Orchard Cottage

A charming, detached cottage, believed to date back to the late 1600s, set on a plot of just over 1 acre in an enviable location in Buckinghamshire. Orchard Cottage is understood to have been two farm workers cottages and later extended to provide an impressive home with nearly 3,000 sq. ft. of accommodation, together with many original and character features including exposed beams. The house is situated towards the end of a no-through lane and is surrounded by mature trees, which provide a high level of privacy.

ACCOMMODATION
The ground floor accommodation is accessed via an entrance porch which in turn leads to a cloakroom, a utility room, and an open plan kitchen/dining room with two sets of double doors to the garden. The kitchen has been recently refitted with pale grey Shaker style units, a range cooker, and built-in appliances. There is a triple aspect living room which opens to a brick and timber open porch and the garden, a sitting room with a log burner set into a brick fireplace, and a snug with an inglenook fireplace with an inset beam above. There are two staircases leading to the first floor with the principal landing providing access to the guest bedroom with an en suite shower room, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The second landing leads to the master bedroom which has a semi-vaulted ceiling and a triple aspect with views over the gardens. This bedroom opens to a Jack and Jill bathroom which leads to a dressing room with several built-in cupboards. The self-contained annexe is accessed via its own front door from the entrance porch and comprises an open plan living room/kitchen with double doors to the garden, and a first-floor double bedroom with en suite facilities.
OUTSIDE
Orchard Cottage is approached via a five-bar gate and a private gravelled driveway which leads to a pond with a water feature, and an extensive parking area. Expansive lawned gardens surround the cottage on three sides. The garden to the rear is edged with mature tall hedging providing a high degree of privacy, and a pathway with a climber covered pergola paves the way to a circular summerhouse. Within the grounds, there is a large double garage/Nissen hut and a detached workshop, and the total plot measures approximately 1.02 acres.
LOCATION
Northall is a hamlet in the civil parish of Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire with a village hall and The Swan public house. Dunstable Downs and Ivinghoe Beacon is a short drive and provides many footpaths and far-reaching views over the vale. Edlesborough, approximately 1.5 miles away has a local shop/post office, a pre-school, and a combined school. The property is also in catchment for Aylesbury Grammar Schools. Independent schools nearby include Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Tring, Egerton Rothesay School and Berkhamsted School in Berkhamsted. Luton Airport is approximately 25 minutes by car and the M1 junction 11A is approximately 8.4 miles. Leighton Buzzard approx. 4 miles and Dunstable approx. 5.7 miles provide a larger range of shopping facilities.



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