Location

Alder Cottage is situated on the outskirts of the village of Myddle which is about 3.9 miles from Baschurch. Myddle is situated equal distance between Ellesmere and Shrewsbury and has an active community along with a church, village hall, primary school and The Red Lion Pub.

Baschurch has a well renowned secondary school, The Corbet, a large Spar, Moor Farm Shop and Shropshire Polo Club, The New Inn pub, a village hall, an equine veterinary surgery, a doctors surgery and a primary school. The village of Clive is about 3.2 miles from Myddle and also has a church and an active community along with a village hall. Baschurch, Myddle and Clive are all on a bus route.

The county town of Shrewsbury is about 8.7 miles away with a number of high street and independent shops, restaurants and coffee shops, Theatre Severn and The Quarry Park which host a number of activities throughout the year.

This part of Shropshire is very fortunate to be in proximity of some well renowned schools including The Corbet, Shrewsbury School and Shrewsbury High School, Packwood Haugh, Ellesmere College, Oswestry School, Moreton Hall and Adcote School.

Alder Cottage is conveniently located to access the A528 at Battlefield which is about 7 miles away, which leads onto the A5 and subsequently the M54 and M6. Access to the North is via Whitchurch about 15 miles away. The village of Wem about 6 miles away has a train station with links to Crewe which has a direct train to London Euston taking about 1 hour 20 minutes.

Description

Alder Cottage is a superb family home standing in a generous plot of 7.69 acres, offering the best of modern living with open plan kitchen, dining sitting space, within an extended traditional Victorian sandstone cottage.

The house is entered via electric gates onto a well presented gravel drive leading to a parking area and oak framed double car port adjacent to the house. To the left of the drive is a pond and the field beyond. The drive continues from the parking area around to the stables, paddock, out buildings and useful additional parking. There is a useful second access from the road directly into the paddock.

Surrounding Alder Cottage are primarily lawned gardens, with mature borders and a selection of well managed and recently thinned mature trees. To the back of the house is a private and expansive lawn providing the perfect space for children to enjoy, with a chicken run and vegetable patch. Adjoining the house is a paved seating area which lends itself perfectly to outdoor entertaining, leading directly into the kitchen.

Alder Cottage is perfectly suited for equestrian or livestock use. The property has well-maintained and fenced grazing land, along with a field shelter, slate-tiled potting shed, workshop and a new set of stables with two loose boxes and lockable store/ tack room.

The front door opens into a central hall with the stairs to the first floor, wc, and bespoke built in storage areas within the original inglenook fireplace. Straight through the hall is a utility room with a door to the back of the house. Form the hall, to the left is the dining room, perfectly positioned for entertaining, and beyond a spacious sitting room with Clearview log burning stove. The sitting room neatly leads into a study, perfect placed for a home office.

To the right of the hall is the fabulous kitchen which features bespoke fitted units with granite work tops, a Rayburn cooker and integral dishwasher. The kitchen includes an open plan dining and living area with bi-fold doors opening to the patio and garden beyond. There is a useful walk in pantry from the kitchen. Beyond the kitchen is a ground floor bedroom with en suite shower room and separate access to the front garden.

The stairs from the hall lead to the first floor where there are four bedrooms and two bathrooms located off a split landing. The principle bedroom is currently undergoing renovation which will offer a spacious double bedroom, walk through dressing room and large en suite bathroom. There is also a large full height window being installed and the ceiling height being raised to provide a large vaulted ceiling to make the most of the fabulous views over the gardens and land.

Planning consent:

Alder Cottage benefits from planning permission that has been recently obtained to further enhance the property should one wish. This includes an extension to the ground floor to provide further open plan living accommodation, along with an additional bedroom on the first floor, plans can be found on the Shropshire Council website using the following planning reference: 22/03625/FUL