3 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- 3 bedrooms
- 2 reception rooms
- 2 bathrooms
- 1.17 acres
- Period
- Conservatory
- Detached
- Double Garage
- Garden
- Cottage
Entered via a pair of solid double doors, the entrance porch offers a spacious welcome and provides access to the conservatory. The conservatory is a useful space flooded with natural light and could double as a craft room or studio as required. The drawing room is off the opposite side of the entrance porch and is a magnificent example of a formal room from this period. A pair of bay windows, fills the space with light. There is plenty of space for seating and entertaining, set underneath a beamed ceiling whilst the fireplace with inset wood burning stove provides a cosy focal point. The downstairs cloakroom can be found off the drawing room, with guest WC and shower room off. The handy study provides a serene work area, with delightful rural views. The dining room continues off from the drawing room and offers ample space for entertaining, with views across the gardens to the front. There are period features in abundance including ornate wood panelling with several carved areas and inglenook fireplace with an inset wood burning stove. The kitchen is set at the rear of the house and makes the most of the panoramic views across the adjoining farmland. There is a good range of wall and floor cabinetry. A utility and boot room off either end of the kitchen provides further storage.
The staircase rises from the drawing room to the first floor landing. The principal bedroom is a vast space with vaulted ceilings displaying exposed timbers. There are a further two bedrooms, both of which enjoy fitted wardrobes and delightful garden views. The family bathroom is well proportioned and completes the first floor accommodation.
Gardens and grounds
The gated in and out driveway leads to a large parking area with space for multiple vehicles and offering access to a range of outbuildings. Adjacent to the house is a large garage/workshop with power and light. There is a kennel building with adjoining run adjacent to the garage, beyond is a further courtyard which offers a range of stabling.
The gardens are split into a variety of different areas. To the front and both sides of the house are manicured gardens interspersed with raised beds and herbaceous shrubs. There are various seating areas, an ornamental pond and plenty of lawn. A pathway leads from the driveway to a well equipped greenhouse which is adjacent to a sheltered fertile vegetable patch with brick raised beds and a pond. A gate leads to an orchard, which in turns leads on to a fenced paddock. The plot is surrounded by adjoining countryside with views in every direction.
All in all, the plot totals approx. 1.17 acres
Property Information
Tenure Freehold.
Services Mains electricity and water supply. Private drainage and oil fired central heating.
Local Authority Stafford Borough Council
Council Tax Band G
Agents note – The septic tank does not comply with the current regulations.
Bumble Cottage is situated just over two miles from the market town of Eccleshall in the rural farming hamlet of Ellenhall. Eccleshall provides a superb range of amenities including a large convenience store, doctors, dentists, optician, post office, restaurants, public houses, a number of independent boutiques and sports clubs. The market town is extremely popular and was recently voted one of the top fifty places to live by the Sunday Times.
The property is also located a short distance away from the larger centre of Stafford (6 miles) which provides a wider range of amenities as well as access to Junction 14 of the M6 (4.5 miles) and an intercity train station which gives access to London Euston in just over one hour and twenty minutes. There is an excellent range of schooling within the area including Yarlet, Stafford Grammar, Newcastle-under-Lyme School and St Dominic's Stone.
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