Nr Saffron Walden, Essex

THE COTTAGE is a truly outstanding detached village home of enormous style and character nicely positioned within this popular and highly regarded village which sits south-west of Saffron Walden. The property contains all the hallmarks expected of a property of this age with an array of exposed beams and timbers and lovely impressive fireplaces, all justifying its Grade II Listed status.
Accommodation provides nicely proportioned and well balanced living space arranged over two floors, with the original cottage benefitting from extensions carried out over the years which blend modern and old together perfectly.
The front door opens into an entrance hallway where stairs rise to the first floor and a ground floor cloakroom is situated at one end. A beautiful sitting room has two windows looking out to the front and two to the rear, all bringing in good amounts of natural light, exposed beams and timbers and impressive inglenook fireplace. A separate dining room provides another lovely reception area also looking out to the front with exposed beams and timbers and attractive inglenook fireplace. From here, steps rise up to a cosy snug which also looks out to the front, has exposed beams and timbers and exposed brick chimney breast. The kitchen/breakfast room sits to the rear of the property with dual aspect windows looking out over the garden giving a lovely aspect from the room. The kitchen is well equipped with granite work surfaces and an extensive range of storage cupboards, integrated 4 plate hob with extractor fan over, double oven and space for further appliances. There is a separate utility area which provides useful storage space and additional room for appliances.
The first floor accommodation is accessed from a split-level landing which, in turn, leads to 4 good sized bedrooms and nursery which could also serve as a useful study/home office. The master bedroom is particularly worthy of note being a large double room with dual aspect windows looking out over the rear gardens and having the benefit of its own en suite shower room, which is in addition to the main family bathroom which contains a 3-piece suite.
OUTSIDE, the property sits back from the road accessed via a gravelled driveway which creates off-street parking space for several vehicles and gives access to a detached double garage.
The rear gardens are a truly exceptional feature of this impressive home with the whole plot extending to about 0.50 of an acre. The gardens are laid out predominantly to lawn with a paved terrace adjoining the back of the house providing ideal space for outside entertaining, whilst the gardens themselves feature an extensive array of mature trees, plants and shrubs arranged in a variety of flowerbeds and borders with attractive trimmed box hedging and a garden pond. There is a useful outside store housing the oil fired boiler and, to the very rear of the garden, is a fully prepared grass tennis court.