4 Bedrooms Detached house for sale in Town Lane, Benington, Stevenage SG2 | £ 1,395,000

Property Description

A beautiful detached village house of great charm and character set in wonderful grounds of approximately 2 acres with the benefit of a building plot with planning permission to build a detached four bedroom house. Dating back to the 16th Century this substantial home provides generous accommodation with a master bedroom, dressing room and en suite bathroom, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. An entrance hall, four reception rooms, a ground floor cloaks/shower room, kitchen and utility room. Large double garage and workshop.

This beautiful detached village house offers accommodation of great charm and character and is set in wonderful grounds of approximately 2 acres with the benefit of a large building plot with planning permission to build a detached four bedroom house.
This mid-16th century Grade II listed family house, formerly the Dower House to Benington Park, Benington Old House is available to the market for the first time in 48 years.

Retaining a wealth of original period features and benefiting from excellent ceiling heights throughout, the house offers light and well-proportioned accommodation set over two floors that extends to approximately 2946 sq. Ft.

Situated on the outskirts of the village, the location is ideal for both commuting and country living. The accommodation features good sized reception rooms with a wealth of exposed timbers, two beautiful inglenook fireplaces and a great feeling of space. On the first floor the master suite is very spacious with vaulted ceilings and the three further bedrooms are also well proportioned. Ornate decorative carvings to some of the beams as well as two original, now internal, period windows with sliding shutters are of particular historical note.

Location

Benington is a highly sought after village set in beautiful unspoilt countryside offering a well-regarded village school, a pretty village green and a sports ground as well as two public houses. The nearby village of Watton-at stone provides a full range of amenities including its railway station (Stevenage and Moorgate), village stores with post-office, an award winning butchers as well as two pubs/restaurants . Stevenage mainline station (Kings Cross 29 minutes) is 15 or 20 minutes away by car. Stations in Hertford and Ware are also within easy reach

The local market towns of Ware and Hertford offer extensive recreational and shopping facilities and there are excellent schools for all ages in the locality such as Heath Mount (3.7 miles), St Edmunds College (6.2 miles), Haileybury College (21 miles). There is golf at East Herts Golf Club (8.7 miles) and Hanbury Manor Country Club (7.8 miles).

Step inside

Entering at the rear of the house into the hallway there is a cloaks/shower room. From the hallway one enters the original house and the original rear wall of the property is clear to see with the internal original windows being at first floor level overlooking the rear hall/study. From this hall there are two staircases rising to each end of the first floor. At the southern end of the house is the main drawing room. A most impressive room with a wonderful original fireplace adorned with what are believed to be 13/14th century roof timbers from a nearby church. The room oozes character features and is a fine room in which to entertain. The dining room sits in the middle of the house and again has a beautiful fireplace and many exposed timbers. At the rear of the house is a study, large enough to be presently used as a dining room, with windows overlooking the gardens at the rear. The kitchen and breakfast room is divided into two distinct areas by a large inglenook fireplace and chimney breast and there is a utility area off the kitchen.

Upstairs the master bedroom enjoys a vaulted ceiling and opens onto the dressing area and the en suite. There are two further good size double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a family bathroom.

Step outside

As soon as you drive through the grand wrought iron gates into the driveway the garden opens up in front of you. At the foot of the driveway is a large double garage with electric door and a large useful workshop is sited at the rear of the garage. To the southern boundary is an area of light woodland and at the rear of the house is a Yorkstone patio beyond which the lawn extends. Throughout the gardens there are mature trees and shrubs and a large productive vegetable garden with greenhouse, poly tunnel and fruit cages that the owner has kept organic.

General information

Directions:
From the A10: Exit at the Ware junction and follow the A602 towards Stevenage and Watton-at-Stone. After a few miles turn right on to the Whempstead road, following it through Whempstead until you reach the village of Benington. Continue past The Lordship Arms on your left along Town Road and the driveway to Benington Old House is on your right, approximately 150 yards beyond the entrance to Benington Park.

Local Authority: East Herts DC Mains Water, drainage and electricity are connected.
Oil fired central heating by radiators.

Building plot/planning permisions To the northern side of the garden the owner has obtained planning permission for the erection of a four bedroom detached house. The planning reference number is 3/16/1232/ful and further details can be obtained by visiting East Herts District Councils Planning portal at . The permission granted is for three years from August 2016.

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