Property description
Hakem Lodge is an attractive, single storey, pantiled property sitting on a vast plot of open Lincolnshire fenland, northeast of Peterborough and northwest of Wisbech. The house is full of cosiness and character with lots of reclaimed timber beams overhead, and mottled exposed brick a feature, along with natural pine, internal, cottage doors with hand-forged latches and hinges. The mix of big double-glazed windows and doors with these quaint features gives you the best of both worlds - incorporating practicality with a sense of the past.
The main kitchen is a lovely spacious room almost twenty foot long, overlooking the rear of the property with mature trees, shrubs and hedging, and a block-paved patio accessed through two sets of double doors via a square conservatory. The large, cream, Rangemaster cooker sits within a brick surround with a hefty old beam overhead, suggesting an old chimney breast but all added by the owner, at one end. It has a double electric oven and five gas rings, including a big griddle one, for the hob (powered by Calor gas). The bespoke fitted kitchen units came from a London firm and have cream painted timber doors and solid granite worktops, all a good match for the cooker. In the centre is a solid beech island incorporating timber drawers, baskets and a wine cooler, and an unusual and attractive timber and glass top. Under the window sits a large butler sink with a brass swan-neck mixer tap over. The fridge freezer and dishwasher are both integrated into the units. There is another kitchen, more of a utility room next door, reached from the hall, which leads through into a further utility area, and then onto the outside at the back and side of the property. The conservatory, with glazing on three sides, was added by the current owners about thirteen years ago and is a much-loved room.
The front entrance opens into a light and long hallway which stretches along the core of the house and round to the main bedrooms. It features a beautiful black and white ceramic tiled floor with pretty, decorative, edging tiles. To the left of the hall is a fabulous big reception room, with a wonderful, internally-lit, reclaimed brick, inglenook fireplace housing a cast iron multi-fuel burner. Solid timber beams overhead add to the character of the room, which still remains light and airy with its double sliding doors onto the south-facing patio at the far end and windows to the front and side. Another internal door leads off the sitting room into the end wing of the house which has a lovely timber-floored double bedroom with sliding glass doors onto the patio, a built-in wardrobe and an en suite with a shower at the other end. Another room also leads off the inner hallway here: what is currently being used as a single bedroom for the owner's granddaughter is actually a study or small office. Also with a timber floor it has a window to the rear.
This house has four generously-sized double bedrooms all with their own en suites, and there is a separate downstairs cloakroom too, leading off the hallway. The bathrooms are all impressively fitted to a very high standard. The huge master bedroom, over twenty feet long, has a large en suite with a beautiful Spa bath.
There are more huge assets to this property, one of which is the little annex, 'Windy Willows', a few steps away from the rear entrance of the house at the back of the paved drive. Another single storey building, with flooring featuring black and white ceramic tiles, it accommodates a big double bedroom with a built-in double wardrobe and a very spacious walk-in fully tiled shower in the separate bathroom. There is also an almost twenty foot long living area with a fully fitted kitchen/diner at one end and a light and airy space for sitting with a television point and big windows over the driveway at the other end. It would be extremely suitable as a granny annex, or as a teenage den, or even for a completely self-contained lodger (with appropriate consent).
A further asset is the huge barn next to the annex at the back of the drive. Built between ten and twelve years ago this massive forty by sixty foot space has gigantic sliding doors creating a fifteen feet wide opening at the front which will take a very tall vehicle. Within this monumental space, currently occupied by some cars and for storage, are stables half-completed, and an area with a toilet and sink, and a fully-functioning kitchen with an oven and so on, which suggests further potential. The grounds of this immaculate property continue the feeling of light, space and yet privacy. The buildings and garden occupy about an acre but there are another ten acres of land included in the sale.
The garden surrounding the house is an absolute delight. There are extensive areas of lawn, and more secluded, sheltered areas such as the patio at the back which features an attractive wrought-iron fountain.
With no neighbours it is very private, and yet it is only about a mile to the village of Gedney Hill where there is a primary school, a shop with a post office within, a church and a pub. There is a golf club very close by too so it is not isolated by any means.
Property Features :
- An Exceptional & Beautifully Presented Bungalow in a Semi Rural Location
- Limestone Flooring, Granite Kitchen Surfaces, Exposed Beams and Wood Burning Stove.
- Double Reception Room, Study, Conservatory Kitchen with Dining Area.
- Four Bedrooms all with Ensuite Bathrooms and Shower Rooms.
- Separate, Self Contained, One Bedroom Annex with Sitting Room / Diner.