FIND YOUR DREAM COUNTRY HOME

QUINCE CORNER, COMBROOK, WARWICKSHIRE £875,000

ON WINTER NIGHTS, CLOSING A WEIGHTY OAK FRONT DOOR ON THE COLD AND SETTLING DOWN in front of an open fireplace, carved from local stone, is an inviting prospect. Beneath its (recently restored) thatch, Quince Cottage, found in the charming village of Combrook, has all the period features you would hope for in a 17th-century building, including flagstone flooring, exposed beams and lead-lined windows. The farmhouse kitchen/diner has a vaulted ceiling, oak floorboards, woodburner and Aga, while a separate utility room, ideal for muddy boots, leads onto a well-tended garden that is planted with mature fruit trees and runs down to a brook. With four well-proportioned bedrooms, plus a garden studio well placed for home working, it’s a historic home ideally adapted for modern living.

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