House For Sale £725,000
A delightful Grade II Listed 3 bedroom detached period cottage with a superb, private garden extending to just over half an acre, tucked away from main roads in the heart of Lytchett Matravers.
This charming former gamekeeper’s cottage which is believed to date back to the 18th century and has been carefully extended and refurbished by the present owners, is presented in pristine condition.
It is set at the head of a long gravelled driveway, with excellent parking for numerous vehicles and a timber cabin/studio which offers potential for home working. Connected to all mains services, the property is heated by mains gas and a wood burning stove. The original cottage is constructed of brick-faced cob, with lime render elevations, a ridged thatched roof and tall brick chimneys. The extension, which was completed in 2022, has brick cavity walls and a ridged slate roof.
Lytchett Matravers is a popular village with shops, a church, a Primary School, a library, a recreation ground, 2 pubs, a health practice and a pharmacy, and the coastal town of Poole, which has a mainline rail link to London Waterloo, is within 20 minutes’ drive.
A gabled entrance porch with slate roof, climbing roses and quarry tiled floor leads to a sitting room (with brick fireplace and inset wood burning stove, pine floor, window shutters and a fine view of the garden. The dining room/study has a brick fireplace with oak mantel, and a concealed door to the first floor.
There is a well presented, fully tiled bathroom with modern bath, wash basin, WC and fully tiled walls.
The superb kitchen/breakfast room has double doors to the garden, a wide oak boarded floor, 3 high rooflights, a comprehensive range of Wren units, white quartz work surfaces, island/breakfast table, butler’s sink, work surfaces with upstand, Belling range cooker (with gas hob, 2 electric ovens and grill), and integrated dishwasher and fridge.
There is a utility room with stainless steel sink, worktops, cupboards, wall mounted gas boiler, space for washing machine and full height freezer, wide oak flooring, stable door to outside, and a walkway leads to a boot room.
From the kitchen, a square archway gives access to an impressive living room with vaulted ceiling, rooflight, wide oak flooring, and glazed casement doors (with adjacent full height windows) giving a superb view over the garden. Bedroom 1 is a spacious room with an excellent range of fitted wardrobes, loft access, glazed doors to outside, and an en suite shower room (with large shower cubicle, vanity unit, wash basin, WC, towel radiator and fully tiled walls.) Stairs lead to 2 first floor bedrooms, with bedroom 2 having 2 built-in cupboards.
A private gravelled drive (with a central grass strip) leads to a 5-bar gate leading to a long sloping driveway, flanked by oaks, conifers and rhododendrons. The majority of the garden lies to the front of the cottage, and features lawns, a wide range of planting including hydrangeas, camellias, rhododendrons, climbing roses, apple trees and a laurel hedge, and raised vegetable beds. The parking and turning area provides ample off road parking, and The Potters Studio, which offers potential for home working, is a timber cabin/studio with a paved apron.
In front of the cottage there is a brick paved terrace and pathway and an outside entertaining area. There is a large timber workshop and a bin storage area to the side of the house and, at the rear, a shingle terrace with Purbeck stone boulder retained by sleepers, an Indian sandstone terrace and an ash tree. There is an area of woodland behind.
DIRECTIONS: From the Roundhouse roundabout at Sturminster Marshall, join the A350 towards Poole. After about 2.5 miles, having passed through Coombe, turn right at the crossroads, signposted to Lytchett Matravers. Proceed along Wimborne Road which becomes Lime Kiln Road as you enter the village. Proceed past the right hand turning to Flowers Drove and, before reaching a brick bus shelter, the drive to the property can be found on the right hand side.
COUNCIL TAX: Band E
EPC Exempt due to its Grade II Listing
