Location

A charming and beautifully presented character cottage occupying a convenient location in Tarrant Hinton, a popular Dorset village in the Tarrant valley.

The village is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has a pretty parish church and a modern village hall.

It is situated about five miles from the Georgian market town of Blandford Forum, offering excellent amenities including major supermarkets, a twice weekly market, and state schools for children of all ages.

In addition, renowned independent schools in the wider area include Bryanston, Clayesmore, Dumpton and Canford.

The coast and beaches at Poole and the cathedral city of Salisbury are both about 25 miles away and have mainline trains to London.

Fine walking, cycling and riding can be enjoyed in the New Forest National Park and along the UNESCO World Heritage Jurassic Coast.

Description

A beautifully presented period cottage having most appealing elevations of red brick and knapped flint under a tiled roof. The cottage was completely remodelled and extended in 2005, and further updated and refreshed in 2016 to a high standard, cleverly retaining the charm and character yet with a fresh modern style. Particular features include a handmade kitchen, stylish modern bathroom and shower room fittings, engineered oak flooring to many rooms, period style radiators, a useful home office to the rear of the garage, and a brick built pizza oven in the garden.

The front door opens into an entrance hall area and to the sitting room with a brick fireplace with wood beam over and log burner. The generous open plan kitchen/ dining room has double aspect windows including French doors to the garden at the rear and is fitted with a range of painted wood units with hardwood worktops, and includes a Belfast sink, central island unit with breakfast bar, matching glazed fronted dresser and china cupboard, Miele dishwasher, and a propane and electric range cooker with extractor hood over. There are two walk in larders, one with walk in temperature controlled wine store. There is a separate utility/ boot room with a Belfast sink, plumbing and space for washer and dryer, range of tall store cupboards one housing the hot water cylinder, and doors to the garden and to the cloakroom with WC and basin off.
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A contemporary oak staircase leads up to the first floor landing with oak and metal balustrade. The main bedroom has a good range of custom built furniture, and a luxurious en suite shower room with glazed shower, hand basin set into a washstand and WC. There are three further bedrooms two with custom built in furniture and an impressive family bathroom with freestanding bath, wet room shower, basin set on a washstand and WC. The house has the benefit of oil fired central heating, and double glazed windows.

Outside
A white picket fence fronts on to the lane, with a pathway leading to the front door. A shingle driveway provides parking for several cars and leads to the detached Garage, built in keeping with the cottage and having power and light, and a useful Office to the rear, suitable for any number of uses. The pretty cottage gardens are a delightful feature, and are mostly walled, providing seclusion. They have been planted with a wide variety of herbaceous cottage plants in beds and borders, and include fruit trees including apple, pear, medlar and quince. A flagstone terrace provides the perfect spot for summer entertaining and includes a brick built pizza or bread oven. There is a brick and timber Greenhouse and a productive kitchen garden with raised beds.

Directions

From Wimborne proceed north along the B3078 to Horton, turning left at the Horton Inn. Continue on this road for about four miles and at the T junction turn left on to the A354. After about 2.3 miles, at Tarrant Hinton, turn right into the village and Old School Cottage can be found on the left after about 200m.

From Blandford, take the A354 heading east, and after about 3.5 miles at Tarrant Hinton turn left into the village. Old School Cottage can be found on the left after about 200m.