About this property
Enjoying a wonderful position in a leafy suburb of the historic city of Peterborough is this striking period property, The Chestnuts. The property was built in 1911 in a Tudor-style, but today has been transformed into an outstanding holiday accommodation, whilst retaining a wealth of characterful features. The property, which is within walking distance of the city center and train station, boasts six elegantly designed bedrooms and is filled with multiple exciting features, which are certain to entice families of all ages to discover this bustling city and its surroundings. Before you enter the property through the period front door, be sure to take a moment to read the plaque commemorating the architect who built this superb property. Once inside, you are welcomed into the entrance hall, with plenty of space to hang your coats and leave behind muddy shoes before stepping into the grand dining room. The formal dining table is framed by exposed beams and gently warmed by the gas fire, creating a social space for all of your loved ones to gather to enjoy a home-cooked dish or pop open a bottle of fizz to toast to a superb holiday. Next is the country-style kitchen, containing everything you could possibly need to cater for yourselves for the duration of your stay, as well as a woodburning stove, adding to the sense of character. The elegance of the property is continued into the sitting room, where a large bay window floods in natural light into the space, creating a tranquil environment for you to curl up on the plush sofas with a good book in hand; flick on the gas fire for extra warmth during a winter’s evening. For family film nights, be sure to grab your popcorn and make your way down to the basement, on the stairs or whizz down the slide, where a cinema room awaits, perfect for relaxing evenings or whiling away a couple of hours during a rainy day. Completing the living rooms is a beautiful conservatory, where the adults
can sink into the sofas, whilst the younger guests of the group challenge each other to a game of pool, air hockey or table tennis. The ground floor is completed by a double bedroom, which has a contemporary en-suite shower room, boasting a walk-in shower, basin and WC, ideal for those with limited mobility, whilst upstairs are a further five bedrooms. Climb the staircase to be greeted by a Tudor-style landing with an impressive glass roof with leaded windows painted with the Tudor rose. The master bedroom comes with a super-king-size bed with bay windows, which overlook the suburb garden and its own elegant en-suite bathroom with a walk-in bath, separate slipper bath, basin and WC. The remaining bedrooms comprise of a super-king-size bedroom with a sofa bed and en-suite, two super-king-size bedrooms and a twin bedroom, each enjoying the same touch of opulence as the other rooms and designed to ensure a flexible sleeping arrangement. Concluding the interior is the gleaming family bathroom, boasting a walk-in shower with a glass roof and a separate freestanding bath. Summer evenings can be spent either huddled around the fire pit, which can double as a barbecue, within the rear courtyard, or light up the pizza oven and enjoy a spot of alfresco dining within the large side garden. Adults can savour a moment of relaxation within the hot tub, whilst the younger guests of the group can enjoy fun-filled hours on the trampoline or playing one of the many outdoor games on offer. Within the garden, you will also find a well-equipped gym and a small play area, so children can play whilst you make the most of the quality fitness machines. If you can tear yourself away from this outstanding property venture into the city centre, surrounded by a stone built village, where you will be spoilt for choice by the selection of shops, a large range of high end gastropubs and eateries that await you, including floating restaurants down by the river for those special occasions. Immerse yourself in the city's past by visiting the 13th-century Cathedral, with its Gothic façade before visiting the other highlights, which includes the Peterborough Museum, Burghley House, John Clare Cottage and Sacrewell Farm. The surrounding countryside offers a plethora of walks and if you are feeling active, visit the Ferry Meadows in Nene Park, where you will find opportunities for sailing, kayaking and windsurfing classes. Bring your friends and family to this superb dwelling, certain to have you returning year after year.
Peterborough is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire in the heart of rural east England, and shares borders with Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. The city is well-known for its 13th-century Cathedral, with its Gothic façade, as well as its countryside walks and nature reserves, catering to all tastes. City highlights include Burghley House, John Clare Cottage and Sacrewell Farm, as well as the historic watermill in the Country Centre. Within the city, you will also find a plethora of shops and a vast array of eateries, including floating restaurants down by the river.
Accommodation
Six bedrooms: 1 x super-king-size (zip/link, can be made into twins on request) with sofa bed and en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC, 1 x super-king-size (zip/link, can be made into twins on request) with en-suite walk-in shower, separate slipper bath, basin and WC, 2 x super-king-size (zip/link, can be made into twins on request), 1 x ground-floor double bedroom with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC, 1 x twin.
Bathroom with walk-in shower, separate freestanding bath, double basin and WC.
Cloakroom with basin and WC.
Kitchen with woodburning stove.
Dining room with gas fire.
Sitting room with gas fire and slide to basement.
