4 bedroom detached house for sale

GUIDE PRICE: ?500,000 - ?550,000. A very special and spacious residence with generous reception rooms and ample private parking for multiple vehicles, this character home is ideally situated close to local amenities yet within a rural countryside location.DESCRIPTIONA beautiful period home with a wealth of character features throughout including exposed stone and brick, complimented further by glorious timber beams. This generous home has extensive accommodation with tall ceilings and versatile living space to the ground floor. Accommodation briefly includes an open-plan kitchen diner, drawing room, lounge and an additional snug or playroom. There is also a useful home office to the ground floor. Upstairs there are four double bedrooms with two bathrooms, including an impressive ensuite to the master bedroom. Solar panels help reduce energy costs, as do a lot of the windows and patio doors which are triple glazed.OUTSIDEThis beautiful home is approached via a country lane and enjoys plenty of private off-road parking with two garages providing yet further covered and secure parking/storage. They also lend themselves to conversion (subject to planning). A courtyard garden enjoys a feature well and a variety of plants, trees and shrubs with access to the front door.One of the most noticeable features of this home is the covered veranda, encouraging outdoor entertaining all-year round. This leads to a patio and then out to the lawned garden and a nature lover's dream with moorhens, pheasants and deer passing through daily. The plethora of scented plants encourages a high number of butterflies and the surrounding trees accommodates birds and further wildlife including squirrels. There is a seating area for outdoor eating with a pizza oven and a side gate allows access to the rear.LOCATIONCold Harbour is conveniently located on the A52 that connects Grantham to Boston. Grantham itself is conveniently located just 2 miles west, with excellent travel connections, with London Kings Cross around 1hr journey by high speed train, and access to the A1 trunk road.The town is currently constructing its own multiplex cinema and already benefits from an arts centre and theatre, along with an excellent leisure centre with facilities for swimming, fitness training and racquet sports. Nearby, the 17th Century Belton House offers beautiful grounds, as well as being home to the superb Belton Park Golf Club where visitors and members are offered 27 challenging holes. Residents will delight in the charming selection of tea rooms, caf?s, restaurants and traditional inn-keeper style pubs, typical of a vibrant market town such as this one. The shopping centre provides an intriguing mix of independent stores and family-run boutiques, alongside several major high street names and a good range of supermarkets.HISTORYCold Harbour sits close to the Roman roads of Ermine Street and the Saltway. In 1824 early Saxon burial Urns and iron spear heads were found at Cold Harbour. Blue Harbour House was for centuries a coaching inn known as The Bunch of Grapes. In 1881 the name changed to Cold Harbour Inn. The name then was changed to Blue Harbour Inn when the Buckminster Estate bought it in 1892. It ceased to be a public house when they sold it in 1958, and it became Blue Harbour House. There is a historic cellar beneath the current stairs.SERVICESMains water, electricity and drainage all connected with low-cost electric radiators throughout supplemented by solar panels.ENERGY PERFORMANCEEPC: TBCCOUNCIL TAXBand EMETHOD OF SALEThe property is offered for sale by Private Treaty.TENUREFreehold with vacant possession upon completion.VIEWINGStrictly by prior arrangement with the Agents (01476 851400).ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONFor further details please contact Mount & Minster:T: 01476 851400e: info@mountandminster.co.ukBUYER IDENTITY CHECKSPlease note that prior to communicating any offer, Mount & Minster are required to verify the identity of the buyer to comply with the requirements of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.