House For Sale £350,000
A charming end of terraced period cottage situated in the heart of this picturesque and sought after village. Dating from the 18th century and listed Grade II of architectural or historic importance, the cottage offers a number of character features typical of its age and type including exposed beams, window seat, large stone fireplace, timber small paned windows and cottage doors.
On the ground floor, the sitting/dining room has a front aspect with window seat, engineered oak flooring and feature stone and beamed inglenook fireplace with multi fuel stove. A door to the rear leads into a conservatory with door to the garden. The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and floor cupboards with beech worktops together with access into a downstairs bathroom.
On the first floor are two double bedrooms and wash room.
Outside, the rear garden features a large adjoining paved terrace with steps up to lawned gardens with hedges and shrub borders. There is nearby on street parking in the village centre.
The cottage has the rare benefit of being freehold (the majority of properties in Abbotsbury are on a maximum 90 year lease) and ideal as a permanent home, second home or long term/holiday letting investment.
Abbotsbury is an historic village being known for its sub tropical gardens and Swannery, as well as the Fleet Lagoon by the side of Chesil bank. The freehold of the majority of the properties within the village are owned by Ilchester Estates which have gone to great lengths to maintain its interest in a thriving community.
The village itself has a selection of shops including general store, butchers, public houses and historical interesting thatch, slate and tiled period cottages. It is surrounded by beautiful countryside with the Abbotsbury plains to the north, St Catherine's Chapel (which can be seen from the property) and the coast to the south.
There are footpaths and bridleways in the area giving access to the surrounding countryside and the World Heritage Coastline.
The fishing port of Bridport/West Bay, the resort town of Weymouth and the County town of Dorchester are all within 9 miles of the village and provide a range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities as well a mainline railway services from Dorchester and Weymouth to London Waterloo and to Bristol and South Wales. There is a school and a Doctors surgery in Portesham about 2 miles in distance.
On the ground floor, the sitting/dining room has a front aspect with window seat, engineered oak flooring and feature stone and beamed inglenook fireplace with multi fuel stove. A door to the rear leads into a conservatory with door to the garden. The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and floor cupboards with beech worktops together with access into a downstairs bathroom.
On the first floor are two double bedrooms and wash room.
Outside, the rear garden features a large adjoining paved terrace with steps up to lawned gardens with hedges and shrub borders. There is nearby on street parking in the village centre.
The cottage has the rare benefit of being freehold (the majority of properties in Abbotsbury are on a maximum 90 year lease) and ideal as a permanent home, second home or long term/holiday letting investment.
Abbotsbury is an historic village being known for its sub tropical gardens and Swannery, as well as the Fleet Lagoon by the side of Chesil bank. The freehold of the majority of the properties within the village are owned by Ilchester Estates which have gone to great lengths to maintain its interest in a thriving community.
The village itself has a selection of shops including general store, butchers, public houses and historical interesting thatch, slate and tiled period cottages. It is surrounded by beautiful countryside with the Abbotsbury plains to the north, St Catherine's Chapel (which can be seen from the property) and the coast to the south.
There are footpaths and bridleways in the area giving access to the surrounding countryside and the World Heritage Coastline.
The fishing port of Bridport/West Bay, the resort town of Weymouth and the County town of Dorchester are all within 9 miles of the village and provide a range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities as well a mainline railway services from Dorchester and Weymouth to London Waterloo and to Bristol and South Wales. There is a school and a Doctors surgery in Portesham about 2 miles in distance.
