Blakes Hill, North Littleton, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11

Box Cottage, dating from the C18th is well screened by an evergreen box hedge which gives the property its name, is a beautiful stone house with a timber clad Victorian extension to provide well-balanced family accommodation, which has been beautifully maintained by the present owners with much of architectural interest and character including exposed ceiling timbers and stone tiled ground floor flooring and some polished boarded floors to the first floor. There are double-glazed hardwood windows.

Approached by a large brick and timber porch, the front door opens to a large hall/cloakroom with double French doors to outside, with separate WC.
There is a 32-foot-long kitchen/dining room with painted fitted kitchen units to one end, with timber tops, range cooker, integrated appliances and sink. The west-facing sitting room has an inglenook fireplace with an inglenook window and wood burner, and original front door to the garden. The south and west-facing snug has a traditional Victorian cast-iron range and window seat.

The principal bedroom has a built-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom. Three further first-floor bedrooms, all with dual aspect windows and a family bathroom with a shower over the bath. There are two further second-floor rooms with skylight windows.

Gardens and grounds

The enclosed garden of over a third of an acre is wonderfully stocked and will be a delight to a keen gardener.

There is a gravel parking area with shrubs and decorative close boarded fencing leading to a pair of double wooden gates to further gravel parking and the large 4 car tandem garage with pit and up and over door and useful workshop behind.

There is a secluded gravelled patio, with stone walling and timber store. Further garden store with double doors and glazing to one side.

The main garden lies to the south and west side of the house, well screened from the village street by box and evergreen hedges and close-boarded fencing on a stone wall base. A lavender-lined gravel path leads to the original front door. The garden is wonderfully stocked with lawns and a wide selection of ornamental trees, roses and shrubs, including magnolia, birch, evergreens, apple and acer. There are beds and wide borders of bulbs, roses, herbaceous plants and shrubs and a rambling rose arch.

Box Cottage stands in a large garden in the village of North Littleton, which lies approximately 4 miles from the market town of Evesham and a short drive from the Cotswolds. North Littleton has many local facilities, including St Nicholas Church, a public house and football club. The village of South Littleton, about 1 mile away, has a village shop as well as a tennis club and bowling club, and there is a farm shop in Middle Littleton, about 0.5 miles away. The market town of Evesham is just 4 miles away, with Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon, the region’s cultural centre, providing a wider range of shopping, leisure and recreational facilities. Broadway and other Cotswold villages are within easy reach.

There is a good selection of independent schools locally. Mainline train services run from Honeybourne, 3 miles away and from Evesham. The motorway network, with the M40, M42 and M5 are all easily accessible. Local footpaths and bridleways provide excellent access to the surrounding countryside. Golf courses include Bidford Grange Country Club, The Vale Country Club and Broadway Golf Club. There is racing at Stratford-upon-Avon, Worcester and Cheltenham.