Colstey, Clun, Craven Arms, Shropshire

If you are looking to escape to the country, look no further. Colstey Cottages is a charming stone-built property offering 1550 sq. ft of characterful accommodation with features including exposed beams and posts, rustic ledge doors and vintage fireplaces. A vestibule leads directly into the striking kitchen/dining room which offers the convivial hub of the home and a rear door which opens onto a decked platform providing a seamless transition to the outside. With bold, blue wall tiling and an antique stove with bread oven, this captivating setting includes a well-designed island unit, and a dining area with bespoke bench seat. Ancillary space is provided by an adjoining
utility room, which incorporates a cloakroom and provides additional storage units. A hallway links to the relaxed environment of the sitting room which enjoys the warming ambience of a wood-burning stove set within a beautiful stone fireplace.
The stairway rises from the kitchen to the first floor rooms which benefit from the elevated outlook over the surrounding landscape. There are three bedrooms, one of which currently presents as a study. The principal room showcasing a vaulted ceiling with exposed timber framework and rafters. Completing the picture is a stylishly-presented family bathroom, with a modern freestanding tub on a raised platform, a corner shower cubicle, alongside a heritage fireplace in a juxtaposition of the old and the new.

Local Authority: Shropshire Council
Services: Mains electricity, oil fired central heating, borehole water, septic tank which may not comply with current regulations.
Council Tax: Band C
Fixtures and Fittings: Only items known as fixtures and fittings will be included in the sale. Other items may be available by separate negotiation.
Wayleaves and easements: The property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all wayleaves, easements and rights of way, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £625,000

Far-reaching views can be enjoyed from the garden, and the cottage enjoys a naturalistic setting with much of the grounds laid to lawn and interspersed with specimen trees. A decked-platform wraps around the side and rear of the property offering opportunities for outdoor dining and relaxation, with a designated vegetable garden providing a cultivation space for the green-fingered and self sufficient. The property is approached via a long length of gravelled driveway, which also leads to an open fronted barn, an oak-framed double garage and a large workshop.

Colstey Cottages enjoys a picturesque rural setting within the stunning Shropshire Hills National Park, just to the north of Clun. Clun offers a range of facilities including a primary school, medical surgery, a public house, coffee shops and a post office. More comprehensive amenities are on offer in the thriving market town of Bishop’s Castle including independent shopping, a leisure centre, a small cottage hospital, public houses and restaurants, whilst slightly further afield, Craven Arms has a supermarket and additional shopping
opportunities. Hopton Heath train station connects to Craven Arms and Shrewsbury, and from there to central London. There are several independent schools in the vicinity which include Lucton, Bedstone College, Moor Park and Concord College.