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Bank Farm North Bank | Thorney | Peterborough | Cambridgeshire | PE6 0RW

BANK FARM • An Extended, Period, North Cambridgeshire Former Farmhouse • Situated in a Rural Location Between Peterborough and March • Benefiting From Approximately 4 Acres of Gardens and Paddocks • Offering Two Reception Rooms, Five Bedrooms and a Family Bathroom • 4 Stables, 2 Tack and Feed Rooms and a Large Hay / Storage Barn • Detached, Timber Studio / Gym / Office, Extends Circa 284 Sq. Ft. • Linked Double Garage to Main House plus Ample Off-Road Parking • Decked Terrace, Vegetable Garden, Ornamental Pond, Polytunnels • Total Accommodation Without Garage Extends to 2158 Sq.Ft.

In an idyllic spot with a backdrop of mature trees in the fenlands of North Cambridgeshire, just 15 minutes east of Peterborough yet surrounded by open fields and big skies, a former Georgian farmhouse with five bedrooms enjoys far reaching views and rural tranquility. Standing on about four acres, two and a half given over to paddocks and menage, there are stable blocks, a hay barn, a standalone building ideal as a home office or gym, and a very large garden. The property sits alongside one of the many managed drainage courses that criss-cross the fens, this one, an offshoot of the River Nene, is just a mile north of the small town of Whittlesey. Apart from farm vehicles, the road that leads to Bank Farm has no passing traffic and is a haven for all kinds of birds and wildlife. It should be noted that with such controlled drainage of the land, there is no chance of flooding reflected by the property’s insurance policy.

The house, although modernised and fitted with low maintenance, draught-proof, Upvc double-glazed windows, retains some original features; in the lovely, quadruple aspect living room, for example, there are working wooden shutters, and some of the bedrooms have Georgian fireplaces. Rooms are of fine proportions with high ceilings and light floods in creating a spacious, airy feel; the three front bedrooms have wide original floorboards and windows stretch virtually floor to ceiling. Downstairs, much of the floor is laid with Amtico, a high quality, practical, inlaid floor mimicking wooden parquet, whilst the almost thirty-five feet long living room has engineered oak. The layout is very versatile with the kitchen, with its island and breakfast bar, linking under a wide archway into what is currently a sitting room but could be a dining room; a door from the kitchen opens into one end of the huge living room where the owners have a dining table, and where there is easy access through French doors onto an enclosed decked area outside. The range style cooker is all electric with an induction hob, and central heating is oil-fired but with an electric immersion for hot water. The owners have lived at Bank Farm for seventeen years coming here from more densely populated Hertfordshire to enjoy the space and peace, as well as providing an ideal home for their horses. They have made a great deal of improvements to the house including fitting the two log-burners, refurbishing the bathroom, redecorating throughout and, about three years ago, renewing all the windows, gutters and fascias, and reroofing the garage. They also laid all the new flooring downstairs.

Outside, the stable blocks, which form an L-shape around a gated yard area, are conveniently close to the house, so too, the almost twenty feet long building currently used as a gym but perfect as a home office as it has electricity, wi-fi and is properly insulated. There are four stables in all, two especially generous with a large tack room in between which still contains the old saddle racks from days gone by, and another tack room adjoining the other block. Behind the stables is a huge hay barn nearly forty feet by twenty feet with double doors at one end and a gated entrance at the other. The paddocks amount to about two and a half acres, and the menage is 40m x 20m with a rubber surface over sand. “There are plenty of walking and riding opportunities off-road here; about a mile away we have access to an area with lovely lakes, and on the other side of the Nene there is a nature reserve,” informs the owner.

The property nestles in a sheltered spot with mature trees, shrubs and hedging creating a little enclave, a haven for wildlife and hundreds of birds - a truly magical place. “We have created different sections in the grounds which are leafy and secluded,” says the owner. “A path takes you along a woodland walk around the perimeter – great for exercising dogs – and we see so many birds, especially in winter when the trees are bare: there’s a resident barn owl and little owls, and we see and hear kingfishers along the water where there are also swans with cygnets, and lots of migrating birds. The views from the house stretch across the landscape in all directions, again especially in winter, it really is very beautiful.” The location is superb if you want a peaceful country lifestyle but within easy reach of a town and city. Whittlesey is only a mile south with everything you need including schools – there are two Ofsted rated Good primary schools and a Good secondary. Another Good primary is the Duke of Bedford a couple of miles north in Thorney, whilst the city of Peterborough also has excellent schools. Being just a fifteen minute drive to the station, a London commute is perfectly feasible with fast trains to Kings Cross taking around 50 minutes, and a Waitrose is right next door to the station! There are good road links too with the A1 on the far side of the city and the nearby A47 a direct route into Norfolk to the east.

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