For Sale4 Bedroom House in Horton, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21£615,000

A delightful 4 bedroom semi-detached 18th Century cottage set in grounds approaching half an acre, in a rural location about 7 miles from the market town of Wimborne Minster and less than 4 miles from Cranborne. Set back from the road and accessed via its own driveway and electric gates, this attractive former farmworkers’ cottage is a rural retreat with outstanding views over the surrounding countryside. This charming country home boasts a wealth of character features including exposed pine floorboards and a floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace (with a 7kw wood burning stove.) Services include mains water and electricity, and a private drainage system. The cottage has UPVC double glazed windows, LPG central heating, and Fibre To The Premises (FTTP) broadband which offers speeds up to 1000 Mb. There is a large, triple aspect kitchen/breakfast room with a large door to the garden, giving wonderful country views. Also on the ground floor there is a spacious fourth bedroom, a cloakroom, a useful larder and a laundry room. Accessed from the rear is a large office/studio with a delightful rural outlook. Off the spacious first floor landing (which has hatches to 2 insulated loft spaces) there are 3 large double bedrooms, one of which has an en suite bathroom, plus a family bathroom. Outside there is parking for several vehicles on the gravelled driveway. There are lawned gardens with a patio, established trees and borders, a deck with a sunken trampoline, and a summerhouse (with power point.) In a further fenced area there is a small orchard and a vegetable plot. In total the cottage benefits from 5 outbuildings, 4 of which have power and lighting. The largest is 10m x 4m and makes a great garage, workshop or studio. The property is well set back with the majority of the gardens lying to the front, offering almost complete privacy.