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"**Pretty Listed Cottage of Immense Character **Period Features include Inglenook fireplace and beamed ceilings **Stylish Living Kitchen **Reception Dining Hall **Sitting Room **Shower Room **Three Double Bedrooms **Bathroom **Parking **S. Facing Walled Garden & Separate Courtyard

General Honeysuckle Cottage is a pretty listed cottage of considerable character located in the heart of Higham on the Hill. The cottage has been beautifully presented by the owner and there are a wealth of period features including beamed ceilings, exposed roof trusses and an inglenook fireplace. The cottage is surprisingly spacious and the accommodation includes on the ground floor, a sitting room with inglenook fireplace, dining hall, living kitchen which has been re fitted in recent years and shower room. On the first floor there are three good sized double bedrooms with exposed roof trusses and a luxurious bathroom. Outside, there is a pretty south facing walled garden, parking, a store and a separate courtyard area.

Location Honeysuckle Cottage is located in the pretty village of Higham on the Hill, on the edge of rural Leicestershire. Within the village there is Primary schooling. The village is incredibly accessible being approximately four miles from the M69 and nine miles from the M42. Nuneaton train station is within easy reach from which there are high speed train services to London, Birmingham, Leicester and Coventry. There are several fine private schools close by including Twycross and Dixie Grammar School.

The Cottage The accommodation is arranged over two floors as follows. Front door opening into dining hall.

Dining Hall 14 10" x 10 5" A charming room with heavily beamed ceiling and stairs rising to first floor. Central heating radiator.

Cloaks Shower Room With a tiled floor, shower enclosure with electric shower, wash hand basin and low flush lavatory.

Sitting Room 5.36m x 4.06m into inglenook 17 7" x 13 4" int A lovely cosy room, the focal point of which is the inglenook fireplace housing a wood burning stove. There is a beam to the ceiling. Central heating radiator.

Living Kitchen 5.99m x 3.66m 19 8" x 12 A wonderful room which is very much the heart of the cottage. The kitchen units are solid wood with oak work surfaces, together with Farrow and Ball Bancha painted fronts. There is a porcelain sink and space for a Range style cooker with Rangemaster canopy over. Tiled finish to floor. Back door to the courtyard.

On The First Floor Stairs rise from the dining hall to the galleried landing.

Galleried Landing The galleried landing opens into an inner landing, opening off which are the bedrooms. There is a space opening off the inner landing, which the current owner uses as a home office.

Bedroom One 4.93m x 4.14m 16 2" x 13 7" A beautifully presented room with exposed roof trusses, a period cast iron fire surround and panelling to one wall. There is a hanging cupboard. Central heating radiator.

Bedroom Two 4.04m x 3.76m 13 3" x 12 4" A really good sized double bedroom with a full height ceiling with exposed roof trusses, giving a real feeling of space. Central heating radiator.

Bedroom Three 3.73m x 3.35m 12 3" x 11 A pretty double bedroom with central heating radiator.

Bathroom A luxurious bathroom which has been re fitted by the present owner. There is a suite comprising a shower bath with rainfall and hand held shower attachments. A wash hand basin set on vanity unit with backlit mirror behind and low flush lavatory. Heated towel rail

Outside Access is via a gated driveway from Main Street, which opens into the shared courtyard. Parking and a Store.

Garden The walled garden is to the front of the cottage and is south facing. There is a large terrace, perfect for alfresco dining and the rest of the garden is principally lawned with some pretty, well established borders.

The Courtyard There is a small courtyard, accessible from the kitchen, which is a lovely private sheltered space, perfect for catching the morning sun.

Council Tax Band Hinckley & Bosworth Council Tax band C.

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