Idyllic Oxfordshire cottage
This Grade II listed country cottage is surrounded by a charming English garden.


Situated in the heart of Berrick Salome, Priory Cottage is a charming Grade II listed property located in an idyllic and quiet conservation area.
Beautifully maintained, Priory Cottage has recently been rethatched and boasts delightful period features throughout. On the ground floor, the accommodation comprises a spacious sitting room with exposed ceiling beams and an inglenook fireplace and an attractive open plan kitchen/breakfast room. A well proportioned dining room offers the perfect place for entertaining.
Upstairs, the master bedroom and ensuite bathroom can be found, alongside a further two bedrooms, a guest room and a family bathroom.
Priory Cottage is surrounded by 0.6 acres of beautiful mature gardens, planted with a variety of flowering plants and trees. There are also marvellous views across the open Oxfordshire fields behind the house.
The picturesque village of Berrick Salome is located between the sought after market towns Wallingford and Watlington, with excellent road links to London and the Midlands via the M40 (J6) and Didcot Mainline station approximately 10 miles away. The village boasts a flint country pub and restaurant and a parish church. Excellent shopping and recreational facilities can be found in Oxford (approximately 14 miles to the north west) and Henley-on-Thames (4 miles to the south east).
Priory Cottage is also exceptionally well located for good local schools. Desirable schools in the area include Cranford House at Moulsford, The European School in Culham, The Dragon School, St Edwards, Cothill School and Summer Fields in Oxford.
The nearby Chiltern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, offer many fine walks and rides with spectacular countryside interspersed with pretty villages.
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The guide price is £1.25m. For further information please contact Knight Frank on 01865 790 077.
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