Guide price
£1,200,000
4 bed detached house for saleMalton Road, Orwell, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8
4 beds
2 baths
4 receptions
About this property
Dual aspect Sitting Room with wooden floors, exposed beams and sliding doors to the Garden
2 further Reception Rooms including Study
Kitchen/Breakfast Room with fitted wall and base units and integrated Miele appliances
Separate Utility Room with door to Garden
Temperature controlled Wine Cellar with fitted shelving
Ground Floor Principal Bedroom with fitted wardrobes and en suite Bath/Shower Room
3 further Bedrooms and family Bathroom with separate WC
Gas central heating and double-glazed windows throughout
Rear courtyard Garden and south facing front Garden
Driveway with ample parking
Cambridge 8 miles, M11 (Junction 12) 6 miles, Royston (fast train service to King's Cross 38 minutes) 7 miles (distances and time are approximate).
Rickyard Cottage is believed to date to the late 1970s and is built with rendered and clad elevations under a tiled roof. During the current ownership the vendors are updated the property to include a wonderful wine cellar. With well-proportioned rooms throughout the property offers versatile accommodation, suitable for a variety of family needs.
The rural and idyllic village of Orwell lies to the south of Cambridge with easy access to the A10, M11, A1 and A1198. Local facilities in the village include a general store/newsagent, post office, public house/restaurant, hairdresser, Methodist church, 12th century parish church and Church of England, voluntary aided primary school. There is walking access from the village to the National Trust's Wimpole Hall Estate and Farm which is within about 2 miles. This active village has many clubs and societies, including thriving drama and horticultural societies and a large recreation ground with a football team and tennis club. It also has a village green with picnic area and a village owned Clunch Pit which is a 'Site of Special Scientific Interest (sssi) supported by English Nature. Cambridge is a world-renowned University city which offers an attractive combination of ancient and modern buildings, winding lanes and colleges, together with extensive shopping and cultural facilities. It also has become recognised as an important centre for the 'high tech' and 'bio tech' industries with the University Research and Development Laboratories, Science Park, arm, Microsoft, AstraZeneca and Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus, one of the largest centres of health, science and medical research in the world. Some of the most highly regarded schools in the city, such as St Faith's, The Stephen Perse Foundation, The Perse, The Leys and St Mary's are also located on the south side of the city. London commuters are well served with a mainline railway station at Royston about 7 miles with services to King's Cross in about 38 minutes and the M11 (junction 12) is about 6 miles away, providing access to Stansted Airport and the M25.
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