• 5 - 7 bedrooms +
• 5 reception rooms +
• 3 bathrooms +
• 11.29 acres +
• Outbuildings +
• Detached +
• Garden +
• Terrace +
• Cottage +

Holdfast Cottage presents as a charming family home dating from approximately 1540 with later extensions added over the years. During our clients’ ownership they have significantly remodelled both the ground and first floors, enhancing the flow and practicality of the house to suit their young family. The house abounds in period charm featuring an inglenook fireplace, exposed beams, leaded light windows, and fish scale hung tile upper elevations. Following our clients’ renovations, the property has an entirely new central heating and hot water system with a modern gas boiler and has been re-wired throughout.

Upon entering the house via the large covered oak porch, one is greeted by an elegantly proportioned entrance hall with a wood burning stove and limestone flooring. Adjacent is the drawing room with a substantial inglenook fireplace with a small bench seat on one side, a dual aspect featuring some of the leaded light windows, and sisal carpets. Beyond is the living room and playroom, with a further fireplace and wood burning stove and well-placed storage cupboards. The kitchen/breakfast room is the heart of the home featuring an AGA, new Devol kitchen with quartz tops throughout, an island with plentiful storage and integrated electric oven with induction hob. Sash windows and large glass doors to the north and west allow the room to be filled with light throughout the day, and the room additionally benefits from a double Belfast sink, further storage and a pantry. Further to the ground floor are the dining room, and adjacent to the garage a utility room and WC.

To the first and second floors are accessed by either of the two staircases in the main house, there are five good-sized bedrooms currently, two of which have bathrooms en suite, and there is a family bathroom. Additionally, are a den/occasional bedroom on the second floor and an unmodernized bedroom with provision for a bathroom en suite. The principal bedroom is located in the more recent 20th Century part of the property, has an en suite bathroom, built-in storage, and an attractive fireplace. The bedrooms have comfortable ceiling heights and enjoy wonderful surrounding aspects of the grounds with plentiful natural light throughout the day. Notably above the integral garage is a superb and highly versatile room currently used as a study with sisal carpets, aspects on all four sides, and window seats.

A real highlight to the property is the large land holding commanded by Holdfast Cottage and its associated amenities given its proximity to the town. The flat, formal gardens lie predominantly to the southwest of the property, with the tennis court being located also on this side; there is a decked terrace to the rear, perfect for children’s games and outdoor entertaining. There is also a charming brick paving around the house, and there are plentiful mature trees which include oaks, walnut, beech, strawberry, and attractive borders. The lawn also benefits from an automatic sprinkler system.