Anne Hathaway's Cottage - being re-thatched in 2007 - may be the most famous thatched cottage in the world, but you don't have to look far to find another thatched roof. There are more thatched roofs in the UK than anywhere else in Europe. Thatchers have been practicing their craft here since people first began gathering in villages - before the middle ages.
A good thatched roof not only makes a country cottage picturesque - it is also very long lasting. A roof thatched by a skilled craftsman can last 40 to 50 years without needing refurbishment. These thatch-roofed cottages in England and Wales are among the prettiest we've seen.
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- Team of Thatchers Repair a Thatched Roof in Buckinghamshire EnglandTeam of Thatchers Repair a Thatched Roof in Buckinghamshire England
- Anchoring the Thatched RoofThatcher works on a thatched cottage in Dorset England
- Thatched Cottage in the WoodsCottage in the Woods - Sleepy Thatched Cottage in New Forest, England
- Pretty thatch in Rockbourne near Salisbury EnglandHampshire cottage near Salibury England
- The Royal Oak - A Thatch-Roofed Country PubHalf-timbered, thatched English country Pub, The Royal Oak in Cambridgeshire, England
- Thatched Cottage in Winter at Great Tew in OxfordshireCountry Cottage in the Snow-Oxfordshire
- The Hawk House, the Thatched Cottage at Chirk Castle in WalesThatched roof on hawk house at Chirk Castle Wales
- A Thatched Cottage on Golden Hill, Shaftsbury, Dorset EnglandThatched Cottage in Dorset Village of Shaftsbury
- Tudor-style, thatched and half-timbered cottage in East Sussex EnglandTudor-style, thatched cottage in East Sussex England
- Thatched Cottage in EssexEssex cottage - Country cottage with Thatch and Weatherboarding
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