An exceptional renovation of a Grade 2 listed property

Welford-on-Avon is a highly sought after Warwickshire village positioned midway between Stratford-Upon-Avon and the North Cotswolds border, popular for its award winning pubs, riverside restaurant, local village stores, well regarded primary school, and 18 hole golf course.

Thornette Cottage and the adjoining Thorn Cottage have stood in the centre of this village for over 300 years and are Grade 2 listed.

A comprehensive renovation of both of these cottages has been carried out between 2019 – 2024 and the result is an exceptional example of a period property skilfully restored, extended, and updated for modern living. The historic arrangement of the two cottages as separate self contained properties now provides scope for multi-generational living, a living / investment opportunity, or to be further configured to suit a new occupant’s living space preferences.

  • Sought after central village location
  • Conservation area
  • Sensitively modernised
  • Wrap around gardens
  • Gated gravel driveway
  • Car ports
  • Outbuilding
  • Approx 0.27 acre plot
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Original or period features include…

  • Exposed oak beams
  • Flagstone floors
  • Fireplaces
  • Iron bread oven
  • Ledge and brace doors
  • Leaded light windows
  • Exposed brickwork

Recent additions include…

  • Refitted kitchens
  • Refitted bath and shower rooms
  • Replacement boilers
  • Fully rewired
  • Fully double glazed
  • Upgraded insulation
  • Low energy LED lighting to all rooms
  • Underfloor heating to all ground floor rooms
  • Discreet solar panels
  • Electric car charging points
  • Summer house / garden office
  • Full landscaping of gardens and driveway

Thornette Cottage has 3 bedrooms, two bath/shower rooms and two living rooms, and Thorn Cottage has two bedrooms, one bathroom and one living room. There are two kitchens, both newly fitted and including a range of integrated Bosch and Hotpoint appliances. New boilers and radiators provide central heating, complemented by underfloor heating to all ground floor rooms. The property is fully double glazed, lighting is all low energy LED, and the cottages have been pre-wired with CAT5e ethernet cabling to the main rooms. The result is that an exceptional standard of comfortable modern living has been achieved whilst still retaining many original or historic features including oak beams, polished flagstone floors, fireplaces and exposed brickwork.

Outside, the gardens have been completely remodelled and landscaped with a new gravel driveway and separate pedestrian access, lawned areas, and paving that wraps around the house. A particular feature is the expansive south facing terrace with ample room for large garden furniture or perhaps a new owner may wish to add an outdoor kitchen to create the ultimate entertaining space. There is plenty of car parking on the driveway and under cover within the oak framed double car port, also featuring solar roof panels and electric car charging points.

This entire renovation and extension project was carried out with great care and attention to detail by a range of specialist craftsmen in full consultation with heritage experts and the local authority, Stratford-on-Avon District Council, therefore all relevant permissions and paperwork are readily available. The properties are being sold together with no onward chain.

Thornette Cottage

Tiled oak framed porch and oak front door to:

Dining / Sitting Room 15’11” x 15’6” (4.84m x 4.72m)
Double aspect with oak framed window to front facing west and secondary double glazing. Oak framed double glazed window to rear facing east. Feature fireplace with dual fuel burner. Fitted oak storage units. Flagstone flooring with underfloor heating. Understairs storage cupboard

Kitchen / Breakfast Room 24’6” x 12’6” (7.47m x 3.80m)
A light, airy, and modern open plan kitchen / dining space with ceramic tiled floor and oak framed double glazed window to side facing south. Stable door to side garden. Range of white kitchen units with soft close drawers and cupboards and Mirostone 20mm solid worktops. Franke 1.5 bowl sink and mixer taps with Insinkerator waste disposal unit. Bosch fan oven. Bosch integrated microwave. Bosch induction hob with extractor hood over. Bosch integrated dishwasher. Hotpoint integrated fridge. Hotpoint integrated freezer. Worcester Greenstar 18kw oil combi boiler.

Utility Room 6’0” x 5’8” (1.82m x 1.72m)
With WC, ceramic butlers sink with chrome mixer taps. Ceramic tiled floor. Double glazed window to front. Space and plumbing for washing machine and dryer. Wooden worktop and shelving. Extractor fan.

