Forest Coalpit, Abergavenny

Property Summary

This former miller’s cottage has been restored using traditional materials to provide a comfortable home, brimming with character and original features. Stone built with a stone tiled roof, the cottage boasts superb exposed timbers and original heavy wooden doors and floors throughout, complemented by simple, unassuming décor. Its location, in the heart of the Black Mountains yet near to a main trunk road, truly offers the best of both worlds.

The main entrance to the cottage has an unusual stone slab ‘hood’ over and leads into a substantial entrance hall/dining room featuring a flagstone floor and a perfectly preserved and historically important wooden screen dividing it from the kitchen next door. A ‘Clearview’ woodburning stove sits in an attractive inglenook with original bread oven and deep, curved oak mantel over. The kitchen, with a restored oak mullion window and painted floor, is fitted with a range of painted wood units with wooden workfaces over and contemporary tiled splashbacks. There is an integral dishwasher, built-in cooker with five-burner gas hob and ample space for appliances or further storage cupboards. Beyond the kitchen is a cosy family room, converted from a former lean-to barn, with another woodburning stove, wooden floor and French windows opening to the south-facing stone terrace and rear garden. A curved stone stairwell rises from the dining room to a spacious main bedroom with A-frame timbers and views across open fields. The inner hall leads to the bathroom with modern suite with bath and shower over, and a smaller bedroom, ideal for use as a study, nursery or dressing room.