Stepington Cottage Stubhampton, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8JU A rare gem offering tremendous potential! Abbot & Slater confirm his ability as a craftsman. by the villagers. The village of Iwerne Minster The Cottage has a wealth of period features some 3½ miles away has a post office including exposed beamwork and Inglenook renowned Public School and Sports Centre. fireplaces to the Sitting and Dining Room. There are excellent pubs and restaurants in the It benefits from off peak electric underfloor area including the highly acclaimed Langton heating to the Sitting Room, Dining Room and Arms in Tarrant Monkton. Kitchen, although this has not been tested by the Agents and was installed some 50 years Communication ago. In recent years the downstairs bathroom The nearby towns of Blandford, Shaftesbury was converted into a Wet Room although there and Wimborne are easily accessible by road is a first floor w.c. and washroom. and offer a full range of shopping and cultural Stepington Cottage now requires a new owner facilities, together with doctors’ surgeries, for the next, who knows, 50 years of its life. dentists, sporting and leisure facilities. Access It offers tremendous scope to extend and to London and the West Country by train can modernise subject to the necessary consents be achieved by travelling to either Gillingham and a truly delightful setting, located as it is a or Salisbury Stations, with the A303 at short distance from the Valley Road and yet Shaftesbury giving road links to London and tucked away from view. the West Country. This is a must view property to appreciate its potential and location. Education The area is very well served by a number of Location state and independent schools including Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Clayesmore in Iwerne Minster. Beauty, Stubhampton, which the owner of the cottage tells me on very old maps is referred Entrance Hall, Sitting Room, Directions The Cottage to as Stepington, is one of nine villages located From Blandford Forum proceed out of the Dining Room, Study, Thought to have been 2 or 3 cottages merged alongside the River Tarrant. Indeed these town towards Salisbury on the A354. You will villages along the Tarrant Valley have long pass through the village of Pimperne and on Kitchen/Breakfast Room, into one, the main Cottage has rendered, possibly cob walls, beneath a thatched roof been considered extremely picturesque entering the village of Tarrant Hinton you Ground Floor Cloakroom and whilst the more square building housing the enjoying as they do a mixture of thatched and should turn left signposted to Tarrant period properties together with more modern Gunville and Stubhampton. Passing through separate Wet Room, Utility Utility Room and Bedroom over has ashlar and flint walls, under a tiled roof. The precast buildings all of which enjoy the Outstanding Tarrant Gunville continue on the valley road Room, 4 Bedrooms and First concrete Double Garage opposite the Cottage Natural Beauty of the surrounding into Stubhampton and past the Butcher’s on countryside. The villages of Stubhampton the left hand side. The turning into the Lane Floor W.C. and Wash Room. has a timber store to one side. Coming to the market for the first time in 52 years the and Tarrant Gunville, originally mediaeval in which Stepington Cottage lies is towards Double Garage and Separate property does now require some updating and settlements, are linea with most of the the end of the village on the right hand side properties being located along the valley road. just before the left hand bend takes you up Store, the whole set in Gardens modernisation but it must be said that as one of the owners was an accomplished carpenter Stubhampton has a Butchers and the nearby the hill towards the top Shaftesbury Road and Grounds of 0.58 acres. there is extensive evidence throughout the village of Tarrant Gunville has a modern the A350. cottage of his handiwork, handmade solid village hall and an attractive church dedicated wood windows, beautifully carved window to St Mary. It also boasts a thriving farm shop, seats and external and internal doors which play park with communal tennis court for use Lounge Dining Room Accommodation: Bedroom 4: Window to the side Study: Window to the front elevation. Cloakroom: Opaque glazed window (Please see floor plan for approximate elevation. Cupboard housing hot Exposed beamwork. to the rear elevation. Low level w.c and measurements). water cylinder and immersion for hot wash hand basin having tiled water to the Utility Room beneath. From the Dining Room a door and surround. Porch: staircase lead to Bedroom 3. Solid Wood Front Door to Entrance Sitting Room: Triple Aspect with two Wet Room: Opaque glazed window to Kitchen/Breakfast Room: