4 Bed Character Property For Sale

Welcome to this beautiful home known as Fir Tree Cottage.  A very pretty period family residence having a private and sheltered garden. The property is believed to Date 1750 with later additions. Construction is cobb, stone and brick under a predominantly thatched roof.

An attractive timber-framed porch leads to double-ended entrance hall with a stable door to the garden. To one side is a spacious, triple-aspect drawing room with an open fire and French doors into the garden. The dual aspect dining room leads to a study and open fire. A dual-aspect kitchen/breakfast room has a stone-tiled floor and range of fitted cupboards with wooden work surfaces, Aga and integrated appliances including a fan oven, gas hob and dishwasher. The rear hall has access to the terrace and garden. The utility room has built-in cupboards, sink and plumbing for a washing machine and door to the garden. The library benefits from extensive, bespoke fitted bookshelves and a glazed door to the garden. Completing the ground floor are two double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, a shower room and a walk-in pantry/flower room. This ground floor wing of the property could be adapted to create an annexe/independent living area subject to the necessary consents.

A split staircase leads from the dining room. One side offering access to the dual-aspect principal bedroom having fitted wardrobes and a hidden door to the en suite bathroom. The opposite side of the staircase leads to a second bedroom, with en suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe.

The cottage is approached from the quiet village road onto a gravel driveway in front of a timber-framed double car port, with integral workshops and additional storage on a mezzanine level above. The secluded garden is particularly pretty, with deep herbaceous borders, stone terraces, additional outbuildings/storage and a large, enclosed chicken run to one side. Approx. Square Footage: 2,798 sq ft

Corton is a small, picturesque village in the Wylye Valley, about 5 miles from Warminster. The village, within a Conservation Area, is on the path of the ancient Wessex Ridgeway, nestling at the base of the chalk downland surrounding it. The popular Dove Inn is in Corton and the nearby village of Codford as a range of amenities such as a shop, post office, primary school, pre-school, pub, church and doctors surgery. Nearby Warminster is a small market town and offers further amenities, such as supermarkets, and also a station with trains to London Waterloo taking approximately 2 hours. The beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational facilities. Trains from Salisbury to London Waterloo have a journey time of approximately 90 minutes. Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton and golf at Warminster, South Wilts Golf Club and High Post. This area is renowned for its fishing on the River Avon, Test and outlying chalk streams. The A303 provides access to the south west and London, via the M3. There is a wide selection of both state and private schools in the area, including Warminster School, Dauntseys, Sherborne, Clayesmore, Bruton, Port Regis, Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove and Godolphin, as well as Bishop Wordsworth and South Wilts Grammar Schools.