Leek

Our Valuers Comments

Grove Cottage, a truly characterful period detached cottage located in the heart of the stunning Derbyshire Peak District. This property, constructed from local natural limestone and gritstone, represents the epitome of authentic, traditional living.

The cottage boasts two large bedroom suites, having been completely restored and refurbished to an exceptionally high standard. Immense attention to detail has been paid in preserving the charming character of this property, with numerous period features revealed and showcased throughout.

The owners have carefully renovated the property to incorporate as much character as possible, resulting in a warm, cosy, yet very spacious home. Grove Cottage is nestled within delightful large cottage gardens, featuring beautiful herbaceous terraces, formal gardens with raised natural limestone beds, and productive vegetable gardens with raised timber beds.

Further, the property offers a large cedar detached potting shed (by seperate negotiation), summer house, and impressive views into the breathtaking Peak District over adjoining farmland.

In addition to the main cottage, the property includes a detached converted natural limestone barn, which provides beautiful self-contained living accommodation. This includes a double bedroom, shower room, and a comfortable living space with a plethora of well-placed windows allowing for great natural light.
The main cottage and the attached barn, aptly named the Bothy, are situated together within the gardens, separated by clever planting to maintain privacy.
Parking doesn't interfere with the gardens, offering space for two or three vehicles. The property features limestone pathways at the front, raised flower beds, and a beautiful oak-framed entrance porch protecting the original entrance door.

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The ground floor boasts an open-plan design, creating a feeling of vast space. The floors are beautifully stained flagstone and gritstone, highlighted by the superb local gritstone fireplace with a top-of-the-range Clearview woodburning stove.

The kitchen/dining area, open to the sitting room, offers a bespoke range of Ash and Oak cabinets, handcrafted to provide a simple and comforting feel. The kitchen area extends to a lobby with a base cabinet topped with stunning copper.

The dining room showcases beautiful exposed beams, stone flooring, and is a delightful, cosy, comfortable space for either an additional sitting room, study, or separate dining area.

The property's location is absolutely stunning, nestled on the limestone upland in a small village surrounded by highly desirable and very attractive period properties. The property is situated just on the fringe of the village where a lane drops into the absolutely stunning Manifold Valley, steeped in history and now a beautiful sanctuary of peace and tranquility.

The property is situated in the Peak District National Park, the UK's first and original national park and an area of outstanding natural beauty. The Peak District offers an outstanding range of outdoor leisure facilities and activities and is within easy reach of Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall, Alton Towers theme park, and wildlife sanctuaries.

The village is conveniently located between Ashbourne, Leek, Buxton, and Bakewell, providing easy access to a variety of different shopping centres. Convenient for commuting and travelling, the Peak District National Park is situated such that half of the population of the UK could enter into the park within about an hour's travelling.

Grove Cottage is the perfect blend of traditional charm and modern comfort, nestled in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. This is not just a property, but a lifestyle - a chance to live the dream in a place of outstanding natural beauty.

Summary

If you're looking for a home that will charm and delight you in every way, look no further than Grove Cottage. This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of the Peak District, in a property that is as unique and charming as its surroundings.

We welcome you to come and view Grove Cottage for yourself, and fall in love with your dream home.

Annex Entrance Hall

With double glazed stable entrance door and stone flagged floor. There is access to a roof space.

Annex Living Kitchen

17' x 6' 10" ( 5.18m x 2.08m )
A superb triple aspect living room which has almost full height double glazed windows overlooking the front gardens. Picture window overlooking the cottage gardens to the rear and a double glazed window to the gable end with views towards Grove Cottage. There is a fitted kitchen with a spoke base cabinet, natural wood work surfaces and decorative ceramic tiled splashback incorporating a stainless steel sink unit with a mixer tap. Appliances include a built in ceramic hob with space beneath for an integrated oven and space adjacent for a Larder fridge/freezer. Electric radiator.

Annex Bedroom

9' 6" x 8' 1" ( 2.90m x 2.46m )
With double glazed windows overlooking the delightful cottage gardens towards Grove Cottage. The floor is stone flagged throughout. There is an electric radiator and access to eaves storage.

