Period style country house in private setting

Rectory Farm, Castle Camps, Cambridge CB21 4TN

Freehold

Georgian style principal elevation • Large landscaped mature garden • Hard tennis court & outdoor swimming pool • Garaging and outbuildings • Walled garden • Private setting

Local information range of designer shops, • The village of Castle Camps is boutiques, high street stores, an area steeped with interesting excellent restaurants, social and history which lies 15 miles south artistic venues and magnificent east of the city of Cambridge – historical buildings and with a pleasing mix of period and architecture. modern houses and cottages, a public house, village hall, • Technology in Cambridge lies at recreational ground and primary its heart with the diverse Science school. Within a 20 minute Park that fringes the city. It is radius, both Linton and Saffron also home to one of the largest Walden provide a good selection biomedical research clusters in of highly rated primary and the world, Cambridge Biomedical secondary schools. The popular Campus, which is currently market town of Saffron Walden undergoing a major expansion. has a further range of amenities including a wide selection of • Addenbrooke’s Hospital shops, sports facilities, golf club, provides excellent healthcare and pubs and restaurants. Just is world renowned as a teaching outside the town is an English hospital specialising in a range of Heritage site, Audley End House - clinical services and procedures. a stately mansion that hosts a The city provides the perfect variety of events, fairs and foundation for long-term career concerts. growth and plentiful opportunities. • Castle Camps has good links to the city of Cambridge. Access to • By Rail: Audley End – 10 miles the A1307 is approximately 5 (train from 56 minutes to London miles, which provides a road link Liverpool Street) Cambridge – to the city and the A11/M11 13.4 miles (train from 48 minutes junction. Many areas of to London Kings Cross) employment including the Cambridge – 15.2 miles (train science parks at Abington, from 1 hour and 11 minutes to Babraham, Hinxton and London Liverpool Street) By air: Chesterford are all within easy Stansted International airport – reach. The nearby villages of 20.9 miles. Whittlesford, Great Chesterford and Wendens Ambo provide a Please note all mileages and railway service to Cambridge and distances are approximate. London Liverpool St. About this property • Castle Camps is well located for Rectory Farm is a substantial access to the historic city of house in an enviable private Cambridge which contains a setting with well proportioned broad mix of entertainment and accommodation arranged over shopping facilities including a two principle floors extending to approximately 5,011 sq ft. The accommodation is shown in Constructed in 2000 to a high greater detail in the attached specification the house has floor plans. rendered and brick elevations under a natural slate roof and Approached through remotely benefits from underfloor heating controlled electric gates, the throughout. driveway leads into a large parking area in front of the The front elevation is reminiscent house. To the right is a weather of Georgian houses with boarded triple garage block with symmetrically positioned multi- attached work shop and a pane double hung sash windows separate pool house building to and a porch supported on stone the rear of which is the outdoor columns. heated swimming pool with retractable safety cover, all Internally the light and spacious surrounded by a wide paved ground floor has three reception terrace. To the other side of the rooms radiating off a large house is a lovely walled garden wooden floored reception with raised flower beds edged hallway. The sitting room, to the with brick and recessed seating rear of the house, has painted areas under trellis arches. The panelling, built-in shelving and remainder of the grounds slope cupboards, working shutters and gently upwards from the large an open fireplace. The large terrace spanning the rear of the family kitchen features house which features raised brick Portuguese terracotta tiles to the planters and three flights of brick floor and Mark Wilkinson steps. The gardens are terraced cabinetry with a large granite with level lawns all connected by topped central island a four oven a number of flights of steps and electric Aga and adjacent banks planted with shrubs. At the “companion” together with top is a well wired hard tennis space for a large American style court. fridge/freezer and various other integrated appliances. There is a The site is particularly secluded separate dining room and a and contains many mature trees library/study which is lined with and hedged boundaries. There is built-in book shelving and has a small vegetable garden with French doors leading out onto topiaried box hedging the large terrace which surrounds surrounding. the rear of the house. Beyond the kitchen are domestic offices In all 4.07 acres. including a large utility complete with a laundry shoot from the Tenure upper floor. A larder/pantry and Freehold cloakroom completes the ground floor together with cellars that sit Local Authority below the hall. South Cambridgeshire District Council: Band H At first floor level there are six bedrooms and four bathrooms Viewing (two en suite). Strictly by appointment with Savills

Rectory Farm, Castle Camps, Cambridge CB21 4TN Savills Cambridge 01223 347 000 [email protected] savills savills.co.uk

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