A charming, wonderfully presented and located Grade II listed cottage, standing in around 0.36 of an acre, with far reaching countryside views.

Entrance hall, sitting room, garden room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, snug/study, bedroom/study, wet room/cloakroom and rear porch/boot room. First floor master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, guest bedroom with en-suite bathroom and a further double bedroom.

Gated driveway and parking, detached tandem garage and gardens. In all about 0.36 of an acre.

THE PROPERTY
Rose Cottage is a charming and wonderfully presented detached Grade II listed cottage, formerly a farmhouse dating back to around the 17th century, enjoying marvellous far reaching countryside views. The property presents a Water Reed thatched roof (ridge and southern aspect re-thatched and the northern aspect cleaned and repaired in May 2022) with colour washed rendered elevations. The property has been presented and maintained to a very high standard throughout and features traditional cast iron radiators, log burning stoves set into the fireplaces and is also double glazed throughout.

The entrance hall, with an exposed brick floor, leads through the original arched frame doorway and an oak planked latch door into the sitting room, with impressive, exposed timber frame and ceiling beams, an inglenook fireplace with bressummer beam, herringbone brick hearth and inset log burning stove, display alcove to the side and wall light points. Open studwork leads through to the garden room which is a beautiful oak framed sympathetic extension to the cottage, with a vaulted ceiling and enjoys windows to the garden and the view beyond and French doors lead out to a rear terrace. The dining room, with a window to the front and open plan to the kitchen, enjoys exposed original and painted ceiling timbers, a fireplace with bressummer beam, pamment tiled hearth and an inset log burning stove. Stairs lead to the first floor with understairs storage cupboard, a door leads into the snug/study and there is open studwork and a breakfast bar divide to the kitchen. The charming country cottage kitchen is fitted with a range of units under granite and woodblock work surfaces, with an underset ceramic butler sink, Rangemaster range style electric cooker with oven and hob with surround and high mantle shelf with extractor hood. Integrated appliances include a Bosch dual microwave oven, larder fridge and dishwasher. It benefits from a tiled floor and leads through into the utility room, which houses the pressurised hot water tank, water softener and features a roll topped work surface with stainless steel sink unit, space and plumbing for automatic appliances and windows to the side. The rear hall has a window and a door leading out to the rear garden and houses the oil-fired boiler in a cupboard. The study/snug has windows to the front and side aspect and enjoys exposed wall and ceiling timbers. There is also a ground floor bedroom/study with built-in corner unit and a family shower/cloakroom, which is fully tiled with a fitted shower enclosure, low flush wc, wall shelf stand with sink and a radiator towel rail.

On the first floor the landing features a window to the front aspect and wide planked flooring with exposed brickwork to the chimney breast and leads to the master bedroom which has a charming, exposed brick fireplace, exposed ceiling timbers and built-in wardrobe cupboards. A door leads into an en-suite bathroom with freestanding clawfoot bath with hand shower attachment over, pedestal hand wash basin, low flush wc and exposed timbers and chimney brickwork. Bedroom two has exposed wall timbers, a built-in cupboard and wide plank flooring with a latch door leading into an en-suite bathroom with freestanding clawfoot slipper bath with hand shower attachment, pedestal hand wash basin, radiator towel rail and wide plank flooring. Bedroom three has built-in cupboards and exposed wall and ceiling timbers. There is also good loft space with the main area having been professionally boarded and insulated.

OUTSIDE
The gardens and grounds extend to around 0.36 of an acre and are a particular and noteworthy feature of the property. Rose Cottage is set behind a high hedge with picket gate to the front and a hedge window to the side. The front garden is lawned with a steppingstone path and well stocked flower border. A fence with five bar gate leads to the driveway which is gravelled and affords good parking to the side of the house and leads to the detached tandem garage which has an electric powered roller door to the front and a personal door to the garden, with power and light. There is also roof storage and a lean to store to the rear, housing the oil tank, log store and coal house. A picket fence with gates lead into the rear garden from the drive. The beautiful rear garden is predominantly laid to lawn with shrub and flower beds and borders, terraced areas and a garden shed, screened by a low hedge division there are also raised vegetable beds and a double-glazed brick plinth greenhouse. The gardens enjoy wonderful far-reaching views to the rear over the abutting rural countryside.

LOCATION
Rose Cottage sits relatively centrally within this charming historic village which boasts a friendly community and lies a about 1 mile from Badwell Ash, which is a well-served village, with village store, public house and restaurant, fish & chip shop and a fine parish church. The adjoining village of Walsham Le Willows has a butcher’s shop/delicatessen, public house and a well-known builders merchants/country store ‘Clarkes of Walsham’. More comprehensive facilities can be found in the nearby cathedral town of Bury St Edmunds, which offers a full range of schooling, recreational and shopping facilities. Cultural amenities include the impressive Georgian Theatre Royal and Abbey Gardens. The nearby centres of Newmarket, Cambridge and Ipswich are all within easy reach and the property is well located for road communications with the A14 being some 4 miles to the south. For the rail commuter there is a fast and regular service to London’s Kings Cross from Cambridge, taking approximately 60 minutes and from Stowmarket (9 miles) there is a mainline service to London’s Liverpool Street taking approximately 85 minutes.