A beautiful cottage in a quiet village has come on the market, with our sponsors, Roderick Thomas for £675,000.

Built around 1805 it has been much improved and extended with the creation of a large kitchen/living room/dining room, utility and shower room.

Like many country properties, the usual entrance is into the kitchen, and in this case it's into the large kitchen/dining/living room. This is a light and airy room with a stable door, French doors, staircase, painted kitchen units with timber work surfaces, a Belfast sink, tiled splashbacks, an Everhot cooker range and a store cupboard.

Adjacent is the utility room with sink unit, built in cupboards, space for washing machine, a large store cupboard and a door to an inner hall. Off this hall is a rear porch, ideal for boots and coats, and a shower room with shower cubicle, hand basin and wc.

A door from the kitchen leads into the sitting room with flagstones, a large inglenook with a wood burner, a window seat, wall lights, and a cupboard with an old elm door. Beyond is a study with flagstones, wall lights and brick and stone fireplace with a range. Off the sitting room is a front porch with a tiled floor and timber panelling.

The staircase from the kitchen leads to a landing, four bedrooms and a bathroom with wc, bath, hand basin and tiling.

At the approach to the property is a parking area for two cars with a gate into the garden.

The garden, surrounding the cottage on three sides, is mainly lawned with flower and shrub beds, mature trees, climbers on the cottage, a paved terrace, a greenhouse and two garden sheds. There is great privacy and an open southerly outlook across open fields. On the other side of the lane is an orchard paddock bounded by mature trees.