Picturesque Victorian Cottage recently refurbished to the highest standard.

Situated in the quiet fenland village of Whaplode Drove only 15 miles to Peterborough with its train link to London (45 mins to King's Cross),10 miles from Spalding (famous for its annual Flower Parade) amd 9 miles from the market town of Holbeach. The village has a school, Post Office/shop, Garage, Church, play area and a very active Village Club there are also Play Groups, Brownies, a football team etc. Vine Cottage has 4/5 bedrooms, shower room, bathroom, kitchen, utility room, dining room, sun room, sitting room and study and downstairs cloak room. The master bedroom, bathroom and bedroom 4 could easily be converted to a self contained annex or guest suite. Outside there is a double garage with elctric doors and a boarded loft space suitable for conversion to a 'granny annex' (SPC) and parking for 4/5 cars. The property comes with 3 ½ acres (approx) of post and railed Paddocks edged by trees and bushes, a sand school and 3 timber built stables on a concrete base (the stables and yard have power and water, plus a self filling water trough in the paddocks). The paddocks are maintained by a local farmer and by careful management can reap as many as 250 bales of hay per annum, 200 of which can be stored in the timber Barn.

Contact details:

Glenys Revell
17 West Street
Rottingdean
Brighton
East Sussex   BN2 7HP

Telephone: 01273 3073030   Mobile: 07904 911466

e-mail: glenys @ revells.wanadoo.co.uk

Detailed description :

“Vine Cottage” is a charming, sympathetically modernised period cottage, which is located in the heart of the small, friendly, semi rural and peaceful village of Whaplode Drove only 15 miles from Peterborough, (Main line station, 45 minutes to London’s Kings Cross). 10 miles away is Spalding with a good selection of shops/facilities and known for its annual Flower Parade. The market town of Holbeach is 9 miles away. The village has a school which teaches some 90 children (this part of Lincolnshire still has the eleven plus and offers Grammar School/Secondary education). Whaplode Drove also has a Post Office/shop, Garage, Church, play area and a very active Village Club which caters for a number of community activities, there are also Play Groups, Brownies, a football team etc.

This property is sunny, spacious, warm and homely and has undergone total refurbishment over the past six years. It offers excellent, spacious accommodation with all mod cons whilst maintaining a unique Victorian country cottage ambiance. This is reflected in the low ceilings and doorways, pine panelling, typical cottage layout, picture rails through out, fixtures and fittings and décor. Many of the original features have been retained by careful restoration which includes fireplaces, radiators, Rayburn, pine doors and flooring.

The property is of brick construction with rendered elevations under a part slate, part pan tiled roof, built approximately 150 years ago as three cottages. The windows are Georgian bar double glazed, heating and hot water is oil fired, water is metered and drainage is to a private system which makes the water rates very inexpensive.

“Vine Cottage” benefits from large south facing gardens, mature trees, flowering shrubs and fruit trees. It also features a large ornamental Pond which has a water feature and the Wishing Well is served by a large storage tank under the property containing all of the rain water from the roof, ideal in this time of water conservation. The block paved sweeping drive edged by mature borders runs to the Double Garage. The drive is further extended by a gravel drive leading to the paddocks and out buildings. The Garage has numerous power points and lighting both internally and externally and automatic doors. It is boarded and plastered and has a useful attic space for storage, (the garage would make an ideal workshop or could easily be converted into a Granny Annex). Off the Drive is the Main entrance to the property via a charming latticed slate covered Porch. There are 2 outside mains taps, lighting and power and the central heating boiler is maintained in a customised container. There is also a garden Shed which is shelved.

The property comes with 3 ½ acres (approx) of post and railed Paddocks edged by trees and bushes, a sand school and 3 timber built stables on a concrete base (the stables and yard have power and water, plus a self filling water trough in the paddocks). The paddocks are maintained by a local farmer and by careful management can reap as many as 250 bales of hay per annum, 200 of which can be stored in the timber Barn.

The details are as follows and reference can be made to the Ground Floor Plan (not to scale just a guide).

Ground Floor :- Main Hall, Dining Room, Sun Room, Sitting Room/Study, Cloak Room, Kitchen, Inner Hall, Utility, Boot Room.

First Floor :- Accessed from the main staircase which lead to a pine panelled landing and a small staircase (tucked away in the corner of the Kitchen) these lead to the Master Bedroom/suite.

The first floor consists of 4/5 Bedrooms, Shower Room and Bathroom.

The details below begin with the Breakfast Room accessed from the main drive via a glazed door and are as follows:-

Breakfast Room: 2.29m (7ft6in) x 3.12m (10ft 3in) Double aspect overlooking the established side garden and paddocks, quarry tiles on the floor, ample electrical sockets and a radiator. It is south facing and would be ideal as a Breakfast Room catching the morning sun, equally makes the perfect place for all of those muddy boots.

