Property description
A secluded and private 17th Century thatched cottage with a rural outlook in a convenient location with an abundance of character and flexible accommodation throughout. Currently boasting five bedrooms, four receptions and three bathrooms plus a detached double garage. EPC: E
LOCATION
Alderholt is a popular village situated near to Fordingbridge, with amenities which include a convenience store & Post Office, garden centre and tearooms, Doctors surgery and pub. There is also a highly regarded primary school, churches, tennis club and veterinary surgery. Middle and upper schooling is available at Cranborne and Wimborne which are both serviced by local buses. Nearby Fordingbridge offers excellent local facilities including supermarkets, dentists, doctors, banks, churches, pubs and schools, as well as a range of local independent shops, butchers, bakeries and restaurants. Fordingbridge is situated near to the New Forest National Park which provides thousands of acres of equestrian/walking facilities and other outdoor pursuits. Fordingbridge 2m, Salisbury 13m, Ringwood 6m, A31 (Ringwood) 7.5m, M27 (Southampton) 12m, Bournemouth 17m. Trains to London Waterloo: Salisbury (85 mins), Brockenhurst 20m (100 mins).
OUTSIDE
The front of the property has a five bar gate and immediate access to a double garage with up and over door. There is graveled level hard standing for parking for several vehicles and a level private lawn, a covered well, an area for a chicken run and an area that is fully enclosed for a dog run. There is a covered log store area, forming part of the thatched cottage and access via both sides to the rear garden. The rear garden has a separate gate providing a further off road parking space for caravan/boat/trailer. It is extremely pretty, is mostly laid to lawn and is level and enclosed by mature trees, shrubs and hedges. It has open aspects to both the side and the rear over open fields and farmland. There are many pretty borders and shrubs and there is a shed and further substantial wooden constructed workshop with pitched roof and electricity providing an ideal teenagers den/work from home set up.
LOCAL INFORMATION
School information: www.schoolguide.co.uk. News and Events: www.salisburyjournal.co.uk and www.spirefm.co.uk Facts, Figures and History: www.wikipedia.org/fordingbridge Local information and events: www.fordingbridge.gov.uk
DIRECTIONS
From our Fordingbridge office turn left along the High Street and take your immediate left signposted Alderholt. Follow this road for some distance and before you enter the village of Alderholt and the S bend the property can be found on the right hand side tucked away behind a five bar gate.
TENURE
Freehold.
SERVICES
All mains services are connected.
COUNCIL TAX
East Dorset Council, tax band G.
VIEWINGS
All viewings strictly by appointment only with sole agents Bassets on 01425 200690.
Property Features :
- 17th Century thatched cottage with rural outlook
- Secluded and private position yet conveniently located
- Abundance of character and charm throughout
- Flexible accommodation which has been extended over the years
- Five bedrooms, four receptions and three bathrooms