Lower-ground-floor basement with cinema room.
Conservatory with air hockey, pool and table tennis"
Gas central heating with 2 x gas fire and woodburning stove.
Range cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer, fridge, 2 x dishwasher, TV, projector, selection of indoor and outdoor games, multi-games table and WiFi.
Fuel and power included in rent.
Bed linen and towels included in rent.
Cot and highchair available.
Off-road parking for one car, as well as unrestricted roadside parking.
Rear enclosed courtyard with table and chairs and fire pit (can be used as a barbecue if you use charcoal), side garden with ample seating areas with outdoor kitchen area, lawn area with sunken trampoline, and decked area with sheltered hot tub.
Two pets welcome.
Sorry, no smoking allowed.
Shop 0.5 miles, pub 0.3 miles
Reviews (34)
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Alison
The children loved the trampoline and the secret slide to the basement den (which is now sorted and recarpeted after recent damp issues). The play wall and gym equipment in the garage also had good use. Furnishings and fittings in the house are generally of high quality, with plenty of kitchen and dining kit, and 'The Traitors' round table in the dining hall was lovely for evening meals. The extra fridge and dishwasher were extremely useful, and we found ample storage for groceries etc. There are additional facilities not mentioned in the property description, including a decent-sized barbecue, a washing machine and tumble dryer, a coffee machine, and additional towels for the hot tub. We also enjoyed the vintage gramaphone! We didn't get the sitting room TV or the basement projector working, but there is a small TV in the kitchen and we didn't miss the other screen options. As the house is over 100 years old, some niggles are probably inevitable. The shower water pressure is low, there are a couple of small patches of damp on walls or window frames, and a couple of loose finials on sofa arms, but none of these spoilt our enjoyment. The garden is nicely maintained, and we abandoned planned outings on one day because everyone was so happy to stay at the house and enjoy the facilities. The property manager was very helpful responding to preliminary enquiries.
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Nicola
I read a couple of bad reviews about cleanliness and facilities not being 100% which concerned me. I contacted Miranda who is the housekeeper who promptly called me to put any doubts to rest. When we arrived the house was beautiful and absolutely spotless. The facilities were in constant use all weekend (apart from air hockey as we could not find the lead). The hot tub was a God send as weather was great. My nephew enjoyed the trampoline, we all enjoyed the pool table and everyone seemed to gather in the large but homely kitchen. BBQ was great Saturday and the fantastically equipped kitchen cupboards came in handy when cooking a roast on Sunday (couldn't find a can opener but bought one at local shop and gifted to the otherwise well equipped cutlery drawer
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Samantha
The kitchen cupboards are ALL full of appliances or plates etc which leaves no room for food apart from one skinny cupboard, all of our food was left out on benches. I think the cleaners should check the cupboards to see if last tenants have put away clean dishes, we used the pans for the hob but they we still DIRTY off previous tenants which is not ideal. There was Mushrooms growing down in the cinema room- which smoked when touched!! Sooo dangerous with dogs and children in the property, also floor had no carpet so when the underlay moved the carpet grippers were on show, again dangerous with the children. Tv in the sitting room, we couldnât get it to work, if we did get it to work we all couldnât sit on the sofaâs and watch it cause of the positioning of the TV. Games in the sitting room not well stocked, same as games in the rest of the property, no hockey puck for hockey, not enough counters for connect 4, garage had bags of outdoor games, football one empty, tennis one empty etc, trampoline needs to be more safe, the cover is coming off which one child got their foot stuck in the springs around it, again dangerous! Showers were not working at all, hardly no pressure to shower which means very little water coming out, some showers werenât even getting hot or working at all, this has previously been mentioned in the visitors book but still not sorted ? The courtyard wasnât usable, must be a blocked pipe from the sink and/or washing machine which has left black sludge over spill - very slippery and foul smell. We made the most of our weekend and it was well needed to spend time with family from down south, we took toys/games with us to keep us entertained and enjoyed the pool table and hot tub most, we took a variety of indoor and outdoor activities, not ideal for packing lightly, but it is needed at this property if you have kids with you as the facilities I donât think are kept update as much as needed. Property very clean on first glance, again think the cleaners should check BBQ etc we checked and it wasnât cleaned for god knows how long as well as the tongs left for use of the BBQ. Very large and spacious and for all the and the family, I would recommend staying here but to take your own activities, pool table trampoline and slide wasnât enough to keep our kids entertained for 3 full days. Loved the bathrobes for hot tub and I say very clean on first glance, very large property and the slide is a bonus - even the adults enjoyed it. Thanks for the over nights stay, well needed to spend time with family.