Property description

Owners Comments
\"We have loved our years in Orchard Cottage and will really miss the cosy wood burner and our two bright conservatories, the open plan living area and our pretty garden with its' bountiful fruit trees.\"

Introduction
The open plan sitting and dining room feature a delightful log burning stove with an additional garden room and conservatory, both accessed from the kitchen breakfast room, offering various areas to relax or entertain. Off road parking is available at the front of the property whist the private rear garden offers a paved seating area and timber workshop.  Marchwood enjoys a thriving village centre with a selection of shops and amenities and a choice of well regarded local schooling. Southampton Water and the New Forest National Park are both on the door step with good access to the M27 motorway and commuter links.

Description
The front door opens into the entrance porch thoughtfully fitted with floor to ceiling useful storage cupboards on a quarry tiled floor. Light from the side window and internal glass panelled door emanates through the sitting room. A charming log burning stove provides the focal point of the room with quarry tiled hearth and brick surround. A timber clad and aged beam divides the sitting and dining area which currently comfortably houses the baby grand piano under the staircase. An open archway leads through to the cottage style kitchen breakfast room equipped with a range of wall and base units benefitting from an eye level single oven, integrated four ring electric hob with extractor over and plumbing for a washing machine and dishwasher. Sliding patio doors open out to the garden room, fitted with a bespoke bench seat and storage cupboards with French doors at either end leading to the garden. The family bathroom is located off the breakfast room and is fitted with a white suite with feature panelled walls, bath with shower over and glass screen, wash basin, wc and heated towel rail. French doors extend from the kitchen into the conservatory which boasts central heating and bespoke storage cupboard whilst French doors open to the private rear garden. The first floor bedrooms comprise a generous master bedroom at the front of the property with ornamental fireplace and shelving built into the chimney recess. Bedroom two enjoys a large fitted double wardrobe and spacious airing cupboard which houses the new gas fired boiler.

Outside
The property is approached via a driveway providing ample off road parking with edged borders and mature shrubs. A side gate accesses the rear garden with paving leading past a shed and garden room. The pretty garden is mainly laid to lawn with shaped edged borders and a mature fig tree and apple tree. A winding pathway extends to the rear of the garden and timber workshop with veranda and seating area.

Agents Notes
This pretty cottage offers a surprisingly spacious ground floor accommodation and has recently undergone a programme of works including a new flat roof, new roof on the garden room, gas fired boiler and redecoration. 

Location
Orchard Cottage is ideally situated on the fringes of the New Forest National Park and the Western coast of Southampton Water. The A326 affords direct access to the M27 allowing a commute to London or the South coast with rail links at Totton or Southampton providing rail links to London Waterloo. Marchwood offers many local amenities with a village centre and parade of shops, a junior school and two secondary schools nearby at Hounsdown and Applemore. 

Property Features :

• Attached period character cottage
• Quiet location with easy access to commuter links
• Two bedrooms
• Open plan living area with log burning stove
• Cottage style kitchen breakfast room