OVER the last four years, a village cottage has been restored but still retains its original character of exposed beams, floorboards and open fireplaces.

The period home is one of the pair of semi-detached Woodside Cottages which are part of a cluster of character properties in the popular Hampshire village of North Waltham.

The cottage has been re-thatched but still has many of its original lattice windows.

Woodblock flooring runs through the two reception rooms which both have open brick fireplaces. The fireplace in the heavily-beamed sitting room has a wood-burning stove.

Beech-fronted units in the kitchen stand on a slate floor and the downstairs bath and shower room features an exposed brick-and-flint wall.

The three first-floor bedrooms and the landing have exposed floorboards. The master bedroom also has an exposed brick chimney breast.

The cottage is set in a large garden and the £325,000 price guide through estate agents Dreweatt Neate includes a detached garage.