About this property
Key Features
- Beautifully presented 4-bedroom detached thatched cottage
- Carport, workshop/outbuilding, and no onward chain
- South-east facing garden with countryside views and outdoor bar
- Three reception areas including garden room and inglenook fireplace
- Flexible layout with ground floor bedroom and annexe potential
- Peaceful location just six miles from Bedford and mainline rail links
Description
Mill Cottage is a truly special detached home in the heart of the North Bedfordshire village of Thurleigh. Set behind a traditional thatched roof, this beautifully maintained property offers a rich blend of heritage features and sensitive modernisation.
Offering generous internal accommodation across two floors and with scope for annexe-style living, the cottage is perfect for families, down-sizers, or multi-generational households. The garden backs onto open fields, and the lifestyle here is one of countryside calm with superb accessibility.
Ground Floor
A vaulted entrance porch welcomes you into the home, complete with useful cloak storage. This leads into the dining room — a bright and characterful space with exposed timbers, leaded windows, and ample room for entertaining.
The newly installed kitchen/breakfast room is a standout feature, with rich green shaker-style cabinetry, solid wood counters, a Belfast sink, SMEG fridge, and range-style cooker. Beyond lies the sunroom/garden room, linking seamlessly to the patio and garden and doubling as a utility or relaxed seating area.
From the opposite side of the kitchen, a few steps up lead into the charming reception room, with a showstopping red-brick inglenook fireplace, wood-burning stove, and oak flooring.
To the south side of the house lies a double bedroom, a smart family bathroom, and a second kitchen/living room, now used as a utility. With its own access, plumbing, and spiral staircase up to a mezzanine bedroom or study, this area offers clear annexe potential or a flexible family wing.
First Floor
Upstairs are two additional double bedrooms, both with dormer windows and cottage proportions. These are served by a second family bathroom, finished in a rustic-modern style with timber vanity unit and bath/shower.
A generous dressing room sits to the rear an ideal walk-in wardrobe, hobby room, or potential fifth bedroom. There’s also eaves access for further storage.
Outside
The garden is a key feature of Mill Cottage. Facing south-east, it opens onto open countryside and is laid mostly to lawn, with well-stocked borders, mature trees, and multiple entertaining spaces.
A handmade timber summerhouse/bar provides the perfect space for hosting outdoors. To the side, there is a carport, a separate workshop/outbuilding, and a gravelled driveway with parking for several vehicles.
Location Summary
Thurleigh is a picturesque North Bedfordshire village just six miles from Bedford, offering a Primary School, Farm Shop & Café, and a strong community feel. Bedford’s town centre and train station (London St Pancras in under 40 mins) are within easy reach.
