House For Sale £1,100,000
A charming and rarely available Grade II listed thatched cottage dating from the early 16th Century (Queen Elizabeth 1) and originally a hall house. The property is constructed from timber framing with brick infilling and part whitened with some tile hanging and some stonework. The property has a huge amount of character and charm with well presented accommodation, high ceilings and heavy beaming, yet having a light and airy feel. The sitting room has a wonderful inglenook fireplace with a wood burning stove, split level design and another large inglenook fireplace in the dining room. The entrance hall has a cloakroom anmd shower. The galley kitchen has good worktop space with a fitted twin plate aga, numerous further cupboards, with a large larder at the end. A utilty room is located in the outbuilding. The first floor is approached by two staircases with the first staircase giving access to a double bedroom and a single bedroom and the second staircase giving access to the main bedroom and en-suite bathroom and shower. In all a charming period cottage with an attractive south facing aspect in a wonderful semi rural location.<br/><br/><b>Outside</b><br/><br/>The propertry is accessed via a driveway off Wheatley Lane which provides ample parking and turnaround.The property boasts about 0.2 of an acre with a sweeping lawn and mature trees and shrubs giving good privacy and seclusion to the front elevation. There is a good sized outbuilding, garaging and workshop with adjoining open bay garage. There are further gardens to the side of the workshop with box hedging surrounding a vegetable garden with greenhouse. The property has lovely views over the adjoining farmland on both sides.<br/><br/><b>Situation</b><br/><br/>Wheatley End Cottage is situated on the edge of one of the most popular and pretty Hampshire villages of Binsted where there is an attractive 17th Century Church holding Viscount Montgomery's grave. The village primary school is excellent and the local village pub will re open later in the year after refurbishment. Farnham and Alton are easily accessible providing a comprehensive range of shopping, cultural and leisure facilities and have a good range of schools for all age groups. There is easy access to the M3, and the A3 giving rapid links to the national motorway network and there are mainline stations at Farnham and Alton providing a service to Waterloo.
