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A light and spacious well-maintained four double bedroom detached chalet-style bungalow situated within the small hamlet of Bartholomew Green in the sought-after Parish of Felsted. Thyme Cottage offers versatile accommodation and outbuildings. It sits on a fabulous south-westerly facing plot approaching 1/3 of an acre and boasts far-reaching field views across the stunning Essex countryside.
The nearby village of Felsted and the market towns of Great Dunmow and Braintree provide the local shopping facilities and there is a more extensive range of recreational, leisure, and educational facilities at Chelmsford. The area is well served by both state and private schools with a primary and pre-school at Felsted, together with the renowned Felsted School for boys and girls from age 4-18. There are secondary schools at Dunmow, Braintree, and Chelmsford and further primary schools in Stebbing, Rayne and Ford End. For the commuter, there are train stations at Braintree, Chelmsford, and Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street and local access to the A120 linking with the M11 (junction 8) at Bishop's Stortford.
The ground floor accommodation comprises an entrance hall that provides access to the first floor, a fabulous kitchen/diner that features both Corian worktops and an Aga, and a 22' sitting room with a feature log-burner and a bay window that provides views of the gardens, two generous double bedrooms, and a four-piece family bathroom with a separate cloakroom.
The first floor boasts an impressive (20.8 x 20.5) room with floor-to-ceiling windows & vaulted ceilings, a large balcony & an en-suite shower room. This versatile space has been used as an art studio for a number of years by the current owners, additionally, we feel it would work equally well as a master suite or even a self-contained annex for either a teenager or family & friends. There is also an additional double bedroom.
As previously mentioned, the property sits on a generous plot which also includes; two greenhouses, a polytunnel, an orchard area, numerous seating areas, and a cedar summerhouse with insulation, double glazing, power & lighting, offering garden office options.
'Thyme Cottage' is fitted with a good range of solar panels and solar heating tubes providing both electricity to the property (complete with battery storage and a long feed-in tariff) and hot water.