7 bedroom house

Handsome substantial village house in about 1.79 acres .


Description

Springfield House is a handsome property dating from just after 1840 and overlooks its own private grounds in a central yet tucked away position in this highly sought after and well served village. The current owners bought the property over 40 years ago and later acquired the rear section which was, at the time, a separate cottage.

Run in recent years as a well regarded Bed & Breakfast Springfield House has flexible characterful accommodation extending to over 6000 sqft (excluding 1,451 sqft cellars) which would lend itself to occupation by a large or multi-generational family or could be sub-divided to provide separate accommodation for dependents.

The attractive principle elevation faces east and has two steeply pitched gables with decorative barge boards, and central drop finials. The mullioned and transomed windows are symmetrically placed and feature pairs of French doors to both the front reception rooms opening onto the gardens.

Within the main part of the property there are five bedrooms over two floors with three bathrooms together with a further room at ground floor level with an associated shower room which could also be used as a bedroom. The four reception rooms in this part of the house sit either side of a central hallway and to one side is the large and attractive orangery with a patterned quarry tiled floor. Linking the front to the former cottage is a farmhouse style kitchen with two oven Aga and beyond this a breakfast room with open fireplace and French doors leading out into a pretty courtyard garden. Above this area is a large room, believed to have been a billiard room with a domed ceiling, open fireplace and now functioning as a library and occasional bedroom with bookshelves along two walls together with built in cupboards.

The upper floor of the former cottage has two en suite bedrooms and is accessed by a staircase at either end and the ground floor contains an office, cloakroom and store room. The characterful and extensive accommodation is shown in detail in the attached floor plans.

The entrance to the property is found half way down Horn Lane where the road turns sharply to the left. A private shingled driveway leads down the side of the property and opens out into a large parking area to the side of which is a central level lawned area. The river Granta flows along the left hand boundary and the rest of the garden and grounds are delightful, divided into separate areas by mature hedging and planting. There is a lawned area flanked by shrub and herbaceous borders, a vegetable plot and many mature trees together with a large pond. There are a number of outbuildings including a potting shed/log store building a small garage and a pretty rustic gazebo in addition.

In all 1.79 acres

Location

• Linton is a popular thriving village with excellent everyday facilities including the very popular Linton Kitchen, two bakeries, a Co-op general store, a number of pubs, Indian restaurant and a newsagent/post office. There is also a primary school and the well regarded Linton Village College which has a leisure centre.

• The medieval market town of Saffron Walden is 6.5 miles away has a wider range of shopping and recreational facilities.

• The university city of Cambridge is 10.6 miles to the north west with comprehensive shopping, recreational and cultural facilities.

• There are independent schools in Saffron Walden and a full range of renowned schools for all ages in Cambridge.

• For the commuter the A1307 leads west to the A11 at Fourwentways which leads north to the A14 and south to the M11 (Junction 9a), the M25, Stansted Airport and London. Audley End & Whittlesford railway stations offer frequent services to Cambridge and London on the Liverpool St line (all distances and travel times are approximate).

Square Footage: 6,090 sq ft




Acreage: 1.79 Acres

Marketed by: Savills, Cambridge