Further Orchard is a stunning detached family home offering beautifully planned living space and positioned in the picturesque area of Kimpton Bottom in the lovely village of Kimpton. The well regarded town of Harpenden is circa 3 miles drive offering an excellent range of restaurants, cafes, bars and exclusive shopping, together with a Waitrose and Marks and Spencer's food Hall.

This spacious five-bedroom family home has recently been updated and extended to create more than 3,000 square feet of living space, set in beautiful wrap-around gardens enclosed with hedging and mature trees.

The entrance hall leads to a stunning and airy kitchen with a 12 foot long central island with a seating area at one end. Folding glass doors open onto the family room, as spacious as the kitchen with plenty of room for a dining area as well as soft seating. Two sets of folding glass doors open from the family room onto a terrace on the western side of the garden, a perfect spot for a sundowner, bringing masses of sunlight into the room. On the other side of the hall is the long, elegant sitting room, again a room flooded with light from windows on three sides as well as glass doors onto the large south-facing terrace. On this side of the house is the study, with lovely views over the garden from large south and west-facing windows. From the kitchen a door leads to the downstairs cloakroom, utility room and the guest bedroom with en suite shower room. Upstairs are four further bedrooms, two with en suite bathrooms, as well as the family bathroom.

The wrap-around garden has cottage-garden style borders full of flowering plants and lawns enough for badminton or croquet. A double garage sits neatly to the right of the kitchen, while in the rear part of the garden is a spacious studio, currently used as a gym but could be versatile in its use.

The Owners' Story

The house is in a lovely rural setting with fields opposite and the grounds of a large country house behind. The garden is very sunny and on a beautiful day you can't ask for more. The house had four bedrooms when we bought it but we added a guest bedroom with en suite downstairs when we extended the kitchen to create a really big family room. We have glazed bifold doors between the kitchen and family room and when they're folded back you have a 50-foot long open plan space so it's wonderful for entertaining. Both the family room and the sitting room have full-height glass doors onto different parts of the garden so it's very much a house for living and entertaining outside as well as inside. Every room has something special. The study is a favourite place because it has windows on two sides and wonderful views of the fields, a perfect spot for working from home. We also built a garden room which we use as a gym – a gym with a view! – which could also become a second home office. Kimpton Bottom has its own mini-community and the whole village is a very friendly place to live. We have loved living here but our three children are grown up and we're planning to retire to the south coast. Both the house and the village are ideal for a family who want to be in the country but close enough to London – from the house you can be at Harpenden station in 10 minutes where trains take just 25 minutes to St Pancras. There are really good independent schools close by and the state secondaries in Harpenden are outstanding. The village has lots of sports opportunities and social clubs for all ages so there really is something for everyone.”

Council Tax Band G £3,453.25 22/23