A splendid, spacious house with delightful gardens, backing onto open fields in the desirable northwest Cambridge suburb of Girton. The property features airy, flexible accommodation with various attractive original details, and is located opposite Girton College and within easy reach of the historic city centre, while also being moments from the beautiful surrounding countryside.

Howelands is a substantial detached period house offering a wealth of comfortable, attractive accommodation arranged over two generous floors. The property features painted brick elevations and light, airy reception rooms inside with tall windows and handsome original fireplaces.

The ground-floor accommodation has been extended and offers access to four well-appointed reception rooms. These include the generous, 23ft family room with its vaulted ceiling and exposed timber eaves, and windows to the front and rear, welcoming plenty of natural light. There is also a drawing room with attractive arched windows and French doors opening to the garden, a peaceful home study for private working and a sitting room with a south-facing bay window and a splendid open fireplace with a tiled inset. At the heart of the ground floor is the social kitchen and dining area, which has farmhouse-style units, wooden worktops, a central island, integrated appliances and an Aga, as well as French doors to the garden, a skylight overhead and space for a family dining table. Additional space for home storage and appliances can be found in the utility room and boot room.

Two staircases lead to the first floor, where there are six well-presented bedrooms. These include the generous principal bedroom at the rear, with its southwest-facing views across the garden, built-in wardrobes and en suite shower room. One further bedroom has French doors opening to a sunny balcony with a walk-through to a further bedroom, which could be used as a dressing room or study. Additionally, the first floor has a large family bathroom with a roll-top bathtub and a separate shower enclosure.

Outside

At the front of the house, the gravel driveway provides plenty of parking space, as well as access to the detached garage for home and garden storage or workshop space. The driveway and garden at the front are sheltered by mature trees and hedgerows, giving a sense of peace and privacy, while at the rear there are spacious southwest-facing, garden, which welcomes plenty of sunlight throughout the day. It includes a patio area across the back of the house, a greenhouse and terraced lawns, divided by beds with colourful spring flowers and flowering perennial shrubs. At the end of the garden there is a grassy meadow with various mature trees, backing onto open fields.

Situation

Located to the north-west of the city and home to the University’s eponymous college, Girton village has amenities including a church, community centre, GP surgery, osteopath, florist, garden centres, pubs, restaurants, nursery and primary schools, a recreation ground and golf club. Cambridge offers an excellent range of independent and high street stores, bars, cafés and restaurants together with cultural amenities. Communications links are excellent: the village benefits from bus routes into the city, the M11 and A14 give access to major regional centres and the motorway network and Cambridge mainline station (3.7 miles) offers excellent rail links to central London (London Kings Cross 53 minutes, London Liverpool Street 1 hour 8 minutes) in less than an hour.