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" This attractive three bedroomed mid mews cottage stands in the very heart of Barston village within a delightful rural setting overlooking open fields and countryside to the front. The property has a deep gravelled driveway, an integral garage, a garden to the rear and accommodation which requires some updating and modernisation but is immediately available with "no upward chain". Barston is a delightful village surrounded by open greenbelt countryside, yet situated within just four miles of Solihull town centre. The village is well known for its church of St Swithans and its reputable locals inns The Bulls Head and The Malt Shovel. Knowle and Hampton in Arden are neighbouring villages, both within two miles. Knowle, has a High Street of many period and character buildings, inns, restaurants, shops and historic church and Hampton has a reputable primary school, local stores, an active sports and tennis club, historic church with Norman origins and a railway station linking Birmingham New Street and International with London Euston. Solihull town centre provides further and more comprehensive facilities and the local M42 provides access to the Midlands motorway network, centres of commerce and culture, the NEC, international airport and railway station.  PITCHED CANOPY ENTRANCE with timber supports, raised stone flagged step and upvc double glazed front door with glazed side window to the  RECEPTION HALL with staircase having timber handrail and balustrade to the first floor and a useful understairs storage cupboard.  CLOAKROOM having a pink suite with wc, corner hand basin and glazed window to the front.  LIVING ROOM 17' 9" x 12' 2" (5.43m x 3.72m) with beamed ceiling, windows to front and rear and exposed brick chimney breast with stoned flagged hearth, timber beam, canopy hood and inset display alcoves.   DINING ROOM (REAR) 12' 5" x 8' 11" (3.80m x 2.74m) having a beamed ceiling and window to the rear.  KITCHEN 8' 7" x 7' 7" (2.62m x 2.33m) having full height tiling to all elevations and timber edged kitchen units with wall mounted storage cupboards, base units, drawers, stainless steel sink and drainer with window and door to the rear garden and patio.  The staircase with timber handrail and balustrade leads from the reception hall to the   FIRST FLOOR AND LARGE LANDING AREA with a return of the handrail and balustrade, twin windows to the front of the property, access to the loft space and door to a useful cupboard with shelving.  BEDROOM ONE (FRONT) 17' 10" x 9' 0" to wardrobe fronts (5.45m x 2.76m to wardrobe fronts) a large main bedroom with window to the rear garden, window enjoying views to the front, two large double built in wardrobe units with a further cupboard having shelving.   BEDROOM TWO 17' 11" x 8' 0" (5.47m x 2.45m) having a hand basin and windows to front and rear.  BEDROOM THREE 9' 10" x 9' 6" (3.01m x 2.90m) a good sized third bedroom with window to the rear and a large double built in wardrobe unit with shelving, hanging and storage internally.  SHOWER ROOM 8' 8" x 8' 0" (2.66m x 2.45m) having a large walk in shower cubicle with thermostatic shower, glazed shower door, a wc, hand basin, glazed window to the rear and a door to the Airing Cupboard housing the hot water tank.  OUTSIDE The property stands behind a deep lawned foregarden and a gravelled driveway providing off road parking and access to the   GARAGE 18' 7" x 8' 5" (5.68m x 2.57m) with automatically operated "up and over" door, lighting, power, oil fired central heating boiler, window and door to the rear.  REAR GARDEN Doors from the garage and kitchen lead to the rear garden which has a full width paved patio area, fenced boundaries, brick edged beds with gravelled surround and an oil tank which fuels the central heating system.  SERVICES The property is connected to mains water, electricity and drainage. There is no gas to the village and the central heating system is fuelled by oil.? "