- Secluded and quiet location +
- No through traffic +
- About 3 miles from the centre of Bishops Stortford, mainline station and M11(J8) +
- Detached 18C cottage of considerable character +
- Adjoining open countryside +
- Hall +
- Orangery with views +
- Kitchen +
- Dining room +
- Utility +
Puddingstone Cottage enjoys a most attractive location set back from the small hamlet of Farnham Green, which is a collection of period properties and a farmhouse. Most of the buildings are of some age and several are thatched. The cottage is Grade II Listed, entry number 1112348, the Listing mentions that the property dates from the 18C and is timber framed and plastered. There have been significant improvements and changes made to the property over the years, but it retains considerable character with a fireplace, exposed timbers and a brick floor.
At the back of the house there is a Westbury orangery which was added over ten years ago and has an excellent ceiling height, a glazed roof lantern and lovely views over open countryside. The kitchen is situated in the middle of the house and has a good range of storage cupboards, a two oven Aga, a Bosch electric oven and dishwasher as well as a fitted fridge. Adjoining there is a dining room with a dresser and a staircase to the first floor, in addition there is a sitting room with a small inglenook fireplace and a ground floor bathroom. At the other end of the building there is a utility room, another bathroom and a ground floor bedroom, as well as a staircase to the first floor.
On the first floor there are three bedrooms, the two double bedrooms interlink, but can be accessed independently as they have separate staircases. There is also a single bedroom with a study area overlooking the rear garden.
Outside, there is a well established garden to the front with shrubs, trees and hedging and parking for three vehicles. Behind the garden is easily maintained and laid to lawn with a generous terrace, a timber shed attached to the back of the house with light and power. In all about one fifth of an acre.
Farnham is a small hamlet with primary school set amongst some fine open countryside. It has a village hall, a well-regarded primary school and an active social community. There are good footpaths in the area and a school bus. Farnham lies approximately three miles from the market town of Bishop’s Stortford which provides a comprehensive range of social, recreational and educational facilities, a mainline train station providing a regular service to London's Liverpool Street, and access to the M11 motorway linking to the M25,
