Description
A part stone part brick under slate four bedroom property that has been fully renovated with a gated rear driveway, outbuilding and overlooks the village green. Forge Cottage extends to approximately 1,800 sq. ft. with accommodation comprising a reception hall, sitting room, dining room, open plan kitchen/breakfast/family room, utility room, downstairs shower room, four bedrooms and a family bathroom. There is further accommodation in the detached outbuilding with one room providing a study/gym and a separate store room. The property has oil fried central heating.
The landscaped gardens have gated access at the rear of a gravelled space and a paved seating area with a pergola. Steps lead down to the mid-level lawn with beds, borders and a pond, as well as access to a covered area with a hot tub (subject to separate negotiation). A further set of steps leads down to the paved seating area adjacent to the bi-folding doors of the kitchen/breakfast/dining room. There is a stone retaining wall and a log store at the side of the property.
Reception Rooms and Kitchen There is a sitting room and dining room on either side of the reception hall. The sitting room has an oak floor, the rest of the flooring is flagstone. A feature throughout the property is the oak joinery, notably the new staircase. The kitchen/breakfast/family room has bi-folding doors to the garden, base and wall units with granite worksurfaces above, as well as an island unit with a five seater breakfast bar. There is a Rangemaster cooker, an integrated dishwasher and fridge, and a double Butler sink.
Bedrooms and Bathrooms Throughout the bedrooms and landing there is oak flooring and a feature fireplace in bedroom one and bedroom two. The principal bedroom and bedroom four have fitted oak wardrobes, while bedroom four, a single room, is currently used as a dressing room. The family bathroom has a four piece suite with a high level WC, a wash basin, a freestanding bath and a shower cubicle with a built-in shower.
Schooling and Situation Local schools include Silverstone Church of England School, Nicolas Hawksmoor Primary School and Sponne School in Towcester, Akeley Wood Senior School, Royal Latin school in Buckingham and Stowe School, Stowe.
Abthorpe has a church, public house and a village green.
