Gannock Green Farmhouse

Gannock Green Farmhouse is situated in Gannock Green, a small, rural hamlet on the edge of Sandon village in Hertfordshire. Situated 7 miles from the A10 , 8 miles to the A1M with easy access to the city of Cambridge and just 3 miles to Ashwell & Morden train station with a 40 minute fast train directly into Kings Cross.

An elegant and most impressive Grade II Listed detached Georgian farm house surrounded by rolling countryside with views across open farmland. Gannock Green Farmhouse dates back to the 17th Century and has been subject to comprehensive refurbishment, modernisation and professional interior design but retains many of its original period features. 

PANELLED AND GLAZED ENTRANCE DOOR leading into: 

RECEPTION HALLWAY feature wide staircase leading to the first floor with natural timber newel post and handrail and painted and fluted spindles, dado rail, exposed and sealed floorboards, period radiators, understairs access to cellar. 

DRAWING ROOM open fireplace with cast iron log burning stove and stone hearth, picture rail, timber panelling below dado rail incorporating storage cupboard, period radiators, bay sash window and sash window with shutters, exposed and sealed floorboards, storage cupboard to chimney breast recess. 

STUDY/LIBRARY fireplace with cast iron log burning stove, stone hearth, fitted storage cupboards, fitted book shelving, picture rail, period style radiator, sash windows. 

DINING ROOM exposed ceiling timber, feature open fireplace, exposed brick and stone tiled hearth, period radiators, painted floorboards, period radiators, serving hatch, bay sash window to the side with shutters and a pair of glazed doors to the rear opening out to the garden. 

KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM fitted with a range of bespoke hand painted cabinets and drawers, granite working surfaces, double butler style sink unit with mixer tap, black two oven oil fired Aga, central island with integral refrigerator, Neff electric fan oven, AEG induction hob, extractor, fitted and concealed dishwasher.

Breakfast room with vaulted ceiling, double glazed lantern bi-fold doors to the rear leading out to the garden, Victorian tiled floor, part underfloor heating, timber braced door with access to secondary staircase to first floor. 

SNUG/GARDEN ROOM vaulted ceiling with exposed timbers, log burning stove, exposed and sealed floorboards, period radiator, sash window to the side, panelled and double glazed twin doors leading out to the garden. 

PANTRY granite working surfaces, fitted bespoke cabinets and open shelving, cupboard housing water softener and heating controls, space for fridge/freezer, floorboards. 

REAR HALLWAY Victorian tiled floor. 

CLOAKROOM low level w.c., wash hand basin with storage cupboard below, fitted cupboard housing oil fired boiler providing domestic hot water and central heating system, Victorian tiled floor, sash window. 

BOOT ROOM shelving, coat hooks, tiled floor, radiator, casement windows, stable door leading to outside. 

UTILITY ROOM butler style sink unit, wooden surfaces, fitted handmade cabinets, plumbing and space for automatic washing machine, space for tumble dryer, tiled floor, radiator, casement windows. 

ON THE FIRST FLOOR  

CELLAR approached via timber staircase, sub-divided into two rooms, brick and flint floors, wine racks, power and light. 

LANDING with painted floorboards, fitted wardrobe cupboards, staircase rising to second floor with painted handrail, newel post and spindles, period radiator. 

BEDROOM 1 feature polished Victorian cast iron fireplace with slate hearth, period radiators, sash windows to two aspects, walk-in wardrobe with open shelving and hanging rails. 

ENSUITE BATHROOM with rolltop slipper bath with ball and claw feet with mixer/shower tap, walk-in shower with drencher shower head, hand held rose, glazed screen, low level w.c., and a pair of wash hand basins with mixer taps. Part timber panelling, downlighters, shelving, heated towel rail/radiator, tiled floor and sash window. 

BEDROOM 2 chimney breast and stone hearth, exposed bricks, exposed and sealed floorboards, period radiator, and a pair of sash windows. 

BATHROOM freestanding rolltop bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, low level w.c. and pedestal wash hand basin with mixer taps, fireplace surround, exposed floorboards, ceiling with inset downlighters, sash window to the rear, period radiator. 

BEDROOM 3 Victorian cast iron fireplace, fitted cupboard to chimney breast recess with shelving and hanging rail, radiator, and a pair of sash windows. 

BEDROOM 4 fitted wardrobe cupboard with shelving and hanging rail, further fitted shelving, period radiator, secondary double glazed sash window. 

SHOWER ROOM with tiled shower cubicle with drencher shower head, hand held rose, glazed sliding door, wash hand basin with mixer tap, low level w.c., tiled floor, heated towel rail/radiator, ceiling with inset downlighters, and a secondary double glazed sash window to the rear. 

ON THE SECOND FLOOR  

LANDING period radiator, exposed floorboards, glazed rooflight, access to eaves storage. 

BEDROOM 5 exposed floorboards, exposed timbers, three casement windows, ceiling with inset downlighters, period radiator. 

BATHROOM freestanding rolltop bath, low level w.c., wash hand basin on wash stand with mixer tap, heated towel rail/radiator, floorboards, period radiator, casement window. 

OUTBUILDINGS  

DETACHED OLD GRANARY timber weatherboarded elevations underneath a pitched tiled roof with full height vaulted ceiling, exposed timbers, power and light connected, exposed floorboards. 

FORMER STABLES brick and flint elevations, pitched slate tiled roof, comprising:  

DOUBLE GARAGE with motorised roller door to the front, mezzanine storage loft above, power and light. 

ADJOINING FUEL STORE AND WORKSHOP  

POOL HOUSE with boiler, pool filtration, power and light connected.  

OUTSIDE There are 6.44 acres of gardens and grounds including 2 acres of formal gardens with a wonderful selection of mature specimen trees and shrubs, a paddock, an outdoor swimming pool and a range of attractive flint built outbuildings, including a traditional detached Granary with annexe possibilities, subject to local authority permission (planning permission has previously been granted but has since lapsed). On entry there is gravel courtyard driveway edged with and box hedging and lavender which makes an impressive sweeping approach to the house. 

MATERIAL INFORMATION Tenure - Freehold
Council Tax Band - G

Marketed by: Cheffins, Cambridge