Monday 22 February 2016

Detached cottage, nr Bude, Cornwall


I adore this house. If I were a BBC producer, this is where I'd set my next 1950s midwife/district nurse/rural vet Sunday serial.
It's not so much frozen in time as preserved in jelly. Sweet, jammy jelly made by an old lady owner who has clearly just popped out for bread and milk.






See what I mean? Glorious in its tidy, ice-cream coloured, unmodernised prettiness.
A detached village home in the North Cornish village of Kilkhampton,on the A39 and about four miles from Bude.
Downstairs are three reception rooms, kitchen, walk-in pantry and hall. Upstairs four decent-sized bedrooms and a bathroom.
Outside are gardens, garage, stores and a large workshop, sub-divided into three units:



It's on the market through Bond Oxborough Phillips at a fraction under £250k. Details and more pictures here and on Zoopla here.