The Penns, Barkway, SG8

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PROPERTY INSIGHT
Extended by the current owners with a two-storey side addition and a single-storey rear extension, this 4-double-bedroom semi-detached home in the village of Barkway offers over 2,350 sq ft of flexible accommodation, surrounded by open countryside. Highlights include a superb open-plan kitchen/dining room that works beautifully as a family and entertaining space, a lounge with wood burner, a separate second reception room/playroom, a study, four bathrooms, a garage, and extensive driveway parking.

Set back from the road behind a large gravelled driveway with parking for several vehicles and a garage, the property enjoys a pleasant frontage with the fields of Barkway rising up behind. Stepping inside, the entrance hall makes an immediate impression, with patterned tiled flooring, a striking oak and glass staircase, and a clear view straight through to the open-plan living space and garden beyond. A downstairs shower room and utility room, the latter with a door to the garden, add real day-to-day practicality for a busy family or anyone with pets.

The open-plan kitchen/dining room is the heart of this home and a genuine standout. Flooded with light from a large roof lantern and bi-fold doors that open onto the garden, it comfortably holds a full kitchen, dining table, and sofa seating in one sociable space, making it a wonderful room for family life and entertaining alike. The kitchen itself is finished with sleek white units, black granite worktops, a central island with breakfast bar and wine storage, and a range of integrated appliances, making it as functional as it is impressive.

The living accommodation is generous and adaptable. The lounge is a warm, characterful room with a brick fireplace and wood burning stove, opening through to a further reception room that offers flexibility as a formal sitting room, snug, or dining room to suit your needs. The study, lined with fitted shelving, offers an ideal spot for home working.

Upstairs, a galleried landing with a Velux skylight and oak and glass balustrade brings light right into the centre of the home. There are four double bedrooms, two of which benefit from their own en-suite shower rooms, along with a family bathroom comprising both a bath and a separate shower. Several rooms enjoy views over the garden and surrounding countryside.

Outside, the rear garden is a good size and laid mainly to lawn, with a paved patio directly off the house providing plenty of space for garden furniture and al fresco dining. A pergola-covered seating area, a greenhouse, and raised beds for growing your own make this a wonderful garden for those who enjoy the outdoors, all set against a backdrop of open fields.

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Location - Barkway
Barkway is a long-established village in the North Hertfordshire, about five miles south-east of Royston, 35 miles from London and 15 miles from the centre of Cambridge. Barkway is surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside but you are also ideally located close to many major road networks such as the A10 and M11, within 30 minutes' drive of Stansted airport and if you like to go in to London by train or you're a commuter then Royston station is approximately a 10 minute drive away with multiple trains each hour to London Kings Cross, as quick as 38 minutes.

The village itself has a real sense of community with many clubs and groups. For education you have Barkway VA Church of England First School and there are other local primary schools in nearby villages, a selection of secondary schools or private education. A highlight of the village is 'The Barkway Pavilion', completed in 2015, the new Barkway pavilion and community room replaced the previous old and dilapidated sports pavilion situated on the Barkway recreation ground, which now also features a fantastic kids traditional playground. The Tally Ho pub is popular with the locals, whether your looking to have a quick drink, something to eat or perhaps to join in with the local quiz night. Other notable hotspots within the village include the Village Hall, The Reading Room, The Wagon Wash as well as The Church and The Chapel. If you're looking to find Barkway easily just look for the famous RAF Barkway mast, the steel mast replaced an earlier wooden one which formed part of the RAF's wartime and post wartime GEE navigation system.

Just a couple of miles up the road you have the equally beautiful village of Barley which has a village shop, garage, doctors surgery and the 'Fox & Hounds' village pub, a recently renovated pub and restaurant that people come from miles around to visit that has already been nominated for a Michelin star and voted in the top 50 gastropubs in the country. If you're looking for a supermarket then Royston has a Tesco, Marks & Spencers and Aldi.

If you don't know Barkway, take a visit today, you may well want to make this your forever home