St Marys Cottage is a property full of charm, light and potential, tucked away on the edge of the rural hamlet of Dockenfield, close to Alice Holt Forest.

This delightful home is traditionally presented providing a comfortable family living environment. The property also offers potential to a new owner, with lapsed planning consent for a sizeable extension.

The appealing central porch arrives into the heart of the home where there are three reception rooms, the first being a study featuring an open fireplace and oak floor boards.

There is a sunny double aspect sitting room with a pine floor, featuring an elegant fireplace with pine surround, an encaustic tile hearth and a log burner, and access to the garden.

The dining room also has a pine timber floor and an adjacent useful office.

The country style kitchen is traditionally fitted with a range of cabinets, a pretty tile splash back, oil AGA and has a stone floor and exposed ceiling timbers, adding further character.

Open to the kitchen is a glazed secondary reception area and entrance to the property, which has a built in bench seat, boot and coat storage. Adjacent to the kitchen there is also a cloakroom.

Upstairs the principal bedroom has a pitched roof with exposed timbers and a feature fireplace.

There are two further bedrooms, one also with a fireplace and the other with a built-in wardrobe and potential for an en suite with plumbing in place.

The bathroom also has a pitched roof with exposed roof timbers and is attractively panelled.

The property is accessed off a no through lane which arrives at an area with parking for several cars.

There is a walled garden area with a paved and gravelled courtyard, which is a very private spot for outdoor dining, and accessed from here there is a useful outbuilding.

The established garden surrounds the house offering tranquil seclusion. There is an area with raised kitchen garden beds and garden shed. The garden continues as an expanse of lawn with an attractive and interesting array of mature trees offering an attractive outlook for the property.

In all the garden measures around 1.2 acres.

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