Living Room 26’6” x 11’2” (8.08m x 3.39m)
A large double aspect room with oak framed double glazed windows to the rear facing east and to the side facing south. Oak double glazed french doors facing east, opening to rear garden. Oak engineered flooring and oak skirting boards.

Stairs to:

Landing
An unusually large open landing space on two levels giving access to all rooms:

Bedroom 15’11” x 12’6” (4.84m x 3.81m)
Double aspect with oak framed window to front facing west and secondary double glazing. Oak framed double glazed window to rear facing east

Bedroom 13’0” x 7’9” (3.95m x 2.35m)
Exposed red pine floorboards. Oak framed double glazed window to side garden facing south.

Bedroom 19’0” x 11’8” (5.80m x 3.56m)
Exposed red pine floorboards. East facing oak framed window to rear garden. double glazed and incorporating fire escape opening.

En-Suite Shower Room
Fitted with shower cubicle with Mira thermostatic shower. Sink with chrome mixer taps and wooden vanity unit. WC. Chrome towel rail. Extractor fan. Dimplex wall mounted heater. Velux window facing south.

Eaves Store Room 14’10” x 10’5” (4.18m x 3.0m)
An expansive and very useful storage space, fully boarded and insulated with lights, power sockets, and radiator. Reduced head height.

Bathroom 8’2” x 6’4” (2.49m x 1.93m)
Fitted with a bath with Mira thermostatic shower over. Sink with chrome mixer taps and wooden vanity unit. WC. Chrome towel rail. Extractor fan. Dimplex wall mounted heater. Oak framed double glazed window facing south.

Thorn Cottage

Tiled oak framed porch and oak front door to:

Hallway
With flagstone floor, oak framed window to front facing west with secondary double glazing. Worcester Greenstar 18kw oil combi boiler fitted in recess.

Kitchen / Breakfast Room 14’0” x 11’9” (4.26m x 3.58m)
With flagstone floor, period oak framed window and stable door to rear garden facing east. Fitted with a range of grey painted kitchen units with soft close drawers and cupboards and Mirostone 20mm solid worktops. Perrin and Rowe sink with mixer taps and Insinkerator waste disposal unit.Bosch fan oven. Bosch integrated microwave. Bosch induction hob with extractor hood over. Bosch integrated dishwasher. Hotpoint integrated washer dryer. Hotpoint integrated under unit fridge. Hotpoint integrated under unit freezer. Original fireplace with recently installed dual fuel burner and historic feature iron bread oven.

Sitting / Dining Room 15’11” x 12’4” (4.85m x 3.76m)
A lovely triple aspect room with flagstone flooring and oak framed bay window to front facing west, incorporating a feature window seat. Oak framed window to rear facing east and small additional window to side facing north. Small feature fireplace (coal burning). Understairs storage cupboard

Stairs to:

Landing
With airing cupboard, shelved, ventilated, and heated.

Bedroom 10’2” x 8’9” (3.10m x 2.68m)
Oak framed window to front facing west with secondary double glazing. Pine floorboards, Built in wardrobe and additional built in storage space at high level.

Bedroom 15’11” x 12’6” (4.84m x 3.81m)
Oak framed window to front facing west with secondary double glazing. Pine floorboards.

Bathroom 12’7” x 7’1” (3.84m x 2.17m)
Fitted with bath with Mira thermostatic shower over. Sink with chrome mixer taps inset into wooden vanity unit with Mirostone worktop. WC. Chrome towel rail. Extractor fan. Dimplex wall mounted electric heater. Oak framed double glazed window facing east.

Outside Areas:

Outbuilding: Comprising

Summer House / Garden Office 9’6” x 8’1” (2.91m x 2.45m)
With double doors to garden, lights, power sockets, and window to porch.

Porch 11’8” x 9’6” (3.56m x 2.91m)
With wooden decking, lights and outdoor power sockets.

Garden Store 9’7” x 6’6” (2.91m x 1.98m)
With double doors, lights, power sockets, and windows to side.

