Location

Motcombe is a sought-after village, nestled in a pretty position beneath the hills of the Blackmore Vale, between Shaftesbury and Gillingham.   It has an active community with a recreation ground, church, pub, primary school, community shop with café and post office. A village hall, which hosts various activities, including cinema nights. Clubs in the village include fitness clubs and a gardeners club.

Shaftesbury is approximately 2 miles from the village and Gillingham just over 3 miles. Both towns provide an extensive range of amenities, including supermarkets, independent shops, doctors, dental surgeries and vets. Gillingham has a frequent train service to Waterloo (journey time approximately 2 hours).

The beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury (23 miles) 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 Rushmore and Bullpits in Gillingham.

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 Port Regis Prep School in Motcombe itself, Hazlegrove, Hanford, Kings Bruton, Sherborne and Gillingham School for state secondary education.

Description

Meadowsweet Cottage was built to a particularly high standard in 2022. For a modern house Meadowsweet benefits from high ceilings with many double aspect rooms allowing plenty of light in. The quality shows throughout this well thought out home, Oak internal doors, high end brass bathroom fittings and electrical fittings including UBS charging ports are just a few examples of this. Open plan living, with the kitchen and dining area blend style with practicality. A quality range of kitchen cupboards with white Quartz work surfaces, a full range of high end built in appliances and a useful pantry offer extensive storage. A large island allows space for breakfast bar seating. Two sets of Bifold patio doors fold back to bring the outside in at the dining end. Off this space is the large utility room again fitted with the same quality cupboards, including full height cupboard, as the kitchen. From here an integral door leads to the very large double garage with extremely high ceiling and plaster boarded throughout with downlighting, this room could be converted into further accommodation subject to the usual consents. The double aspect living room provides the perfect space to relax and enjoy a quiet evening and benefits from a wood burning stove set in the focal, full height brick chimney. Again bifold doors lead out onto the wrap around gardens. A useful cloakroom and further storage cupboard complete the ground floor.

Upstairs all four generous bedrooms benefit from built in wardrobes and offer delightful rural views. Both the principal and guest bedrooms having large en suite bathrooms. A further family bathroom completes the first floor. The property is warmed by under floor heating throughout.

Outside
To the front of the property is a gravelled area providing off road parking for two cars and leading to the double garage with two up and over style doors to the front with a further door to the rear leading on to the garden. To the side is a pedestrian gate also providing a paved way to the rear gardens. The gardens themselves are fully enclosed and private. Wrapping around the property and benefiting from the sun from dawn till dusk. Predominantly laid to lawn with two separate patio areas, Outside lighting, tap and waterproof electrical sockets.

Directions

Directions : From the Ivy Cross roundabout in Shaftesbury, take the B3081/Bleke Street towards Gillingham. After 0.5 miles, having driven under the overpass, turn right onto Motcombe Road. Follow the road for 1.6 miles into the village to the Y-junction. Turn left into Church Road. Proceed past the Church on the right and the property will be found on the left, after about 250 yards, just after Church Farm.

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