Old Rectory Drive, Dry Drayton, Cambridge

Croyland House is a generously proportioned, detached family home with a wealth of modern features that benefits from ample indoor and
outdoor living spaces. The house was remodelled in 2007 by the well known architect Ivor Richards who designed several modern houses in the city as well as the West Road Concert Hall. The light-filled reception hall features floor to ceiling windows and an impressive staircase with a double height glass wall. To the rear of the house is a bright and airy sitting room with wooden flooring, a wood burning stove and a wide window overlooking the garden.
Sliding doors open up onto the open plan kitchen/dining room, a large space with wooden flooring, contemporary white units and dual aspect windows. The dining room has ample space for a large table and the purporse made sliding glass doors open onto an outdoor dining space beneath a pergola.

A comfortable study and adjoining drawing room provide additional spaces for work or relaxation. A very large and recently fitted utility room with ample storage space adjoins the kitchen and has access to front and rear gardens and the self -contained guest annexe. The annexe may be independently accessed via a private rear patio garden and contemporary patio doors.

Upstairs there are five bedrooms. The principal bedroom has built in wardrobes, an ensuite shower room and dual aspect over the garden. There are four further bedrooms including two doubles sharing a large roof terrace. Along the landing there is a family bathroom and a recently fitted contemporary shower room.

A gravel drive leads up to the front of the property where there is a double garage, plenty of parking space and an electric car charger. The front garden features mature hedges and trees, while the rear is taken up by a large lawn. The very private back garden additionally benefits from several tall trees, a landscaped gravel area and two paved patio spaces, there is also a 295 sq. ft roof terrace overlooking the back garden.

Dry Drayton is a small village only 5 miles from Cambridge. The village has a pub, and nearby Madingley has a renowned gastropub. Ten minutes away at Eddington there is a supermarket, restaurants, cafes and the Cambridge university primary school. Schooling in the area is highly regarded, the village has a small primary school and the secondary state sector is well served by the excellent Comberton and Impington village colleges. The renowned public schools of Cambridge are within a short drive.
Dry Drayton is well placed to take advantage of the many cultural, architectural, and gastronomic possibilities that Cambridge has to offer.