This "picture perfect" cottage with a thatched roof and country views is on the market for £500,000.

Built before 1650, the house is Grade II listed and has character features such as exposed beams, brace nooks and inglenook fireplaces.

Eastern Daily Press: The drawing roomThe drawing room (Image: Fine & Country)

Eastern Daily Press: The sitting roomThe sitting room (Image: Fine & Country)

The house opens between the drawing room and the sitting room, both of which have large brick fireplaces with log burners.

To the left is the kitchen and dining room. To the back of the house is the garden room overlooking the lawn.

Eastern Daily Press: The kitchenThe kitchen (Image: Fine & Country)

Eastern Daily Press: The dining roomThe dining room (Image: Fine & Country)

Upstairs there are four bedrooms, one with an ensuite and another with a walk-in wardrobe, and a family bathroom.

The garden is mainly lawn with a large fruit and vegetable garden, a potting shed and a greenhouse.

Eastern Daily Press: The garden roomThe garden room (Image: Fine & Country)

Eastern Daily Press: One of the bedroomsOne of the bedrooms (Image: Fine & Country)

There is also a pond which is often visited by a heron and ducks as well as a patio area for outdoor furniture.

The cottage is in Wacton, a village a mile from Long Stratton and 12 miles from Norwich.

Eastern Daily Press: The bathroomThe bathroom (Image: Fine & Country)

Eastern Daily Press: One of the bedroomsOne of the bedrooms (Image: Fine & Country)

PROPERTY FACTS

The Green, Wacton

Eastern Daily Press: The gardenThe garden (Image: Fine & Country)

Eastern Daily Press: The gardenThe garden (Image: Fine & Country)

Guide price: £500,000

Fine & Country, 01603 221888, fineandcountry.co.uk