Detached house for sale in Thaxted Road, Wimbish, Nr Saffron Walden, Essex CB10

Rowan trees is a delightful detached Grade II Listed cottage situated in a tucked away setting with views over surrounding countryside. The property provides nicely proportioned and well balanced living accommodation with its beautiful interior complemented by many attractive internal features such as exposed beams and timbers and inglenook fireplace, all in keeping with its period and Grade II Listed status.

The front door opens into an entrance hall with stairs rising to the first floor, exposed beams and timbers and features attractive wooden parquet flooring throughout the ground floor of the old part of the cottage. Both the hall and the sitting room feature the herringbone parquet wooden floor, two windows to the front and one to the side drawing in lots of natural light, exposed beams, timbers and inglenook fireplace with a copper canopy. There is a utility area at the rear which has a wooden worktop, butler sink, space for appliances and further storage cupboards, ground floor shower room and a study with a door to outside. The dining area has an attractive terracotta floor and window to the front also incorporating an Aga. There is a wide opening to the kitchen which features a wooden floor, a range of storage cupboards, wooden worktops, integrated oven and gas hob with extractor fan over and windows looking out to the rear.

The first floor landing leads to the 4 bedrooms; the master featuring exposed beams and timbers, wooden floor and lovely views over surrounding countryside. The family bathroom is also accessed from the landing.

Outside, a 5-bar gate leads onto a driveway with off-street parking and gives access to a single garage. The principal gardens measure approx. 67ft deep x 59ft wide, are laid out predominantly to lawn and really are a most attractive feature of the property with mature borders stocked with a variety of plants, shrubs and established trees. The gardens are well enclosed on all sides and provide a high degree of privacy and seclusion.

Wimbish is a village situated to the south east of Saffron Walden, made up of a collection of small hamlets (Howlett End being one of them) set amongst open countryside with a fine village church, village hall, primary school and a thriving community spirit. The historic market towns of Saffron Walden (4 miles), and Thaxted (4 miles) provide a further range of shopping, recreational and cultural activities. The M11 gives access to London and the M25, and there are train services from Audley End & Newport Station to Liverpool St (approx. 55 mins).