Property description

A charming detached traditional period cottage situated in an idyllic rural village setting with a good-sized garden backing on to fields & offering refurbishment potential.


Property
A detached period cottage, probably of 19th century origin, and built with a mix of green sandstone and brick external elevations under a clay tiled roof. The property has undergone a number of changes and improvements over the years and although well looked after, would now benefit from some updating making it suitable for someone looking for a refurbishment project and the opportunity to create the perfect country cottage whether for use as a primary home or weekend escape.
The accommodation is arranged over two floors and at ground level, includes a double aspect sitting room with an open fire and doors leading to a light and airy conservatory with access to the garden. There is also a dining room with a fireplace (not currently in use), a kitchen, enclosed entrance porch, boot room and cloakroom. Upstairs the double aspect main bedroom has a lovely outlook over the garden and an adjoining field whilst the second bedroom has a wash hand basin and a view up Water Street. The bathroom has a separate shower cubicle whilst next to it is a dressing/store room that is believed to have at one time been a shower room.

Situation
The cottage is situated in a small lane in the pretty and popular village of Berwick St John at the head of the beautiful and highly sought after Chalke Valley, close to the Wiltshire/Dorset border. The village has a 14th Century church and a highly rated 17th Century inn (5 stars on Tripadviser); The Talbot. Ludwell is about three miles away and has two pubs, primary school, an excellent shop/post office (the Countryside Alliance’s best British village shop 2012) and an award winning butcher whilst the larger village of Tisbury with its many excellent facilities including a railway station with mainline services to London (Waterloo) is six miles distant.
The hilltop Saxon market town of Shaftesbury is six miles away and has a good selection of amenities including shops, supermarkets, restaurants, cottage hospital, schools and leisure facilities and is famous for the steeply cobbled street of Gold Hill. The medieval cathedral and cultural city of Salisbury is also within reach. The local road network gives ready access to the other main towns in the region including Bath, Blandford Forum, Sherborne, Warminster and Wincanton as well as to the South Coast whilst the A303 trunk road linking with the M3, makes London accessible for the motorist. Many families are drawn to the area by the quality of the education provided by a wide choice of highly regarded schools in both the state and private sectors including an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ primary school at Broadchalke.
Berwick St John is surrounded by spectacular rolling countryside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, ideal for a variety of rural pursuits such as walking, riding, cycling and traditional field sports. There are golf courses at Tollard Royal, Salisbury and Warminster with racing at Bath, Salisbury and Wincanton and sailing at Shear Water near Warminster. There are several excellent dining pubs in the vicinity as well as many places of interest such as the Longleat Estate, Old Wardour Castle, Wilton House, Stourhead Gardens and the Fovant Badges.

Outside
To the side of the house is a concrete drive providing off street parking, a small car port and oil storage tank. The south easterly facing garden is a delight and sides onto a field. A stone flagged terrace at the back of the cottage opens up to the sloping lawn with established flower, shrub and rose borders, ornamental trees and two wooden garden sheds. At the top of the garden a gate leads to a more level area of orchard which backs on to farmland and has a variety of fruit trees, wild flowers and a pleasant view towards Winklebury Hill.

EPC Energy Efficiency Rating
Current: 31
Please refer to the agents for the complete Energy Performance Certificate.

Property Features :

• Sought After Village Location
• Sitting Room, Dining Room & Consvervatory
• Kitchen
• Enclosed Porch, Boot Room & Cloakroom
• Two bedrooms, Bathroom & Dressing Room