A beautifully presented five-bedroom detached family home.
A beautifully presented five-bedroom detached family home which has been extended and refurbished to exacting standard by the current owners. Situated in a prestigious private road backing onto Berkhamsted Golf Club, this characterful home occupies an acre plot with stunning south facing gardens including a tennis court.
Longwood is a substantial detached family house situated in one of the area's most prestigious private roads on the edge of the National Trust Ashridge Estate. The house is set in a mature plot of about one acre backing onto Berkhamsted golf course yet is less than two miles from Berkhamsted railway station, a highly private yet convenient location. The current owners have extended the property and refurbished the property throughout to a very high standard.
This exquisite family home provides a welcoming hallway with attractive oak joinery entrance porch leading into a spacious partially vaulted entrance hall with doors to the principal reception room. The double aspect drawing room is located at one end of the house with fitted bespoke media unit and stone fireplace with inset log burner as the focal point of the room. There are two set of double doors leading out to the rear terrace. The dining room features a built-in sideboard unit and picture window overlooking the gardens. The study is a functional work from home space with a matching range of bespoke built in units and double doors leading out to the rear terrace. The Kitchen/Dining/Family space is the hub of the home having been extended and reconfigured by the current owners with it's own defined spaces along with some partial separation between the kitchen/dining room and family room area feature a contemporary fireplace with a living flame gas fire. The family room area provides access to the rear terrace and a separate study area via sliding glass doors. The beautiful kitchen has been fitted with bespoke units including glass display cabinets, large central island with breakfast bar, silestone worktops and fitted appliances. There is a breakfast area open to the kitchen with two sets of full height sliding doors leading out to the rear terrace. Located off the kitchen is an internal lobby area with side door external access and access to the utility room which is comprehensively fitted out with space for appliances. There is a fitted cupboard housing the gas boiler, pressurised hot water cylinder and water softener. The current owners have converted the back half of the garage block into a flexible space, currently configured as a gym and bathroom, with sliding doors leading out to the rear garden. It also offers scope for conversion into an annexe or home office if required.
On the first floor, the principal bedroom suite has been extended by the current owners which has created a dressing room and luxurious en suite bathroom. There are five generously proportioned bedrooms in total all with fitted wardrobes. The guest bedroom benefits from an en suite shower room and there is a spacious family bathroom which includes a separate shower unit.
The house is approached over an attractive sweeping carriage driveway which leads to a double garage and provides ample parking for numerous cars. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn well stocked with a variety of mature hedges, shrubs and trees.
The stunning mature gardens to rear of the property have been attractively landscaped by the current owners with south facing gardens. The mature gardens are mainly laid to lawn with a variety of shrubs, shaped beds and tree borders. There is a large expanse of patio immediately behind the house with a pathway to one side leading to a hard standing tennis court towards the end of the garden with a garden gate that leads to a footpath and the Berkhamsted Golf Course.
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Frithsden Copse is such a lovely road, with great access to walking paths as well as Berkhamsted golf course.
Douglas SleaperProperty agent