PUMP COTTAGE, 20 BRIANTSPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DORSET CHARMING THATCHED COTTAGE WITH DELIGHTFUL GARDEN IN AN IDYLLIC VILLAGE SETTING

Pump Cottage, 20 Briantspuddle, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7HS

Entrance hall • sitting room • dining room • kitchen • 3 bedrooms • bathroom • first floor cloakroom • first floor sitting area • garage • pretty garden • about one fifth of an acre

Situation The property is located in the pretty village of Briantspuddle which lies in an idyllic rural landscape close to the River Piddle. A 19th Century cart barn is now used as the village hall, community shop and social club providing focal points for the village community. There are many attractive thatched houses and cottages and an impressive War Memorial designed by the talented sculptor Eric Gill. The nearby towns of Dorchester, Blandford, Poole, Bournemouth and Wimborne all provide an excellent range of shopping, educational, recreational and cultural facilities. The area’s sporting facilities include golf at Dorchester (Came Down), Wareham and Broadstone, sailing and other water sports in Poole and Bournemouth and horse racing at Salisbury and Wincanton. There is an extensive network of bridleways and footpaths locally and easy access to the Jurassic Coast. Communications are good: the A31 provides access to the M3/M27 for London and the Home Counties as well as Portsmouth and beyond. There are airports at Bournemouth, Southampton and Exeter, a regular railway service from Moreton, Wool and Wareham to London Waterloo and a bus service from the village to Poole and Dorchester. Bere Regis and Puddletown have primary schools; there are secondary schools in Dorchester and Wareham and a good range of independent schools in the area. Description Pump Cottage is believed to be of 17th Century origin and is constructed with plastered cob walls under a thatched roof. It is Grade II Listed as being of architectural or historical interest. The cottage gets its name from its substantial garage which was previously the fire station for the village. The accommodation is surprisingly spacious, enhanced by a two storey extension on the eastern side, incorporating a large dining room on the ground floor with French windows opening to an enclosed courtyard. In the sitting room is an attractive brick fireplace with wood burning stove, together with two window seats. On the first floor is a large sitting area which could provide a fourth bedroom if required. The cottage has been within the same ownership for over twenty years. It has night storage heating and does offer some scope for modernisation and improvement. A notable feature is the beautifully maintained garden and the property extends in all to about one fifth of an acre. Accommodation Local Authority Please see floor plans. Directions Purbeck District Council, Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham, Outside From Bere Regis follow the A35 heading west towards Dorchester, Dorset BH20 4PP. Telephone 01929 556561. taking the first exit left marked Tolpuddle and Briantspuddle. At the Behind the cottage is a paved terrace which leads onto a delightful level first T junction turn left and at the second T junction turn right. Almost Viewing lawn with flower borders and an additional paved terrace. An arbour set immediately, take the first left to Briantspuddle and drive into the village. Strictly by appointment with Savills. within wide flower beds opens to a further lawned area with a number At the village crossroads, turn left towards the village hall and shop. of flower borders, trees and shrubs. Mature hedging in this part of the Pump Cottage (No 20) will be found after a short distance on the left garden provides an excellent level of seclusion. Greenhouse. Wood hand side. store. Two garden sheds. Outside power and tap. Beside the cottage is a delightful enclosed paved courtyard which is south facing. This leads Services to the substantial garage with a pair of timber doors, personal door, Mains water, electricity and drainage. Please note that the working concrete floor, light and power. There are windows on three sides of condition of any of the services or kitchen appliances has not been the garage. checked by the agents, but at the time of taking particulars we were informed they were all in working order. FLOOR PLAN Gross internal area ( approx ) = 156.5 sq m / 1684 sq ft Garage = 26 sq m / 280 sq ft Total = 182.5 sq m / 1964 sq ft

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