Phillips Acre, Yarpole, Leominster

CHAIN FREE | Charming Border Oak Terraced Cottage | Set In The Heart Of An Idyllic Rural North Herefordshire Village | Including Family Living Room With Feature Fireplace With Clearview Stove | Kitchen/Dining Room | Conservatory Addition To Rear Taking In The Lovely Garden | Two Double Bedrooms | En-suite To Principal Bedroom | Family Bathroom | Beautiful Mature, Private Gardens | Studio/Home Office At Bottom Of Garden | Single Nearby Garage & Parking

September Cottage is set in the heart of the village of Yarpole, which includes the 13th Century St Leonards Church which incorporates the community owned shop, Post Office with banking facilities, concerts and exhibitions as well as a café, providing a true sense of village life and community hub. The village hall is set not far from the centre. The local public house, The Bell at Yarpole, is also community owned.
The National Trust owned Croft Castle and Bircher Common are set on the fringe of the Village, with the market towns of Leominster and Ludlow close to hand for a good range of everyday amenities, together with train station. The larger Cathedral City of Hereford is located a little further to the south.

This charming and spacious terraced Border Oak cottage forms part of a select development of similar properties, nestled in the heart of the idyllic rural village of Yarpole. A gated pathway leads through a pleasant front garden with gravelled front garden, mature shrubbery and planting to the recessed front door. This opens through to a good-sized reception hallway with staircase to the first floor with useful storage cupboard beneath, wall mounted electric night storage heater and wood effect flooring. An oak latch door then leads through to the family living room which features an impressive brick inglenook style fireplace with raised, quarry tiled hearth with inset Clearview Stove with wooden mantel above. There are windows to both the front and rear elevations, looking out to the beautiful gardens, also a wall mounted electric night storage heater and wall lighting. A further latched oak door from the hallway opens to the spacious kitchen dining room. The kitchen offers a range of matching base and wall units, with work surfaces over and inset, ceramic sink and tiled splash backs. There is an inset electric double oven, separate ceramic hob with extractor hood above with further freestanding appliances including upright fridge freezer, washer/dryer and slim line dishwasher which are all included in the sale. There is a window to the front elevation with the room opening out to a good-sized dining area with wall mounted electric night storage heating and ceiling lighting. Glazed double doors then open out to a lovely conservatory stretching across the back of the property with double glazed windows overlooking the beautiful, private rear gardens with a door leading to the same, wall mounted electric night storage heater and wall lighting.
The staircase from the reception hallway leads up to the galleried first floor landing with window to the rear elevation and doors off to all rooms. The principal bedroom is a pleasant double room with a dual aspect, ceiling lights and wall mounted electric night storage heater and benefits from an en-suite shower room, to include an enclosed corner shower cubicle with electric shower over, low flush w/c, corner hand wash basin, ceiling light and extractor fan. The second bedroom is also a very generous double, with a dual aspect and a comprehensive range of fitted furnishings including bedside cabinets, dressing table, wardrobes and drawers. There is a wall mounted electric night storage heater, ceiling light, loft access and a door to an airing cupboard with hot water cylinder and fitted shelving. The family bathroom off the landing, offers a suite to include a panelled bath with separate electric shower over, low flush w/c, hand wash basin, heated electric towel rail, ceiling light and window to the front elevation.
OUTSIDE – The gardens to the rear form a real feature to the property with a backdrop onto open farmland. Leading off the conservatory is a large, flagged patio, ideal for outside dining/entertaining before steps lead up to a stunning cottage style garden with mature floral, shrubs and trees to the borders providing great privacy with the garden then laid to lawn and boasting a westerly aspect for afternoon sun. Set at the end of the garden and looking out to the fields, is a detached studio/home office with power and insulation, ideal for someone working from home or hobby room. There are several useful storage sheds by the patio and a gate leading to a shared passageway to the front elevation. The property also benefits from a single garage forming part of a communal block and parking to the front of the cottage.