5 bedroom detached house for sale

Hastoe House is a handsome Georgian country home set within three acres of beautifully landscaped formal gardens and grounds, in this most sought after semi-rural Chilterns Hamlet.

Description

Hastoe House is a handsome Georgian country home with attractive rendered elevations providing elegant and spacious family accommodation in excess of 3,000 sqft with generous room proportions and an adaptable layout throughout. The property is nestled within glorious Chilterns countryside and set within wonderful mature, landscaped gardens and grounds in excess of three acres. The property enjoys a wonderful private setting and has the benefit of a further six acre paddock available by separate negotiation.

The internal accommodation has been extended and remodelled to provide an adaptable layout with accommodation arranged over two well planned floors along with an additional lower ground level/cellar providing ample storage.

The living accommodation comprises two principal reception rooms aside a central entrance hall with traditional staircase. The formal drawing room is double aspect and has been enlarged to allow for a superb open fireplace to become the focal point of the room. The dining room has also been enlarged and features a secondary fireplace and pretty square bay window. Positioned between the two principal receptions is a beautiful round bay garden room providing views over the landscaped gardens and grounds. There is also a useful ground floor study.

Located next to the dining room is a good size kitchen/breakfast room with walk-in pantry and separate utility/boot room.

The first floor accommodation enjoys equally impressive proportions with five generous bedrooms served by two bathrooms and a further night cloakroom.

The lower ground floor comprises two large and extremely useful separate storage rooms accessed from a further open storage area with dual staircases to the ground floor.

The house is set within glorious gardens and grounds in excess of three acres. A real feature of the property the gardens themselves have been extensively landscaped to private exceptional seasonal enjoyment. The formal gardens are laid to lawn with extensive borders of Rhododendron and mature hedging. To the Western side of the property there is a lovely raised patio area ideal for outside entertaining, which continues on to wrap around the outdoor heated swimming pool. Located next to the pool is a useful pool house with changing room, shower room and separate boiler housing. Adjacent to the changing room there is a further store room which would be ideal as a studio, gym, gamers room or similar.

Beyond the pool there is a pretty five bar gate framed by an original wall which gives access to a paddock measuring approx. 2 acres and making up part of the overall plot.

Adjacent farmland wraps around the plot and allows of impressive rural views. The house is accessed over a large gravel driveway which opens up into an impressive open parking area with turning circle which in turn leads to a triple garage block with open carport allowing for substantial parking. Within the front gardens there is a detached stable block of four boxes along with a fodder store and tack room.

NB: There is a further six acre paddock located next to the property which is available to purchase by separate negotiation only.

Location

Nestled within rolling Chiltern’s countryside, Hastoe is a pretty Hamlet once serving the larger parish of Tring. Surrounded by miles of idyllic open countryside, Hastoe is ideally located for those looking for both rural escapism and a convenient commute into London.

Hastoe is positioned between the popular villages of Wigginton and Cholesbury, the larger towns of Tring (1.5 miles) Wendover (6 miles) are easily accessible whilst Berkhamsted (7 miles) Chesham (6 miles) and Great Missenden (9 miles) all provide comprehensive shopping facilities and amenities.
Commuters are well catered for with access to London via the Euston Line (Tring & Berkhamsted) Chiltern Line (Great Missenden & Chesham) and the Metropolitan Line (Chesham & Amersham).

Amongst the area’s excellent primary and secondary schools are Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and Berkhamsted School, a leading independent school offering co-ed and single sex schooling from pre-school to sixth form.

All distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,803 sq ft


Acreage: 9 Acres