A most attractive detached Listed period cottage with wonderful gardens, outstanding rural views & a detached annexe with additional living/work accommodation

Property
A very pretty, quintessential English country cottage. Believed to date from the mid/late 18th Century, this detached Grade II Listed home is built with local stone external elevations under a thatched roof. Over the years it has been improved, altered and extended but still retains its intrinsic period character. The well-presented accommodation offers versatility as to how it can be enjoyed as well as scope to make further changes with planning consent previously given (now lapsed) to extend.
The ground floor comprises a charming sitting room with an inglenook fireplace, bread oven & woodburner, a delightful dining room and a triple aspect garden room. There is also an attractively fitted kitchen, rear lobby and family bathroom with a separate shower on this level. Upstairs there are two double bedrooms and a single bedroom, all enjoying a lovely outlook over the garden.

Annexe
A particular feature of the property is the striking two storey thatched outbuilding which has a twin car port, a large workshop/store and an office at ground level whilst on the first floor is a good-sized bedroom with an ensuite bathroom and a spectacular family room/studio which is currently used as an office with picture windows giving magnificent views over farmland towards Win Green & Melbury Down.

Outside
Chestnut Hill is approached via a graveled drive backing onto fields & provides ample parking with areas of lawn, flower borders & a magnificent chestnut tree. The main garden is an absolute delight and has been, superbly landscaped with a series of Gertrude Jekyll style garden ‘rooms’ divided by a mix of brick walls and yew hedging with well-established borders stocked with an interesting variety of flower, shrub & roses as well as several ornamental and fruit trees. There is also a large area of lawn, vegetable garden, fruit cage, greenhouse, shed and a charming open fronted summer house. The garden is bordered by mature beech hedging providing a feeling of privacy.

Situation
The property is situated in a small rural hamlet known as Whitsans Cross on the edge of the much sought-after village of Donhead St Andrew which is renowned for its pretty houses & cottages, beautiful undulating countryside and excellent dining inn, The Forester. The neighbouring village of Ludwell has an award-winning village shop, butchers, primary school and pub. The larger village of Tisbury offers a range of independent shops and amenities including a sports/community centre, doctors’ and dental surgeries, garage, vets, a station with direct rail services to London (Waterloo) and is home to Messums Wiltshire, a contemporary arts centre housed in an ancient thatched tithe barn.
The Saxon hilltop market town of Shaftesbury is just 4 miles away and has a good choice of shops, supermarkets, & restaurants, a secondary school, cottage hospital and is famous for the picturesque, steeply cobbled street of Gold Hill. The medieval cathedral city of Salisbury has more comprehensive shopping, arts & leisure facilities and a district hospital. The area’s other principal towns including Bath, Blandford, Gillingham, Sherborne and Warminster are all linked via the local road network as is the South Coast whilst the West Country, London and the motorway network are accessible via the A303/M3. Many families are drawn to South Wiltshire by the choice and quality of the area’s state and private schools.
The property is located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty where the Nadder Valley meets the Chalke Valley in the lee of the rolling downland of the Cranborne Chase and is an excellent base from which to explore many miles of local footpaths and bridleways. There are a variety of rural pursuits available including walking, riding, cycling and field sports. Sailing can be found at Shearwater near Warminster, racing is at Salisbury, Bath and Wincanton and golf at Tollard Royal, Warminster and Salisbury. There are several excellent dining pubs in the vicinity as well as many places of interest such as the Longleat Estate, Old Wardour Castle, Stourhead Gardens, Wilton House and the Fovant Badges.

EPC Energy Efficiency Rating
As a Listed property an EPC is not required under the current Regulations.

Tenure Freehold