Gravel Lane, Charlton Marshall
Guide price £450,000

This beautifully presented four-bedroom cottage is located in a quiet lane in this small village on the banks of the River Stour. The outside is a real bonus: a relaxing courtyard-style garden with fishing and mooring rights.

Main Description
A charming four-bedroom, two-reception room cottage sitting on the banks of the River Stour, overlooking an island where the river divides itself, with river frontage, mooring and fishing rights.

This utterly delightful cottage was the main part of a pub in the lane, The Bricklayers Arms, which dates from 1850. The pub closed in the 1950s and now forms part of a row of very pretty residential cottages.

Through the entrance, via a tiled porch, you are welcomed by a spacious reception room with a tiled floor and a door to the downstairs WC with wash basin. The room has a window into the Old Stable (now a garage) and a coat cupboard with a built-in shelf. In the corner of the room is a pretty, fitted glass-fronted display cabinet.

The spacious dining/family room has a tiled floor and a large inglenook fireplace, complete with a woodburner and two interior brick shelves. A distinctive beam is the centrepiece of this lovely fireplace. The raised hearth is built from original Flagstones, which really show off this beautiful feature. French doors open out to the pretty terrace.

Up a tiled step with hardwood inlay, you enter the bright kitchen, which has an immediate view of the garden and island. The kitchen has a tiled floor and a door opening onto the garden. There are spacious cupboards, a dual Gas and Electric range, and a fan-assisted oven.

Then, a door from the dining room opens into the cosy sitting room. Up a Portland Stone step, and the room comes alive. Flagstones of every size catch the eye as you enter this bright dual-aspect room, with a large open fire and original beam.

The first set of stairs brings you to the principal bedroom, which has views over the River Stour. The room has a fireplace and ceiling beams. A louvered door leads onto an amazing, bright, and well-equipped large bathroom with a free-standing bath, shower, wash basin, and WC. The bathroom can also be accessed directly from the landing.

Along the hall, you will enter a shower room with a wash basin and WC. At the front of the house, you will find bedroom two, a light, good-sized double room with original features.

A further flight of stairs leads to the second-floor landing, where bedrooms three and four are located. Bedroom three has outstanding views over the River, island, and surrounding fields, combined with a wall shelf and built-in wardrobe or storage, and Bedroom four has views over the lane and fields beyond.

The rear garden is a magnificent feature of this property with a lovely decking area and direct frontage to the River Stour. The views from this area are forever changing with abundant wildlife, including ducks, swans, and numerous other wildfowl. There are also deer that frequent the island on occasion. For fishing enthusiasts, the Stour has numerous fish specimens, both course and game, including some large Pike. This really is a dream setting and ideal for alfresco dining. Planted with mature shrubs and flowers with wooden planter tubs being a real feature in this garden, a fishing pond, and steps down to the river with your very own small rowing boat, fishing, and mooring rights.

Attached is the garage with power and light and an access door to the rear garden.

Charlton Marshall is a village set some 2 miles from the market town of Blandford. Local facilities include a public house, village hall and parish church. Blandford Forum is an interesting Georgian market town with various shopping, commercial and sporting facilities. The larger towns of Poole (11 miles approx.) and Bournemouth (17 miles approx.) offer a wide range of facilities and mainline railway stations to London Waterloo. There is a bus service from Charlton Marshall to both of these centres. The coast can be reached within a thirty minute drive (approx.). There is an excellent range of education within the area, including Bryanston School and The Blandford School. Primary education can be found within Blandford Forum.

Council Tax Band E
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) D