Stretfordbury, Stoke Prior, Leominster, Herefordshire

A charming country cottage sitting within just over half an acre of grounds | Spacious Hall | Sitting Room | Study/Dining Room | Snug Area | Large Kitchen/Dining Room | Ground Floor Shower Room | Three Double Bedrooms | Bathroom | Single Garage | Driveway Parking | Extensive Gardens

A beautifully presented detached character cottage, in a tranquil location, on a quiet lane on the outskirts of Stoke Prior. Benefitting from spacious three or four bedroom accommodation, garage and extensive garden with two large sheds/workshops and greenhouse, with views over open countryside. The property offers an idyllic country lifestyle yet within easy reach of Leominster, famed for its antique centres, the market towns of Bromyard, Ludlow and the cathedral city of Hereford. Road and rail links are very good with the A49, A44 and a railway linking Cardiff and Manchester.

The property is a well proportioned double fronted cottage, that has been thoughtfully updated by the current owners, whilst retaining character features dating back to the mid eighteenth century. Over time the original property has benefitted from more recent extensions to the side and rear. The property offers plenty of off-road parking and a single garage. A very large kitchen/dining room has been added to the rear, making the most of the garden views. The cottage has has potentially four double bedrooms. The downstairs cloakroom has a wall-in shower to enable multi-generational living. Outside, extensive gardens with productive vegetable beds and fruit trees.

The rear entrance porch opens into the large, light filled kitchen/dining room. The kitchen is a lovely light room, with triple aspect and generous space with a wide range of wall and base cupboard units, offering plenty of storage, together with space for white goods, fridge/freeze and range style cooker. There is a lovely view towards countryside from the one and a half bowl sink and ample worktop space for food preparation, with views to all sides. The room has a modern vaulted ceiling and opens to the dining area, which features a brick chimney breast with log burning stove, which can also provide alternative central heating and is flanked with windows overlooking the garden. The downstairs bathroom with walk-in shower and Amtico flooring is recently fitted. Once into the inner hallway, the character of the original eighteenth century timber frame construction becomes apparent. The snug offers scope for a pleasant seating area or home office, with a window overlooking the garden and patio to the rear. A door from the adjoining hall opens into a second, spacious reception room or fourth double bedrooms, with a wood burning stove and views over open countryside. Also off the hall is the sitting room which spans the full depth of the property with a dual aspect and an attractive feature brick fireplace and hearth fitted with a log burning stove.

The beautiful, handmade, oak staircase leads to the first floor, which there are three double bedrooms, all benefitting from delightful views either over the garden or the surrounding countryside. The bathroom is of a generous size and fitted with a P shaped bath with shower over, WC, and wash basin. A door opens up to additional storage and the thermal stove which links the solar panels and boilers to provide energy efficient heating and solar power.

A five bar gate opens into a tarmac driveway and garage, providing parking for several vehicles to the front and side of the garage. The garage benefits from an external door and power. Two of the three sheds/workshops also have power. To the rear, a secluded garden has been laid out with a dining patio, a second patio with pond and seating lies to the rear of the lounge. The gardens totalling over half an acre comprise lawns, borders and productive vegetable garden and greenhouse from which there are extensive views across into Wales.

This charming cottage can only be fully appreciated by viewing.