House For Sale £895,000
Knight Frank are pleased to offer this charming period cottage situated in a beautiful Chiltern village. With the oldest parts of the house thought to date from the late 1800s, La Welme Cottage is full of character. This quintessential English country cottage has been occupied by the same owners for nearly 30 years.
The cottage includes three reception rooms, three bedrooms, a study, a workroom, a good-sized courtyard garden, a double garage, and parking for two cars.
The property
Approaching from the gravel drive, the front door opens into an entrance hall with double garage to the right (including a workroom with garden access), the garden ahead and the kitchen to the left.
The kitchen overlooks the garden and houses the Oil-fired Rayburn Cooker, providing the house's central heating and hot water. The kitchen leads into a breakfast room, which lies in the centre of the cottage and accesses the rest of the house.
On the left, step down into the living room in the oldest part of the house. This atmospheric room features exposed beams, a bay window overlooking the front garden, and a beautiful Jetmaster open wood-burning fireplace set in a large brick hearth.
The formal dining room sits beyond the stairs to the first floor on the left. The property's original front door can be accessed through a small vestibule.
Beyond the breakfast room there is a small hall, currently used as a study, and a downstairs WC off to the left. To the right sits a cosy family room, used by the current owners as a further study and library, with doors leading to the garden. A cast-iron spiral staircase leads to a large gabled bedroom with an en suite bathroom. This part of the house may be useful as a guest suite or annexe.
Returning to the main house, the first floor is again accessed from the breakfast room. To the left is the striking principal bedroom, with a beamed apex ceiling, cottage window, built-in cupboards and en suite WC. The second bedroom lies across the landing, and the family bathroom is adjacent. The landing also hosts a useful storage cupboard.
Garden and grounds
The cottage's secluded rear garden is surrounded by high fencing, offering a good degree of privacy. The garden is currently paved and tiered in a courtyard style.
To the front of the property is a small lawned garden, shielded from the road by mature hedging. The double garage offers plenty of storage, and a gravel driveway provides parking for two cars.
The cottage is within the village's conservation area and also in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. Ewelme has its own community shop, a lovely country pub and the oldest primary school in England.
Nearby towns of Wallingford (four miles), Henley-on-Thames (ten miles) and Oxford (twelve miles) offer further amenities. The mainline station at Cholsey (six miles) has trains to London Paddington and the M4 and M40 motorways are both easily accessible.
The cottage includes three reception rooms, three bedrooms, a study, a workroom, a good-sized courtyard garden, a double garage, and parking for two cars.
The property
Approaching from the gravel drive, the front door opens into an entrance hall with double garage to the right (including a workroom with garden access), the garden ahead and the kitchen to the left.
The kitchen overlooks the garden and houses the Oil-fired Rayburn Cooker, providing the house's central heating and hot water. The kitchen leads into a breakfast room, which lies in the centre of the cottage and accesses the rest of the house.
On the left, step down into the living room in the oldest part of the house. This atmospheric room features exposed beams, a bay window overlooking the front garden, and a beautiful Jetmaster open wood-burning fireplace set in a large brick hearth.
The formal dining room sits beyond the stairs to the first floor on the left. The property's original front door can be accessed through a small vestibule.
Beyond the breakfast room there is a small hall, currently used as a study, and a downstairs WC off to the left. To the right sits a cosy family room, used by the current owners as a further study and library, with doors leading to the garden. A cast-iron spiral staircase leads to a large gabled bedroom with an en suite bathroom. This part of the house may be useful as a guest suite or annexe.
Returning to the main house, the first floor is again accessed from the breakfast room. To the left is the striking principal bedroom, with a beamed apex ceiling, cottage window, built-in cupboards and en suite WC. The second bedroom lies across the landing, and the family bathroom is adjacent. The landing also hosts a useful storage cupboard.
Garden and grounds
The cottage's secluded rear garden is surrounded by high fencing, offering a good degree of privacy. The garden is currently paved and tiered in a courtyard style.
To the front of the property is a small lawned garden, shielded from the road by mature hedging. The double garage offers plenty of storage, and a gravel driveway provides parking for two cars.
The cottage is within the village's conservation area and also in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. Ewelme has its own community shop, a lovely country pub and the oldest primary school in England.
Nearby towns of Wallingford (four miles), Henley-on-Thames (ten miles) and Oxford (twelve miles) offer further amenities. The mainline station at Cholsey (six miles) has trains to London Paddington and the M4 and M40 motorways are both easily accessible.
