Silver Street, Bourton, Swindon, Oxfordshire, SN6

A rare opportunity to purchase a detached period property in a sought after village.
Set in the heart of Bourton, this pretty cottage offers spacious and versatile accommodation throughout, with the benefit of a lovely cottage garden, driveway parking and a good sized garage.

Internally the property retains many character features, including flagstone flooring, exposed beams and wooden window shutters. The welcoming entrance hallway provides access to all ground floor reception rooms and leads through to the rear of the property. Flanking the reception hall are two lovely reception rooms; the formal sitting room is full of character with exposed wooden floorboards, and woodburner set in an original arch fireplace. Across the hall the second sitting room, again with a wood burning stove, is open to the kitchen/dining area making this the hub of the home and a great place for family life and entertaining. The kitchen is fitted with a wide range of base and wall units, with space for a Range Master stove and various other appliances. There is ample space within the kitchen for a dining table. In addition to the kitchen, there is a good size utility room which has space for further appliances and adjacent to this is the downstairs cloakroom.
The hallway provides staircases to both the basement and the first floor. The basement has been converted and lined, and provides an additional accommodation which could be used as a playroom, home office or perhaps an occasional bedroom when required.

To the first floor are four nicely proportioned bedrooms, three of which are double in size, with the master benefiting from fitted wardrobes. The bedrooms are serviced by a large family bathroom which has a roll top bath as well as a separate shower, along with his and her sinks and towel rails.

Externally, there is a pretty cottage garden, with a lavender lined pathway, which is flanked by a lawn area. The garden benefits from few apple trees (which produce a great crop, ideal for making apple juice),a small garden pond and a lovely seating area, which is ideally placed to soak up the summer sun. An electric gate provides access to the driveway parking, which in turn, leads to a good sized single garage.

The village of Bourton is picturesquely situated in the Vale of the White Horse and on the western boundary of Oxfordshire and yet within easy reach of Swindon and the M4 as well as Oxford and the A34/M40 via the A420. There is a co-educational preparatory school, Pinewood School, in the former Bourton House and a village hall in the former Baptist church. St James’ parish church is part of a single Church of England benefice with six neighbouring churches.

Nearby Shrivenham is one of the larger villages within the Vale of the White Horse and is located to the north-east of Swindon (circa 5 miles) and to the south-west of the market town of Faringdon (circa 5 miles). The village itself has an extremely active community. There is a lovely tree-lined high street with shops, a post office, public houses, a doctors’ surgery, and Church of England and Methodist churches. There is a newly built primary school and nursery, and also a golf course.