West Street, Kings Cliffe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, PE8

A beautiful period home, with lovely gardens and parking, in the centre of an attractive Conservation Village, with good services, and great walks amidst attractive surrounding countryside

Description

Set back from West Street, and approached through its attractive south facing garden, or from the property’s off-road parking to the rear, this elegant detached three bedroom period house offers beautifully appointed and elegantly proportioned accommodation over two floors, with oversized cellars.

With the sought after dressed limestone under collyweston roof (renewed in 2022) appearance, this attractive house retains its period grace and elegance, with tall sash windows, many of which are shuttered, and stone flagged floors, along with period fireplaces and high ceilings. It is a fabulous home with a real sense of space and natural light.

Accommodation
The front door opens from the south facing garden into a wide, stone flagged stairwell entrance hallway that has doors to the sitting room, the cloakroom/wc and the dining kitchen.

The sitting room is an elegant and symmetrical 14’ room, with high ceiling and a tall sash window, with working shutters, that offers attractive southerly views of the garden, with an open fireplace that houses a wood burning stove. The limestone flag floored kitchen has ample space for family dining, with an extensive fitted suite, with a Belfast sink and integrated appliances. Dual-aspect, the large kitchen offers further attractive garden views, whilst a back door opens to a large, east facing, walled morning terrace, through which the house is approached from the driveway.

A utility, accessed from the kitchen, completes the ground floor accommodation, from which a staircase descends to the deep cellars, which mirror the ground floor area, with external access. They offer fabulous storage at a basic level, but also potential (subject to all listed consents) for ancillary domestication.

From the entrance hall, a wide staircase rises, past a half-landing sash window, to a first floor landing, that provides access to the property’s three bedrooms and family bathroom. The principal and second bedrooms are particularly generous doubles, each with a wide sash window, with working shutters. Bedroom three is large single, perfect for a child’s bedroom, or home office. The well-appointed and modern family bathroom incorporates a shower above the bath.

The Gardens & Driveway
The private driveway and parking is accessed from Forest Approach, the village lane to the east. A gate opens from the drive to the largely walled, York-stone flagged morning terrace, from which you can enter the house to the kitchen, or connect around the to the formal, south facing lawned garden.

Gravelled paths lead through the lawned garden to either the village gate, with West Street, or to a wide stone flagged terrace at the house, and its formal front door.

Location

The Village of Kings Cliffe is located broadly midway between the Georgian Market Towns of Stamford and Oundle (8 miles), as well as the Cathedral City of Peterborough (14 miles), with its East Coast Mainline Rail services to London Kings Cross, as well as Cambridge, from 50 minutes.


A Conservation Village, the core is predominantly built of local stone and collyweston roofing. The village supports a doctor's surgery (part of the Wansford & Kings Cliffe Practice), the Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School, a Londis convenience store, The Cross Keys public house and an active village hall, amongst other shops and services.


The village has a fascinating history, of which you can discover more at whilst for nature lovers and keen walkers, runners or cyclists, there are numerous and varied rural and woodland walks from the village across the surrounding countryside.

Square Footage: 1,953 sq ft



Additional Info

Services: Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are connected. Mains gas central heating. Gigaclear Fibreoptic broadband.

The property is Grade II listed & within a Conservation Area. The driveway is subject to historic covenants.

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