**A LOVELY GRADE II LISTED COTTAGE WITH PARTS BELIEVED TO DATE BACK TO THE 17TH CENTURY. SET IN APPROX. 1/3 OF AN ACRE WITH ORCHARD. TWO STOREY WORKSHOP. PARKING FOR SEVERAL VEHICLES** Located in the idyllic, peaceful village of Cropthorne, this cottage has a calm and welcoming ambience with lovely character features throughout including exposed wall and ceiling beams, wooden latched doors, feature fireplaces. For a 400-year old cottage, this property is deceptively light with spacious rooms. The sitting room has an Inglenook with wood burner; a superb kitchen/dining/family room has two sets of French doors into the garden, central island/breakfast bar, integrated appliances and Elan range cooker; separate dining room; rear hallway/utility with shower room; three double bedrooms, a single and family bathroom on the first floor. The fore-garden has pretty cottage style planting with an ornamental pond. The rear garden is enclosed with a patio seating area and access into the orchard with a vegetable growing area. There is a two-storey workshop with stable door, light and power. A gravelled drive provides parking for several vehicles. Cropthorne is a communal village with a good primary school, public house (The Bell Inn), farm shop and large playing field (The Sheppey) with a village hall and playing field.

Front

The fore garden is laid to lawn with a variety of mature planting and a raised ornamental pond. A pathway leads to the open fronted wooden entrance porch. The front is open plan onto the gravelled drive which provides parking for several vehicles. The drive has gated access into the rear garden.

Sitting Room
18' 10'' x 15' 0'' (5.74m x 4.57m)
Oak entrance door with diamond shaped glass panel. Window to the front aspect. Inglenook fireplace with wood burner. Exposed wall and ceiling beams. Further window over stairwell. Flagstone flooring. Wall lights. Radiator. Television aerial point. Wooden latched door into dining room.

Dining Room
15' 0'' x 12' 7'' (4.57m x 3.83m)
Window to the front aspect. Ceiling and wall beams. Flagstone flooring. Wall lights. Radiator. Wooden latched door into stairwell. Doorway opening into kitchen/dining/family room.

Kitchen/Dining/Family Room
20' 9'' x 13' 2'' (6.32m x 4.01m)
Triple aspect room with two sets of french doors into the garden. Range of 'Shaker style' wall and base units surmounted by work surface with central island with wooden block work surface. One and a half bowl ceramic sink and drainer with mixer tap. Elan range cooker with extractor hood. (hob is LPG) Integrated fridge and dishwasher. Access into loft space. Exposed wall beams. Tiled splash backs and floor. Radiator. Television aerial point. Down lights to ceiling. Doorway into dining room. Door into rear hallway/utility

Rear Hallway/Utility
10' 8'' x 5' 3'' (3.25m x 1.60m)
Double glazed door to the side aspect. Filled cupboard with shelving. Plumbing and space for washing machine. Space for tumble dryer and freezer. Wall beams. Tiled floor. Downlights to ceiling.

Shower Room
8' 2'' x 5' 1'' (2.49m x 1.55m)
Large tiled shower cubicle with mains fed shower. Built in vanity unit with wash hand basin and low flush w.c. Shaver point. Ladder/towel rail radiator. Wall beams. Tiled floor. Down lights to the ceiling.

Stairwell

Window into sitting room. Stairs rising to first floor with storage area below. Radiator.

Landing

Velux sky light to the rear aspect. Wall and ceiling beams. Storage cupboard. Doors leading off.

Bedroom One
13' 2'' x 11' 1'' (4.01m x 3.38m)
Dual aspect double glazed windows. Fitted wardrobes with mirrored doors. Featured fireplace with mantle. Radiator.

Bedroom Two
13' 11'' x 11' 0'' (4.24m x 3.35m)
Double glazed window to the front aspect. Chimney breast with feature stone fireplace surround. Alcove to one side with hanging rail and shelving. Wall and ceiling beams. Radiator.

Bedroom Three
11' 9'' x 10' 3'' (3.58m x 3.12m)
Double glazed window to the rear aspect. Partitioned area with hot water cylinder. Floor standing Worcester oil-fired boiler.

Bedroom Four
11' 9'' x 7' 7'' (3.58m x 2.31m)
Double glazed window to rear aspect. Stripped wooden floor boards. Radiator. Ceiling and wall beams.

Family Bathroom
8' 7'' x 7' 3'' (2.61m x 2.21m)
Double glazed window to the rear aspect. Matching white suite. 'P' shaped bath with electric shower and glass screen. Tiled vanity area with wash hand basin and low flush w.c. Wall mounted mirror vanity cupboard. Ladder/towel rail radiator. Tiled splash backs and floor. Access into loft space. Ceiling and wall beams.

Workshop
10' 2'' x 10' 2'' (3.10m x 3.10m)
Window to the front aspect. Tiled floor. Stairs to the first floor (with sloped ceilings and diamond shaped window to the side aspect).

Gardens

A paved and gravelled pathway leads from the gated front access around the side and to the rear of the cottage and to the workshop. This extends to a gravelled patio seating area. The main garden area is laid to lawn with a variety of planted beds and borders with trees, shrubs and flowering plants.

A low fence with gate leads into the orchard which extends slightly beyond the brook and has fruit trees including eating and cooking apples and a vegetable growing area. Exterior lighting and watering tap.

About Cropthorne and Pershore

Cropthorne, a village and civil parish in the Vale of Evesham on the North-West edge of the Cotswolds. Overlooking the River Avon, its orchards sweep down to the river and offer clear, views across the vale to the Malvern Hills. St Michael's Church dates back to the 12th century. The village has unique examples of timber-framed thatched cottages from the 16th and 17th centuries and about half the village is designated as a Conservation Area. Pershore is a market town in the Wychavon district in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. Set between the Georgian Town of Pershore and Market Town of Evesham with extensive amenities.