* Freehold
* Pretty - as - a - picture Cotswold stone cottage in popular Brize Norton
* Completely reconfigured and renovated by the current owners, creating 2000 sq ft of beautifully presented living space
* Bursting with honey - coloured Cotswold charm and heritage features
* Top of the range fitted kitchen with range cooker and central island
* 3 spacious double bedrooms (all ensuite)
* Welcoming, light - filled sitting room
* Dining room with doors onto the garden – perfect for entertaining
* Private and sunny south - west facing garden
* Walking distance to primary school, shop, pub, recreation ground and country park
* Gated driveway parking and detached garage
_**Viewings from 6th January 2024_ **
Dating back to the 1860s and privately tucked away from the road, Poplar
Cottage has been extended twice and embraces all the desirable features of
21st - century life in tandem with heritage touches such as beamed ceilings,
exposed stonework and inglenooks.
Highlights include the top - of - the - range fitted kitchen with central island
complete with breakfast bar, a trio of super - sized en - suite bedrooms, and a
pretty 100ft cottage garden blessed with lots of sunshine thanks to the south
west - facing position.
This beautifully presented, warm and welcoming semi - detached home is located
in the leafy upper part of Brize Norton within a short walk of the well -
regarded primary school, two pubs, St Britius Church and the bustling village
hall. Just across the road there are fantastic walks through Kilkenny Lane
country park – it also has a huge adventure playground for youngsters.
You’re spoiled for shopping and leisure options with supermarkets including
Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Aldi, leisure centres and a choice of excellent
eateries and coffee shops at Witney and Carterton, both within a short drive.
And you’re on the edge of the glorious Cotswolds for a choice of superb
country pubs and every kind of outdoor pursuit from cycling, horse - riding and
hiking to fishing, sailing and golf.
Let’s tell you more about this little gem of a cottage . .
_Picture - perfect and beautifully presented . . _
Resplendent with honey - coloured charm and tucked away behind a high timber
gate, Poplar Cottage spans out parallel to the gravel driveway and detached
single garage. There’s parking space for three cars in tandem and the
quintessential cottage garden extends to approximately 100ft in front of the
property.
The oak front door swings open into a welcoming entrance hall with wood
flooring, which extends into the kitchen, to the left, and the dining room, to
the right, via an exposed stone archway.
With a delightful relaxed ambience, the dining room is perfect for candlelit
dinner parties. In the summer months, the French doors to the garden can be
flung open to create that desirable merger of indoors with outdoors – ideal
for aperitifs on the patio. Another set of glazed internal doors access the
sunny triple - aspect living room, a softly carpeted 17x13ft haven for relaxing
on squashy sofas in front of the TV, reading or just enjoying a well - earned
G&T after work.
To the left of the entrance hall is the super - luxe 15x13ft kitchen, the
thoughtfully - designed pride and joy of the current owner who had it installed
just three years ago. There’s plenty of storage in the elegant
‘cashmere’ - coloured cabinets with solid wood worktops, and a Rangemaster stove
with induction hob is slotted neatly into the former inglenook fireplace
alongside a useful cupboard. There’s also an integrated Bosch dishwasher and
freestanding American - style fridge/freezer. The central island is an
attractive focal point and complete with breakfast bar and high stools – just
the place for a coffee and browse of the papers or for children to do their
homework while you get on with meal prep.
Beyond the kitchen a small lobby leads into a bathroom which doubles up as a
utility room and is plumbed for washing machine and dryer.
_An enchanting bedtime story_
From the entrance hall, climb the stairs to experience the refined ‘boutique
hotel’ ambience of the trio of really generously - sized vaulted bedrooms – all
complete with super - modern en - suite bathrooms installed in the last three
years.
The beamed principal bedroom is an ultra - roomy 18x14ft and bathed in natural
light via the duo of windows. The centrepiece of the contemporary en - suite
bathroom is a curvaceous freestanding bathtub and there’s also a corner shower
and chic white sanitary - ware.
The guest bedroom is similarly large, 12x14ft, and has an en - suite bathroom
with walk - in shower. The third bedroom, 12x10ft, has an identical en - suite.
_A classic cottage garden_
Poplar Cottage has a quintessential English country garden spanning its front
width with carefully tended borders, lawn, trees and shrubs. It’s of easily
manageable proportions and recently enhanced by the addition of a stylish
circular paved and gravelled patio for relaxing in the summertime or
entertaining al fresco.
There’s also a second smaller patio, bordered by a low stone wall, that’s
perfect for positioning a bistro set – settle down here for a peaceful coffee
break in the warmer months.
With new fencing along the front border and high hedging along others, the
entire garden is secluded and secure.
_Round and about_
Brize Norton is a lovely, community - minded village in the West Oxfordshire
countryside, just a few miles from the picturesque town of Burford - known as
‘the gateway to the Cotswolds’.
Treat your weekend guests to a cracking Sunday lunch at the family - friendly
Three Horseshoes in nearby Asthall or enjoy a pint at The Mason’s Arms,
renowned for well - kept ales. Follow this with a stroll through Kilkenny Lane
country park where the children can let off steam at the adventure playground
or explore some of the picturesque footpaths that span out across the
countryside and down to the River Windrush – another great location for foodie
pubs such as The Swan at Swinbrook or The Lamb at Crawley.
Brize Norton Primary School is Ofsted - rated outstanding and there’s a choice
of secondary schools in Burford, Witney and Carterton, all rated ‘good’.
Private schools abound and include Cokethorpe, The King’s School, Hatherop
Castle, St Hugh’s, Windrush Valley School and Rendcombe College.
The Elderbank village hall bustles with classes, groups and events all - year -
round. Next to this, the sports pavilion is the home of the Humble Bumble
Café, much loved by the community and renowned for its home - made cakes,
scones, sausage rolls and soup. Alongside the football and cricket pitches it
doubles up as an after - match bar, and there’s also a playground.
You don’t have to go very far to have fun – endless miles of the beautiful
Cotswolds with its pretty villages and wonderful walks is on the doorstep.
Enjoy superb shopping and a thriving café culture within the elegant confines
of the Burford Garden Company, or a day out at the wonderful Cotswold Wildlife
Park or Brize Norton’s very own animal attraction - Crocodiles of the World,
the UK’s only crocodile zoo.
Nearby Carterton has a range of shops and supermarkets, whilst Witney has a
good selection of high street retail stores and independent boutiques together
with a cinema. Both have big leisure centres with pools and Carterton has an
indoor trampoline park.
There’s swift access to the A40/M40 for journeys to Oxford, London and
Cheltenham and mainline trains from Charlbury or Hanborough to London
Paddington in just over an hour.
_Finer details_
_Square footage: _ 2003 square feet / 186 square metres
_Council tax band: _ E
_Local authority: _ West Oxfordshire District Council:
_EPC: _ D
_Distances: _
Oxford 17 miles
London 73 miles
Heathrow Airport 58. 3 miles
Trains to London from Long Hanborough, Charlbury and Oxford Parkway
EPC Rating: D

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