Property Details: • Type: Detached • Tenure: FREEHOLD • Floor Area: 7514 sqft
Key Features: • 8 bedrooms • 4 reception rooms • 3 bathrooms • 17.13 acres • Outbuildings • Detached • Garden • Terrace
Location: • Nearest Station: Waterbeach Station • Distance to Station: 4.182620564853647 miles
Agent Information: • Address: Covering Cambridge
Full Description: Dating from the 15th century, the house has evolved, with later additions and a sophisticated remodelling undertaken in the late 18th century, which established much of its present external appearance. A central entrance hall forms the spine of the house, from which generous reception rooms are arranged, ideal for both entertaining and family life. The accommodation comprises eight bedrooms and three bathrooms, arranged over two principal floors. <br /><br />Situated around the main house, the grounds are arranged to support an established country lifestyle, with the benefit of a heated swimming pool, tennis court and a traditional Grade II listed Garden Room, which provides further outdoor entertaining space with a large inglenook fireplace. There is also a garage, workshop, potting shed and store room, with future conversion potential.<br /><br />Beyond the immediate gardens lie the parkland, which comprises a lake and a lime avenue. The views from the house down the avenue are breathtaking and create a sense of grandeur and prestige, set within a total acreage of 17.13 acres.<p><br />The approach to the house is deliberately understated, with a long gravel drive from the village that sweeps to the front of the house, where you catch a glimpse of the lime avenue, parkland and lake. <br /><br />Swaffham Prior is a highly regarded Cambridgeshire village, situated approximately eight miles northeast of Cambridge. The village is distinguished by its historic character, centred on two medieval churches, St Mary’s and St Cyriac and Julitta, alongside two working windmills and a village green. Local amenities include a well supported primary school, village hall and a traditional pub, with a wider range of amenities available in the neighbouring villages of Burwell and Swaffham Bulbeck. <br /><br />Cambridge is readily accessible, providing a world renowned centre for education, research and culture, as well as extensive retail, dining and leisure facilities. The city can be reached by car in approximately 20 minutes, while mainline rail services from Cambridge and Cambridge North provide fast and frequent connections to London King’s Cross and London Liverpool Street, typically within 50–60 minutes, as well as services to Stansted Airport and the wider national rail network. <br /><br />Newmarket, the international headquarters of British horseracing, lies a short drive to the east, offering renowned training yards, gallops, racing, sales and equestrian facilities. <br /><br />Cambridge City Centre - 10 miles (London King's Cross from 50 minutes)<br />Cambridge Airport - 6.8 miles<br />Cambridge North - 9.3 miles (Cambridge from 5 minutes)<br />Newmarket - 7 miles</p>