Listed for £700,000
August 19, 2025
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At the front, an immaculately kept garden framed by a traditional brick wall, wrought iron railings, and an elegant gate sets the tone for this captivating property.
The Old House is more than a home, it’s a rare opportunity to own a piece of English heritage, perfectly nestled within an extraordinary landscape. A place where every corner whispers of history, every view inspires, and every moment feels like stepping into a painting.
Dagnall is a picturesque Buckinghamshire village set within the beautiful Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village offers a peaceful and friendly setting while remaining well connected to nearby towns such as Berkhamsted, Tring, and Dunstable. The area is ideal for commuters, with excellent road links to the M1 and A41 and rail services to London from nearby stations. Families will also appreciate the highly regarded local primary school and easy access to popular outdoor attractions including Whipsnade Zoo, the Ashridge Estate, and Dunstable Downs, which offer stunning walks and fantastic family days out.
`The Old House`, a charming three bedroom Grade II Listed character cottage, is located in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with uninterrupted views of Ashridge Forest in one direction and the slopes of Whipsnade Zoo and the ancient Icknield Way in the other. The cottage has been beautifully refurbished and restored by the current owners over the last 15 years and comprises a welcoming entrance hall with quarry floor tiles, which leads to both a good size sitting room with inglenook fireplace and log burner, and to a spacious dining room with ornamental fireplace. The dining room leads to the study with period fitted cupboard space and leaded light door opening to the rear garden, and also to the fully integrated kitchen/dining room with original terracotta tiled floor. There is a rear lobby with storage cupboard and door to the immaculately presented family bathroom. To the first floor there is a wc, an excellent size master bedroom, dual aspect second double bedroom and third bedroom, also a double, with latched door to steps up to the attic rooms with original boarding and leaded light dormer window overlooking the garden and out to Ashridge Forest. To the outside the extremely well tended south facing rear garden, offers complete privacy. There is a door to the utility room and steps leading down the arched brick and flint stone cellar, which makes for an ideal storage area and a functioning wine cellar. To the end of the rear garden is a detached double garage, with power and light connected and remote controlled electric doors. To the front of this handsome home, is a well tended walled front garden. An internal inspection is essential to fully appreciate this unique home.