Property Description

A delightful cottage property set within a plot of just over 2 acres surrounded by farmland, close to the village of Penllyn. Thought to date back over 250 years, Quarry Cottage has extended accommodation including: living room, dining room, kitchen, conservatory. Also study, utility room and ground floor shower room. To the first floor: four bedrooms and a family bathroom. Fronting the property is a generous driveway parking area, a covered car port leading to a double garage; to the rear is a sizeable paved patio enjoying a southerly aspect looking out over gardens onto an immaculate, well maintained paddock.

SituationPenllyn is about 2.5 miles from the Market Town of Cowbridge which has a range of shops and services to suit all needs and all of which are within walking distance of the property. There are well regarded local primary and secondary schools in addition to a public library, health centre and Old Hall Community Centre. Recreation facilities include a leisure centre and various sporting clubs which offer tennis, squash, cricket, rugby, football and bowls. Cowbridge lies some 13 miles west of the City of Cardiff which has the usual amenities of a Capital City including theatres and concert halls as well as a main-line rail connection to London in around two hours. The area is serviced by the A48 which by-passes the town along the route from Cardiff to Bridgend and Swansea. The M4 motorway lies some 7 miles to the north of the town with junctions 33, 34 and 35 servicing "The Vale". The Heritage Coast, with its cliff top walks and mixture of sandy and stony beaches, lies to the south and west. The village of Penllyn has a popular Inn and restaurant, church and village hall. It is surrounded by the delightful countryside of the Vale of Glamorgan.

About The PropertyQuarry House is a delightful cottage understood to date back over 250 years. Set within a plot of just over 2 acres, it is surrounded by farmland yet conveniently close to the village of Penllyn. It has been extended in more recent years and must be viewed to be fully appreciated.

A covered veranda to the front opens into a ground floor hallway from which stairs lead to the first floor and doors lead to a study and to a dining room. The study looks to the front elevation and has a separate, internal window into the living room. The dining room itself is to the very heart of the house and features a solid fuel fired stove recessed within a chimney breast. This stove provides the heating and hot water for the property. The dining room looks out in a southerly direction over the rear garden and links through to a family living room, to one side, and, to the other side, to the kitchen. The living room is a dual aspect space with a window looking through the front veranda onto the garden and a second window looking out over the rear garden. It has a chimney breast with stone surround with fireplace within which can be reinstated if required. The modern kitchen is to the eastern side of the property and includes a good range of units with electric hob, electric oven and integrated dishwasher to remain. An adjacent utility room has ample space for a tall fridge freezer and plumbing for a washing machine. Beyond the utility room is a ground floor cloakroom/shower room. Accessible from the kitchen is a more modern conservatory extension positioned to enjoy the southerly aspect looking out over - and opening on to - own garden onto adjoining land.

To the first floor, there are three bedrooms and the family bathroom above the original part of the property. Of these bedrooms, two are generous doubles the third is a neat single currently used as a home study/work room. The fourth bedroom is accessed via paddle-type steps. It is located above the kitchen. All these bedrooms share use of a family bathroom with a 5-piece bathroom suite.

Gardens And GroundsQuarry House is set within an especially generous plot of about 2.1 acres in total. From the roadway, a broad, deep pull-in leads through a gated entrance on to the driveway fronting the property. This driveway sweeps past the front of the house to a covered car port from which there is access into the garage. The garage (approx.. max. 6.6m x 6m) is accessed via twin up and over doors and includes a car maintenance pit. A timber stairs leads to a sizeable storage room over.

The largest portion of the garden is to the southern side of the property and is overlooked from the conservatory and from the dining room. A paved patio seating area leads, in turn, onto an area of lawn surrounding a deep fishpond. This lawn, in turn, continues to a considerably larger paddock area including a tin built storage shed. The gardens and grounds are exceptionally well maintained and mainly laid to lawn and including a number of mature trees.

Additional InformationFreehold. Mains electric and water connect to the property. Coal fired central heating, Cesspit drainage. Council Tax: Band I

Proceeds Of Crime Act 2002Watts & Morgan LLP are obliged to report any knowledge or reasonable suspicion of money laundering to NCA (National Crime Agency) and should such a report prove necessary may be precluded from conducting any further work without consent from NCA.