3 bedroom cottage for sale
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Property description & features
- Beautifully Updated Cottage
- Set In Historical Model Village
- Offered with No Chain
- Living Room with Dining Area
- Kitchen and Study
- Upstairs Bathroom
- Home Office in Igloo
- Newly Constructed Shepherds Hut
- Fabulous plot of 0.23 acre
- Stunning Location
Key Features
. A beautifully updated and improved cottage
. Set within an historic model village
. Two/three bedrooms with upstairs bathroom
. Newly constructed high quality shepherd's hut
. Fabulous plot of 0.23 acre
. Over-looking the green in this highly desirable Conservation village.
Ashton is a delightful village set around a traditional green, with a thatched pub, The Chequered Skipper, standing to one end . The village has a number of footpaths and bridleways leading through the Wold and over the gently rolling countryside of the Nene Valley. Oundle lies about 1 mile away and offers a range of family run shops, businesses and restaurants, set around the historic Market Place and Talbot Hotel. There is a good range of schooling both through the famous Oundle School, set in beautiful grounds and providing a youthful and interesting townscape, and a number of other primary and secondary schools and nurseries. The River Nene is less than half a mile away providing kayaking and other leisure activities. There is a large Sports Centre, local football and Rugby Clubs and a Tennis Club. Peterborough lies about 12 miles away and offers extensive facilities as well as main line rail travel with journey times to London Kings Cross from about 48 mins.
The house is entered via an open fronted porch, with quarry tiled floor. The timber door opens to the hall, which leads through to the living room. The four mullioned windows, with leaded panes, over-look the front garden, and a smaller window, from the dining area, over-looks the rear garden. The open fireplace makes an attractive focal point and has original cupboards to one side. The original polished, parquet floor, adds warmth. The study area is open to the living room but is tucked away sufficiently to be a good workstation. The guest cloakroom is beyond. The kitchen/breakfast room, which is fitted with an extensive range of solid wood units with hardwood worksurfaces and drainer, with inset Belfast sink. The Rangemaster stove is set into the chimney breast. Appliances are built-in including freezer, washer/dryer and dishwasher. The original quarry tiled floor has been retained. The new, glazed, hardwood back door opens to the garden. The stairs lead from the hall to the landing, which has a delightful window giving a glimpse of the garden. There is access to the lined and boarded loft space. Period, four panel doors lead to each of the double bedrooms and the bathroom. The main bedroom has a triple light, stone mullion window with leaded lights, to the front aspect. The second bedroom has windows to the front and rear, each with a lovely view. A wardrobe is built in. The luxurious bathroom is beautifully fitted with a free-standing bath, a basin set on a washstand, a glazed shower cubicle and a WC. A timber latch gate opens through the stone, boundary wall. The garden path splits, with access to the front and rear doors. The front garden is lawned and has beautiful flower borders. A copper beech hedge gives privacy from the neighbouring property. Just across from the kitchen door is the former washhouse or Igloo, as they were known, which has been re-ridged and capped, and is now lined and decorated, and serving as a useful home office or studio. Beyond this is the shepherd's hut. This is a useful addition to the accommodation, as it offers a bedroom cum kitchenette, and an ensuite shower/ WC. The hut is insulated and suitable for year-round use. A central path leads between the two lengthy lawns and on to the picket fence-enclosed vegetable garden and fruit trees.
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