Short Term Let Double Room in Grantchester

Garden or Patio

We have a comfortable double room briefly available in the heart of the village of Grantchester, just a short cycle from Cambridge city centre. The house has a lovely garden, kitchen, sitting/dining room, a small library, a shared bathroom and an additional new showerroom downstairs. We are seeking a single individual only. I am a final year PhD student, my husband is retired and our current housemate, of over 8 years, is an editor. We also have a very friendly Alsatian dog.

One of our housemates is off to Spain to complete some research. So her room will be available from 9th May until the 27th August. Two of us often work from home, so it’s preferred to have someone who works or studies out of the house. When you are home, there is plenty of space to have a little to yourself or to share your day with us, if you feel like winding down in company.

The home is about an 11 min cycle from the city centre, 6 min cycle from Waitrose, 3 min walk from the Grantchester Meadows and the river, 8 min cycle from Burwash Manor & 15 min cycle from Addenbrooke's.

Features of room:

Single extra long loft bed and a sofa below, which can be converted to a double bed
**NOTE: If you prefer just to have a double bed alone, we can put one back in to replace the loft bed**
Wood bed frame
Recently redone hardwood floors
Wood wardrobe
Wood chest of drawers

Features of house:

Fully furnished
Brand new kitchen, with all built in appliances and recently refinished pantry.
Small library
New washing machine
Secured bike garage
Large back and front gardens
One full bathroom upstairs
Another newly remodelled showerroom downstairs
A laundry area

Rent includes electric, gas, council tax, broadband internet and a wonderful dog.

If you have a green thumb, you’re welcome to plant what you like in the garden and our two bee hives will likely help it along. We are slowly working to improve our lovely garden creatively and attempt to make something even more beautiful. We endeavor to keep the house as sustainable as possible, by reducing waste, recycling, composting, air drying our clothes and being sensible with how we use power. That said, we do like it comfortably warm in winter and cool as possible in summer. To this end we have added curtains this year, in addition to the fairly new blinds on all windows and new radiators in all the rooms.

We welcome professionals or other postgraduates that want something rather quiet and welcoming. When I'm not busy with my research or writing, we're usually playing real tennis, running or engaged in community events. Grantchester is a proper community, so it's fun and has lot's of opportunities to meet people. We have 4 pubs in the village, a coffee van next door (in front of the Cambridge Distillery), a village hall with various goings on, the Tea Garden, a village cricket team and an active local village church. However, as we’re close to Cambridge, your options aren't limited to village life (if that's not your thing).

Our other housemate is originally from Spain, she's an editor with the Cambridge University Press and is an absolute pleasure. She loves to cook, is quite tidy, quiet and easy to get along with.

Last important item, is that our dog Brooke is an important part of our household. She’s about 36kg, 7 years old, very friendly and usually quite relaxed. Thus, being comfortable with a big dog is kind of essential. I will also add, that we have a rear space that allows us to make sure Brooke is quite clean and dry after walks and my husband vacuums almost daily. So our home neither looks or smells like a big dog lives here. Not sure she knows she's a dog anyways! :-)

Note: Please email me anytime and I will respond quickly to arrange a time we can talk or meet.

Look forward to meeting you and seeing if this is a good fit!