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A charming, tastefully updated and extended Grade II listed cottage with far reaching views in the heart of this tranquil Downland village.
The Old Post Office is a Grade II listed cottage that has recently undergone a comprehensive refurbishment and extension programme which now provides very well balanced accommodation of 2 double bedrooms and large family bathroom on the first floor and light and airy ground floor space featuring a two storey green oak extension to the rear. A large loft with good headroom might offer potential to extend (stpp). Throughout, every effort has been made to respect the origins of the property yet incorporating the needs of modern day living. Some of the features and benefits include newly thatched roof, centrally wifi controlled radiator heating, modern living kitchen with appliances, period style sanitary ware, very comfortable sitting room with the warmth of a wood burning stove set within the restored inglenook fireplace, double glazed windows in the new extensions along with restored windows in the original cottage.
Porch Original panelled door into:
Sitting Room A double aspect room. Inglenook fireplace with fitted wood burning stove on original brick hearth with Bressumer beam over. Built-in alcove cupboards and shelving. Exposed ceiling beams.
Inner hall/Study Staircase to first floor with cupboard under. Oak flooring.
Cloakroom WC with concealed cistern. Basin with swan neck mixer tap. Extractor fan.
Dining Room A triple glazed oak framed extension with pair of doors into the garden. Oak flooring. Inset spotlighting.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room A triple aspect room with vaulted ceiling incorporating a range of locally hand-made units designed with a peninsula incorporating drawers and cupboards with carousel corner unit and wooden worktops with ceramic splash tiling. Integrated electric hob with oven/grill below. Dishwasher and fridge. Painted beamed ceiling with heritage style rooflight. A pair of glazed casement doors and a stable door into the garden. Rangemaster double bowled butler sink with swan neck mixer taps. Oak flooring.
Landing Loft access with via loft ladder.
Bathroom Period style suite with Crosswater fittings comprising wash basin, panelled bath and WC with concealed cistern. Marble shower cubicle with rain head shower. Inset ceiling lighting.
Bedroom 2 A double aspect room with views over the garden to the rear. Vaulted ceiling with painted beams.
Bedroom 1 A double aspect room with views over the garden to the rear and views to front garden and rolling fields beyond. Built-in wardrobe cupboard.
Whitsbury is one of a cluster of pretty villages set within the rolling chalk downland countryside of the Hampshire/Dorset borders. The village itself is home to a community steeped in the heritage and success of the local racehorse stables and stud, and is further buoyed by the presence of a popular public house, The Cartwheel, now privately owned and recently refurbished, a village hall and church. The Avonside town of Fordingbridge (approx. 3 miles) has a range of educational, health and recreational services sufficient to cater for most everyday needs, whilst the local road network draws the regional centres of Salisbury, Bournemouth and Southampton within daily commuting distance. Whitsbury Down provides a glorious setting for walking and riding enthusiasts and the New Forest National Park to the east, provides thousands of acres of unspoiled moor, heath and woodland. Footpaths lead in all directions from the cottage.
To the front of the cottage there is a shingle area offset by hedging and flower/herb beds. To the side and rear there is a reclaimed sleeper retaining wall incorporating steps up to an area of lawn enclosed by established trees and hedging with a pedestrian access onto a footpath that leads to St. Leonards Church, and beyond via a network of footpaths and bridleways. Adjacent to the garden there are attractive views over adjoining parkland style grazing land. A power and water point at the top of the rear garden would facilitate a studio/summerhouse.
New Forest District Council. Tax Band: E. Amount payable 2020/21: £2154.56
Mains water and electricity. Private shared drainage with Nos. 1 and 2 The Close. Electric radiator heating.
Leave Fordingbridge via Green Lane which in turn becomes Whitsbury Road. Follow the road for about 3 miles and having entered the village, pass The Cartwheel Inn on the right hand side and the cottage will be found after a further short distance on the right, elevated and set back from the village road.
