DISTANCES
Stamford 3 miles, Peterborough 10 miles (with high speed trains to London King’s Cross from 50 minutes), Oakham 15 miles and Uppingham 17 miles.


SITUATION

Willoughby Cottage is located in the centre of the attractive village of Barnack, just three miles south of Stamford and ten miles north of the Cathedral city of Peterborough.
Barnack itself is brimming with history, with the parish church notable for it’s 11th century Anglo-Saxon tower (one of the earliest spires in England) and the location of an important Bronze Age burial. The village also has a primary school and is bustling with several small businesses.
The charming market town of Stamford, whose many historic buildings include the renowned George Hotel, offers a variety of shops, bars and restaurants is close by and Peterborough has further shopping, cultural and leisure facilities. The Burghley House Estate is just a few miles away and hosts a number of events throughout the year, including Burghley Horse Trials.
Willoughby Cottage is well placed for road travel with quick access to the A1 a few miles away, whilst for rail travel, Peterborough station is served by the high speed East Coast link to London (from 50 minutes) and the North.
The area is excellent for schooling with private schools at Stamford, Oakham, Oundle and Uppingham whilst local state options include The Kings School in Peterborough.
For further outdoor pursuits Barnack’s popular Hills & Holes is close-by and it is an easy drive to Rutland Water, with golf at Burghley Park.


DESCRIPTION

Willoughby Cottage is a charming cottage built in the 1780s from the famous Barnack stone, yet is not Grade listed.
Set slightly back from the road with off road parking opportunity at the front, you enter the cottage into a spacious entrance hall with working log burning fireplace, beautiful wooden floorboards and built in cupboards ideal for storage.
The wooden floor boards flow through into a lovely sitting room with French doors onto the garden, stone surround fireplace complete with log burner and the quintessential cottage period features of exposed beams and stone wall.
From the sitting room is the kitchen-diner with impressive vaulted ceiling. The room is flooded with natural light from the 4 sky lights and the window looking onto the garden. The kitchen has built in fridge, freezer and dishwasher and a Britannia range master cooker. There is also plumbing for a washing machine. A back door leads onto the garden terrace.
From the entrance hallway, pealing off the to right hand side, is a corridor leading to a downstairs cloakroom with beautiful stone floor tiling. Following along there is a large understairs storage area. The corridor opens out into another living room with log burner, dual aspect and French doors out onto the back garden decking area. The working sash windows to the front of the property have been frosted adding to the privacy of the home.
Alighting the stairs there is a well proportioned double bedroom with window to the front aspect of the property and loft access. A large family bathroom with the same beautiful stone tiles used in the cloakroom features a rain head shower over the bath.
To the left hand side is another double bedroom with built in cupboard. Opposite is the Principal bedroom with vaulted ceiling, triple aspect with skylight and windows overlooking the garden. There is built in shelving and a built in wardrobe.


OUTSIDE

The garden is accessed from the kitchen or either sitting room and is a lovely suntrap. A terrace wraps around the cottage and there is a dining decking area. The garden is effectively a courtyard with a lovely stone wall.
There is a lean to attached to the exterior of the kitchen with electricity and a garden shed useful for storage and an outside tap.
The current owners rent a nearby garage that may be available to accompany the property through separate negotiation.


GENERAL REMARKS

SERVICES
Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are connected. Gas central heating. None of the services have been tested by the agents.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as curtains, light fitting and garden ornaments are specifically excluded but may be available by separate negotiation.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
Peterborough City Council:[use Contact Agent Button]

VIEWING
The property may only be inspected by prior arrangement through King West,

DIRECTIONS
From Stamford take the B1443 towards Barnack. On entering the village continue along the B1443 bending to the left. Turn right onto Main Street and follow the road around to the left, Willoughby Cottage is a few yards down on the right-hand side before the road bends round to the right.


IMPORTANT NOTICE

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