So many opportunities at refurbished farmhouse in Wood End

This substantial grade II listed Georgian farmhouse is surrounded by fields in the pretty hamlet of Wood End in Bedfordshire.

Refurbished throughout, the house has four bedrooms and three bathrooms, a spacious kitchen/breakfast room with an Aga, and three reception rooms. Of the three, a certain highlight is the spacious family room. Formerly the dairy, the room oozes character thanks to exposed brick, beams and timbers and a high, part-vaulted ceiling which was once a hayloft.

The property comes with over two-and-a-half acres of grounds. Formal gardens include an orchard, a summerhouse and an al fresco dining area, perfect for making the most of the sweeping countryside views. A ha-ha on the edge of the garden borders the paddocks and was once part of the moat, but is now a natural wildlife pond. There is an option to negotiate a further three acres.

An opportunity to build a rural business at Tythe Farm in Bedfordshire countryside

Numerous outbuildings mean there’s no lack of business opportunity here, the most obvious being equestrian shaped, utilising the stables, tack room and home office. A barn to the side of the house is currently used as kennels. If holiday lets are more appealing, you could always convert the outbuildings, subject to planning approval. Wood End forms part of Kempston Rural, with nearby Bromham village handy for day to day shopping.

Bedford and Milton Keynes are the large county towns, and Olney is the nearest market town, with open air markets every Thursday, and a Farmers Market one Sunday a month. For commuters, Bedford Station is under four miles away and trains to London St Pancras take 52 minutes.

Families will be spoiled for choice with an array of outstanding state and private schools, including the Harpur Trust Schools in Bedfordshire, plus Wellingborough, Oundle, Oakham, Rugby, Stowe and Uppingham all within an hour’s drive.

Tythe Farm is on the market for £1.5m with Michael Graham, who can be contacted on 01234 220 000.