Car ports 19’4” x 17’8” (5.88m x 5.38m)
Double width car port, oak framed construction enclosed on 3 sides with tiled roof and flagstone flooring on a reinforced concrete base. Overhead strip lighting, additional security lighting, power sockets, and 2 x 2.75kW solar panel installation. The car ports also benefit from 2 x 7.4kW type 2 electric car charging points which can be controlled via an app and can each charge a vehicle battery from empty to full in around 8 hours.

Lawns and Terraces
A particular feature of this property are the expansive wrap around lawns, paved terrace areas and pathways, incorporating garden taps, external lighting, and external power sockets. The terrace area at the side of the house facing south is the largest space with plenty of room for outdoor seating, cooking and relaxing.

Driveway
Entry to the property is via a 5 bar wooden vehicle gate leading to a gravel driveway, or a wooden pedestrian gate with a paved pathway to the house. Newly installed bunded oil tanks for each property are discreetly located at the side of the driveway for easy access. There is also a front lawned area with a feature circular raised bed.

VIRTUAL TOUR

Thornette Cottage

Thorn Cottage

DOLLHOUSE VIEW
View the home from every angle from an outside perspective. You can rotate the home to view angles that you may not otherwise see. Or just choose “Floor Plan” to view a top down image.

VIRTUAL REALITY
This next generation technology offers a completely immersive and engaging experience using virtual reality technology.  This tour will integrate with all VR devices, allowing viewers to feel as though they are walking through the home in a virtual tour.

EXPLORE 3D SPACE
The most interactive and immersive part of this tour, the inside view allows you to freely take a virtual tour of the home. You will be able to see the rooms at every angle available and ‘walk through’ as if you were there.

MEASUREMENT MODE
Click on any two or more points to easily measure the distance between them.

VIRTUAL TOUR

Thornette Cottage

Thorn Cottage

DOLLHOUSE VIEW
View the home from every angle from an outside perspective. You can rotate the home to view angles that you may not otherwise see. Or just choose “Floor Plan” to view a top down image.

VIRTUAL REALITY
This next generation technology offers a completely immersive and engaging experience using virtual reality technology.  This tour will integrate with all VR devices, allowing viewers to feel as though they are walking through the home in a virtual tour.

EXPLORE 3D SPACE
The most interactive and immersive part of this tour, the inside view allows you to freely take a virtual tour of the home. You will be able to see the rooms at every angle available and ‘walk through’ as if you were there.

MEASUREMENT MODE
Click on any two or more points to easily measure the distance between them.

FLOOR PLAN

LOCAL AREA

THE VILLAGE

The village of Welford-on-Avon lies in a loop of the River Avon about 4 miles downstream from Stratford Upon Avon, on a site that has been occupied for thousands of years, having been mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was part of Gloucestershire. The oldest building in Welford is the parish church of St Peter, built in 1330 on the site of an earlier 12th-century building. The church stands a short distance from the river, and the site of a ford which gave the village its name. The church tower was said to have been used as a landmark by travellers using the ford. These days the river is popular with small boat traffic, canal barges, and canoeists, the village even has its own private marina.
There are two notable pubs, The Bell and The Shakespeare, plus the renowned riverside eatery The Four Alls. The Bell, at the junction of Church Lane and Welford High Street dates to the 17th century and is a multiple award winner of the Warwickshire dining pub of the year. This pub has played a part in literary history, for according to tradition William Shakespeare came here to share a drink with Ben Jonson. On his way home to Stratford, Shakespeare was caught in a rain shower and contracted a case of fatal pneumonia. These days The Bell warms travellers with open fires, comfortable surroundings and some first class pub food, fine wines and great draught beer! The village also has two shops including a deli and family butcher, a garage, a primary school, a bowls club, a sports club, a village hall, an 18- hole golf course, a marina, a children’s play area, allotments and two churches (the Parish Church of St Peter’s and the Methodist Church).

There are around 1400 homes here, of which 145 older buildings are protected within a conservation area created in 1969; 64 of them officially listed Grade 2 by English Heritage, and 80 unlisted. There were 516 residents at the time of the first census in 1801, and in 2001 there were 1,300, rising to over 3000 today, a sign of just how popular Welford has become.

Nearby Stratford-upon-Avon is the region’s cultural centre and is famed for its theatres and Shakespearean heritage. The town also offers an abundance of shops, restaurants, public houses, and a wide range of entertainment and sports facilities.

