A delightful Grade II listed riverside cottage in a popular village location abounding with charm. Offering bright social kitchen, cosy living room with wood burner, three bedrooms, brick and flint garden office, large garden with direct access to the River Itchen, and no onward chain.
Hockley Cottages are a series of pretty houses in a spectacular location by the River Itchen. The property has been very well-maintained by the current owners and has been decorated in a contemporary and neutral way which blends harmoniously with the characterful period features throughout.
To the front of the property, there is a pretty front garden and a pickett fence. The front door opens to the warm and cosy living room which is fitted with a wood burner with an exposed brick mantle and stone hearth. The social kitchen is the heart of the home and is a terrific space for entertaining. Large format windows, French doors to the garden and a glass roof with anthracite edging allow plenty of natural light into the space and views over the garden to the river beyond. The newly fitted kitchen offers a range of eye and low-level shaker style units with integrated appliances including double oven, gas rings and a wine fridge, and there is also a breakfast bar. Completing the ground floor is a utility room/WC.
Upstairs, there are three double bedrooms and the family bathroom which is fitted with a shower over bath, toilet, vanity unit and chrome heated towel rail.
Outside, there is a brick and flint outbuilding which has been converted into a useful study with a cathedral pitch roof and a wood burner. There is a log store behind this garden office. The garden is an impressive size. There is a spacious alfresco dining area directly outside the social kitchen. The well-kept lawn sweeps down to the river which is accessed by a wooden gate and there are also raised beds.
The house is located on the edge of Twyford which has excellent village amenities including a post office/store with adjoining café, two pubs, a hairdresser, doctor's surgery, and a dentist. Nearby Winchester provides a more extensive range of amenities and there are direct trains to London Waterloo in about an hour from both Shawford and Winchester railway stations.
There is a good range of well-regarded private schools in the area including the renowned Twyford Prep School, which is very close by, Winchester College, St Swithun's, Prince's Mead and The Pilgrims' School, as well as Peter Symonds Sixth Form College in Winchester. Twyford Primary School and The Westgate Secondary School are the catchment area schools.
Mains water, gas and electric. Shared private septic tank drainage.
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