News / Slip back in time with Church Cottage
History lovers will swoon over this classic picture postcard thatched cottage.
The sort of rural idyll little changed in hundreds of years.
Church Cottage,
Grade II Listed, it dates back to the 16th Century, rubbing shoulders with the William Shakespeare mystique – Ann Hathaway’s Cottage is nearby.
Andrew Reed, residential agency manager at CPBigwood in
“It is almost like turning the clock back to a more tranquil, less frenetic time … yet with all the mod cons we expect today.”
Set back from
It enjoys an almost secluded position raised above Shottery Brook and has a variety of period features including extensive exposed beams.
Other attractions are a superb inglenook fireplace, and a double garage and workshop.
The spacious sitting room includes wooden block floor, flagstone hearth and oak doors.
The recently refurbished kitchen has leaded and secondary glazed windows to the garden.
The dining room has two leaded rear windows, a fireplace with pine surround and stone hearth, and an Amtico individual tile floor.
There are three double bedrooms, one on the ground floor and two on the first floor.
The garden takes in bespoke cast iron gates and railings, a yew hedge with adjacent mature trees and bushes. There are steps up to a raised pavioured terrace overlooking the brook.
It is well located for road and rail connections, shops and schools.
Mr Reed said: “It is a beautiful cottage and garden. Given its olde worlde feel someone is sure to fall in love with it.
“Church Cottage really is a wonderful example of a historic thatched property in a charming village.
“It would have seen so much down the years and it is still here today for further generations to enjoy.”
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