4 bedroom cottage

A charming Grade II listed three bedroom detached period cottage set in a quiet rural country lane with separate annexe and paddocks with equestrian facilities.
ACCOMMODATION
* Entrance hall * Ground floor bathroom * Snug * Sitting room * Kitchen/breakfast room * Separate home office/utility room * Three first floor Bedrooms * First floor family shower room *Separate detached one bedroom annex* Stabling for three horses * Tack room * Two storage sheds * Paddocks * Access to nearby hacking * Private off road parking * EPC rating TBC
DESCRIPTION
Sandpond Cottage is a delightful quintessential Grade II listed detached country cottage set in a quiet idyllic rural location in Gay Street. The property has three bedrooms with the added benefit of a beautifully presented detached separate annexe, ideal for ancillary accommodation. The property also benefits from excellent equestrian facilities including stabling and paddocks, with immediate access to extensive bridleways through woodlands, farmland and vineyards.
The main residence is a charming Grade II listed cottage full of character features and is believed to date back over 500 years. There is an entrance porch with a solid hard wood front door in keeping with the period of the property. On entering the hall there is a cosy snug to the left with exposed beams and a fireplace with a wood burning stove. To the right from the entrance hall there is a delightful sitting room packed full of character features including exposed timber beams, built in shelving and fabulous brick-built inglenook fireplace complete with stone hearth, bread oven and wood burning stove. From here a door leads through to the cottage style kitchen with exposed beams and wood panelling, matching base and wall mounted units, built in storage cupboards, solid hardwood work tops, Rayburn and tiled floor. From the kitchen there is another solid hard wood door leading to the garden. A well-appointed ground floor bathroom completes the ground floor accommodation. From the entrance hall a turning staircase leads to the first floor landing with three bedrooms, two with views to the garden at the front of the property and one with views to the side. From the landing there is access to a modern family shower room.
To the side of the property there is a separate detached building for utility facilities and home office with matching base and wall storage units, butlers sink, work tops and views to the pond.
The annexe is separate from the cottage and offers spacious self-contained accommodation. With vaulted ceilings giving a charming living, dining and modern fitted kitchen area with a separate well-appointed shower room. From the ground floor a turning staircase leads to a cosy mezzanine bedroom. To the side of the annexe is a door which leads to a separate garden.


The property is approached off the lane via a driveway with the main property on the right and off-road parking, separate annexe, stabling and paddocks on the left. The main property has a lovely cottage style garden to the front with level lawns to either side of a clay brick garden path which leads to the property and a flagstone seating area. On entering through the wrought iron gate there is an ornate street light and to the right a feature dovecot. The garden is south facing and is well screened by hedging and interspersed with mature trees and flower and shrub beds. Set to the side is a storage shed and at the rear there is a green house, a vegetable patch and various fruit bushes/trees.
To the left of the driveway there is a parking area for numerous vehicles. Beyond the parking area is the self-contained annexe which has separate parking outside the porch and front door. It has a private garden with level lawn and a patio with views to the west across the grass paddocks and towards the sunset. Beyond the annexe is the equestrian area, with stables for three horses, tack room and store with an additional shed and shelter. From the enclosed stables area there is direct access to 1.5 acres of paddocks. There is a separate gated access to the lane for horses and a hardstanding area for storing a horse box, hay, bedding and a horse manure trailer.

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