The Property

Accommodation

Inside

Ground Floor
The front door opens into a spacious reception hall with doors leading off to the sitting room and utility room plus openings to the dining room and inner hall. It retains character features, such as exposed ceiling beams, impressive fireplace with a large Bressummer beam. plank and muntin wall plus an original flagstone floor. The sitting room benefits from a dual aspect with a window to the side and one to the front with a window seat below. There is an open fireplace, plank and muntin wall with a peep window into the reception hall and exposed floorboards. The dining room has a front aspect, stairs rising to the first floor and an opening to the rear lobby. Part of the floor is the original red tile.

The kitchen overlooks the rear garden and is fitted with a range of modern soft closing light wood grain effect units consisting of floor cupboards, separate drawer units and eye level cupboards. You will find a good amount of work surface with a matching upstand, tiled splash back and an inset with a swan neck mixer tap. There is space for a slot in cooker plus other under counter appliances. plus a range style electric cooker with two hot plates. Also on this floor, you will find a good sized utility room with a fireplace and a large bathroom.

First Floor
Stairs rise to a spacious galleried landing, which leads to an inner landing - doors lead off to a WC and three bedrooms plus a walk in airing cupboard. There is plenty of room for a study area on the landing or for it to be converted into a bathroom or fourth bedroom. There are exposed floorboards throughout this floor.

The three bedrooms are all double sized, bedroom two has a shower cubicle and looks out over the grounds, bedroom one has a double aspect and a feature arch.

Outside

Grounds, Parking and Outbuildings
At the front of the cottage, there is off road parking for one to two cars with access from both sides to the rear. To one side of the cottage there is a five bar gate that opens to an under cover space, whilst to the other there is a drive, which sweeps round the back and up to the outbuildings.

The grounds are mostly laid to grass with productive apple and plum trees. It has a sunny and very private aspect.

The outbuildings consist of a stone double car barn with light and power, large metal barn, greenhouses, timber sheds and the pool house with an above ground pool.

The whole grounds extend to around 0.66 of an acre.

Useful Information

Energy Efficiency Rating F
Council Tax Band F
Sustainable Wood Framed Double Glazing
Electric and Solid Fuel Heating
Septic Tank Drainage
Freehold
No Onward Chain

Location and Directions

Fiddleford is a small rural hamlet in north Dorset, set beside the River Stour between Sturminster Newton and Okeford Fitzpaine. Its most notable feature is Fiddleford Manor, a medieval house built in the 14th century and now managed by English Heritage, celebrated for its beautifully preserved timber roofs. The hamlet also has the Fiddleford Inn, a traditional country pub offering food, drink, and accommodation. Surrounding the village are ancient woodlands such as Piddles Wood and Girdlers Coppice, both rich in wildlife and ideal for walks. Just a short distance away, Sturminster Newton provides shops, cafes, and other amenities, while Okeford Fitzpaine offers a local pub, shop, and post office, making Fiddleford a quiet but well-situated spot for exploring Dorset.
Postcode - DT10 2BX
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