Wiltshire — £425,000
If Broad Hinton is attractive, so, too, is The Cottage, an end-of-terrace Grade II-listed two-bedroom thatched property that sits within this village on the north-western edge of the expansive Marlborough Downs.
The current owners have lovingly restored and upgraded The Cottage, meaning that it now exudes charm throughout, not least in its sitting room, which boasts a woodburner and an exposed stone wall, and in its light-filled kitchen/dining room, where the pale-blue units are topped with oak worktops and French doors lead out to the rear garden.
This has been landscaped and the equally pretty front garden is surrounded by a white picket fence—giving the kind of look that really does appear on chocolate boxes.
For sale via Hamptons — see more details and pictures.
Devon — £450,000
The thatch atop Corner Cottage in Stokenham is crowned with the figure of a fox, which will often be a talking point for the new owners of this Grade II-listed semi-detached home.
Once they have stopped admiring their roof and its accoutrements, inside they will find three bedrooms, a family bathroom and a shower room, plus, on the ground floor, a 16½ft by 14ft sitting room with dual-aspect windows, a characterful kitchen/dining room and spacious utility room. Outside, there is a terrace garden.
For sale via Marchand Petit — see more details and pictures.
West Sussex — £1.195 million
‘What I love most about Stone Cottage is its incredible character—you really feel the history in every room,’ says agent Samantha Di Mond of this Grade II-listed, three-bedroom house that is reputed to have been built when Henry VIII was on the throne. Period details throughout include exposed beams and fireplaces, not least one made of brick in the dual-aspect sitting room.
On the ground floor, too, is a study, cloakroom, dining room and a music room, which equally could be turned into a library, reading room or studio.
The large Aga in the beamed kitchen would certainly appeal to keen cooks. Stone Cottage, reached via a quiet country track and set in the hamlet of Greatham, sits in 12 acres and there is even riverside access to the River Arun. Pulborough is three miles away.
For sale via Savills — see more details and pictures.
Bedfordshire — £700,000
Views across the Ouse Valley proliferate from the village of Stevington, the location of the semi-detached part-thatched Foxwood cottage, which has a feline finial on its roof. The home underneath is made up of more than 1,660sq ft of internal accommodation that, downstairs, consists of a study, sitting room and eye-catching kitchen/dining room (with hand-built painted tulipwood cabinetry, quartz worktops and a range cooker), with an attached oak-frame orangery.
Three bedrooms and a family bathroom can be found on the first floor. The spacious attic offers the potential for conversion, subject to planning permissions.
For sale via Fitzjohn Estates — see more details and pictures.
Suffolk — £700,000
This Grade II-listed thatched cottage sits on the edge of the village of Long Melford, between Bury St Edmunds and Colchester. And it's beautiful: a four-bedroom home full of character and charm, with over 2,000sq ft between the original thatched house and the newer, tiled extension to the side.
The gardens are a treat too.
For sale via Fenn Wright — see more details and pictures.
