Description
A period four bedroom detached farmhouse, sympathetically restored with four reception rooms, four bedrooms, a cellar, a games and cinema room and a studio/home office in a wraparound garden with off street parking on a corner plot in the award winning village of Clifton. Once residence to George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, the farmhouse, dating back to the 18th century, has now been converted to a modern, fully integrated smart home to include a high end home automation System whilst retaining its period character and many original features.
The property offers over 3,000 sq. ft. of accommodation arranged over three levels, including a cellar, currently used as a utility room. On the ground floor there is a pantry and a cloakroom, a formal sitting room, family and dining rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room and a cinema and games room. On the first floor there is a family bathroom and four double bedrooms, two of which have walk-in wardrobes and the Principal has an en suite shower room and a dressing room.
The garden wraps around the property with an enclosed area at the rear which is ideal for entertaining as it has access to the games and cinema room which has a sleeping gallery. There is driveway parking for two cars and a timber storeroom.
Ground Floor At the front of the property, off the entrance hall, is a formal dining room with solid wood flooring and an original working open fireplace in a brick chimney breast. There are built-in alcove cupboards and a window overlooking the front. Adjacent to the dining room is a sitting room with a second open working fire with a tiled surround. In addition to the formal sitting room there is family room with original brick flooring and a log burning stove in a brick chimney breast. This leads out to the original 'Brew House', now converted to a games and cinema room with mezzanine sleeping gallery.
First Floor The principal bedroom suite has an exposed brick chimney breast with a cast iron fireplace and a storage cupboard. The dressing area with built-in hanging and shelving and a vanity wash basin, leads to the en suite shower room and a second staircase to the kitchen. There are three further double bedrooms, two with dressing rooms and one with an infrared sauna. The family bathroom incorporates a WC booth with a glass privacy door, a bath with storage below, a walk-in shower cubicle, airing cupboard and a vanity wash basin.
Garden and Outbuildings The rear garden has a lawned area and a raised patio for entertaining. The bespoke studio/home office is brick built with Cedar cladding and offers potential as a work space, a studio, or an additional living area. It is fully insulated with double glazed patio doors and a decked patio area at the front. There is an adjoining storage room and a separate bike and bin store.
Situation and Schooling Clifton was voted Bedfordshire Village of the Year in 2003, 2005 and 2009. It was once a centre for straw plaiting but is now mainly residential with a duck pond in the centre. The 14th- and 15th-century All Saints Church was restored in the 19th century. Other amenities include a lower school, a butcher, a post office/village store, an Indian restaurant, a garage, a petrol station, a hairdresser and two public houses. The Samuel Whitbread Academy is in the nearby village of Shefford.
