TheccansAshridge, Hertfordshire

TheccansAshridge, Hertfordshire

Aldbury 2 miles, Tring 4.8 miles (London Euston 35 minutes) Berkhamsted 4.2 miles, Hemel Hempstead 9.5 miles, Heathrow 24 miles (All mileages and time are approximate)

A distinctive country family house backing onto Ashridge Golf Course.

Accommodation

Ground floor: Entrance hall | Dining hall | Drawing room | Dining room | Study | Sitting room

Kitchen / breakfast room | Utility room | 2 Guest cloakrooms

First floor: Master bedroom suite with bathroom and dressing room

3 further bedrooms with en suite bathrooms | 2 bedrooms sharing ‘Jack and Jill’ bathroom

Second floor: Attic with three storage rooms

Outside

Indoor swimming pool complex with hot tub, sauna, gym area, shower and WC

Double garage with electric doors

Self-contained flat with bedroom/sitting room and shower room

Gravel drive | Electric gates | Outside dining terrace | Lawns | Mature trees | Gate onto Ashridge Golf Course

In all around 1.8 acres

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LocationTheccans is positioned on the Ashridge Estate, surrounded by thousands of acres of National Trust woodland and stunning rolling countryside connected via hundreds of footpaths and bridleways. Aldbury is a pretty village within easy reach and Little Gaddesden also offers a village shop, post office, public house and a church. Berkhamsted is approximately 3 miles away and offers a more comprehensive range of facilities.

Communication links are excellent in the area, being easily accessible to the motorway network and London via the M1 and A41 with fast links to the M25 and Heathrow Airport.

The area is popular with commuters for its superb rail links to London including Berkhamsted and Tring to London Euston (approximately 30 minutes) and the Metropolitan Line Underground service is available from both Chesham and Amersham (London Marylebone and Baker Street approximately 40 minutes).

Theccans backs onto Ashridge Golf Course, one of the most popular courses in the area, and can be accessed via a private gate to the rear of the property. Other golf courses include Berkhamsted, Aldbury and Mentmore.

There is a wide choice of schooling for children of all ages including Berkhamsted School, Potten End Church of England Primary School, Beechwood Preparatory School, Lockers Park Preparatory School in Hemel Hempstead, Chesham Preparatory School and Tring Park School for the Performing Arts.

The propertyTheccans is a striking and impressive thatched house originating from the 1920s and significantly extended over time. Accessed via electric gates and set back behind a sweeping gravel drive, the house has well-proportioned reception rooms and accommodation ideal for family and entertaining. On arriving in the entrance hall, there is a dining room to the right leading down some steps to the formal drawing room which was extended in 2004 and which has high ceilings, underfloor heating, double aspect windows and an impressive stone fireplace. From the entrance hall there is a dining hall leading to the left with views over the garden, and a guest cloakroom to the left of the front door. The kitchen, with central island and breakfast area, is well-appointed with Miele appliances

including a steam oven and wine fridge. There is also a charming family sitting room, and a study, as well as a second downstairs cloakroom.

On the first floor, the master bedroom is situated in the latterly extended part of the house and enjoys the luxury of underfloor heating, vaulted ceilings, a Juliette balcony, bathroom with heated towel shelves and a dressing room. There are 4/5 further bedrooms on this floor, 3 with their own en suite bath/shower rooms, with bedroom 5 sharing a ‘Jack and Jill’ bathroom and bedroom 6 is currently used as a dressing room. Attic space on the second floor offers substantial storage.

Reception

Bedroom

Bathroom

Kitchen/Utility

Storage

Terrace

Recreation

Approximate Gross Internal Floor AreaHouse: 460.9 sq.m. / 4,961 sq.ft.

(Excluding reduced height area below 1.5m)Garage Flat: 69.3 sq.m. / 746 sq.ft.

Leisure Annexe: 115.8 sq.m. / 1,246 sq.ft.(Including store / plant room)

Reduced height area: 73.9 sq.m. / 795 sq.ft.Total area: 719.9 sq.m. / 7,749 sq.ft.

Leisure Annexe Ground Floor

First Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Ground Floor

This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars

OutsideSet amidst approximately 1.8 acres, the house sits in the middle of its plot and enjoys privacy from all sides. There is a recently refurbished indoor swimming pool complex, including a Jacuzzi, sauna, shower, WC and a gym area. Near the entrance of the drive, there is a detached double garage block with electric doors and, above, a self-contained flat with a bedroom/sitting room and shower room, lending itself well for use as guest or staff accommodation. The gardens are mainly laid to lawn with mature specimen trees and is securely surrounded by well-maintained fencing. There is a private gate giving access directly onto the Ashridge Golf Club, ideal for walking within the Ashridge Estate.

ServicesPrivate drainage, oil fired central heating, mains electricity and water.

Local AuthorityDacorum Borough Council. Telephone: 01442 228000.

PostcodeHP4 1LU

Fixtures and fittings: A list of the fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and other items fixed to the property which are included in the sale (or may be available by separate negotiation) will be provided by the Seller’s Solicitors.

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DirectionsFrom the M25, exit at Junction 20 and take the A41 to Berkhamsted. At the Berkhamsted exit, take the first exit at the roundabout and continue on the A416 (Shootersway) for approximately 1.5 miles before turning right onto Darr’s Lane. At Berkhamsted High Street, turn right then immediately left onto New Road (B4506) and continue on this road for just under 3 miles. Theccans is situated on the right hand side marked by a sign post, just after passing the entrance to the National Trust car park on the left hand side.

ViewingsStrictly by appointment with Knight Frank LLP.