Strands

Superb Grade II Listed detached cottage with a wealth of character features and situated in this much sought after location, with stabling, gardens and grounds extending to 2.55 acres
Situation
Strands is located on the fringe of the historic village of Feckenham which is situated off the Roman Salt Way and is equidistant from Redditch, Alcester and Droitwich Spa. Feckenham village provides an exceptional rural community with a traditional English village green and square, a variety of attractive houses of varying ages, two public houses, a primary school, garage, cricket and football clubs and an excellent community run village shop which focuses on local produce. There is easy access to the M5, M42 and M40 motorways with Worcester and Birmingham offering more extensive social, retail and leisure amenities. Walking and riding is excellent around local countryside, rambling routes and woods. Worcester, Bromsgrove and Stratford have excellent state and private schools. Direct trains run from Droitwich and Redditch to Worcester and Birmingham with connections to London.

Description
Strands is a period property believed to be some 400 years old in parts and has a wealth of period features with exposed wall and ceiling beams and leaded light windows. The spacious beamed entrance hall is a more recent addition and is triple aspect and open to the ceiling with flagstone flooring and a wooden panelled door with a leaded light glass inset leading through to the dining room. This stunning double aspect room has beautiful exposed timbers and a leaded light door leading out to the south facing patio to the rear. The adjoining sitting room has a feature inglenook fireplace with an oak bressumer beam, flagstone hearth and a woodburning stove and two cupboards to either side. The dual aspect breakfast kitchen has a range of painted panelled kitchen units with a Neff oven and gas hob with a canopy over with a concealed extractor fan and recess and plumbing for a washing machine/dishwasher. The adjacent rear porch/boot room also has a tiled floor, a wooden panelled door to the side of the property and a separate cloakroom.
A staircase from the sitting room with wooden treads leads up to the first floor landing which has exposed wooden flooring and is spacious enough to use as a seating or office area. The master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and the two further bedrooms both have wooden flooring and enjoy lovely open views to the rear of the property. The half tiled family shower room has a white suite and a shower cubicle with a Mira shower.

Gardens & Grounds
The property is set back from the road and is approached through wooden field gates with a side pedestrian gate leading to a large parking and turning area with a detached garage which has light and power and two metal up and over doors.
To the front the property is private with well established hedge screening and mature trees to include poplar and silver birch trees. A pathway circumferences the property and there is an attractive rose bed to the front with the majority of the garden to both the front and rear laid to lawn. The wisteria clad rear elevation enjoys a south facing patio area ideal for alfresco dining and outside seating.
There are five loose boxes with an adjoining tack room and a useful covered area to the side together with a fenced holding paddock. There are two further fenced paddocks and the gardens and grounds in total extend to approximately 2.55 acres.


Marketed by: Fisher German, Worcester