PROPERTY DESCRIPTION NO ONWARD CHAIN!

Fine and Country are delighted to offer for sale "Garden Cottage", a charming and well presented four bedroom detached cottage located in the ever popular village of Aston. The property, originally a tied cottage was built to house the head gardener to the St Mary's church deanery and farm estate by the late colonel Thompson. This delightful four bedroom detached character house set in good size mature gardens in the heart of this popular village. Three reception rooms add to the attraction of this lovely home as do the garage and extensive parking.

STEP INSIDE
As you arrive at Garden Cottage you will immediately appreciate its character and charm together with the ample off street parking the property offers.

The porch this gives access to the front of the house where you walk through into the sitting room. The floors are French Oak, taken from a barn in France, there is a beautiful and original open fireplace, stairs rise to the first floor with a useful under stairs storage cupboard and front aspect facing window allowing plenty of light into the room. Passing the stairs one moves into the main lounge, a fabulous room with a large brick fireplace housing a log burning stove, two front aspect windows with cast iron reclaimed radiators below, French Oak flooring and access to the dining room and Kitchen. The Dining room is a really bright and welcoming room with French doors to the rear garden and windows to side filling the room with natural light, this really is a great room for entertaining. The kitchen hosts a good range of base and wall storage units with wood worktop surfaces, tiled splash backs, space for a large range cooker gas oven with cooker hood above, integrated fridge freezer. There is a window to side with butler sink below, a further two more windows to the rear - one with cast iron reclaimed radiator below and glass panel door to rear giving access to the garden and what would've been the original outside wc.

Moving upstairs there are four generous bedrooms and the main family bathroom. The master bedroom faces the rear of the property with fantastic views of the main orchard of St Mary's Church. A really good size room with plenty of room for wardrobes and off which is the en suite shower room. The en-suite is spacious and faces the side of the property, its fully tiled with a walk in screened shower cubicle with wall mounted shower attachment and deluge shower fitting, wall mounted heated towel rail, low flush wc and pedestal hand wash basin. Bedrooms two, three and four all face the front of the house and the landing gives plenty of storage with useful built in cupboards. The family bathroom faces the rear of the property, it has a frosted window to the side, part tongue and grooved panelled walls, freestanding roll top bath, low flush wc, pedestal hand wash basin and tiled floor.

STEP OUTSIDE Garden Cottage has a wonderful west facing garden full of interest and colour throughout the year. Across the rear of the house is a paved and decked entertaining area with lawn beyond that is interspersed with well stocked flower beds and borders together with numerous shrubs and trees. A paved pathway leads to a further patio that is tucked away and provides an ideal spot for a hot tub or similar. A gate leads out to the driveway and garage and the gardens back onto the main orchard of St Mary's Church.

LOCATION - ASTON & STEVENAGE The village of Aston is known locally for its conviviality and offers a great many clubs, societies and interest groups. The area is steeped in history with the beautiful St Mary's church being mentioned in the Doomsday book. There is a pre-school and the St. Mary's primary school, which has an Ofsted grade of 'Outstanding'. There are also sports clubs including tennis, bowls, badminton, cricket, a Pilate's studio, large village green/ recreation ground and a pretty country public house. Stevenage Golf Club is also nearby.

The main towns of Knebworth and Stevenage are a few miles away and offer extensive shopping, sporting and recreational amenities. As well as being close to the A1(M), this area is particularly popular with commuters due its direct rail links to London Kings Cross and Moorgate. Stansted and Luton airports are about a 45-minute drive away and Stevenage offers a direct train service to Gatwick.