An idyllic cottage in the Cotswolds village of Maugersbury has just gone on the market for £500,000.
Looking to make the move to the countryside? This quaint three-bedroom home ticks all the right boxes. Inside Gray Cottage you'll find a plethora of original period features, including stone flooring, wooden beams stretched across the ceiling, small cottage-style windows and a roaring fireplace.
At the heart of the home is a charming kitchen, which has wooden cabinets, duck egg blue walls, a small kitchen island, ceiling spotlights and a characterful oak table (perfect for entertaining guests). But it doesn't stop there: the two reception rooms are also packed with character, thanks to rustic interiors and cosy furnishings.
The quaint garden is definitely worth making a fuss about. Set behind wrought iron railings with low private hedges, there is a paved terrace, mature flower beds, shrub borders, gloriously pink rose bushes and high trellis fences. It feels peaceful, undisturbed, and like your own slice of heaven at home.
As for the surrounding area? The local villages are incredibly scene-stealing, with endless rows of traditional thatched homes, scenic walking routes and local coffee shops.
Maugersbury is positioned in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, surrounded by rolling countryside and period Cotswold stone houses. The historic market town of Stow-on-the-Wold is just moments away and is a great way to while away the weekend.
Gray Cottage is currently on the market for £500,000 via Strutt & Parker.
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Everything you need to start growing fruit and vegetables at home
Investing in an informative guide book to tell you what to do and when is a brilliant idea to consistently grow the best produce you can.
To get growing you will, of course, need a range of seeds. You can find them at garden centres, but also online like these ones from Crocus. Some easy-to-grow starter ideas include potatoes, tomatoes, radishes, peas, onions, garlic, salad leaves, broad beans, runner beans and beetroot.
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This all purpose compost is for use on your vegetables, fruit and flowers. Made up of GroChar, coir fibre and a blend of vegetable based nutrients.
If you're planting in an allotment or on a plot in your garden, support canes are ideal to help particular fruits and vegetables grow, like tomatoes, cucumbers and broad beans. They can also be used to help reinforce pea and bean netting, garden netting, tree guards and tree shelters, too.
Some types of garden netting is notoriously bad for entangling small animals but this variety is so fine that mammals can't get through it. It's tough and durable and protects edible crops from wildlife, winds, light frost and pests including carrot fly and caterpillars. Simply lay the mesh over your crop and secure it with pegs or stones for short-term use. For longer periods, secure with cloche hoops.
Know exactly what you're growing where with this stylish slate and chalk plant label set.
Keep your hands clean and protected with some stylish gardening gloves – although sowing seeds can be delicate and fiddly work so might just require your bare fingertips.
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With a purpose-built fitted membrane that ensures proper ventilation and drainage, this planter will give any seedlings their best chance at successful growth.
This stylish rustic galvanised steel windowsill planter is perfect potting Chantenay carrots, beetroot and strawberries.
Make sure your greenhouse, potting shed or kitchen sills are kept organised with a lovely tray to store your seeds in. You can grow seeds in the tray before planting in the garden. Or use the tray to transport freshly-picked vegetables into the kitchen. It's made from sustainable spruce, too.
If you don't have a garden or veg plot, there are plenty of fruit and veg options that you can grow in pots. Try Swiss chard, tomatoes, radish, lettuce, chillies and small carrots.
Lisa Joyner is the Deputy Daily Editor at House Beautiful UK and Country Living UK, where she's busy writing about home and interiors, gardening, dog breeds, pets, health and wellbeing, countryside news, small space inspiration, and the hottest properties on the market. Previously, she has written for Conde Nast Traveller, House & Garden and Marie Claire magazine. Lisa studied at University For The Creative Arts, where she completed a BA in Fashion Journalism.
