A splendid Grade II Listed Georgian family home in over two acres.

Location

Mileages Approx:
Markyate High Street 0.5 miles, Redbourn 5 miles, Harpenden 6.4 miles, St Albans 9 miles, M1 (Junction 9) 2.8 miles, Central London 32 miles, Luton Airport 5.8 miles, Harpenden Station Luton Parkway Railway Station 5 miles.

A picture perfect village, Markyate is a delightful place to be. The long, narrow High Street is full of great little shops, including a pharmacy, a beauty salon, a dry cleaners, a convenience store with post office and a fish and chip shop. The popular village baker, Pruden's, which was founded in 1928 offers a range of baked goods. Two traditional public houses remain in Markyate: The Plume of Feathers and The Swan. They were recently joined by The Local, a micropub which opened on High Street in 2016. Serving local ales as well as wines, ciders and soft drinks, it describes itself as "a pub like they used to be".

For more comprehensive amenities including the foodhalls of Waitrose, Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury's, there is the bustling popular town of Harpenden.

Education is well provided for with a local village school and nursery and also the ever popular Beechwood Park is located just outside the village. There are senior schools at Harpenden, St Albans and Berkhamsted. Buses for schools in the surrounding area pick up from both the High Street and the A5.

There are a multitude of leisure facilities close at hand with numerous country walks and bridle paths on the doorstep and a great choice of golf clubs at Harpenden. A branch of David Lloyd Health Club is at Capability Green with additional sports facilities available at Rothamsted Park at the newly refurbished Harpenden Leisure Centre.

For the commuter there is a choice between Harpenden train station (St Pancras in only 29 mins) and Luton Airport Parkway. Junction 9 is the closest route onto the M1 providing prompt access onto the motorway network.

Description

Manor Farm is a fine example of Georgian architecture at its best. Grade II listed, with elegant tall sash windows and chequered red and black brickwork, this home displays a wealth of period features. Built in the 18th Century but with elements dating back to earlier, the house is very much a 21st Century home showcasing its stylish past.

Accessed along a driveway there is off-street parking to the front of the house with space for several vehicles. The house sits in an elevated position and enjoys lovely far reaching views over the surrounding countryside.

A welcoming hallway opens either side to two similarly sized reception rooms. The drawing room has a very airy feel with lofty ceilings and windows on three sides, and there is a substantial fireplace with a beautifully detailed mantle.   On the other side of the hallway is the sitting room which has the benefit of windows on two sides. With a wall of built in cabinets, bookshelves, and a large cupboard, this makes for a great family space, and a recently installed wood burner takes pride of place. Along the inner hallway is a delightful dining room with a nicely aged tiled floor and feature brick fireplace. With space for a substantial dining table, this is the perfect place both formal dining and casual get togethers. To the rear of the house is newly fitted kitchen/breakfast room with painted Shaker styled cabinets with a superb built in larder cupboard, pristine quartz worktops and integrated appliances. Believed to be the oldest part of the house, there are exposed beams and a high vaulted ceiling. Adjacent there is a fitted utility room with cabinets complementary to those in the kitchen providing ample storage for everything laundry related. There is also a large walk-in pantry next to the kitchen with space for a large fridge freezer and food storage.

On the lower level of the house is a study with an entrance both from the hallway and also the outside. This is a sizeable room which would make a home office or a fabulous teenage den.

The first floor is served by two separate staircases. The principal bedroom has an en suite bathroom which has been recently remodeled and a walk through dressing area which leads to the landing which opens on to bedrooms 3 and 4 which share a bathroom. There is a large guest bedroom opposite the principal bedroom, which has been recently redecorated. On the top floor of the house is a guest bedroom with a landing leading to a substantial family bathroom.

Outside
The grounds extend to approx. two acres and are a wonderful combination of lawns and terraces.

With access from both the drawing room and the kitchen breakfast room there are York stone terraces with surrounding parterre hedging. To the front of the house is a manicured front garden sheltered behind neatly clipped yew hedges. There is a gravel driveway which leads to the front access which provides parking for several vehicles.

Further parking is located to the north wing of the house providing easy access to the side door into the hallway and utility room. Mature trees are interspersed through the gardens with some fruiting trees with delightful Spring blossom. Beyond the gardens there is a gated paddock, and adjacent is a separate play area with private access to the local village recreation ground.

Square Footage: 3440 sq ft




Acreage: 2.35 Acres