Ermine House, Castor

Distances:


Peterborough (5 miles) (Trains to Kings Cross in approx. 50 minutes), Oundle (13 miles) Stamford (9 miles), Oakham (20 miles), Uppingham (17 miles). (All times and distances are approximate)

Situation:


Ermine House is situated in the conservation area of the desirable village of Castor. There is a vibrant community within the village, from tending the Castor Allotment Gardens to tennis, cricket and football clubs or events at the village hall. The village also boasts; a Pilates & fitness studio, pharmacy, coffee shop, dentist, primary school and multiple highly regarded pub/restaurants: The Chubby Castor, The Yard, The Feathers Pub & Eatery, and The Royal Oak.

Castor is steeped in a rich history. The village is a nationally significant Roman archaeological site, largely due to the discovery of a huge palatial structure known as The Praetorium. In addition, Castor is also believed to be the site of one of the three major pottery-producing areas of Roman Britain. The Grade I listed, Church of St. Kyneburgha is the only church of that dedication in England, and refers to the very first abbess, whose remains reside in Peterborough Cathedral. Dating back to 1124, the church is a beautiful example of Romanesque architecture and medieval wall paintings.

Castor has brilliant communication links with the A47 West-East and the A1 North-South. It is also situated only five miles from the centre of the Cathedral city of Peterborough, which has a mainline station with a fast and frequent service to London King’s Cross taking some 50 minutes, and nine miles from the historic market town of Stamford with direct rail links to Birmingham and Stanstead Airport.

Ferry Meadows Country Park is just outside the village offering watersports, scenic walking, cycling, ornithology, fishing, and children’s facilities. Rutland Water is some 17 miles to the north offering similar leisure pursuits. Castor Hanglands Nature Reserve is close by with four habitats and a variety of plant and animal life. There are many golf courses in the area including Milton Golf Club, Burghley and South Luffenham. For those with equestrian interests, there are many bridleways across the local countryside.

Several reputable primary and secondary schools are located within a short radius, including Orton Wistow Primary School, Nene Park Academy, Laxton Junior School and independent schools in Stamford, Oundle, Oakham, and Uppingham.

Description:


Ermine House is a striking property of Stamford Stone under blue slate. Of modern build, the architecture is beautifully designed to sympathetically sit within the landscape, thus moulding the property’s intriguing layout with three floors to the front of the property and two floors to the rear. Built in 2010, the property boasts multiple modern amenities that were further enhanced from 2021.

From the heart of the home, the kitchen is hand made and of Alexander Lewis design. The Rangemaster, installed in 2024, is dual fuel with gas hob and double electric oven. The central island is vast, made all the more impressive being of one large piece of white quartz stone, and provides ample preparation and storage space with built in microwave and bar seating. Oak shelving and cabinetry also enclose an integrated dish washer and fridge-freezer, complete with ice dispenser. The kitchen is further enhanced by the state of the art sound system with four Meridian speakers recessed into the ceiling. A stable door opens onto the garden. Off the kitchen is a utility room with plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer.

Moving through to the west of the property is a downstairs WC, and dual aspect sitting room featuring a stone surround fireplace housing a Stovax Wood Burner.

To the north of the kitchen, stairs rise to the dining room/orangery. Flooded with natural light from the lantern and multiple windows framing panoramic views of the garden, double doors open to the east. Modern highlights comprise the Cambridge Audio speaker system and centrally controlled electric sunshades. A door from the orangery opens onto the entrance hall. Opposite the orangery is the office with built in desk, shelving and cabinetry and views onto the driveway. It too has the Cambridge Audio speaker system.

Adjacent to the office is the dual aspect, formal drawing room with double doors onto the garden and beautiful stone fireplace housing another Stovax Wood Burner. The drawing room also boasts seven Meridian speakers, a recessed, 120” projector screen, and electronically controlled blackout blinds. The projector box feeds through from the office.

Moving back across the entrance hall, there is an understairs shoe and coat storage cupboard, and a cupboard enclosing the underfloor heating manifest to the ground floors, and ‘The rack’ housing all electrics such as the fibre optic broadband, fuse box, audio visual security system and alarm.

Rising from the entrance hall stairway to the second floor and moving through to the south of the property, to the left is the generous Principal bedroom enjoying dual aspect views over the garden. Accessed through the dressing room is a beautiful ensuite, designed by Henry Rose Interiors Cambridge in 2023, displaying a freestanding bath, heated towel rails, double sink vanity unit, and dual shower with rain head.

To the west of the front second floor, passing a galleried landing and airing cupboard, is a large double bedroom. Also dual aspect, it has built-in wardrobes and an ensuite shower room with heated towel rail. Stairs rise to the third floor located at the south of this impressive family home. A galleried landing with Velux window leads to two double bedrooms, with built-in wardrobes and cabinets, sharing access to a bathroom with bath, overhead shower, and heated towel rail.

To the rear of the property’s second floor, along another galleried landing and down a light and airy hallway, are two further double bedrooms, both with built-in wardrobes, views over the garden, and ensuite shower rooms.

Outside:


Located in a conservation area and set back from the street, the driveway of 10a Peterborough Road is located behind double electric gates running off the Control 4 system. A double garage, with electric doors, flanks the stone wall. Stairs rise to a useful space that overlooks the driveway, currently laid out as a games room, it has potential to be an office, or possibly an annexe, subject to planning. To the rear of the garage is an outdoor tap, log store and front lawn bordered by a Mediterranean planting scheme.

Following a pathway around the north of the property, this opens out on to a formal lawn rolling down to the south and raised sleeper vegetable beds to the north with a back drop of pleached trees along the wall. A bank of stunning, mature trees along the eastern border offer dappled shade and privacy with field views beyond.

The lawn wraps around to the south of the property, passing a raised herb bed, where further specimens of tree from poplar to silver birch, holly to willow and cherry provide seclusion and serenity. A spectacular raised terrace of blue stone stretches along the whole of the southern aspect of 10a Peterborough Road. A wooden pergola, softened by climbing jasmine, arches over the doorway whilst a border of gravel beautifully disguises the underlighting around the outskirts of the terrace. South facing, the terrace is a beautiful sun trap ideal for entertaining.

General Remarks:


Services
Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are connected. Gas central heating. None of the services have been tested by the agents.

Fixtures and Fittings
Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as curtains, light fittings and garden ornaments are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.

Statutory Authority
Peterborough City Council

Rights of Way, Easements, Way Leaves
The property will be sold subject to the benefit of all existing rights, both public and private including rights of way, supply of drainage, water abstraction, electricity supplies and other rights, covenants, restrictions and obligations, quasi-easements and all wayleaves, whether referred to or not. It may be necessary for rights and reservations to be made to provide services, access and maintenance to the properties if the property is not sold as a whole.

Council Tax
Band H

Tenure
Freehold

Viewing
The property may only be inspected by prior arrangement through King West

Directions
From the A1, travel East along the A47. At the roundabout take the third exit onto Peterborough Road. Follow the road through Ailsworth and into Castor. Pass The Royal Oak on your left and opposite number 25 is the driveway entrance to 10a Peterborough Road (aka Ermine House). Follow the driveway, and at the fork, take the right through the electric gates onto Ermine House’s private driveway.

Important Notice
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