6 bed detached house for sale

Beech Hyde Lane, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL4

An impressive 6 bedroom period family home, sensitively combining modern amenities and neutral décor with features including leaded casement glazing, exposed beams and original fireplaces to provide an elegant and practical living and entertaining environment. It is located in a desirable hamlet, near to local village and city centre amenities.

The property
Dating from the late 15th century, Old Beech Hyde is a Grade II listed former hall house offering almost 5,000 sq ft of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged predominantly over two floors. Configured to provide an elegant and practical living and entertaining environment, the accommodation flows from a welcoming entrance porch. It comprises generous drawing, sitting and dining rooms, all with feature fireplaces and the latter with a door to the rear terrace. An inner hall off the drawing and sitting rooms has a useful cloakroom and gives access to a kitchen/breakfast room with a range of wall and base units, an Aga, modern integrated appliances, space for a table and a neighbouring rear porch with a fitted utility room, pantry and a door to the rear terrace. The property also benefits from generous cellarage, suitable for a variety of uses. A door from the dining room opens to a side entrance hall, giving access to the annexe kitchen/living room and to a bedroom with en suite shower and separate cloakroom.

Stairs rise from the inner hall to the first floor which provides a study, principal bedroom with extensive fitted storage and en suite bathroom with freestanding bath and separate shower. Two further double bedrooms share Jack and Jill access to an en suite bathroom with a freestanding bath, one of which has double doors opening onto a landing that is also accessible from the annexe entrance hall. From here, there is access to a laundry room, two additional double bedrooms, and a family bathroom. There is also a games room on the second floor.

Location section
Distances
Coleman Green 0.5 mile
Wheathampstead 1.3 miles
St Albans 4.4 miles
A1(M) (Jct 4) 4.5 miles
Harpenden 4.9 miles
Welwyn Garden City 4.9 miles
M25 (Jct 21A) 8.4 miles
London Luton Airport 9.7 miles
M1 (Jct 10) 9.9 miles
London Heathrow Airport 33.8 miles
Central London 27.7 miles

Nearby Stations
St Albans
Harpenden

Key Locations
St Albans Cathedral (St Albans Abbey)
Verulamium Park
Verulamium Museum
Roman Theatre of Verulamium
St Albans Clock Tower
St Albans Museum + Gallery
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (historic pub)
Heartwood Forest
Batchwood Hall and Golf Course
Clarence Park

Nearby Schools
Aldwickbury School
St Albans High School for Girls
St Albans School
The Haberdashers’ Boys’ School
Beechwood School
Manor Lodge School
The Haberdashers’ Girls’ School
Fleetville Infant & Nursery School
Cunningham Hill Infant School
Cunningham Hill Junior School
Beaumont School
Loreto College

Having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached through a five-bar gate over a gravelled forecourt providing private parking and giving access to a detached double carport. The property also benefits from a Grade II listed barn range incorporating an attached triple garage accessible from the lane. The well-maintained garden is laid mainly to lawn interspersed with specimen trees and to the rear features a swimming pool with a pool house with kitchenette, shower room and paved terrace, an orchard and a large paved terrace adjoining the property, the whole ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining and enjoying stunning countryside views.

Distances
Coleman Green 0.5 mile
Wheathampstead 1.3 miles
St Albans 4.4 miles
A1(M) (Jct 4) 4.5 miles
Harpenden 4.9 miles
Welwyn Garden City 4.9 miles
M25 (Jct 21A) 8.4 miles
London Luton Airport 9.7 miles
M1 (Jct 10) 9.9 miles
London Heathrow Airport 33.8 miles
Central London 27.7 miles

Nearby Stations
St Albans
Harpenden

Location
The small hamlet of Coleman Green has a pub and is located near to the picturesque village of Wheathampstead which offers amenities including independent shops, gastropubs, cafés, convenience stores, a local supermarket, Post Office, church, library, chemist, gp surgery and a range of state schooling. Extensive amenities are available in nearby St Albans, Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City. The area offers a wide range of sports facilities including numerous golf courses, sports centres and cycling, riding and walking routes in surrounding countryside. Communications links are excellent: The property enjoys easy access to the A1(M), which links to the M25, M1 and motorway network, and St Albans and Harpenden stations (both 4.4 miles) offer regular services to central London.