Location

Adams House is equidistant from Rickmansworth and Northwood.

Rickmansworth town centre is approximately three quarters of a mile (approx.) and offers comprehensive shopping facilities including Waitrose, Tesco and Marks & Spencer. Rickmansworth Station provides a Metropolitan Line service to Baker Street and The City and the Chiltern Turbo to Marylebone. Northwood shopping centre and the Metropolitan Line Station are 1.5 miles (approx.) distant. The M25 (J18) at Chorleywood is 3 miles (approx.) away and provides access to the motorway networks and Heathrow, Luton and Gatwick airports.

London is reached by rail from Northwood Metropolitan Line underground railway station. Watford (4 miles approx.) and Harrow (6 miles approx.) are both accessible by road and offer multiple shopping centres.

Northwood provides a wide range of shops with multiple stores including Waitrose, Boots and Costa Coffee. There is an interesting selection of quality restaurants serving multi-cultural cuisine and several coffee/snack bars.

Sports and fitness enthusiasts are well catered for with clubs for Golf, Tennis, Football, Cricket and extensive facilities within the David Lloyd Sports and Social Club.

There is an excellent choice of both state and private schooling in the area, including: St Helen’s and Royal Masonic School for girls, and St Martin’s, St John's and Merchant Taylors’ for boys.

Description

Adams House is a handsome property built in the Adams style, with many features typical of this period including, panelling, delicate fanlights and decorative ceilings and cornicing. The property has commanding views over Moor Park Golf Club and surrounding countryside and offers light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over two floors and is situated on a plot of about 0.56 acres. There is potential to extend the property subject to the necessary planning consents.

Configured to provide a comfortable family and entertaining space, the ground floor accommodation flows from the welcoming entrance hall and comprises; an elegant double aspect drawing room with access through to the triple aspect dining room, both with access to the front and rear of the property; a study also with access to the front; a generous kitchen/breakfast/family room, a utility room, boot room plus rear porch and cloakroom.

On the first floor there is an impressive principal bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom, four further bedrooms, a family bathroom and WC. There is access to a spacious loft with natural light.

Having plenty of kerb appeal, the property is approached over a paved driveway giving access to two detached garage blocks, a single and a double with store room and there is plenty of off-street parking. Also to the front is a charming and mature garden with decorative planting and a high hedge.

Ideal for entertaining and alfresco dining, the rear garden is laid mainly to level lawn bordered by shrubs and features a wraparound terrace, ornamental pond, delightful summer house and gated access to Moor Park.

Directions

From Rickmansworth Station, take the first exit from the roundabout on to the A412/A404, signpost Slough.   At the next roundabout, take the second exit on to Riverside Drive (A404). Turn right at the next roundabout (2nd exit), signpost London/Northwood, and over the canal bridge to the next roundabout. Take the second exit onto London Road (A404) and Adams House can be found after a short distance on the left.