5 bedroom house

Delightful family house with pool and views.

Location

Edlesborough is a Buckinghamshire village with a friendly community, a church, a cafe, a florist, a local shop/post office, a village hall, a pre-school and a combined school. There is also the village green which has a children's play park and hosts the annual summer carnival. The property is in catchment for Aylesbury grammar schools and Independent schools nearby include Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Tring, Egerton Rothesay School and Berkhamsted School in Berkhamsted. London Luton Airport can be reached in approximately 20 minutes and nearby motorways include the M1 junction 11A at Chalton Cross being approximately 8 miles and the M25 junction 20 approximately 17.5 miles. Leighton Buzzard station is about 5.2 miles away offering fast and frequent services to London Euston as do stations at Tring and Cheddington.

Description

Snowdrop Cottage is a wonderful detached house situated in the desirable Buckinghamshire village of Edlesborough. The property offers over 2,500 sqft of bright and airy accommodation and is stylishly presented throughout. The reception hall is most welcoming and from here, the house opens out with three principal reception rooms and a stunning conservatory set to the rear of the house. There is a fabulous kitchen/breakfast room beneath a vaulted ceiling, which features an Aga and an extensive range of limed oak fitted units hand crafted by Smallbone. There is a lovely sitting room with open fireplace and sliding patio doors opening to the rear sun terrace. A home office/study provides great space for those needing to work from home, whilst there is a quiet reading area between each of these two rooms. There is a stunning conservatory which enjoys views over the gardens and swimming pool and is a fabulous room all year round.

Upon reaching the first floor, a superb principal bedroom defines the house with its lovely en suite bathroom and excellent bank of Smallbone fitted wardrobes. There are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom on this floor whilst a second staircase rises to the second floor where a further bedroom and a walk in loft storage area can be found.

The house is approached over a gravel driveway which leads to the double garage and provides parking for three cars. Set within the floor of the garage is a circular wine cellar, ideal for the wine enthusiast!.

The front gardens are laid to lawn and are flanked by mature trees and hedgerows.

The rear gardens are certainly a feature to behold. The first area of gardens incorporates a fabulous heated swimming pool with detached brick changing room, which incorporates a shower room. There is an extensive sun terrace to the side which is just perfect for outdoor entertaining. The gardens enjoy a perfect south westerly orientation and it is from here that the views up towards Ivinghoe Beacon - part of the Chiltern Hills - can be enjoyed. The main area of garden is level and laid to lawn with a lovely summer house set up in the far corner.

Square Footage: 2596 sq ft

Acreage: 0.37 Acres

Marketed by: Savills, Harpenden