Property description
A charming 3-5 bedroom Grade II Listed thatched cottage possibly dating from the 17th century.
Once 3 cottages, it provides extensive and flexible accommodation, with many original period features including exposed beams and extensive oak joinery.
There is an Aga range in the Kitchen/Breakfast Room, a good-sized Sitting/ Dining Room and 3 Bath/Shower Rooms. 2 of the potential 5 bedrooms are on the Ground Floor. The mature gardens extend to 0.6 acre and include good quality outbuildings & garaging. Countryside views extend from the property to Carisbrooke Castle.
The property is situated on a quiet country lane in the Bowcombe Valley on the outskirts of Carisbrooke with its shops and doctors surgery of Carisbrooke. There are wonderful country walks through the surrounding countryside, much of which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is also easy access to the Island's County town of Newport and to the ports of Cowes and Yarmouth, with mainland connections.
Ground Floor:
Entrance Hall
Sitting/ Dining Room - with an attractive fireplace to one end, with oak mantle shelf and housing a Charnwood wood-burning stove, book shelving and oak open staircase.
Kitchen/ Breakfast Room with oil-fired Aga with side module and a range of 'shaker' style base and wall units with thick beech work surfaces.
Utility Room -with a sealed open fireplace and stone hearth, Belfast sink, garden door and staircase.
Lobby -with Cloakroom with W.C., basin and shower cubicle
Bedroom 4- an attractive double room with bay window, vaulted ceiling, exposed wood beams and with Shower Room 'en-suite'
Study/Bedroom 5
First Floor
Master Bedroom (1) - with vaulted ceiling, exposed oak timbers and Bathroom 'en-suite' (shared with Bedroom 3)
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3 -with airing cupboard and Bathroom 'en-suite' (shared with Bedroom 2)
Outside
Garage/Workshop - brick-built beneath a tiled roof, and a concrete floor incorporating an inspection pit. Power, lighting connected and large bi-fold doors. Ladder access to loft, providing extensive storage.
Second Garage - timber framed with concrete floor and lighting. Adjoining lean-to wood store.
A gravelled driveway leads to a parking area for numerous cars. There is a lawned rear garden with a range of mature specimen trees including Magnolia, Apple and Hazel as well as an array of fruit bushes including raspberries, gooseberries and a rhubarb bed. The main garden lies to the front of the cottage, providing a picturesque setting with stunning views of Carisbrooke Castle. The front elevation of the cottage is clad in a mature wisteria and roses and there is a large partially York Stone-paved terrace providing a wonderful 'al-fresco' dining and seating area, overlooking well-stocked mature flower and shrub borders with lawns beyond. Areas are under-planted with spring bulbs. The gardens also contain a wooden garden shed and greenhouse, to one side of the garden lies a small spring fed pond over which a timber-clad outbuilding stands.
Carisbrooke
Carisbrooke is a fine old village about 1.5 miles west of Newport and boasts a local supermarket, 2 inns, a church, choice of primary schools, secondary school, doctors surgery, chemist, restaurant and is close to footpaths leading onto the Island's long distance trails. Carisbrooke is well known for its famous and historic castle which dominates the skyline and was once the scene of the incarceration of King Charles I. A regular bus service operates into the town centre at Newport.
Newport
Newport is the Island's main shopping and administrative centre, it has bus links to all the coastal towns and most villages. Within the town there are schools for all age groups, a cinema complex, theatres, doctors, hospital, restaurants, Inns, a tidal harbour and many other amenities. National shopping chains in Newport include Sainsburys, Morrisons, Marks and Spencers, W H Smith, Boots, Halfords, Currys, and Dixons and many others. Ferry ports for vehicles are situated at Fishbourne (to Portsmouth) about 4 miles distant and East Cowes (to Southampton) about 5 miles distant and Yarmouth (to Lymington) about 10 miles distant.
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight, situated off the South Coast of England, is becoming an ever-more popular location for permanent and second homes. Made popular by Queen Victoria, who had her maritime residence at Osborne, the Island is famous for sailing in the Solent; for Cowes Week; for its beautiful coastline including sandy beaches and The Needles; spectacular countryside and long sunshine hours. There are now many more facilities than once was the case, Sainsburys, Tesco, M&S and now Waitrose all now have a presence as have other national chains. Communication and transport links are excellent; regular car ferries connect with the national motorway network and fast catamarans have connections via Southampton and Portsmouth with direct trains to London Waterloo which can be reached within 2 hours of leaving the Island shore. Government-funded schools are numerous and independent schools thrive on the Island with some children attending prep and public schools on the mainland. Leisure opportunities abound - walking, riding, paragliding, hang-gliding, team sports, sailing, wind surfing and other water sports, rugby, football (Newport Football Club) cricket and golf clubs. Good transport links enable day trips to the shopping centres of West Quay, Southampton and Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.
Services and heating
Services mains water and electricity, oil fired central heating via radiators. Private drainage
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Tenure, Fixtures & Fittings
The property is offered Freehold and offered for sale by private treaty with vacant possession on the whole. The seller does not include in the sale any fitted carpets, curtains or blinds, nor are any gas or electrical appliances included, however connected, or any other fixtures, unless expressly mentioned in these particulars as forming part of the sale.
Council Tax Band
Band F: amount payable 2015-16 £2196.64
Viewing Arrangements
Viewing strictly via appointment with Joint Sole Agents Biles & Co. To view this property please contact us on 01983 527744.