High Street, Whitwell, Hertfordshire

A beautifully converted Grade II Listed village property, with a wealth of character. The property features exposed timber beams and brickwork with attractive, décor and fittings, while outside there are thoughtfully landscaped, terraced gardens with views across the village and beyond. There is also a barn with planning permission for a three bedroom dwelling.

The Maidens Head is a thoroughly attractive property in the heart of the village of Whitwell. Dating from the 18th century, this Grade II Listed building was once the village public house, and enjoys a central location in the village as well as handsome elevations and period features.

The home is entered through a welcoming family room with exposed wooden floorboards and a grand inglenook fireplace, featuring a smaller brick fireplace insert. Vertical timbers divide the drawing room from the sitting room, which offers further space in which to relax, also with wooden flooring and a splendid original fireplace.

The well-proportioned kitchen features a bar as a nod to the former function of the building, as well as shaker-style units, a butcher’s block island, a range cooker and a further fireplace. Additional living and entertaining space comes in the form of the modern extended dining room, with its full height windows, sliding glass doors and skylights overhead, all welcoming plenty of natural light. There is one double bedroom on the ground level, which benefits from an en suite bathroom, making it ideal as a guest bedroom. Upstairs there are a further four well-presented bedrooms, including the principal bedroom with its en suite shower room. The first floor also has a family bathroom.

The property is in the small village of Whitwell, between the Hertfordshire towns of Hitchin and Harpenden. Whitwell has several useful everyday amenities, including a post office, village shop, doctor’s surgery and several pubs. It is also home to St Paul’s Walden Primary School.

A larger selection of shops, supermarkets, and leisure and entertainment facilities is available in Hitchin, just five miles away, while Harpenden, Welwyn Garden City and Luton are also all within easy reach. Welwyn North station is just over six miles away, and offers fast links to central London, running a regular service to London Kings Cross (20 minutes). The area is well connected by road, with the A1(M) less than five miles away.

The house is situated in a convenient village centre position and features a block-paved driveway at the front with plenty of parking space for residents and guests alike. Gated access at the side opens onto a further partially-completed parking area and leads to the detached barn with planning permission for conversion. The terraced gardens at the rear have been expertly landscaped and feature a patio area across the back of the property, raised, terraced railway sleeper beds and steps leading to the lawns beyond, which are terraced and divided by further railway sleeper beds with various shrubs. Beside the first level of
lawn there is an area of composite decking with a hot tub.

Hitchin 6.2 miles
Harpenden 6.5 miles
Luton 7.5 miles
Stevenage 7.5 miles
Welwyn Garden City 7.5 miles

Nearby Stations
Stevenage
Knebworth
Hitchin
Luton Airport Parkway
Harpenden

Key Locations
Knebworth House
Barton Hills National Nature Reserve
Chiltern Hills National Landscape
St. Albans (historic cathedral city)
Hatfield House Park & Gardens
Whipsnade Zoo

Nearby Schools
St Paul's Walden Primary School
Kimpton Primary School
Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School
Preston Primary School
Codicote Church of England Primary School
Woolenwick Junior School
Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School
North Hertfordshire College
St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School
St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School