Rose Cottage is an extremely pretty thatched cottage near Stowmarket in Suffolk dating back to the 16th century. The house has been sympathetically modernised and re-thatched and presents accommodation full of character with lots of exposed timber beams and an abundance of period features including an inglenook fireplace and exposed timbers and oak floors.
The accommodation comprises: entrance hall, cloakroom, sitting room, Rayburn kitchen, utility room, old kitchen/dining room, small office and upstairs first floor bedrooms, bathroom and a second floor bedroom.
The gardens amount to a third of an acre and are mainly laid to lawn. Flower borders are interspersed with a variety of trees including lilac and walnut, and there is also an orchard which includes apple, plum, pear and bullace.
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Rose Cottage is in a good position being the penultimate property down a no-though lane, while the cottage abuts farmland on two sides. The village of Thwaite lies in the heart of Suffolk around nine miles from Stowmarket which has very good amenities including a main link to London Liverpool Street.
The guide price is £425,000. For further information please contact Strutt & Parker on 01473 220 444 or visit www.struttandparker.com.
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