This 17th century cottage will transport you back to a simpler time - and now it could be yours.

River Cottage, between Bilbrook and Old Cleeve, is a quintessential British home, with a quaint thatched roof and a country lane location.

The cottage, which is Grade II listed, was enlarged in the 1900s, and is constructed of rubble and concrete blocks and features brick stack gable ends.

Period features of the cottage include gabled dormers, a winding staircase, an inglenook fireplace, a plank door and a thatched bonnet porch - and of course, the thatched roof.

On the ground floor, there is a sitting room with the stone inglenook fireplace, a bread oven, a brick hearth, an oak mullion window and wood burner, tiled flooring and exposed ceiling beams.

The dining room, also with tiled flooring, includes an under-stairs storage cupboard and a storage heater, while the kitchen/breakfast room has a walk-in pantry plus modern features such as integrated appliances, a breakfast bar and patio doors leading out to the garden.

Also on the ground floor are a study with part-timber panelled walls and a three piece shower room.

Upstairs, there are built-in wardrobes on the first floor landing, three bedrooms with vaulted ceilings - one also featuring a fireplace - and a five piece bathroom with a Jacuzzi bath.

Outside, there is a detached garage and a block built store, as well as gardens bounded by a small stream and featuring a summerhouse and a greenhouse.

The property is being marketed by Webbers Property Services and is listed at a price of £725,000.

Jayne Dover of Webbers commented: “River Cottage is a fine example of a quintessentially English “Chocolate Box” thatched cottage which is delightfully situated on the edge of a small hamlet and set in wonderful large cottage gardens.

“The charming three bedroom accommodation has been sympathetically improved whilst retaining its many inherent period features.”