5 bedroom detached house for sale

A substantial, 5 bedroom family home with exceptionally well presented accommodation and a delightful landscaped garden, located in this popular south Cambridgeshire village.

Cambridge 8 miles, M11 (Junction 12) 6 miles, Royston (fast train services to King's Cross 38 minutes) 7 miles, Stansted Airport 28 miles (distances and time are approximate)

Orwell is a charming village, about 8 miles south from Cambridge with good access to the A1198, A10, M11 and A1. Facilities within the village include a general store/newsagent, post office, public house/restaurant, hairdresser, Methodist Church, 12th century Parish Church and Church of England Voluntary Aided primary school. There is also a large recreation ground and a variety of clubs and societies, a village green with picnic area and 'Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)' supported by English Nature. The National Trust owned Wimpole Estate, which comprises a magnificent country house with 3,000 acres of park and farm land, is within around 1.5 miles. Cambridge is just 8 miles away and is recognised as a major centre in the 'high-tech' and 'bio-tech' industries with the University Research and Development Laboratories, Cambridge Science Park, ARM, Microsoft, AstraZeneca and Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus.

For the commuter a mainline railway station at nearby Royston provides fast train services to London's King's Cross in about 38 minutes.

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