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The Firs, 47 High Street, , , CB21 5JY Guide Price £850,000 Freehold rah.co.uk 01223 800860 A HANDSOME DETACHED VICTORIAN RESIDENCE, EXTENDED AND MUCH IMPROVED, OFFERING SPACIOUS AND WELL PLANNED ACCOMMODATION, SET WITHIN MATURE PRIVATE GARDENS AND GROUNDS WITH OUTBUILDINGS AND EXTERNAL HOME OFFICE AND LOCATED WITHIN THIS HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER VILLAGE Reception hall - kitchen/breakfast room - dining room - drawing room - garden room - ground floor cloakroom WC - 4/5 bedrooms - en suite shower room - family bathroom - home office/studio - two garages - front and rear gardens

LOCATION Little Wilbraham is a very pleasant picturesque village well situated for access to both Cambridge and Newmarket. The village is home to the guide recommended The Hole in the Wall Inn and Restaurant. The A14 is within a few minutes drive and Cambridge railway station is just 6 miles away. There is a primary school in the adjoining village of with secondary schooling at , good local facilities in and a large Medical Centre also in Bottisham.

THE PROPERTY The Firs is a most attractive double fronted Victorian house occupying a fine, central village location, boasting generous and mature gardens and grounds. The current owners have resided at the property for almost 40 years and in that time have extended and refurbished a number of times taking great care to preserve many of the property’s fine original period features. The entrance portico boasts a fine, timber panelled front door, flanked by most attractive stained glass windows and gives way to a generous reception hall with cloakroom WC and two large reception rooms off, both with feature fireplaces with attractive marble surrounds and hearths. The bespoke kitchen/breakfast room has been hand-crafted in solid pine cabinetry and working surfaces and matched seamlessly with the original pine Victorian storage cupboard. This is complemented by a range of integrated appliances. Just off the kitchen is the lovely garden room with access and views over the garden and terrace area. Upstairs there are three double bedrooms, two single bedrooms, family bathroom and en suite to the master bedroom. Outside the front garden is laid to lawn and enclosed by a picket fence. The front driveway provides off-road parking (this driveway could easily be enlarged) and gated access leads to a pretty paved side garden with flower and shrub borders and leads to the rear garden which is predominantly laid to shaped and manicured lawns, well stocked flower and shrub beds, a selection of specimen trees and bushes two paved patio areas, all enjoying excellent levels of privacy and seclusion. There is a fully-connected external home office/studio measuring 18’2” x 10’4” with two windows overlooking the rear garden and wall mounted electric heaters. The barn is divided into a garage, which is accessed via a private road to the right-hand side of the house with double doors and power and light connected, a workshop/tool shed and a garden store.

KEY FEATURES • 4/5 bedroom detached period house • 3 reception rooms • Bespoke kitchen/breakfast room • Mature and private gardens • Barn incorporating garage, workshop and store • Detached external home office/studio • Off-road parking and further garage

TENURE Freehold FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Unless specifically mentioned in these particulars all fixtures and SERVICES Mains water, electricity and drainage are fittings are expressly excluded from the sale of the connected. Oil fired heating. freehold interest.

STATUTORY AUTHORITIES South VIEWING Strictly by appointment through the District Council vendor’s sole agents, Redmayne Arnold and Harris 30 Woollards Lane, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LZ These sales particulars do not constitute, nor constitute any part of, an offer or contract. If there is any matter which is of particular importance to you or if you wish to make an appointment to view please contact our office prior to undertaking travel. We have not carried out a detailed survey, nor tested the services, appliances and specific fittings.