Location

Merlins occupies an elevated plot in a prime location screened from the road by mature hedging approximately 1.5 miles from Rickmansworth Station and town centre. The station provides a Metropolitan Line service to Baker Street and the City plus the Chiltern Turbo to Marylebone. The town offers a comprehensive shopping centre including the food halls of Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Tesco. There is a choice of schooling both state and private within the area, namely The Royal Masonic Schools for Girls and St Joan of Arc School. There are excellent leisure facilities close by with Rickmansworth Aquadrome, Moor Park Golf Club plus local football and cricket clubs. The M25 can be accessed at Junction 17 with links to the motorway network.

Description

Merlins is a spacious family home set on a lovely secluded plot and offers fantastic accommodation over two floors with bright and light living space. Features include Poggenpohl kitchen with Miele appliances, cinema room with bar, four good sized receptions rooms and five double bedrooms.

Merlins opens into a spacious reception hall with doors to the principal reception rooms. The double aspect sitting room has a large feature bay window overlooking the rear garden and a fireplace with connecting folding doors to the dining room with double doors leading out to the rear garden. The kitchen/breakfast/family room is without doubt the key to this lovely home. The kitchen is fitted with a modern range of Poggenpohl wall and floor units including a central island unit with breakfast bar with integrated Miele appliances including gas hob, three ovens, dishwasher and fridge/freezer. The kitchen opens into a conservatory which could be used as a dining or family room area with doors leading out to the rear garden. At the other end of the kitchen is the cinema room with built-in speakers, television, a bar area and built-in storage. There is a separate utility room which is fitted with a range of units plus space for appliances. To complete the ground floor accommodation there is also a separate cloakroom off the hall and a good sized family room overlooking the front garden.

On the first floor there is a spacious landing with access to a large loft space. The principal bedroom has a window to the rear and a modern en suite bathroom which also includes a large walk-in rain shower. There are four other double bedrooms on this floor and a modern family bathroom plus a shower room.

Outside - Merlins is set well back from the road behind tall hedging with a long driveway with ample space for parking. To the front of the house besides parking are two areas of lawn interspersed with mature shrubbery and borders providing a high degree of seclusion. There is a side access leading to the rear garden.

The rear garden is enclosed and features a large terrace - ideal for entertaining. The remainder of the garden is laid to lawn and has attractive stocked beds and borders giving plenty of privacy to the gardens.