
A story book cottage is usually reserved for grandmas, farmers or families of bears - essentially anyone who doesn’t need to commute to an office.
Yet that needn’t be so. There are some picture perfect country cottages, complete with thatched roofs, rambling roses and crooked beams, within that prized one-hour commute to London, putting that idyllic rural lifestyle within reach for even a full-time 9-5er.