, which has twin up-and-over doors, power and light connected with a gravel driveway to the front providing off street parking. The additional garden beyond has a grassed area, vegetable plot and again mature trees.
Barrington is renowned as one of the most beautiful villages south of Cambridge, with numerous handsome period buildings set around a large village green, purported to be the longest in England.
It is about 8 miles south-west of Cambridge and is close to the A10, giving easy access to the M11. There are mainline railway stations available at Foxton and Shepreth which are 2 miles and 3 miles away respectively.
Local facilities include a 13th Century public house overlooking the green, a well-stocked post office stores and an Ofsted 'Good' primary school.
