4 bedroom semi-detached house

Charming village living

Description

Tucked away in the heart of the village of Byfield, Kinsale is an
enchanting thatched cottage which boasts period features throughout. This beautiful home offers an abundance of character and charm. There is a sense of serenity and timelessness as you set foot through the cottage gateway. This entrance is accentuated with an archway of flowering plants.

The powder blue front door with wisteria growing above it, compliments the oldest part of the cottage as do the beautifully crafted leaded windows and the ironstone stonework.

As you enter the cottage into the flagstone hallway, there is a lovingly preserved original wooden door. This leads to an impressive inglenook open fireplace, fireside bench, traditional flag stone flooring and an oak window seat with oak shutters. The house is naturally light and generously proportioned rooms continue with a dining room/ study and an endearing cottage kitchen which has bespoke fitted cupboards, a Rayburn cooker, traditional bread stove and terracotta tiled floors. There is a downstairs bathroom with modern fixtures and fittings.

Upstairs there are four bedrooms with individual character and each with generous ceiling height and original beams. Three of the bedrooms are particularly spacious, One of these has an en-suite and one has a washbasin and WC.

You can access the second charming sitting room via the kitchen or via a door from the outside patio. It has a stone floor, beamed ceilings and French windows which open out to the garden. A wooden staircase leads to the en suite bedroom which has a vaulted, beamed ceiling and exposed stone walls. Currently this part of the house adapts well to being used as an Airbnb but just as easily works well as part of the house.
This area offers the best of both worlds; potential for generating income or as an ideal extra space for family or friends.

The utility room currently works well as an additional kitchen for
guests and also storage facilities. It also houses the combi boiler for the gas central heating. Whilst the cottage has the beauty of its craft in abundance, it also offers all of the up to date features for modern living.

Outside is delightful. The well stocked garden is predominantly laid to lawn, interspersed with a variety of mature trees, including blossom, hedging, flower beds and patio areas. Enclosed and private, it’s perfect for summer entertaining and alfresco dining.

There is also a small vegetable plot, two sheds, a log store, potting area, outside electrical sockets and motion sensor lights. To the side of the utility room there is also another garden gate.

Location

Byfield is a thriving village with so much to offer it's community. Positioned on the borders of south Northamptonshire, north Oxfordshire and south Warwickshire.

The village has facilities including a village shop/post office, two farm shops, petrol station, car repair garage, medical centre, primary school, public house, recreation park, tennis club, cricket club, bowls club, village hall with lots of parking, parish church and a community allotment. There is also an hourly bus service to Banbury, Daventry and surrounding villages (at time of print, May 2025). Nearby market towns of Daventry and Banbury provide more extensive facilities.

Communication links include the M40 motorway (J11) at Banbury about 9 miles and M1 (J 16) Upper Heyford about 12 miles and trains from Banbury to London/Marylebone peak time from approximately 56 minutes.

Independent schools in the area include prep: - Winchester House, (Brackley), Beachborough, (Westbury), The Carrdus, (Overthorpe) and Bilton Grange (Dunchurch); Public schools are Bloxham and Tudor Hall, (Bloxham), Stowe, Rugby and Princethorpe (Nr Leamington), Warwick and King’s High (Warwick).

Sporting facilities in the area include golf at Hellidon, Tadmarton and Middleton Cheney; horse racing at Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick; motor racing at Silverstone and full indoor sports complexes at Banbury and Daventry. Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon provide further cultural facilities.

Square Footage: 1,792 sq ft



Additional Info

Agents comment -
Please note there is a right of way on foot over the southern boundary of the neighbouring property.

There are two entrances to the garden and house. The first is on a right of way across the neighbours pathway and the second is at the back of Kinsale through the garden gate which is alongside the utility room.