Whaplode House 8 Stockwell Gate West | Whaplode | Spalding Lincolnshire | PE12 6WG
WHAPLODE HOUSE • A Significant Portion of a Classic Georgian Village House • Retaining Many Period Features and Well Presented Throughout • Small Cellar, Decorative Cornicing, Marble Fireplace, Sash Windows • Reception Room, Kitchen / Breakfast Room, Dining Room, Garden Room • Four Double Bedrooms plus a Single Room, En-Suite Shower Room and a Family Bathroom • Large Separate Studio Barn and Office with Attached Workshop / Store • Manageable Rear Garden Overlooking Fenland Farmland and Off Road Parking • Total Accommodation of Main House Extends to 2531 Sq. Ft.
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In a peaceful spot down a quiet lane in the South Lincolnshire Fens stands a handsome, Grade II listed, former Georgian farmhouse. Whaplode House was, over two hundred years ago, quite a large farm at the time on the Crown estate. It is now a peaceful home, in fact split into two residences. This, by far the most substantial part, is up for sale offering four large double bedrooms, one of which with an en suite, and a fifth single bedroom that could be used as a dressing room. There is also a spacious family bathroom and three reception rooms. As well as the accommodation in the house, there is a sizeable outbuilding in the garden with studio space, an office and a workshop, providing excellent business opportunities or somewhere to work from home. Inside, rooms are of fine proportions with high ceilings and original features such as period fireplaces, panelled doors and moulded arches, and enjoy an abundance of natural light flooding in through the large sash windows. With panache and style, the current owners have created a home of drama and dynamism bringing the property into the twenty-first century. Much of the downstairs has been laid with a striking design mimicking herringbone timber in LVT, a practical, hardwearing yet forgiving material that also works perfectly with the electric underfloor heating that has been installed in the kitchen and living room. Additionally, deep hues have been painted not only on walls but on ceilings generating a cocoon-like feeling certainly in the living room, and a more intimate and stylish space in the kitchen. “The house looks so grand on the outside and yet, despite its size, it feels contained and cosy inside,” say the owners, “Even though we have two young children, two cats and two dogs, it is an extremely calm environment, and the light is wonderful.” As a family home, Whaplode House is perfect. The garden room, leading from the dining room at the back, is ideal as a playroom. The wall of bifold doors that open onto the terrace are such an asset both in winter and summer, with views of the garden and countryside beyond, and where glorious sunsets fill the big Fenland skies. “We find the layout flows really well,” the owners continue. “In summer, we love opening the door and windows to the front together with the back door, and it produces a lovely current of fresh air keeping the house cool as well as connecting with the outside.” The separate studio building is huge, the principal area bathed in natural light and currently used as a gym but could be for all manner of things such as an art or yoga studio. In one corner is a separate room that could be a study or office, whilst an adjoining workshop offers more scope.
The sunny and low maintenance garden is predominantly lawn shielded by a mix of evergreen and deciduous trees including fruit trees and a walnut, home to an abundance of birds, with open views across fields. A terrace leads from the house backed by an old, south facing wall - the ideal place for relaxing or entertaining in the sun. Another paved area faces east down the other side of the house onto which the back door conveniently opens to enjoy the sun’s rays over breakfast or a coffee. Parking for three cars is at the front of the house, with room for a further car down the side. Although Whaplode House is in a rural position surrounded by farmland, it is not isolated; it stands on the edge of Whaplode village with neighbouring properties nearby, and has a primary school rated Good by Ofsted. There is easy access into the towns of Spalding to the west and Holbeach to the east, which connects with the A17 trunk road. The pretty, Georgian market town of Spalding is about a fifteen minute drive away and not only has a train station but also the much sought after state grammar schools – the High (for girls) rated Outstanding by Ofsted and the Grammar (for boys) rated Good, and in the private sector, Ayscoughfee prep school. Holbeach, slightly nearer, has the state secondary, Holbeach Academy rated Good by Ofsted, whilst independent Wisbech Grammar is highly regarded and is about a twenty minute drive to the southeast.
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