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A simply stunning cottage set in fantastic and much sought after village with post office, community shop, pub, village hall and sports centre. The cottage is presented in great condition and offers a wealth of original features. The property is believed to date from 1626. Formerly a 3 bedroom property this charming cottage offers generously proportioned living space over 3 floors and has space enough to alter the layout and or extend the property.

The current owners were going to extend the property with a large two story extension - but fell in love with the property just as it is. This is a large cottage with flexible accomodation so should not be ignored by people trying to achieve a three or four bedroom property.

The property stands well on its plot of approx 1/3 of an acre. Unlike some cottages, this is a light and bright home with good sized rooms and has been cared for extremely well by the current owners. The gardens are a sheer delight with a multitude of flower beds, vegetable garden, outbuildings and lawned areas. In short a superb, deceptively spacious, property with beautiful mature gardens in a village with a great sense of community.

The village of Rocklands is a fantastic village with a vibrant community and pleasant mix of architecturally diverse homes. The village benefits from a Community Post Office / Village shop, the equal 1st placed primary school for Norfolk (placed within the top 200 primary schools nationally), active village hall (having youth group, toddler group, various society and club meetings across a broad age range and including many diverse hobbies, sports and interests), a well regarded floodlight sports field and pavilion bar, a Public House set to re open soon, a Ridgeons, trout and coarse fishing lakes, hairdressers, horse riding schools and equestrian facilities…. and much more!

A superb village!

ENTRANCE PORCH7' 1" x 4' 7" (2.18m x 1.41m)
A useful porch with window to front. Wooden entrance door. Tiled flooring. Radiator.

INNER HALL 6' 3" x 2' 10" (1.93m x 0.87m)
With a view of both reception rooms and with the original stairs exposed to the first floor. Exposed floorboards with exposed beams above.

MAIN RECEPTION 16' 10" x 16' 3" (5.14m x 4.96m)
A lovely light and bright room with triple aspect windows. Surprisingly good ceiling height for a cottage. This is a stunning room with beautiful exposed structural wall and ceiling beams. There is a pretty Inglenook fireplace with Bessemer Beam over and has a wood burner. Tiled flooring. 2 Radiators. Characterful wooden doors to log store and study cupboard either side of the fireplace.

KITCHEN 10' 3" x 8' 11" (3.14m x 2.73m)
A pretty cottage style Kitchen with exposed beams. Window to side. Fitted work surface with cupboard under and shelving storage. 1 1/2 sink with drainer and swan neck mixer tap. Power for dish washer. "Cannon" range 6 ring and griddle. Tiled flooring. Stable door through to Alfresco dining area outside. Open doorway to rear entrance hall. Radiator.

REAR ENTRANCE HALL 3' 6" x 2' 10" (1.09m x 0.87m)
This room provides access to Kitchen, Larder, Utility room and W.C.

LARDER 3' 4" x 2' 10" (1.02m x 0.87m)
A very useful space with huge amount of shelving to 3 walls.

UTILITY ROOM 13' 6" x 6' 11" (4.12m x 2.11m)
Light and bright dual aspect room generously proportioned and ideally designed for its purpose with exposed beams above. 2 x windows. Tiled flooring. Plumbing for washing machine. Space for tumble dryer with fitted vent. Large solid wood work surface with integrated Butler sink and cupboard under. Radiator.

DOWNSTAIRS W.C.
Raised Victorian Style "Japkap" cistern with wash hand basin. Tiled flooring. Window to side. Radiator.

DINING ROOM 14' 6" x 12' 4" (4.44m x 3.78m)
Again another light and bright room with exposed beams to ceiling. Pretty Inglenook fireplace with Villager wood burner and Bessemer above. Large window to front. Exposed floor boards.

CONSERVATORY 10' 8" x 10' 7" (3.27m x 3.24m) max
This is a magical room, with superb views of the beautiful garden and the well.1/3 brick and hardwood construction. Power and light connected. Tiled flooring. Double doors to the garden.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING
Light and bright with window to front and exposed beams. Beautiful original door and floor boards. Access to both main bedrooms and stair case to Guest room.

BEDROOM ONE 16' 6" x 15' 0" (5.04m x 4.58m)
This is an amazing Bedroom with windows to the front and rear. Exposed beams to ceiling and walls. Two radiators. Door through to En-suite Bathroom and door to what was formerly Bedroom three and is now a Walk In Dressing Room.

ENSUITE BATHROOM 7' 3" x 6' 7" (2.21m x 2.03m)
A generously proportioned ensuite bathroom, with panel enclosed bath with shower above, pedestal wash hand basin and W.C. Opaque window to rear, wooden flooring.

DRESSING ROOM/BEDROOM THREE 10' 3" x 9' 4" (3.14m x 2.85m)
With sloping ceiling and exposed beams. Radiator. Fitted carpet.

BEDROOM SUITE TWO 11' 11" x 10' 6" (3.64m x 3.21m)
Another pretty room with large window to the front. Radiator, Exposed wide floor boards. Doors to airing cupboard, en-suite and cupboard.

ENSUITE 6' 11" x 3' 6" (2.13m x 1.09m)
With exposed beams. W.C. Sink, Shower, Radiator and floor boards.

SECOND FLOOR GUEST SUITE
A lovely converted Attic room with window to side and velux window to rear. Fitted carpet. Power and light connected to this characterful room. Sloping ceilings.

ATTIC
On the other side of the chimney breast is a large attic offering generous amounts of storage.

OUTSIDE
The property stands nicely on its plot, set back from the street. There is a five bar gate to the gravelled driveway with ample hard standing space for two cars. Natural hedging to the front with archway through on to the front garden. The front garden is mainly laid to lawn with the addition of some specimen trees and well stocked shrub and flower beds.

Access to the rear garden is via the side of the property. The back garden is a sheer delight and has often been "shown" during "open gardens festivals" within the village. The garden is very well proportioned and has a mixture of flint wall, fencing and natural hedging along its perimeters. There are many mature trees and flower beds. A herb garden sits tucked in by the kitchen and next to the well.

A good sized lawn area leads down the garden through curved and shaped flower beds and past the pond to another garden area for vegetable growing on slightly raised beds. More specimen trees and many different fruit trees including, apple, plum, pear and greengage lead on to the view of the field beyond. There are four outbuildings providing space for not just gardening activities but also hobbies.

All in all a fine cottage with good sized and mature gardens.