* Freehold
* Attractive Detached Property
* Substantial Accommodation
* Four bedrooms
* Garage & Garden
* Far reaching views
* Requires some modernisation
A handsome, detached, four bedroom cottage requiring some modernisation,
situated in a rural location with far reaching views.
‘The Cottage’ is a handsome, double fronted, detached that will require some
tlc, located just a short distance from both Gillingham and Mere in a rural
setting, with far reaching countryside views. The accommodation is spacious
and offers scope to further alter and improve where required. The ground floor
accommodation currently comprises two reception rooms, both with fireplaces,
front aspects and doors to the stairs and kitchen. The sitting room also leads
to the main garden via UPVC French doors. To the rear of the property is the
kitchen and beyond this a useful utility room. A covered area leads from here
to a W/C and the back of the garage. On the first floor are four large double
bedrooms and the main bathroom with a sloping ceiling and which is accessed
from a half landing.
**Situation**
Forest Deer is a hamlet located between Mere and Motcombe. Mere is a charming
and historic town located south of the Wiltshire Downs. The bustling town
centre offers a range of excellent local facilities within the vibrant high
street, including Co - Op Post Office and hairdressers and doctors surgery.
Attraction include the Hillbrush visitors centre and restaurant, Mere Down
Falconry, Stourhead and King Alfred’s Tower. Gillingham (4 miles) offers
further amenities such as an excellent range of shops to include Waitrose and
Asda and a mainline railway station serving London Waterloo and the West
Country. Mere benefits from close access to the A303 with an easy route to
London via the M3.
**Outside**
The property sits alongside the road with an attached garage adjacent to the
former vegetable garden and greenhouse. To the other side of the property lies
the majority of the garden which is predominantly laid to lawn with mature
hedges and trees. There are two gates allowing access onto the lane. The
property enjoys far reaching views to the front and rear.
**Council tax**
Dorset Council Tax D
EPC: F
**Services**
Mains water and electricity are connected to the property. An oil fired boiler
provides heating and hot water. Drainage is via a septic tank. Note: The
septic tank may not comply with all the current regulations.
**Directions**
Post code : SP8 5QL
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