Location

Mariner's Cottage occupies a tucked away position within the popular village of Shedfield. The village includes three pubs, a shop, and several club/leisure facilities with a Reading room and local recreation facility with a pavilion offering football, cricket and pétanque, together with a playground. The village also contains 63 acres of Common. Further shops, including post office, doctors' surgeries, dentists, cafes and hotels can be found in the neighbouring village of Wickham and the market town of Bishop's Waltham (3.5 miles away). There is also an excellent farm shop and a hotel with excellent leisure facilities (pool, sauna, gym and jacuzzi) nearby (0.3 miles).

The nearest train station is Botley (3 miles) with trains to London Waterloo, Portsmouth, Winchester, and Fareham. There is a convenient network of main roads such as M27, M3, A34 making the property very accessible to London, South Coast, Oxford and beyond. Southampton International Airport is about 11 miles away.

Description

Mariner's Cottage is an attractive family home. The entrance is through an enclosed porch which leads to the hallway with a wood burner creating a warm welcoming point to the whole house. Off the hall is access to the double reception room which works well as a sitting/dining room both overlooking the main gardens which can be accessed through doors leading to the storm porch. The kitchen/breakfast room can be accessed from the dining room and hall. This comes with floor and wall mounted handmade units with new integral Neff ovens and dishwasher. French doors lead to the side garden with raised vegetable beds. Off the kitchen is the utility room and boot room which leads to the side garden via the back door. An additional bathroom with shower can be accessed from the utility room or from the snug/family room which offers an additional space to unwind.

On the first floor, there are five double bedrooms, family bathroom and the principal bedroom with an en suite bathroom. The landing comprises of a library and is an ideal spot to read whilst overlooking the main garden. Four of the bedrooms have built in wardrobes with three bedrooms having fireplaces. On this floor there are additional storage cupboards as well as easy access to boarded loft space.

There are a range of outbuildings including a studio with its own cloakroom. This is ideal if working from home.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached through a 5-bar gate over a gravel driveway which provides ample parking for numerous vehicles. The grounds, which back on to Shedfield Common, are a real feature of Mariners Cottage and have been attractively arranged with a large expanse of lawn interspersed with mature shrubs and trees as well as some attractive borders. These provide a fabulous backdrop creating a great feeling of privacy as well as great space for entertaining and relaxing.

Planning permission has been approved for a garden room and a double garage with studio above. Ref. 23/01991/HOU. Decision Date 03/11/2023.