Location

Chandlers Cross is a small hamlet situated in a prime location with beautiful countryside just outside Croxley Green and Loudwater.

Close by is The Grove Hotel Golf and Country Club in the larger town of Watford.

Rickmansworth (approx two miles) is a busy and sought-after commuter town with a thriving centre offering a mix of shops, restaurants and cafés as well as the food halls of Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Tesco.

The station offers both the Metropolitan Line to Baker Street and the City plus the Chiltern Turbo to Marylebone.

The M25 can be accessed at Junctions 17 or 18 with links to the motorway network.

Description

This wonderful Grade II listed cottage is thought to date from 1680, with a brick inscription showing a date of 1743 and subsequently extended in 19th and 20th centuries. Overall the property is a blend of great charm and character with many features including exposed original timber beams, brickwork and original fireplaces.

There is planning permission to extend the property. Reference:23/2096/LBC.https://www3.threerivers.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=S5AA8FQFI0100&activeTab=summary

The entrance porch opens to the pretty beamed sitting room featuring an attractive fireplace with wood burning stove. A doors leads to stairs to the first floor. The kitchen/breakfast room is a lovely triple aspect room with a beamed wall and wood flooring. It is fitted with a good range of mainly base units and integrated appliances including dishwasher, Belling 5-ring gas hob and electric double oven. There is a stable door to the garden. A door leads to the beamed family room with exposed brick walls and fireplace. A door leads down to the cellar. From the family room is the dining room with tiled floor, exposed beams, brick fireplace and bread oven. Bedroom two is double aspect and has an en suite shower room. Adjoining the dining room is a useful study area with ladder stairs to a mezzanine which would make a good meditation room or storage space.

The first floor landing leads to the principal bedroom; a charming room with vaulted ceiling and attractive cast iron fireplace. Bedroom three and a family bathroom completes the accommodation.

Outside
Approached over a gravel driveway with parking space for several cars. Steps lead up to a large area of lawn with hedge borders. A paved area extends round the property to the rear garden which backs south with a further area of lawn and a timber garden shed.