A charming semi-detached period cottage situated in the pretty North Dorset village of West Stour. Upon entering this cosy characterful home there is an essence of stepping back in time. An enclosed natural stone porch opens into a light and airy dining room which gives access to the sitting room and a long gallery kitchen. The sitting room features a brick fireplace with inset Ecoboiler supplying the hot water and radiators. To the rear of the room a door opens to a lobby giving access to the bathroom. Moving upstairs there are two delightful bedrooms with the master enjoying exposed ceiling beams and a window seat overlooking the garden. From the bedroom a staircase rises to an attic room with vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers. The gable end of the cottage fronts onto the village lane and benefits from private layby style off road parking. A gate opens to a good size enclosed garden that lies to the front of the property.

LOCATION: West Stour is a small village situated on the A30. The village has a fuel station and shop, a cafe, car sales, car repair garage and popular public house. The village lies approximately 5 miles from Gillingham and the historic, hill top town of Shaftesbury. Both towns offer all day to day amenities and a variety of supermarkets, doctors and dentists. Shaftesbury also provides a cottage hospital with a minor injury’s unit. Communications are excellent with the A30 running East to West and the A303 that leads to the M3 a short distance. Gillingham also offers a mainline railway station with services to London Waterloo and Exeter. The area is well known for the choice of state and independent Primary and Secondary Schools. A wide range of leisure and recreational facilities include, leisure centres, horse riding, shooting, golf and football and rugby clubs.

ACCOMMODATION

Stable front door to enclosed entrance porch with window to side aspect, tiled floor and door to:

DINING ROOM: 14’ x 8’ Brick fireplace with painted timber mantle, two double glazed windows to side aspect, radiator, night storage heater, opening to kitchen and door to:

SITTING ROOM: 13’4” (max) x 12’ A cosy room featuring a window seat, fireplace with multi fuel Ecoboiler stove supplying hot water and radiators, wall light point, storage heater, ceiling beam, built-in dresser, stairs to first floor and door to inner lobby.

KITCHEN: 15’7” x 5’ (max) A long gallery style kitchen comprising double drainer sink unit with cupboard below, further double wall and base units with working surface over, double glazed window to rear aspect, cupboard housing hot water tank with immersion heater, recess for cooker, radiator, space and plumbing for washing machine, larder, velux window and storage cupboard with double glazed window.

From the sitting room door to inner lobby with storage heater and large built-in cupboard.

BATHROOM: Panelled bath with electric shower over, pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, heated towel rail, tiled to splash prone areas and double glazed window to rear aspect.

From the sitting room stairs to first floor.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING: Radiator and exposed ceiling timber.

BEDROOM 1: 9’7” x 9’ (excluding recess) A characterful room with ceiling beams, window seat with double glazed window overlooking the garden, radiator, fitted wardrobe and stairs to attic room.

BEDROOM 2: 14’ x 8’ Radiator, double glazed window to side aspect, velux window and built-in cupboard.

From bedroom one a staircase rises into:

ATTIC ROOM: 9’7” x 7’6” (sloping ceiling) A fully boarded attic with double glazed window to side aspect, velux style window and exposed timber.

OUTSIDE

The gable end of the cottage faces the village lane with private layby off road parking. A gate provides access to a good size private garden being mainly laid to lawn.

AGENT NOTE: There is a small area of flying freehold over the rear lobby.

SERVICES: Mains water, electricity, shared private drainage with neighbouring property, central heating and telephone all subject to the usual utility regulations.

COUNCIL TAX BAND: C

TENURE: Freehold

VIEWING: Strictly by appointment through the agents.