Church Street, Talgarth, Brecon, Powys

Description

Situated on the outskirts of town, The Old Vicarage comprises of a quaint 3/4 bedroom stone cottage together with an attached 1 bedroom spacious attached barn conversion. The property which is in need of modernisation offers fantastic opportunities to create a superb family home, retaining the original character whilst providing an income stream from the attached cottage. All set in generous gardens of approximately 1/3 of an acre with a wonderful outlook over the surrounding countryside.

Location

The property is found on the edge of Talgarth off a quiet country lane leading to Park Wood. Talgarth is an attractive market town situated at the foot of the Black Mountains with a great range of local amenities that include a small supermarket, public houses and restaurants, butchers, newsagents, doctor surgery and new primary school facility, along with Talgarth Mill and Cafe which attracts a large number of visitors. The towns of Brecon (9 miles), Hay-on-Wye (9 miles) and Abergavenny (18 miles) offer a further range of social, leisure and shopping facilities. The town is situated within the Brecon Beacons National Park which is famed for its outstanding beauty, with the Black Mountains nearby particularly noted and some wonderful country walks and an abundance of bird, plant and other wildlife.

Walk Inside

The property opens into a spacious entrance hall having a tiled floor and traditional wooden staircase leading to the first floor. Centrally located, the hall provides access to the warm and cosy sitting room having a window to front and feature inglenook fireplace with inset wood burning stove, together with an opening to the study. Across the hall is the kitchen/diner having a range of units to one end with inset sink, space for dining table and chairs and recessed wood burning stove. To the rear a door provides access to the enclosed porch which extends across the rear of the property.

First Floor

The traditional wooden staircase leads to the first floor landing having exposed wooden floorboards, providing access to two of the double bedrooms; both of which have windows overlooking the front garden, and family bathroom comprising of a panelled bath with shower over, sink unit, w.c. and door to the third double bedroom. From the landing a further door leads to a staircase providing access to the 2nd floor attic bedroom; this spacious room which has part-restricted head room features the traditional beams and 2 Velux windows.

THE BARN

Bifold doors open into the light and airy living room having a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, this spacious room providing an ideal space for living/dining. Off to the left is the kitchen complete with a range of units to include inset sink and window to side and rear. A further door lead to the bathroom comprising of a 4-piece suite to include panelled bath, w.c., bidet and wash basin together with an understairs cupboard. Stairs ascend to the first floor mezzanine bedroom; a double room complete with exposed timbers, wood flooring, velux window and built-in wardrobe.

OUTSIDE

Set in a plot of approximately 1/3 of an acre, the gardens wrap around the property on all sides, The property offering scope to create a larger parking area to the rear. A gated entrance leads to the annex garden with steps down to a small patio, whilst a further pathway provides separate pedestrian access to the main house, maintaining a degree of privacy between the two; but equally interlinked via a set of adjoining stone steps. The sloping spacious gardens are mainly laid to lawn with mature floral and herbaceous borders maintaining privacy, together with garden shed.