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Shoemakers Cottage , , DT11 0EN

Quintessential Grade II Listed English Country Cottage, enjoying a rural setting and wonderful views of the surrounding countryside.

Spacious, charming and offering extensive 2 Reception Room, 4 Bedroom Accommodation including a Farmhouse Kitchen and Gardens and Grounds of 0.28 acres. Abbot & Slater the cottage and affords stunning rural views towards Ibberton Church and educational and recreational facilities. Bulbarrow. There is a further area of Mainline Railway Stations with services garden to the front of the cottage and this to London Waterloo and the West strip of land would be perfect as a Country at Gillingham, Sherborne and vegetable garden/orchard. Salisbury. The area offers good road links to the Jurassic Coast, London and the Location West Country. Ibberton is a village and small parish Leisure nestling in the lee of Bulbarrow Hill on a Walking and riding over the surrounding tributary of the Stour, 7 miles west of countryside. Racing at Salisbury, Blandford Forum and 5 miles south of Wincanton and Bath. Golf at Ashley . Frederick Treves, in wood, Rushmore Park and Remedy Oak. his 1906 book “Highways and Byeways of Sailing and water sports along the Dorset”, described Ibberton as a glorious Dorset coastline. ‘sheltered cove in an amphitheatre of hills’. The hills in question run through Directions the parish from East to West, The Property From Blandford Forum take the A357 Shoemakers commanding magnificent views of the North towards Sturminster Newton. With part of the cottage dating back to the Vale of Blackmore. The village has an inn Once you are in the village of Cottage early 18th Century it is reputed to have (currently closed), a pretty period Church take the turning left at the been the local shoemaker’s cottage and and Village Hall. war memorial signposted to Okeford evidence of this has been dug up in the Storm Porch, Hall, Sitting Fitzpaine. Drive through the village of garden by the current owners who have taking the left hand Room with wood burning Education lived at the cottage for nearly 30 years. road towards Ibberton and . The area is well renowned for its excellent stove, Study, Cloak/Shower Grade II Listed it has a wealth of period Proceed along this road to the village of range of independent and state schools. Room, Farmhouse features including exposed beam work, Ibberton and then continue on through Prep schools in the area include window seats and Victorian fireplaces. the village towards the Hamlet of Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Clayesmore, Hanford, Knighton House, The property was extended by the current . As you leave the village there Port Regis and Sandroyd. Public Schools Utility Room, 4 Bedrooms & owners not long after they moved in to is a right hand bend followed by a sharp include , Clayesmore, Canford Family Bath & Shower Room. provide a Farmhouse Style Kitchen and left hand bend where the turning to the two further Bedrooms. The original part and Milton Abbey. Oil Fired Central Heating, right onto a farm track will take you to of the house has cob elevations beneath a Shoemakers Cottage. Secluded Landscaped thatched roof with the more modern Communication Gardens. Parking extension blending in with this under a The local towns of Sturminster Newton, thatched roof. Now forming an L Shape Blandford, Wimborne and the main area of garden is to the rear of provide an excellent array of shopping, Sitting Room Sitting Room Sitting Room

Accommodation: (Please see floor plan for approximate measurements). Study: Dual Aspect. Wall heater. From the Sitting Room staircase leads to the First Floor Landing: with window to the front elevation Farmhouse Kitchen/Breakfast Room: Dual Aspect The following is an overview of the and some exposed beam work. : Radiator. with French Doors to Terrace and Garden. accommodation on offer: Extensive range of floor standing and wall Bedroom 1: Dual Aspect with wardrobe/storage Storm Porch: Front Door to: mounted units with display shelving, Glazed cupboard. Radiator. display cupboards, drawer line and book shelving. Entrance Hall Radiator. Bedroom 2: Dual Aspect with built in wardrobe. Extensive work surface area having laminate top Radiator. Cloaks and Shower Room: Shower cubicle, wash and inset sink unit with mixer tap. Space and Bedroom 3: Built in double wardrobe. Radiator. hand basin and low level w.c., Radiator. plumbing for dishwasher. Radiator and recessed Bedroom 4: Dual Aspect: with built in wardrobe. Sitting Room: Dual Aspect with window seats, ceiling lights. Exposed beam work. Radiator. open fireplace to one end having brick surround, Utility Room: Boiler Cupboard where the oil fired bressummer beam and inset wood burning stove. boiler is located. Range of floor standing units with Exposed beam work and window seat. Staircase laminate worktop having inset stainless steel sink from this room leads to the First Floor Landing. unit with mixer tap. Space and plumbing under for Radiators. washing machine. Radiator. Farmhouse Kitchen/Breakfast Room Bedroom

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Shoemakers Cottage

Landing Bathroom Outside Shoemakers Cottage The property is approached via a farm track/bridleway to the parking area used by the cottage for the last 29 years.

Gardens: To the left of this area is the strip of land owned by the cottage where the owners have in the past grown vegetables. There is a wooden storage shed to the front of this area and it boasts wild garlic, spring bulbs, trees and hedging. To the front of the cottage there is a post and rail fence and behind and through this grow ivy, roses shrubs and hedging giving privacy to this elevation, if such were needed in this charming rural location.

A neat path leads from the picket gate around the cottage and the first glimpse one gets of the beautifully laid out garden and wonderful views to be enjoyed within its boundaries is breath taking for any gardener. Mature hedging around the edge affords glimpses of the hills, parish church and the village itself. Sheep and lambs in spring are delightful neighbours, whilst one goes about tending this charming cottage garden. There is a terrace area that one can access from the Farmhouse Kitchen and arbours to enjoy the wonderful setting of this charming period cottage.

Various aspects of the Garden and Grounds IMPORTANT NOTICE Shoemakers Cottage 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 FLOOR PLAN and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. Prospective purchasers and lessees ought to seek their own professional advice. 2. All descriptions, dimensions, areas, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith, and are believed to be correct, but any intending Services: Mains water, electricity, and purchasers should not rely on them as private drainage. Oil Fired central statements or representations of fact, but heating. must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of Local Authority: them. 3. No person in the employment of Abbot and District Council, Nordon, Salisbury Slater has any authority to make or give any Road, Blandford Forum DT11 7LL. representation of warranty whatever in Telephone: 01258 454111. relation to the property. Council Tax Band: F 4. No responsibility can be accepted for any Amount payable expenses incurred by intending purchasers in inspecting properties which have been FIRST FLOOR for the current year: £2,299.66 sold, or withdrawn.

EPC Exempt Viewing: Strictly by appointment through Abbot and Slater. Prior to making an Accompanied Viewings: Strictly appointment to view, the Agents strongly by appointment through the agents recommend that you discuss any particular points which are likely to affect your interest in Abbot and Slater. the property in order that you do not make a wasted journey.

GROUND FLOOR All measurements are approximate. Particulars prepared by CDS Design by Media 4 Graphix Plan for indentification purposes only. Not to Scale. Published by Abbot & Slater © May 2015

Abbot & Slater Market Cross, Sturminster Newton, Dorset DT10 1AN Telephone 01258 830860 email: [email protected] www.abbotandslater.co.uk