Lantern Cottage, Stockend, Edge, Stroud, GL6 6PN

Situated in the close-knit hamlet of Stockend, this delightful detached cottage stands in a plot extending to over 0.4 of an acre and offers far-reaching views over the Severn Vale and beyond.

Now offering scope for some modernisation, the ground floor accommodation is currently comprised of a spacious sitting room with door opening to the garden and a contemporary cast iron Jøtul stove, a dining hall, a snug with a glass fronted Morsø stove and a kitchen fitted with pine units and a quarry tile floor.

On the first floor, the principal bedroom has an en suite shower room with a family bathroom serving the three further bedrooms, one of which has French doors opening to a deck leading to the gardens.

The level gardens are mainly laid to lawn with hedge boundaries, mature apple trees, a wildflower area and rose garden. Note: Two public footpaths cross the garden.

Situation Stockend is a hamlet close to Edge on the Cotswold escarpment overlooking the Severn Vale and midway between Stroud and Gloucester with superb access to open countryside including the Cotswold Way.

Facilities in Edge include a village hall, church and The Edgemoor Inn with a thriving community organising regular social events.

Nearby Painswick offers a playgroup and primary school with tennis, rugby, cricket, bowls and golf clubs, a general store, restaurants, public houses, a weekly market and pop up events at the Painswick Centre.

Schools in the local area are particularly strong with independent schools and grammar schools in Stroud, Cheltenham and Gloucester.

Stroud offers an award-winning Farmers' Market, a multiplex cinema, supermarkets and trains to London Paddington. Property Ref Number: Ham-58450