Property description

A most attractive & charming Listed period cottage situated in an idyllic tucked away rural setting on the edge of the famous Donheads with delightful Southerly facing grounds.


Property
Priory Cottage is a pretty Grade II Listed detached cottage with dressed limestone external elevations under a clay tiled roof thought to date back to the early 17th Century with later 19th and 20th Century brick, rendered and stone faced additions. The property has undergone a number of alterations and improvements over the years but still retains its special period charm and character making this is a really delightful historic home in a wonderful ‘get-away-from-it-all’ rural but not remote setting.

The accommodation on the ground floor includes a lovely double aspect sitting room with wooden paneled walls and a fireplace with a wood burning stove, a dining room with a wooden beamed ceiling and an inglenook fireplace with a cast iron fire with folding doors and a breakfast room that could also be used as a study or playroom. The farm style kitchen has a generous range of units with extensive wooden work surfaces and an oil fired Aga. The upstairs is arranged in two sections and includes a good-sized master bedroom with super views across the valley, a dressing area and en-suite bathroom whilst the other two bedrooms each has access to its own bathroom.

Outside
A particular joy of Priory Cottage are the lovely grounds amounting to around 0.80 of an acre and having a Southerly outlook across the coombe. The delightfully landscaped gardens include areas of lawn planted with spring bulbs, a mix of yew and cedar hedging to the front, rose pergola, established flower and shrub borders and a variety of deciduous and ornamental trees. Above the garden is a small fenced paddock.

The Outbuildings
These include a ‘folly’ ideal for outdoor dining or as a garden room, a large garage with a workshop area, parking to the front and incorporating an office/hobbies room, a studio/summer house, a large greenhouse, a garden shed and a log store.

Situation
Priory Cottage is situated in a lovely setting on the South facing slope of a tranquil coombe on the edge of the picturesque and sought after rural area known as the Donheads on the Wiltshire/Dorset border. Middle Coombe is a small hamlet located just off the A30 and less than a mile from the village of Ludwell which has a church, two inns, primary school, shop/post office and highly rated butcher. The hilltop Saxon town of Shaftesbury is only two miles away and has a wider choice of amenities including shops, supermarkets, restaurants, medical facilities, schools and leisure facilities as well as being home to the famous steeply cobbled street of Gold Hill. The local road network gives ready access to the other main towns in the region including Bath, Blandford, Salisbury, Sherborne and Warminster as well as to the South Coast whilst the A303 trunk road linking with the M3 makes London accessible for the motorist. Tisbury and Gillingham are both about 7 miles away and have stations with mainline services to London (Waterloo).

The region is well known for having a wide choice of highly regarded schools in both the state and private sectors including Port Regis, Clayesmore, Sandroyd, Bryanston, Bruton and St Mary’s amongst many others with the latter being on the edge of the Coombes. The property is surrounded by spectacular undulating countryside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, ideal for a variety of rural pursuits such as walking, riding, cycling and fishing. There are golf courses at Tollard Royal, Salisbury and Warminster with racing at Bath, Salisbury and Wincanton and sailing at Shear Water near Warminster. There are several excellent dining pubs in the vicinity as well as many places of interest such as the Longleat Estate, Old Wardour Castle, Wilton House and the Fovant Badges.

EPC Energy Efficiency Rating
As a Listed property an Energy Performance Certificate is not required.

Property Features :

• Located in a Peaceful yet Accessible Rural Setting near Amenities
• Three Bedrooms & Three Bathrooms
• Charming Sitting Room, Dining Room & Breakfast Room/Study
• Farmhouse Style Farmhouse with Aga
• Hall, Cloakroom & Utility/Rear Lobby