Colmworth Road, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire, MK44

SUPERB, TIMBER-FRAMED POTTON HOME, WITH HALF AN ACRE OF LOVELY GARDENS AND SUPER COUNTRYSIDE VIEWS – JUST 7 MILES FROM ST NEOTS RAILWAY STATION

An outstanding, modern, 4-bedroom, detached, barn-style home, with over 3000 sq ft., looking over fields of gold as far as the eye can see, and with over half an acre of fabulous gardens. Ready to welcome a fortunate family, you might wish to add value in the future by taking advantage of planning that’s already gained for incorporating fully into the house the open cart shed that links the garage, and its extensive, boarded loft space, to the utility room. Yet, with parking also for at least 4 cars, it’s easy to see why No. 1 The Barns, in the rural village of Little Staughton, is loved by children and adults alike just as it is.

On the border of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, Little Staughton is well placed for commuters. Just over 7 miles to the railway station in the market town of St Neots, from where fast trains reach London in little more than 38 minutes, and within easy reach of the A1, travelling is a breeze.

Cambridge is only about 25 miles, the county town of Bedford, home of the world-renowned Harpur Trust private schools, just ten. The highly regarded Kimbolton School is only just over four miles, while the lovely little Kymbrook Primary in Keysoe, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, is just a couple of miles down the road.

For a small village, Little Staughton has played an important part in our Country’s history, with planes flying from its former airfield during both World Wars, and a moat and earthworks marking the site of its 13th century castle, built by Sir Adam de Creeting, one of Edward I’s knights. Nearby is the glorious, 12th century, Grade I-listed Church of All Saints, which had links with the Knights Templar, who held land in the village.

The church still plays an active part in the friendly community, as does the village hall, which hosts all manner of events and societies. And your new home happens to be just a few hundred yards from The Crown Inn in one direction, with its very own microbrewery and beer garden, and from Top Farm village stores in the other, from where you can pick up fresh bread and locally grown, in-season vegetables - wonderful amenities, as well as wonderful walks for you and your dog in the surrounding countryside. A lovely environment in which to live.

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With builders beseeched to build beautifully, No. 1, The Barns, and its similarly, hugely attractive neighbour, is a good template to follow. Built in 2009 to fit seamlessly in with the rural environment, with a combination of attractive timber, brick, slate and pantiles, both construction and design is of the high quality we have come to expect of Potton Homes.

Step onto the lovely oak floor of the welcoming, natural light-filled, open-plan entrance and dining hall, underfloor heating beneath your feet, galleried landing and timbered ceiling high above your head, and it’s clear that this is a home with every modern facility, as well as all the character of days gone by.

Here, your contemporary kitchen houses top-quality Neff appliances and a range cooker, as well as a stylish breakfast table that matches the granite tops; with a separate utility that could relatively easily become a much larger boot and laundry room, if you wish.

There’s no need to sacrifice one of the bedrooms for a study in your new home. A super one is already in place downstairs. And four lovely, double bedrooms are upstairs, three with built-in wardrobes, two with stylish bathrooms and all with sloping ceilings and lovely views to wake up to.

Between the French doors of the sitting room, with its beautiful modern inglenook, and the garden room, a courtyard area is designed as an outside space for coffee - you do have planning permission to infill it, if you wish.

Either way, curl up on the sofa on those winter evenings, in front of logs ablaze in the woodburning stove – you have several years supply in the log store - and, come summertime, fold open the doors to the terrace; and to the wonderful gardens, with the lawn bordered by beds lined with Mexican daisies and stocked full of spring-flowering bulbs, as well as Mediterranean planting that, even in days of drought, manages to provide welcome colour beloved by bees and butterflies.

A wonderful collection of acers thrives, joined by a weeping silver birch, a pretty, sweet-scented wisteria, and a lovely Rose of Sharon. And backing onto fields, in the copse where any children will love to build their dens, look forward to an amazing display of wildflowers, beneath the English Walnut, silver birch, greengage and sloe-laden blackthorn. Sit in cooling shade beneath the cedars; and with an evening glass of wine, watching amazing sunsets from the terrace, toast your good fortune.