Window Hall: Dual Aspect: Stable door to rear windows having window seats. the side elevation. Screen to shower overlooking the rear garden. Range of terrace and garden, high level Exposed beamwork, Inglenook area with wall mounted Mira electric floor standing and wall mounted units cupboard housing electric meter and fireplace with inset woodburning stove shower. Pedestal wash hand basin with drawers. Laminate worktops with fuse box. Opening to: set on a quarry tiled hearth. Electric with tiled splash back. Airing underfloor heating and open tread inset stainless steel double sink unit cupboard with modern factory lagged Utility Room: Window to the rear staircase to First Floor Landing. and drainer having mixer tap over and hot water cylinder with immersion elevation and opaque glazed window fully tiled splash backs. Pantry, space having slatted shelving to one side. to the side elevation. Range of fitted Dining Room: Dual Aspect window for slot in electric cooker and space for units both floor standing and wall with window seat and glazed door to fridge freezer. Door to: From the Sitting Room Open tread mounted. Sink unit with cupboard terrace and garden. Exposed beam Staircase leads to First Floor Landing Rear Lobby: Door to terrace and rear under having space and plumbing to work, Inglenook fireplace with wall with window to the side elevation. garden. one side for washing machine and mounted flue and off peak electric tumble dryer. Door and staircase to: underfloor heating. Door to staircase and Bedroom No. 3. Porch Outside Toilet and Washroom: Vanity unit offering extensive range of fitted units with drawers and cupboards having inset sink to one end. Low level w.c. Bedroom 1: Window overlooking the rear garden. Exposed beamwork, hatch to loft space and door to Inner Landing. Kitchen Bedroom 2: Window overlooking the rear garden. Exposed beamwork and door to: Bedroom 3: Window overlooking the rear garden. Exposed beamwork and staircase to Dining Room. Bedroom Outside The property is approached a tarmacadam track owned by above a block base. To the side of the Garage is cold water tap. Rear Garden: A wrought iron gate to the side of the cottage Stepington Cottage over which Little Pasture and the Wessex The Gardens and Grounds of approximately 0.58 acres: To give access to the rear garden. There is a neat terraced area to Water have a right of way to their property. The Double the front of the cottage the garden is bordered by a neat stone the rear of the cottage, which I am told is a sun trap, whilst Garage and Store are to the left of the track opposite the wall with pull in and steps that lead around to the rear steps lead up from this area to the main area of garden. The cottage, and is the area of garden the current owner has garden. The unmade track to the front of the cottage is, I large sweeping area of lawn has inset rose and herbaceous known throughout their occupation of the property as the understand owned by two local farming families. The borders and there are mature fruit trees as well as shrubs, paddock. tarmacadam driveway that leads to the parking area in front specimen and native trees. The garden is bordered from the of the Double Garage and Store is owned by Stepington lane by a laurel hedge. Double Garage/Store: Garage: Constructed of precast Cottage and the two neighbouring properties have a right of concrete panels under an asbestos roof it benefits from power way over it. The paddock land/garden that surrounds the This is a MUST VIEW property to appreciate its Location and and light. There are two glazed windows to the rear of the Garage is laid to lawn with mature trees and shrubs along the Potential, some of which would be subject to the necessary Garage as well as a door to the garden. The Store to the side of boundary that is surrounded by agricultural land. Planning Consents. It is however, not Listed. the garage is constructed of timber and galvanised sheeting IMPORTANT NOTICE Abbot and Slater and their Clients give notice that: 1. The particulars are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers Stepington Cottage and do not constitute part of an offer or Services: Mains water, contract. Prospective purchasers and lessees FLOOR PLAN electricity and drainage. ought to seek their own professional advice. 2. All descriptions, dimensions, areas, Tenure: Freehold reference to condition and necessary Local Authority: North Dorset permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith, and are District Council, Nordon, believed to be correct, but any intending Salisbury Road, Blandford purchasers should not rely on them as DT11 7LN statements or representations of fact, but Telephone 01258 454111. must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of GROUND FLOOR Council Tax Band: F them.