Property description

An extended family home in a lovely edge of village setting with versatile and well-maintained accommodation including an annexe and extensive attractively landscaped gardens.


Property
Forest Cottage is an interesting and unusual detached house with a mix of stone, brick and rendered external elevations under a tiled roof. With period origins, the property was considerably extended during the Victorian era and again in the 20th Century. The latter includes a large single storey extension that could be used as an independent annexe. The many tasteful improvements by the present owner has resulted in the creation of a comfortable, carefully maintained family home that offers particularly versatile and well-presented accommodation with many rooms having a pleasant outlook over the delightful gardens and the countryside beyond.

The main body of Forest Cottage consists on the ground floor of a sitting room and family room, both with woodburners, a dining/music room and a lovely light and airy garden room with electric blinds as well as a hall, kitchen and utility/cloakroom. Upstairs is a master bedroom with a superb en-suite bathroom, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The modern single storey extension lends itself to be enjoyed either as a wing to the main family home or as a self-contained independent annexe comprising of a large sitting/dining room, kitchen, utility/boot room, bedroom, bathroom and cloakroom.

Outside 
An undoubted feature of Forest Cottage are the beautifully landscaped, south westerly facing gardens that surround the house and which are an absolute joy. They extend to about 0.57 acres and include areas of well-maintained lawns, a paved terrace with a passion flower covered pergola making it ideal for al fresco dining, well stocked and established flower and shrub borders, a pathway with rose, clematis and honeysuckle covered archways, a productive vegetable and soft fruit garden, an interesting and varied selection of fruit, ornamental and mature trees. There are two drives for parking, a car port, store, workshop/hobbies room and other outbuildings.

Situation Forest Cottage is situated on a country lane at the northern most point of Dorset where it meets Wiltshire with the Somerset border just a few yards further away. Located on the edge of Bourton and the adjoining village of Zeals, there are good everyday facilities close at hand such as a petrol station/shop/post office, garage, two pubs, churches, a highly rated primary school and a doctors’ surgery. The nearby towns of Gillingham, Bruton, Shaftesbury and Wincanton offer more comprehensive shopping and leisure facilities. There are stations with rail services to London at both Gillingham (Waterloo) and Bruton (Paddington) whilst the other main towns in the region including Bath, Salisbury, Sherborne, Warminster and Yeovil are within easy motoring distance as is the South Coast. The A303 trunk road is nearby which links with the M3, making London easily accessible for the motorist.

The area is well known for having a number of highly regarded schools in both the state and private sectors including Gillingham Secondary School, Port Regis, Clayesmore, Sandroyd, Bryanston, Bruton, Downside, Sherborne and St Mary’s. Forest Cottage is fortunate to be opposite an area of woodland with bridle paths and is just two miles away from the magnificent National Trust Gardens at Stourhead whilst Bourton is surrounded by lovely rolling countryside ideal for a variety of rural pursuits such as walking, riding, cycling and fishing. The property borders the Bullpits Golf Club, an 18 hole short course, and there are other clubs in the area including those at Tollard Royal, Wincanton, Salisbury and Sherborne. Sailing is available at Shearwater on the edge of the Longleat Estate, famous for its safari park, Elizabethan stately home and holiday centre and racing is at Bath, Salisbury and Wincanton.

EPC Energy Efficiency Rating 
Current: 49 Please refer to the agents for the complete EPC

Property Features :

• Income potential for holiday let/B&B or Annexe
• Five Reception Rooms
• Four Bedrooms & Three Bathrooms
• Two Kitchens & Various Ancillary Rooms
• Parking, Garaging & Outbuildings