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Stunning period cottage complete with sandstone footbridge and water feature hits the market

A beautiful period home with a sandstone footbridge and a water feature in its expansive gardens has been listed for sale.

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Grooms Cottage in Boreatton, Baschurch is described as an "attractive period family home" boasting character elements including casement windows and exposed beams.

The three-bedroom property near Shrewsbury has been listed for a guide price of £475,000 with Strutt & Parker estate agents. 

Outside, and within its approximately 0.4 acres of land, the cosy home boasts a part-walled wraparound garden that is mainly laid to lawn, and bordered by mature planting and featuring various seating areas.

The sandstone footbridge at Grooms Cottage in Boreatton. Picture: Rightmove and Strutt & Parker.
The sandstone footbridge at Grooms Cottage in Boreatton. Picture: Rightmove and Strutt & Parker.

Owners can enjoy views over the surrounding countryside and a stand-out spectacular sandstone footbridge alongside a water feature and a garden office with its own paved terrace, adding to additional paved terraces that provide ideal spaces for entertaining or al fresco dining.

Water feature at Grooms Cottage in Boreatton. Picture: Rightmove and Strutt & Parker.
Water feature at Grooms Cottage in Boreatton. Picture: Rightmove and Strutt & Parker.

The listing says: "Configured to provide an ideal family and entertaining space and featuring a wealth of wooden flooring, the ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming through reception hall with useful storage and doors to both front and rear aspects. 

Grooms Cottage boasts countryside views. Picture: Rightmove and Strutt & Parker.
Grooms Cottage boasts countryside views. Picture: Rightmove and Strutt & Parker.

"It briefly comprises a spacious dual-aspect drawing room with a feature fireplace with a woodburner, and a flagstone-floored kitchen with a range of wall and base units, modern integrated appliances and space for a table. 

Inside Grooms Cottage in Boreatton. Picture: Rightmove and Strutt & Parker.
Inside Grooms Cottage in Boreatton. Picture: Rightmove and Strutt & Parker.

"The kitchen opens into a triple-aspect timber-framed garden room with full-height glazing incorporating French doors to the terrace. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a fitted utility room with Belfast sink and a modern fully-tiled family shower room.

A gym at Grooms Cottage in Boreatton that has been listed for £475,000. Picture: Rightmove and Strutt & Parker.
A gym at Grooms Cottage in Boreatton that has been listed for £475,000. Picture: Rightmove and Strutt & Parker.

"On the first floor the property provides three double bedrooms, the principal bedroom with built-in storage and a contemporary en-suite shower room."

Further information can be found on Rightmove