The village of Welford-on-Avon lies in a loop of the River Avon about 4 miles downstream from Stratford Upon Avon, on a site that has been occupied for thousands of years, having been mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was part of Gloucestershire. The oldest building in Welford is the parish church of St Peter, built in 1330 on the site of an earlier 12th-century building. The church stands a short distance from the river, and the site of a ford which gave the village its name. The church tower was said to have been used as a landmark by travellers using the ford. These days the river is popular with small boat traffic, canal barges, and canoeists, the village even has its own private marina.
There are two notable pubs, The Bell and The Shakespeare, plus the renowned riverside eatery The Four Alls. The Bell, at the junction of Church Lane and Welford High Street dates to the 17th century and is a multiple award winner of the Warwickshire dining pub of the year. This pub has played a part in literary history, for according to tradition William Shakespeare came here to share a drink with Ben Jonson. On his way home to Stratford, Shakespeare was caught in a rain shower and contracted a case of fatal pneumonia. These days The Bell warms travellers with open fires, comfortable surroundings and some first class pub food, fine wines and great draught beer! The village also has two shops including a deli and family butcher, a garage, a primary school, a bowls club, a sports club, a village hall, an 18- hole golf course, a marina, a children’s play area, allotments and two churches (the Parish Church of St Peter’s and the Methodist Church).

There are around 1400 homes here, of which 145 older buildings are protected within a conservation area created in 1969; 64 of them officially listed Grade 2 by English Heritage, and 80 unlisted. There were 516 residents at the time of the first census in 1801, and in 2001 there were 1,300, rising to over 3000 today, a sign of just how popular Welford has become.

Nearby Stratford-upon-Avon is the region’s cultural centre and is famed for its theatres and Shakespearean heritage. The town also offers an abundance of shops, restaurants, public houses, and a wide range of entertainment and sports facilities.

The Maypole

For centuries the Maypole has been a popular European celebratory tradition, and although most of the historic party poles no longer exist, the small village of Welford-on-Avon retains one of the tallest surviving poles in England.

Rising to over 20 metres from the centre of the village, the striped maypole has been present in the site since the days of Shakespeare. In its original incarnation it was made of wood, but was at one point struck by lightning and destroyed. The current pole is made of aluminum and is officially a Grade II historical monument. The spire is topped with a weathervane shaped like a running fox, another traditional English icon. Visitors are recommended to visit the site in the month of May when the traditional May Day dance is still observed.

Schools

The village school, Welford-on-Avon Primary (Ofsted Good) has a superb reputation and also has a nursery, while within easy reach there are a wide selection of state, private and grammar schools, including the renowned Croft Prep School, King Edward’s Grammar School for Boys, Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls, Alcester Grammar School, Warwick Prep and Public Schools, and King’s High School for Girls in Warwick, Kingsley School for Girls and Arnold Lodge School in Leamington Spa.

LOCATION

Map data: Google Earth

Approximate distances from Thornette Cottage

  • Maypole Stores & Post Office ~ 0.1 miles

  • The Shakespeare Inn – 0.1 miles

  • The Bell Inn – 0.2 miles

  • The Four Alls Inn – 0.7 miles

  • Welford-on-Avon Golf Course ~ 0.6 miles

  • Nearest Supermarket ~ 3.7 miles

  • Racecourse ~ 3.7 miles

  • Stratford-upon-Avon ~ 4.9 miles

  • Mickleton (North Cotswolds) – 5 miles

  • Honeybourne railway station – (Direct line into London Paddington via Oxford and Reading) – 7 miles

  • The Croft Preparatory School – 7 miles

  • Chipping Campden – 9 miles

  • Evesham ~ 11 miles

  • Broadway – 12 miles

  • M40 (Jct 15 – Warwick bypass) ~ 12 miles

  • Warwick – 15 miles

  • Warwick Parkway station – (Direct line into London Marylebone via Banbury and High Wycombe) – 18 miles

  • Leamington Spa – 18 miles

  • Worcester ~ 21.9 miles

  • Coventry – 24 miles

  • Birmingham Airport ~ 27 miles

  • Cheltenham – 29 miles

  • Central London – 110 miles

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