* Freehold
* Dorset thatched cottage in sought after village
* Coast at Lulworth Cove about 4. 8 miles
* Dorchester about 8. 9 miles with mainline station
* Lovely cottage kitchen with Aga
* Sitting room with bay window
* Pretty gardens provide privacy and seclusion
* Vegetable patch with raised beds, greenhouse and terrace
* Double garage and single garage/workshop
Picture postcard listed Grade II cottage in this most sought after village.
Description
St. Nicholas Cottage is a quintessential Dorset village property with part
stone, brick and Cobb elevations under a pitched thatched roof. The property
is justifiably Listed Grade II as are a number of properties in the village
and save for the addition of a garage the external appearance of property has
remained unaltered for centuries. The accommodation is arranged over two
floors including of note on the ground floor, a cosy cottage kitchen with aga
cooker and Island unit, a dining room with fireplace and wood stove, a drawing
room with exposed ceiling timber and a Bay window flooding in light, as well
as a particularly nice old granary on the ground floor providing guest bedroom
with vaulted ceiling and en suite or a lovely home office. The first floor is
accessed via two staircases, one leading to the principal bedroom suite with
vaulted exposed Oak timber ceiling, the other to two further double bedrooms
and a bathroom and a study / bedroom five.
To the front of St Nicholas Cottage, steps lead up from the lane and an old
stone wall wraps around retaining the pretty front garden, with an old brick
pathway to the front door, interspersed with mature shrubs, hedging and flower
borders. The majority of the garden is to the rear providing privacy and
seclusion and is mainly laid to lawn with well stocked beds and borders, an
old apple tree and a grass bank, awash with Bluebells and Daffodils in the
Spring months. At the rear of the garden is the vegetable patch with raised
beds, a greenhouse and a terrace. On the northern boundary is a private drive
which provides parking for several cars and access to a double garage. There
is also a single garage / workshop integral to the house.
Location
The delightful village of Chaldon Herring (also known as East Chaldon) is
situated just a short distance inland from the stunning and internationally
important Jurassic Coastline, a unesco World Heritage Site.
In this most pretty of villages is the popular thatched Sailors Return public
house and about a mile away is the larger village of Winfrith Newburgh with
its thriving shop, another pub, a post office and school.
The village lies approximately equidistant between the County town of
Dorchester and the Saxon town of Wareham, both of which have an excellent
range of facilities, including shops, schools, restaurants, pubs and cinemas,
as well as mainline railway stations to London Waterloo.
Slightly further afield is the coastal town of Weymouth with its award winning
sandy beach, quaint old Harbour and marina and at Portland is the National
Sailing Academy.
Square Footage: 2, 975 sq ft
Directions
From Dorchester, take the A352 towards Wareham passing through the village of
Broadmayne until you reach the Warmwell roundabout. Go straight over the
roundabout and onto the dual carriageway, the road goes back into two lanes.
Continue past the Garden Centre on your right. Shortly afterwards, take the
second right hand turning to East Chaldon. Follow the road up the hill and
down into the village passing the Sailors Return and on the right. At the
triangular green, bear right heading towards the church. After a short
distance, the property will be on your left hand side.
Additional Info
Council Tax Band G
Tenure
Freehold with vacant possession on completion
Services
Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil fired central heating.
Local Authority
Dorset Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ Tel:
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Savills.
Post Code
DT2 8DN

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