The Thorpe, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, PE28

Substantial home set in a private plot of over half an acre in one of Cambridgeshire’s most sought-after locations.

Set at the end of a no-through road, a gravel lane leads to the private drive, providing parking and access to a double garage with a store above and a single garage. The garden is mainly laid to lawn and wraps around the property, featuring large west and south-facing gardens. A spacious patio offers ample space for outdoor living and entertaining.

Stepping inside, the reception/dining hall boasts bifold doors to the rear, providing garden views and natural light. The open-plan kitchen breakfast room is fitted with luxurious stone work surfaces, and double doors open to the family room, creating an ideal space for entertaining and family life. The sitting room features picture windows overlooking the gardens and a wood-burning stove. There is also a study for home working, a utility room, and a cloakroom. The principal bedroom includes a dressing room and a spacious en suite with a separate shower and bath. There are three further bedrooms served by a family shower room. The loft space, at 990 square feet, offers a superb opportunity to provide additional accommodation if required.

Village Information
The Hemingfords (Abbots and Grey) are situated along the banks of the River Great Ouse and are well-known as a very picturesque and sought-after Cambridgeshire village. Much of the villages are in a Conservation Area with many thatched cottages and barns and other architecturally important buildings such as the Grade I listed church with its spire being a landmark for miles around the Ouse valley.

Hemingford Abbots has excellent facilities: across the road from the “Axe & Compass” pub is the purpose-built Village Hall and playing field. The playing field with open grassland is equipped with modern children’s play equipment. The village shares many facilities with neighbouring Hemingford Grey: village shop, post office, primary school and sports pitches and the award winning “Cock” pub. Between the two villages there are a variety of clubs, societies and activities such as the annual Regatta and biennial Flower Festival.

Transport
The Hemingfords sit between the towns of Huntingdon and St Ives where a wider selection of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities are available. The newly modified A14 provides quick and easy access into Cambridge and links to the A1, M11 and the national motorway network. Huntingdon has a railway station, approx. 10 minutes’ drive away, with fast trains into London King’s Cross in approx. 50 minutes and links to the North via Peterborough whilst St Ives offers the Guided Busway service to the Cambridge Science Park and city centre.

Education
There is a good selection of primary schools within 1-1.5 miles including: Hemingford Grey Primary. There are also several well-regarded secondary schools in the neighbouring towns such as Hinchingbrooke school in Huntingdon and St Ivo Academy in St Ives. Independent schools in Cambridge and Kimbolton are also within easy reach.

Seller Insight
Pendover, a spacious bungalow in sought after Hemingford Grey village makes a very special property, and for the present owners, Phil and Melissa it was the family home they had been searching for. Melissa explains that The Thorpe is a quiet road which gave them total privacy but within a short walking distance of the village amenities. They have loved their twelve years in the property.

Phil says they have completely transformed the bungalow to the highest specification. Every room has been refurbished: they installed bifold doors, added two wood burners and transformed a neglected garden into a charming, peaceful oasis. Pendover is now a light flooded home that offers a comfortable and elegant living experience.

Each room is used and appreciated, but the living room is a particular favourite. Perfect for family down time and more formal entertaining, it is a sunny summer room and with the wood burner glowing, a warm and cosy winter refuge. The dining room has bifold doors which create the perfect picture frame to the delightful view into the garden. Melissa says that with the doors open it is like walking from the room into a lovely picture.

With its open plan design the bungalow is an excellent party pad and it has been the setting for Birthday celebrations over the years, and friends can gather in the large kitchen area to sit round the breakfast bar for a chatty coffee.

From the master bedroom with its walk-in wardrobe and shower room you can appreciate the view to the silver birches in the garden. The easily maintained garden is a half an acre of lawn, mature trees and seasonal colour. It is perfect for barbecues, children’s games and a great spot for a children’s overnight camp. As you sit on the patio with the garden, fringed by a green canopy of trees, you feel there is nowhere better to be.

Hemingford Grey is a desirable village, and from the bungalow you can take a pretty riverside stroll to the village centre with its shop, post office, hall and school. The family orientated, Pavilion, holds many events and the village is known for its annual regatta. Historic St Ives is three miles away and Cambridge a half an hour’s drive, whilst it is only ten minutes to Huntingdon for the frequent train service into St Pancras and Kings Cross.

Phil and Melissa are sad to leave the house with its many happy memories of the children’s childhood, and the village which has given them such a pleasing lifestyle. They are sure the new owners will come to love the bungalow and the area in the same way.

Agents Notes
Tenure: Freehold
Year Built: Circa 1970
EPC: D
Local Authority: Huntingdon District Council
Council Tax Band: G


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