Cottage for sale in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Guide Price: £650,000

Agent: Stags

Agent's Tel: 01404 45885

This unique country retreat is nestled amongst undulating countryside in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, offering peace and privacy in the most picturesque of settings. The area is particularly good for walking or riding, with a variety of footpaths and bridle paths, while the two pretty villages of Chardstock and Membury are within easy reach.

The three-bedroom dwelling, named Four Bottles Cottage, provides comfortable and flexible accommodation, and has retained several charming period features.

Beyond the entrance lobby, there is a traditional country-cottage style kitchen with an electric Aga and well-fitted bespoke units. This leads to a cosy sitting room featuring exposed stonework, timbers, and an impressive inglenook fireplace. This room opens into a snug and then onto a garden room with gothic-style windows.

On the first floor, there is a guest suite consisting of a double bedroom and an ensuite bathroom, a generous second bedroom currently being used as a study, a shower room, and a lovely double aspect principal bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and, due to the outdoor ground elevation, access to the garden.

Outside, the highlight of this rural idyll is its beautiful, secluded garden which has been well-maintained for the last 20 years and now features a wealth of well-stocked borders including lavender and rose beds, mature shrubs and trees, neat lawns, and fruit trees. There is a productive kitchen garden with a large polytunnel and greenhouse. Other useful outbuildings include a stone and tiled studio, a potting shed, an implement shed, and covered storage.

The cottage is approached via an unmade track that leads to a space for parking and a single garage and continues down a steep driveway to another parking area and a double garage/workshop.