Brooklands House, Alconbury PE28

A unique opportunity to acquire a most impressive and substantial detached Georgian Grade II listed country house, believed to date back to the mid 18th century, and set in mature grounds and woodland extending to approximately 2.8 acres. The house was cleverly designed originally, and no space has been wasted, providing versatile and well-proportioned accommodation and including many fine original features including high ceilings, sash windows and cast iron fireplaces. In addition, there is a detached brick built former stable, extensive parking and a large, attached former coach house/store.

Brooklands House, which is believed to date back to the mid 18th century, provides exceptionally well proportioned and versatile accommodation which extends to approximately 435 sqm (4689 sqft) excluding wine cellar, store and outbuildings.
GROUND FLOOR
Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Rear Hall, Morning Room, Cloakroom, Rear Hall 2, Study, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Laundry Room, Pantry, Rear Lobby, Former Bakehouse/Family Room, Boot Room, Store Room, Lobby and staircase to half landing.
FIRST FLOOR
Landing, Principal Bedroom, 1 with door to Dressing Room, Principal Bedroom 2 with En-Suite Bathroom, 3 Further Bedrooms, En-Suite and separate Family Bathroom, Loft/Attic Space.
OUTSIDE
The property is accessed via a small lane which leads to a gated access. The road also serves a neighboring property and also provides access via grass track to adjoining farmland. There are a pair of high wooden gates which lead into the grounds and to the main driveway and original brick built stables with storage areas and oil storage tank and steps leading up to a loft storage area. The mature grounds extending in all to about 2.8acres. Immediately to the front of the house there is a wooded copse with a great variety of mature trees and mature hedgerow to either side of the main drive which leads around the gardens to a large pebblestone area and to the front of the house. The other part of the driveway splits off to a side courtyard area where the barn is located and there is also a former coach house/store attached to the house itself. The gardens to the front of the property are laid to lawn with box hedging, rose bushes and trees
adjacent. Further gardens to the side which are laid to lawn again with a wooded copse adjacent, various trees including fruit trees and the gardens are situated adjacent to farmland.
A further gate leads to the delightful main garden area adjacent to the property itself and this is a walled garden which has been landscaped to incorporate well stocked borders and shrubberies, low box hedgerow, a variety of trees, a courtyard style pebblestone terrace immediately adjacent to the property itself and a grass pathway with access via paved pathways leading to the formal gardens with enclosed pebblestone landscaped areas with box hedging and pleached trees. There is also a central fountain, further gated access to the side of the house to an attractive and secluded garden area with lawn, paved and shinglestone pathways, well stocked borders, outside tap. Gated access into the landscaped rear gardens, further oil storage tank.

AGENTS NOTE
There is additional parcel of land that is being added to the title in concurrence with the sale. Further details are available upon request.

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3 (1 en-suite)
Reception Rooms: 3
Size: 4,942 sq ft (excluding garage & outbuilding)
Garden: 2.8 acre grounds
EPC Rating: E (Potential D)
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: H (Huntingdonshire District Council)

Brooklands House occupies an unusual location just off a small lane where there is an additional neighboring property. The house is conveniently situated close to the A1 and is protected by a mature tree belt and woodland. The village of Alconbury is situated just off the A1(M) and close to the A14, providing easy road links to Cambridge, Peterborough, and London. The nearby Huntingdon train station offers direct rail services to London
King’s Cross in under an hour, making it ideal for commuters. Alconbury benefits from local amenities including a village shop, post office, church and doctors’ surgery, good primary school, and scenic countryside. The university City of Cambridge is located about 15 miles south and is easily accessible via the A14. The popular Hinchingbrooke secondary school is also located in Huntingdon.