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Apple Tree Cottage, Bluntshay Lane Whitchurch Canonicorum

A charming detached Victorian home set in a picturesque position with views across the Marshwood Vale.

Charmouth 3 miles. Lyme Regis 6 miles. Exeter 35 miles.

• Kitchen/ family room. • Sitting room. • 3 bedrooms. • Shower room. • Garage, store and loft. • Workshop. • Grounds of 0.5 acre. • Beautiful views. • Offers in excess of £500,000

Cornwall | Devon | Somerset | Dorset | London Apple Tree Cottage, Bluntshay Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum

SITUATION AND AMENITIES the Bridport Literary Festival and offering a wealth of Whitchurch Canonicorum sits in an unrivalled location events to add to the diary. Bridport's mainstream nestling in the ever popular Marshwood Vale, a short amenities include restaurants and hotels, a cinema distance away from the beautiful Jurassic Coast. This and leisure centre, supermarkets, a museum, a health idyllic West Dorset village has the Church of St centre and a number of excellent primary schools and Candida and Holy Cross to the north which like the secondary schooling. Renowned state and village, took its name from Saint White (Candida) who independent schooling can be found nearby in many is buried in the grounds. The village also has a pub of the local villages and towns. Axminster is 6.3 miles and a village hall. The whole area is much loved by to the east providing a mainline railway service to avid ramblers and equine enthusiasts offering a London Waterloo and further into the West Country. splendid variety of coastal and inland bridleways and ACCOMMODATION footpaths. Charmouth, with its world famous beach, is Apple Tree Cottage is a detached Victorian home set renowned as the best fossil beach in the world and is in a picturesque position at the heart of this rural within walking distance of the village. The picturesque village with extensive views across the Marshwood seaside town of Lyme Regis is a short drive away and Vale. In recent years the house has been subject to an offers a wealth of local shops and boutiques as well as extensive programme of renovations and a the famous Cobb with facilities for sailing and beach sympathetic extension to create this fabulous home. enthusiasts. The quirky market town of Bridport, just a The property is of mixed stone and flint elevations with short drive away, has good access to the coast at the dressed brick quoins beneath a new Welsh slate roof. pretty harbour of West Bay with an assortment of Improvements have included an extended kitchen/ pubs and restaurants as well as the eighteen hole family room designed to optimise on the views and Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club that sits on the features a vaulted ceiling and a night storage Aga. edge of the cliffs. This vibrant market town has twice Other improvements include new wood double glazed weekly markets and regular farmers' and vintage sash windows, doors and oak frames, rewiring, new markets, as well as offering an unusual blend of plumbing that includes a water softener/ filter and a independent and artisan local shops. The town has a solar water heating system. The reception hall, back thriving music, arts and literary community, hosting hall and kitchen/ family room are all floored in French Apple Tree Cottage, Bluntshay Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum

Oak and most principal rooms enjoy the far reaching VIEWING views across the Marshwood Vale. Bathrooms have Strictly by appointment only through Bridport Stags, also been upgraded and there is a main family call 01308 428000. bathroom and ensuite to the principal bedroom. SERVICES Apple Tree Cottage is set within extensive gardens and Mains water. Wood burners, Electric Aga and night grounds approaching half of an acre composing storage heaters. Mains electricity. Private drainage. formal gardens, orchard, ample parking and a timber, heritage style barn with loft room above. WEB FIND OUTSIDE 55415 Apple Tree Cottage is set back from the lane by a DIRECTIONS stone boundary wall with hardwood double five bar Head west along the A35 through the village of gates which lead to a gravel driveway with parking for Chideock and on entering Morecombelake turn right a number of vehicles. To one end of this is a double signposted Ryall. Continue down this road into Mediterranean style gate which leads to a further Whitchurch Canonicorum and Apple Tree Cottage can gravelled courtyard and on to a detached timber be seen on the right hand side. heritage style barn measuring 13x 13 with an open Postcode: DT6 6RH front store/ small garage and stairs to the loft. There is a workshop and store measuring 9ft7 x7ft 1 and a first LOCAL AUTHORITY floor loft area measuring 19ft x 13ft. To the rear of the West Dorset District Council house is an expanse of lawn with a small vegetable Stratton House and fruit garden with lavender, apple trees and fruit 58-60 High West Street bushes. To the rear of the formal garden is a post and Dorchester rail fence with a double five bar gate to an orchard/ Dorset small meadow. The gardens and grounds are ideally DT1 1UZ placed to enjoy far reaching views across the 01305 251010 wonderful Marshwood Vale. Apple Tree Cottage, Bluntshay Lane, Whitchurch Canonicorum

29 South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR Tel: 01308 428000 Email: [email protected]

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