Property description
SITUATION Waterfront Cottage is situated in the middle of farmland south of the pretty village of Ewelme, in the Chiltern Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in South Oxfordshire. The village rises up to the fine Church of England parish church of Saint Mary where Thomas Chaucer, Alice de la Pole and Jerome K Jerome are buried. Ewelme is proud to boast an excellent primary school that was founded in 1437 and still occupies the original 15th century schoolhouse making it the UK\‘s oldest continuously working primary school, a local pub, village shop and cricket team
DESCRIPTION Through the beautiful arch-shaped solid oak door, you enter via a small inner porchway, which in turns, leads through to the cosy sitting room area. The attractive sitting room offers a good deal of character, with a pretty oak-framed leaded light front window, exposed brick chimney breast with integrated cast-iron wood burner (providing all domestic heating) and period wall lighting.
From the sitting room, is the well-presented shaker-style kitchen, providing floor and wall units, with part tongue and groove panelling and exposed brickwork, oak work surfaces, space for cooker, upright fridge-freezer and plumbing for dishwasher. The whole enjoying slate tiled flooring, oak-framed leaded light rear window and an overall good standard of finish.
Connecting the kitchen to the family bathroom, is a useful lobby area, with stable doors to rear garden, with the contemporary family bathroom offering a modern, stylish bathroom suite with panelled bath with mixer tap shower attachment, selection of storage cupboards with central sink unit and large fitted mirror, heated towel rail, downlighters, wood laminate flooring,
and fully tiled walls.
To the first floor, there are connecting doors to bedrooms 2 & 3, with bedroom 2, providing two double wardrobes with solid oak doors, shelving and power, as well as an attractive cast-iron fireplace, with slate hearth and oak surround, pretty wall lights with an independent light switch and attractive oak-framed leaded light window. Across the hallway, is bedroom 3, with a oak-framed leaded light window to the rear and under-stairs airing cupboard, providing the ideal nursery/study space.
To the second floor, is the impressive master bedroom with dormer window and access to the generous loft area, which has the potential to be converted into a small en-suite, subject to the usual planning consent.
The tiered cottage gardens has two separate lawned areas, a small kitchen garden, and a good-sized paved terrace for al-fresco dining, the whole benefiting from a spacious garden office, with light, power and heating.