Ref: 1605 Rectory Cottage

OLD BUCKENHAM

Kenninghall 4 miles; Banham 4 miles; Attleborough 5 miles.

Old Buckenham is a delightful rural village with its own shopping facilities and a traditional 17th Century pub, The Gamekeeper. Claiming to have the largest village green and widest tower windmill in the country, Old Buckenham is also home to an impressive airfield, which is an ideal place to watch both modern and vintage aircraft. The surrounding villages of New Buckenham, Kenninghall and Banham offer good places to eat, while the zoo at Banham offers a great day out and also holds regular Sunday car boot sales. The local town of Attleborough offers a wide variety of shops, whilst Wymondham and Diss, both about 12 miles away, boast some impressive buildings plus galleries and antique shops.

The Property: Rectory Cottage

Old Buckenham 2.5 miles. A timber frame, detached, former village hall, situated in the tiny hamlet of Wilby, 2.5 miles from Old Buckenham. Rectory Cottage has immense character, with authentic exposed beams, a stone spiral staircase and fascinating 18th Century tiles depicting scenes from ancient religious stories. The property offers high quality, well equipped accommodation, with good attention to detail. The local villages and towns provide a range of facilities, including Snetterton, which holds regular motor racing meetings and its own weekend market and Banham with its famous zoo. The city of Norwich is within easy reach with extensive shopping, dining and night life, whilst the Broads and the north Norfolk coast await a day's outing.

Accommodation

Three bedrooms: 1 x double, 1 x twin, 1 x ground floor twin. Bathroom with bath, basin and WC. Ground floor shower room with shower cubicle, basin and WC. Open plan living area with fitted kitchen, dining area and sitting area with woodburning stove. Utility room. Note: The double bedroom is a gallery bedroom and partly overlooks the living area below.

Amenities

Oil-fired underfloor heating throughout with additional heating from woodburning stove in sitting area. Electric cooker, microwave, fridge, freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, colour TV, radio/cassette player etc. All fuel and power inc. in rent, wood for the woodburner provided free of charge. Bed linen inc. in rent. Shared off road parking for two cars. Lawned garden to rear of property with patio area and garden furniture. One well behaved dog welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop and pub 2.5 miles. Note: Children over 10 only. Note: Spiral staircase has rope banister, which may be unsuitable for the less mobile.