Part of our Signature collection, Meadowsweet Cottage is a beautiful Grade II listed thatched cottage with adjacent annexe occupying approximately 0.4 acre and nestled within a small hamlet of just 5 properties in the Stour Valley.
The Stour Valley setting is a beautiful area with the popular Henny Swan Pub and Restaurant overlooking the River Stour close by.

The property has wonderful character features and offers excellent potential for extensions subject to the usual planning consents. The Stour Valley setting is a beautiful area with the very popular Henny Swan Pub and Restaurant overlooking the River Stour. This property would make the ideal home for those looking to get away from it all.

With wonderful character features this well presented cottage would make the ideal home for those with a desire to 'escape from it all’ in a picturesque countryside setting. The cottage previously had full planning to extend which has lapsed but offers excellent potential to apply again subject to the usual planning consents.

Entering the porch which leads into the entrance hall where the stairs rise to the first floor and doorways lead off to the ground floor accommodation.

The dining room has beautiful dual aspect windows overlooking the front and rear gardens, exposed wooden floor and small open fireplace.
The main sitting room is a charming room with brick flooring, an open inglenook fireplace with inset wood burning stove/back boiler and exposed timbers. Jim Lawrence light fitting. (There are a number of Jim Lawrence light and bathroom fittings throughout the cottage.) A latched door leads to the study via a lobby. The study has 2 windows to the side aspect and exposed wall and ceiling timbers.

Steps down from the lobby lead to the kitchen/breakfast room with separate utility, hallway and back door leading out into the garden.
The kitchen comprises storage cupboards, work surfaces and a Smeg lpg/electric range cooker. Space for a fridge and dishwasher. The Utility room has storage, plumbing for a washing machine and the main oil fired boiler.
Completing the ground floor accommodations, a shower room with fully tiled walk in shower enclosure, wc and attractive top mounted wash hand basin.

On the first floor the master bedroom has wooden flooring, exposed timber and brick features, a window with views over the water meadows and Stour valley. An adjoining ensuite bathroom in heritage style with a roll top clawfoot slipper bath, tiled floor, two windows with views over the garden. Wall panelling and exposed wall timbers.

Bedroom 2 has a built-in cupboard and views over the main garden.

Adjacent to the cottage is an annexe facility. An excellent addition comprising a main living area of a good size, kitchenette, shower room and access to the upper storage area. Excellent potential perhaps for an Airbnb venture.

The grounds of Meadowsweet are a key feature of this pretty thatched cottage. The grounds mostly extend to one side with approximately 300 ft of road frontage and plenty of off road parking.
The front gardens are well stocked with established cottage style planting. A brick path leads to the front door and further paving surrounds the property.

The majority of the rear gardens are mainly laid to lawn and extend to one side of the cottage with a number of established shrubs and trees (some fruit trees). There is a workshop, summerhouse and a 30ft x 15ft polytunnel with recently replaced Visqueen cover. The gardens offer a lot of potential for the keen gardener to design their ideal floral creation and to grow vegetables.
Further down the plot there is a second entrance to the property, an additional garden shed and log store area.


Location

Great Henny is a pretty village on the Essex/Suffolk border in the heart of the Stour Valley close to the River Stour and served by a popular pub/restaurant The Henny Swan which has river frontage and outside seating.

The nearby market town of Sudbury offers a wider range of shopping and leisure facilities including a branch rail link to London Liverpool Street taking approximately 70 minutes. Sudbury is approximately 4 miles away and is served by a local market twice a week, and in the nearby village of Lamarsh is another fantastic local pub The Lamarsh Lion. Approximately 3 miles away is the village of Bures offering a good range of local amenities and including a branch rail link to London Liverpool Street.

Being on the Essex side of Sudbury there is convenient access to Stansted Airport approximately 30 miles away and a 40 minute drive.

Directions

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Important Information

Services - We understand that mains water and electricity are connected. Private drainage to a septic tank. The property has oil as the main heating plus there is a wood burner with back boiler.
Tenure - Freehold
Council Tax Band - E EPC rating -