Meadows

Storm porch | Reception hall | Drawing room | Sitting room | Orangery| Kitchen/breakfast room | Utility room | Cloakroom | Principal bedroom with en suite dressing room and shower room | 3 Additional bedrooms | Dressing room/bedroom 5 | 3 Bathrooms | Garden | Annexe with entrance hall, kitchen/living room, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms | Garage | Gym with indoor exercise pool | Stables with 3 loose boxes and open-sided store | Kennels | Oil store | EPC rating D

Meadows is a handsome red brick and part-rendered period family home offering almost 4,000 sq. ft. of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over three floors, situated in a picturesque setting that enjoys wonderful views from the front, sides and rear aspects. The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming wooden-floored reception hall with feature fireplace with woodburning stove, useful storage and guest cloakroom, a generous drawing room with large bay and flush windows and feature fireplace with woodburning stove, a spacious sitting room with large bay window and feature fireplace with woodburning stove and a large kitchen/breakfast room opening into an extensive triple aspect oak framed orangery with exposed beams, vaulted ceiling, large sky lantern and bi-fold doors to the rear terrace. The kitchen offers a range of bespoke wall and base units including a central island with breakfast bar, modern integrated Miele appliances and a generous neighbouring fitted utility room.

On the first floor the property provides a spacious principal bedroom with two large bay windows with far reaching countryside views, a fitted dressing room and a contemporary en suite shower room, an additional double bedroom and L-shaped fitted dressing room, suitable for use as bedroom five if required, together with a contemporary family bathroom. The property’s remaining two double bedrooms, modern family shower room and store room can be found on the second floor.

Hertford Heath is a quintessential English village with a thriving community spirit centred around its village green, village hall, primary school, sports complex and two public houses. The nearby market town of Ware sits on the banks of the River Lea and offers comprehensive amenities and a café bar culture with numerous bars and restaurants. The popular and historic market town of Hertford offers an extensive range of day-to-day amenities including independent and High Street shopping, supermarkets, services, cafés, restaurants and recreational and leisure facilities including a bowling green, tennis courts and a leisure centre with swimming pool.

Having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached through twin stone pillars and double iron gates over a spacious forecourt providing parking for multiple vehicles. The well-maintained garden to the rear is laid mainly to level lawn with raised flower and shrub beds and features numerous seating areas and an extensive wraparound split-level paved terrace bordered by a 39 ft. gym with indoor excercise pool, bi-fold doors to the terrace and French doors to the garden. A side driveway with five-bar gate leads from the forecourt past the rear garden to the garage and large weather boarded single storey annexe at the end of the garden, extending to almost 1,100 sq. ft. providing an entrance hall, 25 ft. open plan kitchen/living room, principal bedroom with walk-in store and en suite shower room, one further double bedroom and a family bathroom with freestanding bath. A further five-bar gate gives access to the property’s 3.8 acres of stock-fenced paddocks interspersed with mature trees and to a weather boarded stable block with hardstanding, three loose boxes and open-sided store, the whole enjoying far-reaching views over neighbouring countryside.

Marketed by: Strutt & Parker, St Albans