Manswood, Witchampton, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21

A delightful Grade II Listed 2 bedroom terraced thatched cottage in the picturesque hamlet of Manswood, about 1 mile from the conservation village of Witchampton, and about 5 miles from the market town of Wimborne Minster. Part of reputedly the longest thatched dwelling in the UK, which comprises 10 (originally 12) cottages built in 1762 and formerly part of the Crichel Estate, the cottage has many character features including a large inglenook fireplace, a bread oven, exposed ceiling beams and timbers, and latched internal doors. There is a delightful cottage garden packed with a wealth of plants providing all year round colour and interest, casual parking for 2 vehicles to the rear, and all 10 cottages have access to a large community paddock extending to about 1 acre, adjoining their gardens.

Manswood enjoys excellent access to scenic walks on the edge of Cranborne Chase, and Witchampton is served by a First School, a Pre-School and Nursery, a church and a community club/shop. Wimborne, which offers an excellent range of amenities, is easily accessible, as are the Jurassic Coast and Bournemouth International Airport. The coastal towns of Poole and Bournemouth and the city of Salisbury all have mainline rail links to London Waterloo.

Traditionally constructed, with a brick plinth and colour-washed rendered wall, the property has a ridged wheat reed thatched roof with a tall brick chimney. The ridge and the front face of the roof were re-thatched in 2022. The cottage is connected to mains electricity and water, and has septic tank drainage.

A gabled entrance porch leads to a delightful sitting room with a large inglenook fireplace (with bressummer beam, bread oven, tiled hearth, wood burning stove and concealed lighting,) exposed ceiling beams and timbers and an electric night storage heater. The dining room has exposed beams and timbers, a night storage heater and an attractive outlook onto the rear garden. The kitchen/breakfast room has a ceramic sink, work surfaces, breakfast bar, range of units, quarry tiled floor, and space for cooker, washing machine and fridge-freezer. An inner hall leads to the bathroom which comprises bath, vanity unit, wash basin and WC. From the sitting room, a latched door leads to a short staircase to the first floor landing which has a storage cupboard. Bedroom 1, to the front, has a built-in wardrobe, a window seat, a view over the garden, and an en suite shower room with fully tiled shower cubicle, vanity unit, wash basin and WC. Bedroom 2 is a spacious double room with built-in wardrobe, fitted shelves, window seat and superb view over the garden.

The property is set back from the village road and approached via a long shared driveway, with a parking space outside the property and one at the end of the lane. From the front of the cottage, a pavioured pathway leads through established hedges and a yucca to the garden which is enclosed by mixed hedges and fencing and has lawns, grass paths, sitting areas, an old brick outbuilding providing storage, an open-fronted workshop, a greenhouse, a rose arbour, apple, medlar and yew trees, and a wealth of planting (to name but a few) michaelmas daisy, phlox, hollyhocks, daisies, alliums, lilies, and many hellebores and daffodils.

From Wimborne, proceed north towards Cranborne on the B3078 for about 4 miles and turn left at the Witchampton turning. On entering Witchampton, with the school on your left, turn immediately left up Pound Hill. Turn right at the top and proceed for 1 mile. Bear left, signposted Manswood, and drop down the hill. Turn right at Drum Cottage, which leads to The Buildings.

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