The Breakfast Room leads through a doorway into the Inner Hall and Utility Room:-

Inner Hall and Utility Room:collectively 3.20m (10ft 6in) x 1.93m (6ft 4in) the Utility Room is double aspect and has plumbing for washing machine the original Belfast sink and drainer and tiling There is a cupboard providing storage for ironing board, Hoover etc plus useful shelving.

InnerHall: comprises of built in cupboards with power in for spare fridge/freezer, tiled on top and south facing windows overlooking the main garden and paddocks. There are sockets and a radiator. Both areas have quarry tiled flooring.

Leading off the Inner Hall through an archway is the Kitchen:-

Kitchen: 6.17m (20ft3in) x 3.90 (12ft10in) Triple aspect overlooking the side garden and paddocks, French Doors open onto the Front Garden and Slate Patio and a window overlooking the Rear Garden and Drive, it enjoys the sunshine for most of the day. The hand built Kitchen features birch floor boards and beam plus teak work tops, a built in fridge and dishwasher a larder with power pine shelving and a marble slab. The planning and layout has been carefully designed to provide a spacious family farmhouse kitchen in which entertaining and day to day family life can be enjoyed with ease and pleasure.

There are numerous Kitchen units with original casement window leaded light windows and lighting in the cupboards over the teak worktops and base units, a plate rack, and a Belfast sink plus Victorian mixer taps. The oil fired Rayburn has a built in over head light and extractor fan and there is an original Victorian radiator, plus recessed spotlights and a wall light. The central heating controls are maintained here.

Door from Kitchen leads to the Main Hallway and Staircase:-

Main Hall: 2.82m (9ft 3i) x 2.39m (7ft10in) ( Which is also accessed by the main door and has a window overlooking the Drive a radiator and features a Victorian fireplace, picture light and ceiling lights, original pine cupboards to the side of the fireplace, and panelling. The hallway gives access to the left the Dining Room, and Sun Room and continuing along the hallway the Cloak Room and the Sitting Room/Study.

From the Main Hall a door to:-

Dining Room: 4.72 (15ft.6in) x 3.51m (11ft.6in) This is a bright and sunny room and has a Window overlooking the front garden, a marble fire place, wall and ceiling lights, central heating thermostat and a radiator.

From the Dining Room a door (withoriginal stained glass) leads to the Sun Room:-

Sun Room: 3.05 (10ft) x2.79 (9ft2in) 3 sides Georgian windows and a glazed door leading to the front garden and enjoys the sunshine for most of the day, it has wall lights and a radiator.

From the Dining Room a door leads to the Sitting Room/Study:-

Sitting Room/Study 6.17m (20ft3in) x 3.48m (11ft.5in) Triple aspect, the front and rear gardens plus a view of the road and entrance to the cottage. The Sitting Room features a pretty Victorian tiled fireplace, picture light, wall lights, and recessed ceiling lights in the study area and an original radiator. The Study area has a bay window panelled walls, shelving, dimmer switches and a door leading into the Main Hall.

From the hall door to Cloak Room:-

Cloak Room: Slate tiling on the floor, a W.C. an original wash hand basin and a radiator. A window overlooks the Drive and Back Garden, and the electric meters are housed here.

From the Main Hall the hand built staircase leads to the first floor landing:-

Landing: 1.53m (5ft) x 4.34m (14ft 3in) Window which allows the sunshine virtually all day and overlooks the front garden. The landing features Pine Panelling and doors leading to:-

Bedroom 1: 3.53m (11ft7in) x 3.23m (10ft 7in) Window overlooking the front garden and has a Victorian Cast iron fireplace, marble hearth, and a radiator.

Bedroom 2: 4.32m (14ft2in) x 3.51m (11ft 6in) Window overlooking the front garden, a pretty fire place and original pine floor boards.

Extended Landing to:-

Shower Room: Window overlooking the rear garden and comprises of W.C. original wash hand basin and enclosed Power Shower.This also has original floor boards and a radiator.

Bedroom 3: 2.82m (9ft.7in.) x 2.44m (8ft.) Window overlooks the rear garden, pine floor boards and a radiator. 

Off main landing to:-

Bedroom 4: 3.35m ( 11ft ) x2.52 (8ft3in) occasional bedroom or would be ideal as a dressing room for the Master Bedroom/bedroom 5. Window overlooking the rear garden, pine floor boards and a radiator.

From Bedroom 4 door leading to:-

Bathroom: 2.52m (8ft.3in) x 2.44 (8ft) Window overlooking the rear garden and features a Victorian roll top bath with hoop and draped shower curtain. The W,C. has a pull chain cistern, original wash hand basin, linen cupboard containing hot water tank and is shelved, there is also an original radiator.

Door to landing leading to small landing off which is door to:-

Master Bedroom 5: 3.63m (11ft11in) x 3.51m (11ft6in) Double aspect with superb morning views as the sun rises over the side garden and the paddocks.

Stairs return you to the Kitchen.

Council Tax is Band B, currently £743.59 per annum.

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