Location

Anderson is small and popular Dorset village conveniently situated about 8 miles west of Wimborne Minster and about nine miles south of Blandford Forum, both having excellent amenities, Wimborne having a branch of Waitrose and Blandford several major supermarkets and an M&S Food store.

Poole town centre with shopping, entertainment and recreational facilities is about 11 miles, and Poole Harbour and its renowned beaches about 14 miles.

Trains run from Poole to London Waterloo and the nearby A31 leads directly onto the M27/M3 to London.

The area is well served by excellent independent schools including Castle Court, Canford, Dumpton, Clayesmore and Bryanston.

Great riding, walking and cycling can be enjoyed in The New Forest National Park, which can be joined at Ringwood, plus the Purbeck Hills and Jurassic Coast beyond Wareham.

Description

Bluebird Cottage is a modern village house built in 1997 to a high specification by a local builder for his own occupation. The cottage was built in the period style with handsome brick and rendered elevations under a hand-made tiled and stone detailed roof. The accommodation has the benefit of oil-fired central heating and double glazing. A particular feature is the useful separate guest or family annexe above the garage.

An entrance porch opens into a spacious reception hall with cloaks cupboard. The generous double aspect sitting room has a mellow brick feature wall and fireplace with wood burning stove, and French door to the rear garden. The separate dining room overlooks the rear garden. The spacious and well fitted kitchen/breakfast has a range of units, built in oven, hob, extractor, dishwasher and fridge, and a matching dresser in the breakfast area. The utility/ boot room has a Belfast sink, useful store cupboards and gives access to the cloakroom.
On the first floor are the main bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a generous en suite with freestanding bath and shower, three further bedrooms, one of which is fitted out as a dressing room, and the large family bathroom with
freestanding bath and separate showers.

Above the garage, and accessed externally is an excellent self-contained guest or family annexe providing useful additional accommodation of a bed/ sitting room with kitchen/ breakfast room and bathroom.

Outside
A five bar gate opens into a shingle driveway providing extensive parking and turning areas, and leading to the attached Double Garage. The pretty and secluded gardens lie both at the front and rear, laid mainly to lawn with well stocked borders planted with a wide variety of specimen shrubs and herbaceous plants and a feature brick well. Adjacent to the kitchen door is an outdoor dining area, with a covered gated walkway leading through to the rear garden. This is partially bounded and secluded by a high tile-capped wall and has brick and timber decked terraces, a covered log store area and a timber garden summerhouse/ chalet.

Directions

From Wimborne take the A31 towards Bere Regis. About a mile after passing the Botany Bay Inne, turn right at the red post crossroads signposted to Anderson. Drive down the hill, follow the road and Bluebird Cottage will be found on the right hand side.