Shower Room/wc

With tile and glass shower enclosure with Mira electric shower, a back to the wall wc and a granite wash basin with mono block tap and oak storage cabinet. The walls are attractively ceramic tiled in pastel green. There are wall light points and a centrally heated towel rail. The floor is stone flagged and there are recess ceiling spotlights to the ceiling together with an extractor fan.

Entrance Porch

Attractive oak and natural brick stone entrance porch with a glazed entrance door and half paneled walls. Further door leads to reception hall.

Sitting Room

12' 9" x 12' 3" ( 3.89m x 3.73m )
Open plan sitting room which has a delightful dual aspect with windows to the front and side. The focal point is the deep rustic Derbyshire fireplace with a clear view log burning stove. Attractive ceiling joists revealed and a staircase leads to the first floor. The beautiful stone flagged floor in grit stone extends through from the sitting room to…

Dining Kitchen

19' 10" x 11' 6" ( 6.05m x 3.51m )
Most delightful dining kitchen with stone flagged floor, windows to the side and rear overlooking gardens and farmland and with French doors which open directly into the beautifully landscaped gardens. There is also a double glazed stable door leading to the side. Kitchen is fitted in a country style with base cabinets in contrasting colours and with marble work surfaces which have upstand and a double Belfast sink unit with mixer tap. Built in appliances include a SMEG induction hob with electric oven beneath. There is ample space for a dining table.
The kitchen dining area opens to the sitting room offers a bespoke range of ash and beech cabinets hand crafted by Devol to provide a simple and comforting feel.

Lobby And Dining Room

10' 6" x 12' 3" plus lobby ( 3.20m x 3.73m plus lobby )
The stone flagged floor which is throughout ground floor leads into the delightful separate dining area which has attractive lime wash beamed ceiling and front facing windows which overlook the gardens and the countryside opposite. Radiator. There is an ever hot stove available by separate negotiation.
A turning staircase with timber treads exposed leads to the first floor landing which has broad natural pine boards exposed. Recess book shelving and a boiler cupboard housing the Viessmann LPG (propane) fired gas central heating boiler.

Bedroom Suite

12' 6" x 13' ( 3.81m x 3.96m )
Delightful dual aspect room with window to the front and gable window to the side with paneled seat beneath. Broad pine floorboards are exposed together with tree trunk purlins to each side of the bed position there are deep recess's each with a wall light point. Two steps lead from the bedroom to the ensuite bathroom.

Ensuite Bathroom

12' 3" x 8' 3" ( 3.73m x 2.51m )
Dual aspect double glazed windows to the side and rear overlooking the cottage gardens and adjoining farmland. The white suite includes cast iron bath with marble surround, a broad marble topped vanity with storage cupboards beneath and a back to the wall wc. There are built in double wardrobes.

Box Room/walk In Dressing Room

8' 1" max x 5' 1" max ( 2.46m max x 1.55m max )
There is hanging rail space and shelving. Spotlights.

Bedroom Suite Two

9' 8" x 10' 6" ( 2.95m x 3.20m )
Shutted window to the front. Delightful garden views. Exposed purlins and wall light points on tongue and groove paneled wall above the bed position. A broad natural pine floor boards exposed. Radiator.

Ensuite / Wc

3' 5" x 6' 8" ( 1.04m x 2.03m )
With double glazed window to the rear, back to the wall wc and wash basin with decorative ceramic tiled splashback. (There is space for a shower cubicle if so required.)

Exterior And Gardens

There are beautiful cottage gardens which adjoin the property to the front and are limestone walled with twin timbered bar gates giving access to the generous driveway which is natural stone paved. Herbaceous and shrubbery garden has a central graveled terrace and adjoins the driveway. Natural stone paved paths lead both to the front entrance porch and into the rear garden.

Rear Garden

Formally laid with dwarf dry stone walled, raised beds with central square sunken lawned garden. Raised beds contain a wide and interesting variety of flowering herbaceous perennials and specimen roses.

Vegetable Garden

With an attractive golden crest and limestone gravel terrace upon which there are raised timbered vegetable beds which contain herbaceous and soft fruit.

Potting Shed / Summer House

A high quality cedar detached summer house/potting shed with timbered roof.