New Fiddlers Hill, Luton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Property Details: • Type: Semi-Detached • Tenure: Freehold • Floor Area: N/A

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Agent Information: • Address: 49 High Street, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2SJ

Full Description: The propertyThis delightful end terraced period cottage is set in a stunning position, surrounded by fields and rolling countryside yet less than two miles from Harpenden town centre. The ground floor provides three well-presented reception rooms for entertaining and everyday living. They include the comfortable sitting room with its overhead timber beams, brick-built fireplace fitted with a logburner and built-in shelving and cupboard space.There is also a drawing room/play room with a splendid brick-built feature fireplace and a sunny south-facing aspect. Further living space is provided in the form of the open-plan kitchen, dining area and family area. The family area is a stunning solid wood Orangery with a ceiling lantern skylight, dual French doors and views across the gardens and beyond, while the kitchen and dining area has shaker-style units, a range cooker and space for a large family dining table.Upstairs there are three well-presented double bedrooms, all of which benefit from built-in storage. These include the principal bedroom with its dressing room and en suite bathroom, which has a chrome heated towel rail, a bathtub and a separate corner shower unit. The first floor also has a family bathroom.The studio is located in an outbuilding and offers useful further accommodation for guests or family members. It includes a sitting area and bedroom with an en suite shower room and could alternatively be used as a home gym or office space.OutsideThe house forms part of a terrace of cottages setat the end of a single-track lane, approximately200 yards from the main road. There is a blockpaved and gravel driveway and parking area to theside of the house, providing parking space andaccess to the outbuilding, which houses the studioand a single garage, which is ideal for furtherparking or workshop space. The garden is mostlyto the rear, benefitting from a south-facing aspectand views across the surrounding fields. It extendsto approximately 100ft and includes a sunny patiofor al fresco dining, with an area of lawn beyond.Bordering the lawn are well-stocked beds withvarious shrubs and flowering perennials and atimber-framed summer house..LocationHarpenden has a thriving High Street andcomprehensive range of shopping facilities,including Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and a Marks andSpencer store. It boasts an excellent selection ofrestaurants, coffee shops and numerousindependent shops. The town is home to severaloutstanding state schools, with independentschools nearby including Beechwood Park, St.Albans High School and Boys School andAldwickbury Prep School. Good sporting andleisure facilities include a Sports Centre with indoorswimming pool, rugby, tennis, bowling and cricketclubs, together with three golf courses. Cycling,riding and walking can be enjoyed in theWoodland Trust’s Heartwood Forest andRothamsted Estate.DistancesHarpenden town centre 1.8 milesLuton 5.0 milesSt. Albans 7.0 milesWelwyn Garden City 9.0 milesNearby StationsHarpendenLuton Airport ParkwaySt. Albans CitySt. Albans AbbeyKey LocationsSt. Albans (historic cathedral city)Whipsnade ZooChilterns National LandscapeLuton AirportHarpenden Farmers MarketHarpenden Sports CentreAldwickbury Park Golf ClubHarpenden Common Golf ClubHarpenden Golf ClubHeartwood ForestThe Eric Morecambe Centre HarpendenRothamsted ParkRothamsted EstateNearby SchoolsWood End SchoolRoundwood Park SchoolRoundwood Primary SchoolThe King's SchoolSt Hilda's SchoolSt Nicholas CofE VA Primary SchoolSt George's SchoolSir John LawesHarpenden AcademyManland Primary SchoolHigh Beeches Primary SchoolCrabtree Junior SchoolCrabtree Infants SchoolBrochuresWeb DetailsParticulars