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A Grade II-listed, beautifully renovated barn in a vibrant Bedfordshire village

The Dovecote, in Colmworth, Bedfordshire combined sleek modern style with striking period features.

The Dovecote exterior
(Image credit: Michael Graham)
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Grade II-listed The Dovecote, in a gated development in Colmworth, Bedfordshire, brings together the best of period and contemporary interiors. This converted barn and dovecote, which is for sale through Michael Graham for £898,000, originally dates from the 17th century, but was painstakingly renovated in 2019.

The Dovecote staircase

(Image credit: Michael Graham)

The 2,255sq ft interiors combined exposed beams and even an old-stock brick floor (in the dining room) with bespoke walnut flooring a bespoke walnut and iron staircase, a Tom Howley custom-built kitchen and Antonio Lupi bathrooms.

The Dovecote dining room

(Image credit: Michael Graham)

The ground floor houses the living areas: the elegant sitting room, which has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the village church and double doors leading to the garden, the vast kitchen and breakfast room, with its Quartz-topped units and marble flooring, and the vaulted dining room, which is situated in the former dovecote, plus a study that could double up as additional bedroom.

The Dovecote kitchen

Upstairs are three bedrooms, including the master suite where the bathroom, with its contemporary, free-standing tub, is a work of art.

The Dovecote sitting room

(Image credit: Michael Graham)

Outside, the landscaped gardens have a terraced area with a gazebo that’s perfect for eating and entertaining alfresco, plus raised beds to grow your own vegetables.

The Dovecote is for sale at £898,000 via Michael Graham — see more pictures or enquire with the agent for further details.

Colmworth: What you need to know

  • Location: The village is 4.5 miles from the A1, six miles from the station at St Neots and 38 minutes by train to King’s Cross
  • Atmosphere: An ancient village, Colmworth has a 15th-century church, a village hall, a playing field and children’s play area, plus a mobile library and mobile post-office.
  • Things to do: There’s a country park with a wildflower meadow and plenty of footpaths for those who enjoy walking. Golf is at the Colmworth Golf Club, numerous public footpaths, its own country park and a golf course
  • Schools: The Harpur Trust schools in Bedford and the nearby co-educational Kimbolton School are well regarded. Find more properties in the area.
Carla Passino
Carla Passino

Carla must be the only Italian that finds the English weather more congenial than her native country’s sunshine. An antique herself, she became Country Life’s Arts & Antiques editor in 2023 having previously covered, as a freelance journalist, heritage, conservation, history and property stories, for which she won a couple of awards. Her musical taste has never evolved past Puccini and she spends most of her time immersed in any century before the 20th.

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