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2 bedroom detached house
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Charming Grade II listed cottage with 18th Century origins
- Centre of sought after Downland village of Martin
- Beautifully stocked mature garden approaching 1/4 acre
- 2 bedrooms
- Sitting room, kitchen/dining room and study
- Useful garden outbuilding
Believed to date from the early 18th Century with 19th Century alerations, Lavender Cottage is a quintessentially pretty, Grade II listed thatched country cottage standing to the front of a beautifully stocked garden totalling almost 1/4 acre. The cottage exhibits a wealth of character and period features including exposed timbers and a magnificent Inglenook fireplace in the sitting room and there is scope for cosmetic improvements and modernising according to personal taste. Within the delightful rear garden is a useful timber-clad outbuilding that could satisfy a number of requirements, not least home office or studio space.
The picturesque and popular village of Martin nestles within the rolling countryside of the Cranborne Chase, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and International Dark Skies Reserve, where a network of country paths and bridle ways access lovely walking and riding countryside across Martin Down. An active and welcoming community, Martin is well supported by a village hall, from which a community shop is run, and a church, and the neighbouring village of Damerham (approx 3 miles) has a reputable primary school, garage and popular public house.
The Avonside town of Fordingbridge (approx. 7 miles) has a range of health, educational, shopping and recreational services sufficient to cater for most day to day needs and the Cathedral City of Salisbury, which offers a broader range of facilities including reputable state and private schooling, is almost equidistant via the A354. Beyond Fordingbridge the A338 and B3078 provide ready access to Bournemouth and Southampton respectively with the latter linking with Junction 1 of the M27. The New Forest National Park is approximately 8 miles to the east, sailing opportunities abound on the South Coast and there is a good choice of local golf clubs including Salisbury and Tollard Royal.
From the village through road the cottage is approached via a shared gravel driveway and a pair of wooden gates that open onto a parking area for 2 cars.
Having been lovingly cultivated and maintained by the owner, the flourishing gardens are a particular highlight of the property. Immediately adjoining the rear of the cottage is a stone patio for outdoor seating/entertaining and the ideal vantage point for surveying the glorious cottage garden beyond that comprises areas of lawn with colourful, well stocked deep beds and borders. The canopy of an impressive beech tree provides shaded cover, beneath which is a former sunken display garden. Pathways wind through the garden to the far end where there is a further area of lawn and mature shrub planting and the useful timber clad OUTBUILDING with light and power and electric heater connected.
New Forest District Council: Band F.
Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Electric night storage heaters.
Leave Fordingbridge and proceed to the village of Damerham. Upon entering the village pass The Compasses public house and cross the small bridge, turning immediately right into the High Street (sign posted Martin). Continue out of Damerham for approximately 3 miles and enter Martin. Follow the road into the village whereupon the cottage will be lcoated on the right hand side opposite Sillens Lane.
Rooms
Entrance Porch
Thatched canopy porch with hardwood front door opening to:
Sitting Room
Dual aspect. Inglenook fireplace with stone hearth. Fitted book shelves. Understairs cupboard.
Inner Hall/Study
Stairs to first floor.
Lobby
Shelved store cupboard.
Cloakroom
W.C.
Shower Room
Large walk-in shower cubicle. Wash hand basin inset to vanity unit with cupboards under. Plumbing for washing machine.
Rear Lobby
Fitted pantry style storage cupboards. Stable style door to rear porch and garden.
Kitchen/Dining Room
Rear aspect with garden views. Kitchen area fitted with wooden units comprising cupboards and drawers. Wooden worksurface over. Single bowl stainless steel sink with double drainer. Oil fired Aga. Space for separate electric cooker. Cupboard housing hot water cylinder. Space for dining/breakfast table.
Landing
Bedroom 1
Dual aspect. Built in cupboards. Exposed beams.
Bedroom 2
Dual aspect. Built in cupboards.
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