Mill Cottage, Blackdown, Leamington Spa, CV32 6QN

Quote Property Ref :   JL0210

A Rare Opportunity to Acquire a Gorgeous 16th Century Chocolate Box Cottage  situated just on the outskirts of Royal Leamington Spa, 

This picturesque cottage, originally two former artisan cottages, just oozes charm, with its characterful and cosy interiors, ceiling beams,   wonderful Inglenook Fireplace and   ‘Olde-Worlde’ character with higgled piggledy walls and ceilings, many original features have been retained, whilst  having been brought up to date to fit 21st Century living. 

The cottages were originally constructed to provide living accommodation for workers at the nearby Blackdown Mill. which is just around the corner on Hill Wootten Road, with lovely country walks in close proximity, directly accessible on foot. Although the property is located on the busy Kenilworth Road,  once you step into the gorgeous gardens you are in another world. So close to Leamington Spa,  this really is a fabulous alternative to a town centre property -  offering the best of both worlds.  

Being two cottages combined the interior is surprisingly spacious. The main front door leads directly into the dining area, although the current owner uses the back door, passing through the gorgeous cottage gardens wrapping around the property to the front, side and rear and into the bright, cottage kitchen with pretty window onto the back patio gardens with an abundance of pretty shrubs and pots. This leads into the characterful and spacious dining area overlooked by the wonderful Inglenook Fireplace with a small step to the comfortable, cosy sitting room. 

Upstairs there are three lovely bedrooms, two good sized doubles with a further smaller double, as well as a family bathroom, and above there is a very large loft area, partially boarded and accessed via a fold down ladder. 

The gardens are absolutely gorgeous, extending out to one side with lawns and a variety of established trees and bushes with cottage garden terraces to the front and back, offering sun and shade all day long, as well as two small pretty ponds plus a super timber-framed pergola, that with a little TLC could be a little corner of Tuscany!

This pretty country cottage, so close to the wonderful towns of Leamington Spa, Warwick and Kenilworth is a rare find,  and an absolute dream location at this price!

Transport - the wonderful location of this property provides extremely good links to both local towns and cities further afield.  

Leamington Spa, Kenilworth, Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Coventry are all within a few minutes drive, and with the M40 just down the road there are great transport links with the local stations at  Leamington Spa, Warwick, Kenilworth and Warwick Parkway all providing regular train services to Birmingham, Oxford, London with links to Cross Country routes all easily available.

Situated approximately 1 mile to the Centre of Leamington Spa, 20 minute flat walk

Kenilworth 1.9ml,  45 minute flat walk

Bus Stops within a few minutes walk provide regular links to  Leamington Spa, Kenilworth, Coventry and Warwick University.  

Warwick University, 5ml

M40, 5.8ml

Jaguar Land Rover, several sites within 5 to 10 miles

Birmingham International Airport and Railway Station, 14ml

Leamington Railway Station, 2.8ml for easy access to Central London

Technicalities -

Breakfast Kitchen. 4.78 x .2.74m (15’8 x9’0). A really pretty sunny kitchen with lovely aspect over the back patio and cottage garden. Cream wall and base units,  built-in cupboard housing the modern Worcester Bosch combi mains gas fired boiler, recess off to the wonderfully useful pantry and lovely terracotta tiled floor.

Dining Area. 4.91m  3.47m (16’1 x 11’5). Dining area dominated by the wonderful Ingelenook fireplace with a tiled hearth. Original wooden beams throughout. Stairs up to the first floor. Door to understairs cupboard. Pretty bay window to front and front door. Small step up to -

Lounge Area.  4.86m x 3.73m (15’11 x 12’3)  Cosy and spacious lounge,  comfortably accommodating two good-sized sofas, a cosy and relaxing room with double doors onto the back patio garden. Pretty windows to both sides. Feature fireplace with solid fuel open fire. Original wooden beams throughout.

First Floor-

Landing with access to loft

Master Bedroom. 1. 5.02m  3.43m (16’6  11’3) Light, airy and peaceful bedroom, with built-in wardrobes extending across one side of the room and windows offering views  to the front and back gardens and countryside beyond.

Bedroom 2. 3.66m x 2.46m (12’0.x 8’1). Double bedroom with window to front.

Bedroom 3.  5.07m x 2.71m (16’8 x 8’11).  Another gorgeous cottage bedroom - again with the cottage windows overlooking the rear of the property with far-reaching country views stretching past the river Avon, the side window is a timber oriel window which is a rare original feature.

Family Bathroom. Wood-panelled bath and sink unit with large built-in cupboard under, with WC, Bidet and window to the rear with the lovely countryside views to rear aspect.

Gardens - The gardens run to three sides of the property and are absolutely gorgeous. There is a part paved terrace to the rear with a pretty sun-drenched seating area and views towards neighbouring gardens and countryside towards Hill Wootten.  Fabulous garden extending to side laid to lawn and planted with mature trees and shrubs, including a magnificent magnolia tree. A fabulous timber pergola with mature productive vine,  that with a little TLC  could be a lovely spot for Al Fresco dining. There are two ponds, one to the front and one to the back terrace, with gorgeous cottage garden flowers,  plants and shrubs.

There is plenty of scope for working from home, with plenty of room and potential in the gardens to install a wooden home office if required, as an alternative to providing a desk space inside, perhaps in the third bedroom. The cottage is connected to a high-speed broadband service currently provided through Sky.

All of the timber windows to the rear of the property were replaced in August 2020, and so are less than a year old, and all double glazed. They are beautiful bespoke frames provided through a respected local company.

Council Tax : Band E  Warwick District Council

Tenure Freehold