It’s enchanting, it’s historic, and it’s got some surprises
Enchanting cottage and unique property proposition now on the market(Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
Why buy one property when you can bag yourself three as part of the property purchase? But this unique property proposition potentially comes with a person included in the scenario too – as a package it is certainly an amazing Welsh home.
If you wander up an inviting tree-lined driveway you come to the very pretty Queen Anne Cottage, an elegant Grade II* listed period estate cottage that is packed with character and country interior design features, but combines it with comfortable modern living.
The historic home is nestled within beautiful and maintained walled and landscaped mature gardens, pristine lawns and inviting paths that meander around the house and beyond for about a third of an acre and before you even begin to explore the house the outside space is worthy of extra thought and praise. For more property stories sent to your inbox twice a week sign up to the property newsletter here.
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Pretty cottage that has the higher level of Grade II* listing(Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
The grounds add to the history and mystery of this abode as the cottage is found within the Grade II* listed Whitehurst Gardens.
The cottage that hides amongst the mature foliage within this amazing garden was Grade II* listed by Cadw in 1973 and amended in 1998 – a higher level of listing importance that is only awarded to around 7% of listed buildings in Wales.
The garden is stunning and there’s a reason for that…(Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
Cadw states that the pretty ‘dark plum bricked’ cottage gained the listing as being ‘an important and rare example of an unusual type of garden building, set as a focus within the highly important gardens at Whitehurst, and which is well documented in archive’.
The listing goes on to say that Whitehurst Gardens, also known variously as Black Park Garden and Chirk Castle Garden, were laid out in around 1651 at considerable personal expense by Sir Thomas Myddleton II as a pleasure garden for himself and in which to entertain important visitors to the area.
The walled garden gives a hint – the grounds are also historic and listed (Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
The walled garden at that time extended to 12 acres and impressed visitors included The Duke of Beaufort, Lord President of Wales, Major General James Berry and later circuit judges.
The property is clearly shown on Thomas Badeslade’s 1742 engraving of Chirk Castle, and may originally have served as one of the smaller banqueting houses for the gardens, or maybe a summer house.
Inviting lounge inside the cottage(Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
Situated on the lowest of four concentric terraces, with direct access from a boathouse below to the 3-sided canal or fishponds, Cadw adds that the building later became a fruit store and is now a dwelling house.
Back to 2025 and the cottage is now on the market and looking for a new owner, but it’s not just the property, its history and its location that make it unique because when the next person buys it they’ll be getting two semi-detached bungalows tucked away within the grounds too.
One of the two bedrooms inside the cottage (Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
The semi-detached bungalows each have a living room and combined kitchen and dining room, and one of them has one ensuite bedroom while the other has two ensuite bedrooms. From their slightly elevated position the single-storey dwellings enjoy a view out over the gardens as well as dedicated parking areas.
In addition, according to the estate agent, there is a tenant in situ in one of them, so there’s a chance for the site to earn an income for the owner as soon as they move in, as well as a pretty, historic home cocooned within an equally historic and fabulous garden.
The kitchen inside the cottage (Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
The cottage and duo of bungalows is now on the market with estate agent Halls Ellesmere, whose office manager Sean Edwards says: “The bungalows provide buyers with excellent scope for multi-generational living, separation and re-sale, or a passive income stream via the longer term rental route or holiday letting, subject to granted permission.” For more property stories join our Amazing Welsh Homes Facebook group here
Comes with two quirky, curvy bungalows in the garden too(Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
From the air the view of the bungalows adds to the quirky nature of this building bundle, with a wiggly shape that curves with the shape of the walled garden, which adjoins them at the rear.
Inside, Queen Anne cottage offers characterful accommodation extending to around 713 square feet over three floors. The ground floor has a kitchen, adjoining pantry, bathroom and cloakroom, while the upper floors have a spacious living room and two bedrooms.
Inside one of the bunaglows, the other one comes with a tenant in situ(Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
Outside, to the east of the cottage, is a covered seating area ideal for outdoor dining and entertaining, as well as enchanting views of the lawns and the array of well‐stocked floral beds and mature trees.
A grand weeping willow and row of yew trees mark the boundary between the cottage and the bungalows, which also have generous gardens with pleasant views, plus there’s plenty of parking for residents and the inevitable visitors to this beautiful spot at all three homes.
In addition, situated alongside the driveway to the bungalows are versatile outbuildings comprising garages, general stores and greenhouses to add to the bundle.
Versatile bungalows could earn some income or be used for family members(Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
Queen Anne Cottage is situated in a secluded yet convenient position within Whitehurst Gardens, a charming hamlet formerly contained within the grounds of Chirk Castle and now lying on the edge of the popular village of Chirk.
The agent states that the village has an excellent range of local amenities to include convenience stores, a post office, cottage hospital, schools, golf club and doctors surgery, all of which serve the daily needs of the area.
Each of the three properties has garden and parking and a share in the site’s history but only one price to purchase(Image: Halls estate agents, Ellesmere)
The property is also within easy motoring distance of the larger centres of Wrexham (10 miles), Oswestry (7 miles) and Chester (21 miles) all of which have a more comprehensive range of amenities and facilities, as well as the M6 as the main route to the main cities of the area.
Queen Anne Cottage and the bungalows are for sale for offers in the region of £649,995, call Halls, Ellesmere on 01691 622602 for further details.
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