Felden Ridge Felden • Hertfordshire
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FELDEN RIDGE FELDEN • HERTFORDSHIRE FELDEN RIDGE FLAUNDEN LANE • FELDEN • HERTFORDSHIRE HP3 0BW Magnificent country home with superb leisure complex Hemel Hempstead Station (trains to London Euston from 26 minutes) 1.3 miles, Hemel Hempstead 2 miles, Berkhamsted 3.5 miles, M25 (J20) 5 miles, Central London 22 miles, London Luton Airport 14 miles, London Heathrow Airport 27 miles All distances approximate Main House: Hall, cloakroom, drawing room, dining room, sitting room, utility, walk-in pantry, kitchen/breakfast/ morning room, family room, second cloakroom, lobby/boot room Home office (first floor), master bedroom with en suite bathroom, 5 further bedrooms, 4 bath/shower rooms Leisure Complex: Swimming pool, gym, sauna, 2 changing rooms with showers and cloakroom Outside: Garages, stores & shed, tennis court, gardens and grounds In all about 2.2 acres Freehold EPC = F SAVILLS AMERSHAM SAVILLS COUNTRY DEPARTMENT 55 Hill Avenue, 33 Margaret Street, Amersham, London, HP6 5BX W1G 0JD 01494 725 636 020 7016 3713 Nick Pounce Hugh Maconochie [email protected] [email protected] Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text DESCRIPTION MAIN HOUSE Felden Ridge is a fine country house combining original Edwardian elegance with the requirements for a modern day family lifestyle, including the addition of a superb leisure complex. There is a wonderful first impression as you enter via electrically operated gates and the first sight of the impressive elevations with the sweeping gravel drive and turning circle in front of the main ivy covered entrance porch. The front door opens into the welcoming reception hall with parquet flooring and charming fireplace, with the main staircase rising to the part galleried first floor landing. Doors provide access to the three more formal reception rooms including the impressive drawing room with a feature fireplace and french doors onto a vine-covered loggia. A wide opening connects with the similarly beautifully presented dining room with both rooms having attractive square bay windows overlooking the rear gardens. An inner hallway leads to the large ‘L’ shaped kitchen/breakfast room for every day family living which has limestone flooring. The bespoke fitted kitchen incorporating an AGA, has an extensive range of units with granite worktops and an island. There is a matching fitted dresser, window seat and a fitted Beech breakfast table. Also off the inner hall are the good sized utility room and walk-in pantry. Doors from the breakfast room area connect with the leisure complex and from the kitchen to the fourth reception room, which has a separate staircase, with a feature leaded light window, leading to the similar sized home office, a triple aspect room. Having a separate entrance these two rooms could be converted into a self-contained annex if required. On the first floor there are a total of five bedrooms including the large master bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a spacious en suite bathroom. The fifth bedroom has an en suite shower room with the remainder served by a well appointed family bathroom and a similar size separate shower room. All the principal bedrooms have views over the southerly aspect rear gardens. A second staircase leads to the top floor with a spacious landing as a sitting/study area, bathroom and large triple aspect bedroom. This floor provides an ideal space for guests or au pair. OUTBUILDING SECOND FLOOR GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR Approximate Gross Internal Area: Main House = 542 sq m / 5,835 sq ft Leisure Complex = 245 sq m / 2,642 sq ft Garages/Store = 68 sq m / 728 sq ft Bike Store & Boiler Room = 8 sq m / 87 sq ft Total = 863 sq m / 9,292 sq ft LEISURE COMPLEX Undeniably an outstanding feature which is linked to the house from the morning/breakfast room and provides a wonderful amenity for fitness, relaxation, entertaining or just family fun. The link from the main house has sliding doors onto the main patio as well as a small courtyard ideal for barbeques. The enclosed structure is powder-coated aluminium, for ease of maintenance, with four sets of sliding doors onto the garden and sliding roof windows when required. Dehumidifier units are provided. The pool has an electrically operated cover and there is plenty of space for loungers and games equipment. Doors lead to the gym, sauna and two changing rooms with showers and cloakroom. GARDENS & GROUNDS Felden Ridge is set in magnificent grounds totalling about 2.2 acres with extensive areas of lawn, mature trees and an abundance of shrubs including rhododendrons. Laurel hedges provide a high degree of screening from the lane. The gravel driveway beyond the turning circle at the front continues to a further parking area for several cars alongside two garages and a workshop/store. The hard tennis court is also positioned here on the western boundary. Note: Also at this point there is a right of way in favour of a neighbouring property that gives secondary access to a field. However, we understand that this has not been used for many years. FELDEN RIDGE Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) LOCATION about 3.5 miles away provides a comprehensive selection of shopping Felden is a delightful hamlet surrounded facilities, restaurants and coffee houses by rolling greenbelt countryside on as well as the renowned Berkhamsted the edge of the Chiltern hills with private schools for both boys and girls. nearby Sheethanger Common, in the ownership of the Boxmoor Trust, Services: Mains electricity, gas, water, providing idyllic woodland walks. Whilst private drainage having a rural country feel Felden is Local Authority: Dacorum District still conveniently little more than a mile Council from Hemel Hempstead station which is situated in Boxmoor and provides Energy Performance: A copy of the a fast mainline commuter service into full Energy Performance Certificate is London Euston (about 26 minutes). available upon request The M25 with its connections to the general motorway network and London Viewing: Strictly by appointment with airports is accessible at Junction 20, Savills about five miles away. Berkhamsted Postocde: HP3 0BW IMPORTANT NOTICE: Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. 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