3 The Cottage, Fenrother, NE61 3DS

Open Fields At The Front And Back, With The Shops And The Station Just 15 Mins Away. A semi-rural cottage in a hamlet between the A1 and A697, with a log burner in a stone hearth, a freestanding slipper bath and a main bedroom that faces nothing but open sky.

There's a version of the idyllic countryside dream that actually works day to day - where you get the wide skies and the silence and the horses grazing at the fence, without giving up the ability to get to M&S, a good school, or catch a train without planning an expedition. That's what’s on offer here.

Fenrother is a quiet little hamlet sitting between the A1 and the A697, about as Northumberland as it gets without disappearing entirely off the map. It’s small enough to feel genuinely rural, but Morpeth - with its shops, leisure centre, secondary schools and East Coast Mainline services to Newcastle, Edinburgh and London - is less than fifteen minutes by car. 

If you have little ones, Tritlington First School is even closer, just 2 minutes along the quiet lane, where it meets the A1.

The cottage itself has been extended and updated over the years without losing what makes it worth buying in the first place. The lounge is the heart of the place - a proper stone-surround fireplace with a log burner sitting inside it, exposed ceiling beams, and just enough character to remind you this is a real cottage, not a new build in a field. 

A separate kitchen-diner has white units, integrated appliances and a space for a dining table that fits four with room to spare. 

The bathroom is worth a mention before you get to the bedrooms, because it's the kind of room that stops people mid-viewing. A large freestanding slipper bath sits in the middle of the space, lit from above by a skylight - and there's a separate shower cubicle alongside it for the busy mornings when you don't have time for the full soak. 

All three bedrooms are on the ground floor and all three are doubles. The main bedroom has an extension that’s created a light-filled sitting area with windows on three sides, French doors opening to the outside, and a view across open fields that stretches as far as you can see. On a clear Northumberland morning, with a coffee and nowhere to be, it's difficult to overstate how good that feels. 

The second bedroom is another decent sized double with a full wall of fitted wardrobes. 

Outside, the south-facing back garden measures around 15 metres with a paved terrace directly off the back of the house, tapering to a narrow point at the end.

Beyond the fence, open fields. At the front, on the other side of the lane are even more open fields - with horses grazing in them, most days. 

Parking is to the side. The Shoulder of Mutton at Longhorsley is about five minutes in the car for a Sunday lunch, and the wider Northumberland countryside - with Rothbury, the National Park, the stunning coastline - is on your doorstep in whichever direction you choose to head.

If you've been looking for the real Northumberland life - with fields at the front, fields at the back, a fire to come home to - without cutting yourself off from the rest of the world, this is it.

Get in touch to arrange a viewing - properties don't come up often in a hamlet this size.

EPC Rating: E

Tenure: Freehold

Council Tax Band: C