An Enchanting Detached & Extended 3/4 Double Bedroom Period Cottage, with stunning Outdoor Kitchen and array of timber Outbuildings offering interconnected Workshop, Machinery Store & Double Garage, all set amid delightfully landscaped Formal Garden & separate Productive Garden.

Porch – Sitting Room – Study/4th Bedroom – Open Plan Kitchen/Dining/Family Room – Utility Room – Downstairs Shower Room – 3 Double Bedrooms – Family Bathroom – Airing Cupboard – Outdoor Kitchen with Bar & Covered Dining – Outbuildings with Workshop, Machinery Store, Double Garage – Tool Store – 3 Log Stores – Tree House – Twin Gardens

A quintessential period country home, boasting a wealth of exposed beams and characterful features. The stone extension provides a family-satisfying, spacious Kitchen/Diner open to a cosy Family area displaying some of the bespoke blinds and curtains present throughout the house. French doors open into beautifully landscaped gardens packed with specimen flowering shrubs, with the wide swathe of stone paving leading across to the stunning new Outdoor Kitchen; ideal for entertaining and relaxing. Beyond the hedge lies an array of timber Outbuildings, open internally to provide the highest flexibility for use and storage and offering potential to convert; subject to all relevant planning permissions.

Located in a small enclave of homes known as The Sallies, Laburnam Cottage is set well back from the village road down a common driveway enjoying views to open countryside. Eardisley village 2.5 miles away offers shop, post office and primary school, while the famed black and white village of Weobley 5 miles distant provides a surprising array of amenities, with both Ofsted “Good” primary and secondary schools, pubs, GP, café, butcher and shops. Kinnersley itself sits conveniently between the market towns of Kington (8 miles), Hay-On-Wye (11 miles) and Leominster (12 miles) with the City of Hereford 14 miles.

The Property

Porch – The solid oak door opens into a red-tiled Porch and offers ample space the divestment of coats and muddy boots.

Sitting Room – Charming dual aspect room delighting in characterful period features with exposed timber beams, open truss work and richly-hued hard wood flooring. The room is made even more inviting by the exposed brick fireplace home to a Multi-fuel stove set atop a flagstone hearth.

Study/4th Bedroom – The spacious Study also enjoys dual aspect and wood flooring and offers a highly malleable room ideal as Home Office, quiet room for private retreat or 4th Double Bedroom.

Open Plan Kitchen/Dining/Family Room – Initially opening into a more informal and versatile Family area offering space for cosy seating or easily supervised play area for younger children, with under the distinctive brick staircase a useful built-in cupboard. Leading on the stone extension provides ample space for family dining with new solid wood flooring throughout harmonising this exciting hub for family life. Well-lit by spot task and recessed lighting, it is also flooded with natural light from both an External half-glazed Stable door and French doors leading out onto the wide entertaining patio. The proper country Kitchen offers a solid fuel Rayburn winter range and is fully fitted in handmade bespoke cabinetry warmed by solid wood countertops. There is space for both a gas cooker for summer and freestanding fridge/freezer. While beneath twin double windows with views across the garden, the stainless steel sink and a half with drainer is set beside the integrated dishwasher.

Utility Room – Beyond fitted storage units and stainless steel sink, the Utility provides space for a washing machine while the built-in tall cupboard offers storage of household necessities.

Downstairs Shower Room – Lying off the Utility is a Shower Room with cubicle, WC and wall-mounted basin, all finished in iconic tongue and groove panelling.

Bedroom 1 – Part of the new stone extension the carpeted Main Bedroom enjoys dual aspect windows with views over the landscaped formal gardens. The high pitched ceiling boasts exposed beam and recessed lighting while the slowly sloping roofline has allowed for the installation of a wall of storage with wardrobes and fitted shelving concealed within 4 oak door Double Cupboards.

Bedroom 2 – To the other end of the hall lies a bright carpeted Double Bedroom with latch door, two walls of exposed beams and window with views overlooking the front garden and out to the wider countryside.

Bedroom 3 – Offering a smaller Double Bedroom, the carpeted room enjoys exposed wall beams and window framing views over the garden and  
benefits from a built-in deep cupboard providing useful storage. 

Family Bathroom – With frosted window, tongue and groove panelling, exposed beams and solid wood flooring, the Bathroom features a period-style suite of WC, pedestal basin and roll-top claw-foot bath with centre mounted taps.

Airing Cupboard – On the carpeted landing lies the Airing Cupboard with batten shelving and is home to the recently installed Worcester gas boiler.

Outdoor Kitchen with Covered Dining – The luxurious oak frame Outdoor Kitchen with encircling low stone wall base features both bottle gas hob and gas barbeque flanked by oak countertops.  A Butler’s sink neatly repurposed as an ice bath for cooling drinks, beside space for a dedicated wine cooler with fitted wall shelves above all combine to create a convivial Bar accommodating happy gatherings of family and friends. The spacious covered area extends to provide comfortable dining and relaxing, framing views across the beautiful gardens to the setting sun.

Outbuildings – The L-shaped and interconnected timber Outbuildings have power and lighting and offer huge flexibility of use and storage. Currently set out as Workshop with shelving and workbenches, insulated and made year-round practical by small wood stove, next is a Machinery Store accessed by double doors, before turning into the Double Garage/carpeted Man Cave with double doors to the Driveway and new bi-fold door to the rear Productive Garden. Attached to one side is a Tool Store with large Log Stores abutting the rear. Offering huge potential for Artisans, trade professionals and copious storage, there may also exist potential for conversion.

Outside

From the common lane access, a stone paved area before the garden’s stone wall provides ample parking, before steps lead down into the expertly landscaped and enclosed formal garden billowing with rich plantings of cottage garden favourites. The stone paved pathway wanders and widens to provide an entertaining patio overlooking the circular lawn edged with fragrant flowering shrubs and specimen magnolias. Beyond a wood gate and across an access driveway lies the second hedged garden, dedicated to produce with 5 large raised beds with gravel pathways, in part planted with an array of soft fruit; raspberries, strawberries and gooseberries and boasting a mature cooking apple with Tree House.

Practicalities

Herefordshire Council Tax Band ‘D’
Gas Central Heating
Double Glazed Throughout
Mains Electricity & Water
LPG Tank Gas & Private Drainage
Fibre Broadband Available

Directions

From Hereford, take the A438 towards Brecon. At the Whitecross roundabout, take the second exit onto King’s Arce Road. Turn right onto the A480 for Credenhill and continue straight for 7 miles. Turn left onto the A4112 for Kinnersley. Before the village the property is to be found by turning left onto a shared lane, marked by a small GlassHouse direction arrow.

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Council Tax Band: D
Tenure: Freehold