Markfield Road, Groby, Leicestershire

A period, Grade II Listed and thatched, “chocolate box” cottage located on the peripheries of this west Leicestershire village. Situated on a good-sized plot, the property retains a wealth of original features including heavily beamed ceilings and ledge and brace pine doors, making it a must view.

Location - The village of Groby lies approximately five miles west of Leicester city centre which offers a wide range of shopping facilities. The village itself provides convenient access to the M1/M69 motorway networks and associated Fosse Retail park via the A46 western bypass. The village itself offers a wide range of local shopping facilities popular schools, parish church and is surrounded by some of Leicestershire's most attractive countryside in particular the Charnwood forest area with attractive scenery and popular scenic walks, and the beautiful nearby Groby Pool (from where the cottage gets its name) reputedly the largest natural expanse of open water in Leicestershire, covering 38 acres and home to a wide range of plants, birds and animals.

Accommodation - The cottage is entered via a timber front door into a hallway with tiled flooring. The sitting room houses the principal staircase and has a built-in storage cupboard, a cast iron log burner with an exposed brick chimneybreast and brick flooring. The snug/bedroom three has an exposed brick fireplace and a built-in storage cupboard. The dining room houses the secondary staircase and has a door to the rear garden. A ground floor shower room provides a white three piece suite comprising a low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin and shower enclosure. The kitchen boasts a range of eye and base level units, a Rangemaster double oven and grill, five-ring halogen hob, Bosch tumble dryer, Glow Worm wall mounted boiler and a stable door to the rear garden.

A large landing/study area (accessed via the principal staircase) houses built-in linen and storage cupboards. The master bedroom has a heavily beamed ceiling. The bathroom provides a white three piece suite comprising a low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin and a panelled bath with a shower attachment over. A further double bedroom (accessed via the secondary staircase) has a built-in storage cupboard and stripped floorboards.

Outside - To the front is a paved driveway, steps leading to a block paved pathway and deep, lawned gardens with mature planted borders. To the rear of the property are further deep gardens, mainly laid to lawn with paved patio areas, mature shrubs and trees.

Tenure & Council Tax - Tenure : Freehold
Local Authority : Hinckley & Bosworth Council
Tax Band : D