27 CROSSMAN ROAD, Boddington WA 6390

On the edge of charming Boddington, this idyllic cottage is the perfect weekender or permanent country home.

'Bird Song' is an inviting timber and iron house set high on a large, elevated block close to the Hotham River. Many mature trees give a serene outlook from all parts of the house.

There are two bedrooms plus a spacious sleeping, craft or office mezzanine. The kitchen has an electric stove and a Metters wood stove – ideal for cooking winter meals.

The north-facing lounge/dining area has a slow combustion heater.

A spacious deck wraps round on three sides. The garden is low maintenance native plants with the bonus of fruit trees.

The property is on town water and power.

Block size: 1,470m2

Boddington is a lively town with supermarket, hardware store, pub, petrol station, volunteer-run craft centre, cafes and a country club. Annual events include the biggest rodeo in WA, a Medieval Fayre and The Field of Quilts.

Ranford, 2km away, provides summer swimming or canoeing in the Hotham River. A bike path runs past the property and leads to town or up the river to Ranford.

Boddington is 13 minutes from the Banister Roadhouse on Albany Highway, just over an hour from Armadale and 100 minutes from central Perth.

Nearby towns are Williams, Wandering and Dwellingup. Dwellingup is a 30-minute drive where Lane Poole reserve is dog friendly and beautiful in all seasons. A weekend steam train runs in winter or a diesel train in summer.