Modern family home 30 min from London city and near to Harry Potter studios.
House • Northwood United Kingdom
5 Guests
4 Bedrooms
5 Beds
2 Bathrooms
2 Car spaces
Primary home
Exchange types accepted
Simultaneous
Statistics
Listed September 2023
Views 663
General overview
Spacious 4 bedroom house, two bathrooms upstairs, ( one ensuite to master bedroom) downstairs WC & and office. Definitely useful to have a car for places like Harry Potter but it you don't mind walking a bit it's fine. We have a large lounge and dining table that seats 6. Bright spacious kitchen with breakfast bar and bar stools. House is in a quiet suburban setting, no sounds of traffic only the birds chirping. Also have a downstairs toilet and a separate office but haven't taken photos of these two rooms. We never wear shoes in the house so we would really appreciate it anyone that stays could do the same 🙏.
Notes
Plenty of children's toys including a fantastic swing and climbing set in the garden. Inside a toy kitchen with dozens of accessories, plenty of dolls, Lego and jigsaw puzzles to keep little ones entertained for hours.
Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Coffee machine
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
Air conditioning
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Wheelchair accessible
Smoke alarms
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Fireplace
Home cinema
Toys
Gym
Sauna
BBQ
Pool
Hot tub
Balcony
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Covered porch / verandah
Kosher home
Meat-free kitchen
Gated community
EV Home Charger
Bikes
Camping gear
Kayak
Tennis court
Standup paddleboard
House rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Allergens
Cat free
Dog free
Smoke free
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
Tube station, plenty of restaurants including chips shop, Indian, Chinese, Korean, Italian and a very lovely high-end steakhouse. A dry cleaners, a few churches, a bakery, coffee houses, a desert cafe, charity shops, plenty of hairdressers and nail salons and a large supermarket.
Nearest airport
Heathrow Int'l airport -20 miles
Luton airport - 22 miles
London Stansted - 54 miles
London Gatwick airport -55 miles
Getting around
10-15 min walk from our house to two tube stations (Moor Park and Northwood both in opposite directions) both are on the metropolitan tube line that takes you all the way through the city centre to Aldgate station near East London. You will pass many central stations along the way such as Baker Street and Kings Cross for many London attractions . If you wanted to you can also park at both stations ( have ample parking if you didnt fancy the walk ) , this would cost approximately £5 a day or is free on a Sunday.
The main high street in Northwood where the tube station is located is called Green lane. It has shops, restaurants & a main supermarket called Waitrose & and a Tesco express. The main restaurants/ places to eat / drink are a very good Argentinian, an excellent Turkish, a kebab House, few pizza places including pizza hut delivery, a Chinese takeaway, few Indian restaurants, a desert cafe, bubble tea house & ice cream parlor. The rest is a bakery, post office, a pound shop betting shops, Northwood tube station, numerous hair dressers and beauty salons and of course a pub!! There are a few bus stops on green Lane that take you to Harrow on the Hill, Eastcote, Ealing & Pinner..harrow on the hill has a wider selection of restaurants, a shopping centre as cinema ..this journey will take approximately 30min by bus or 15 min via car.
Map of Approximate Location
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Shivani
Hello 👋! We are a family of 4 myself, my husband and our two little girls age 8 & 5. Previous to getting married and having children we lived and worked in Southern Africa, New Zealand & Spain for a few years for work but decided to come to my family home In Hertfordshire ( outskirts of London)on a more permanent basis to give the children more stability. We have left stressful city jobs and now run a travel company together along with a team of people. We have been super adventurous in the past but we are simply after interesting places to discover with them now. We have a modern spacious 4 bedroom house in a little suburb outside london. It's still on a London tube line so within easy access of reaching central London within 30 min. The famous Harry Potter studios are within a 20 min drive. Lots of restaurants , cafes within walking distance as well as pretty country parks driving distance. Baker street station is home to Madame Tussauds, Sherlock Holmes museum and numerous beautiful parks. We have a large back garden and are located on a very safe quiet cul de sac. Lots of cafes , restaurants, amenities within a 10 min walk. beautiful country parks accessible. As both of our kids are in school we are looking for simultaneous exchanges during UK school holidays only. Destinations we keen on are within the UK lake District, peak District, Wales( close to a beach) Devon, Cornwall Norfolk (beach locations), York during Christmas market. Also interested in Spain , Portugal, Greece, Italy , Switzerland, Scandinavia USA and Australia in the near future once we have hopefully got into the swing of house swapping 😁.
"Flexible as long as during school holidays. Visit to see in laws who are too old to travel to London to see us now"
Dates flexible
"August 2024"
Dates flexible
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Main lounge, couches seat up to 6. Wide-screen TV with Netflix, Prime, I Player, film 4 extra many more & DVD player.
Dining room. When we have guests over for dinner & at Christmas I pull that dining table out into the middle. It has 6 chair's. I position like this simply because my kids can run around a bit. Kids toy kitchen in the corner with lots of accessories.
Our friend is on the left visiting from Minnesota USA
South facing garden. For me our back garden is one of my favourite spaces in this house it's incredibly private, tranquil and spacious. We have a strong wooden swing set for kids, a climbing frame suitable for kids under the age of 7. Lots of garden toys. A washing line if the sun comes out for you. Apple tree to the right & lots of oak trees giving the garden the right amount of shade & sunshine.
Utility room follows on from the kitchen with fridge freezer and washing machine ( no dryer) we use a clothes horse for this or hang outside when weather good. Door leads to the garden. We have a side gate access too for the bins & recycling.
We have a decked section that leads out from our lounge for easy access. A lovely glass tempered garden table seats 6 people with a parasol for some alfresco dining. Covered up ( because it was such a windy day when I took the photos) is a really lovely new double egg chair which you can rock back and forth in for warm starry nights.
Spacious kitchen with breakfast bar, bar stools, 6 burner stainless steel gas hob. Hot water tap ( so no kettle) oven & grill. No toaster unfortunately as my youngest decided to place a pen in the toaster whilst toasting bread! We never replaced so we just use the grill as an when we need to which I prefer as I like clear worktop space anyway 😊. Dishwasher & stand mixer welcome to use.
5 year olds daughters room. Small double bed. Views over the back garden.
Ensuite bathroom to master bedroom. Ensuite power shower. We are having a brand new bathroom ( new walk in shower) put in May so when this is done I'll replace the photo.
Master bedroom..standard double bed. Overlooks onto our back garden.
8 year old daughters room. Single bed with trundle pulls out underneath. Views of our back garden from her room.
Guest room..standard double. Looks out onto front garden.
Harry Potter studios 20 min drive away!! This will probably be the highlight of your visit if you haven't been already. This is when my cousin's stepson, his wife and their kids came to visit from Las Vegas.
Brand new bathroom put in the new bath we have is huge!