3 Bed Detached House For Sale

Period character meets modern living in this extended cottage with gardens, orchard and detached studio, set in a peaceful village location.


Description

Hawkstone View Cottage is a beautifully extended and sympathetically renovated detached country home, dating from the late 18th century and originally serving as the gardener’s cottages to the neighbouring Old Hall. Today, the property offers a perfect balance of period character and modern living, set within wonderfully mature gardens that create a lasting first impression.

Approached through a cast iron gate, the drive sweeps past the first parking area, alongside the lawn and continues to a timber-framed garage and a detached studio, ideal as a home office or creative space. From here, a gravelled pathway meanders through the long front garden, leading to the picture-perfect front door with its charming timber canopy.

Inside, the cottage unfolds with warmth and character. The sitting room is an inviting space, retaining exposed beams and a substantial inglenook fireplace housing a log-burning stove. Dual-aspect windows flood the room with light, while Karndean flooring and steps down to a study add interest and versatility.

The heart of the home is the open-plan dining kitchen, fitted with classic Shaker-style cabinetry, solid woodwork work surfaces and a Belfast sink. A range-style cooker, dresser unit and pantry complete the practicalities, while rooflights and bi-folding doors that open onto the rear garden create a wonderfully bright and sociable space.

An inner hallway gives access to a cloakroom, with original terracotta tiling, and a well-designed utility/boot room with stable door to the garden.

Upstairs, the principal bedroom is a particularly generous retreat, with a feature fireplace and dual-aspect windows. It is complemented by a dressing room and an elegant en suite bathroom with roll-top bath, walk-in shower and twin basins. Two further bedrooms retain their period charm and share a stylish Jack and Jill shower room with underfloor heating.

Outside

The gardens are a delight. To the front, sweeping lawns are interspersed with a young orchard of apple, pear, cherry and plum trees, alongside gooseberry, raspberry and blackcurrant bushes. Productive damson and crab apple trees grow adjacent to the front gate. A mature cooking apple tree, raised kitchen garden beds, a herb garden and generous entertaining terrace add both beauty and practicality. To the rear, raised beds and additional patio space flow seamlessly from the kitchen’s bi-folding doors, providing the perfect setting for outdoor dining and long summer evenings.

The detached garage benefits from light, power and an electric roller door, with provision for electric car charging. The garden studio, filled with natural light, offers flexibility for work or leisure.

This is a home where every detail has been thoughtfully considered, from the air source heat pump with underfloor heating to the quality finishes throughout. Hawkstone View Cottage is, quite simply, a property to be experienced.

Location

Hawkstone View Cottage occupies a charming position immediately beside the celebrated Wollerton Old Hall Gardens, a nationally renowned horticultural landmark that draws visitors from across the country and features regularly on television gardening programmes. Wollerton has regular bus services to Market Drayton and beyond to the north and to Shrewsbury with its substantial onward transport links.

The village itself has a tennis club and a crown green bowls club, which has a bar and holds regular social events. The Wollerton Village Room hosts regular crafting groups and activities including a book club and village wander. The surrounding countryside is gently undulating and quintessentially Shropshire, with quiet lanes, footpaths and bridleways providing wonderful opportunities for walking, cycling and riding.

The nearby village of Hodnet, just over a mile away, is home to a well-regarded primary school, a popular pub and restaurant, a medical centre, and a village store catering to day-to-day needs. Market Drayton, approximately six miles to the north, is a traditional market town offering a wide range of amenities including supermarkets, high street and independent shops, cafés, schools, health and leisure facilities, and a weekly street market which has been trading for more than 750 years.

For those seeking a wider array of cultural, retail and leisure facilities, the historic county town of Shrewsbury lies around 16 miles to the southwest and offers a superb choice of restaurants, boutique shopping, a nationally recognised indoor market, highly regarded schooling and a vibrant arts scene. To the east, Telford provides excellent shopping and leisure, as well as fast road and rail links into Birmingham and beyond. Newcastle-under-Lyme and the Potteries are also within 20 miles.

Commuters are well served, with the M54 and M6 motorways accessible within a short drive, linking to the wider motorway network. Birmingham is around 48 miles distant, and rail connections from Shrewsbury and Telford provide regular services to Birmingham, Manchester and London.

The area is also rich in sporting and recreational opportunities, with a cricket club in Hodnet, golf courses at Hawkstone Park and Market Drayton, equestrian centres nearby, and easy access to the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which offers some of the county’s most dramatic landscapes.

Square Footage: 2,113 sq ft





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Additional Info

EPC- D
Council tax band- E, Shropshire
Mains Water
Mains Drainage
Air Source Heat Pump (Heating and hot water)
Photographs taken 09/2025 E-House
Brochure prepared 09/2025 AW