Luddington, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37

The Thatched Cottage, formerly two houses, is an attractive Grade II listed property occupying a prime position within the village and sits within a Conservation Area.

The property dates in parts from the 17th century, with timber frame with painted brick infill, with some leaded casement windows, under a hipped thatched roof with three eyebrow dormer windows overlooking the green. Parts of the property may date from the mid-fifteenth century. There is a late twentieth-century L-shaped single-storey wing comprising the utility room, WC and garage. The cottage has fine exposed wall and ceiling timbers throughout.

The cottage is very unspoilt and will benefit from updating and new kitchen and bathroom fittings. However, the property retains all of its period charm and was rethatched in about 2020. Some windows have secondary glazing. There is a traditional inglenook fireplace in the drawing room, windows to front and rear with a front bay window and door to the back garden. The dining room is also dual aspect and has an attractive recessed fireplace and parquet floor. There is a fitted kitchen and large utility room with a door to the front garden and to the garage. There is a ground-floor bathroom.

Two staircases give access to two separate first-floor landings, one with bedroom three and principle bedroom, with built-in cupboards and a shower room, the other to two separate bedrooms. Bedroom two with built-in clothes closet and bedroom three, with cupboard and en suite washroom with WC and basin.

Situated behind a traditional hedge, with a gate to give access to the garage and gravel parking area from access over the village green. The front garden is dominated by a fine Walnut tree and a lovely magnolia and is lawned, with shrubs, holly and yew. Oil tank and wood store. The back garden is lawned, with a close boarded fence. The rear wall of the single-storey wing forms the rear boundary of that part of the property.

Luddington is a pretty village on the banks of the River Avon, 3 miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon. Facilities include a 19th-century church, a marina with a 17th-century lock, village green and village hall.

Stratford-upon-Avon is internationally renowned for its Shakespearean heritage and theatres and also provides excellent shopping and recreational facilities, including a superb array of restaurants, shops, bars and dining pubs. The River Avon and the canal offer boating opportunities, and a footpath connects Luddington directly with Stratford-upon-Avon along the banks of the river.

The area has a wide selection of state, private and grammar schools, including The Croft Prep School, King Edward's Grammar School for Boys and Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls, Alcester Grammar School; Warwick Prep and Public Schools and King's High School for Girls in Warwick, Kingsley School for Girls and Arnold Lodge School in Leamington Spa.

Golf is at Welford-on-Avon, The Welcombe at Stratford-upon-Avon and The Warwickshire at Leek Wootton.

Horse racing can be enjoyed at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Cheltenham.