West Street, Winterborne Stickland, Blandford Forum
Offers over £440,000

Outside
The house is approached from West Street via a private driveway to one side of the property, providing parking for two or three vehicles and access to the detached garage. The front garden is bordered by a picket fence to the front and contains a wide variety of shrubs and flowers with a good sized lawned area. The rear garden is tiered and provides various seating areas, as well as lawned sections and a variety of flowering shrubs and plants. The higher tiers provide far reaching views across Dorset's country side toward Okeford Hill and are a lovely place to sit on a summers evening with a glass of your favourite drink. On the side of the garden opposite the garage is a raised tiled patio which can be accessed from the ground floor bedroom/living room. There is access to a wide variety of countryside walks from the village and the Dorset Trailway and the Stour Way can both be accessed from nearby Blandford Forum.

Internal Accommodation
From the drive the house is entered through a double glazed door into a welcoming hallway with doors to all the ground floor rooms and stairs leading up to the first floor. On the ground floor there is a good sized living area where the central focus is the large inglenook fireplace housing a wood burning stove. On the opposite side of the hall is another room with a feeling of light and space provided by a picture window to the front and French Doors to the side leading seamlessly onto a private patio area, this room was originally a bedroom, but is presently being used as an additional living area. To the rear of the property and overlooking the tiered rear garden is a lovely fitted kitchen and a large conservatory, which thanks to it's tiled roof extends the kitchen into a kitchen diner, the perfect space to entertain friends and family or simply welcome guests. The ground floor is also home to the fully tiled and beautifully finished family bathroom.
The stairs up to the first floor lead to a further two Double Bedrooms, both with fantastic views, as well as a separate WC.

The Area
Winterborne Stickland, just under 5 miles from the Georgian town of Blandford Forum, offers a wide range of amenities including a popular village pub, St. Mary's Church and a village hall hosting regular events and classes, such as yoga, pilates, table tennis and bowls, and is available for private functions. Blandford Forum and Dorchester both offer a range of shopping, commercial and leisure facilities together with a number of boutique shops and cafes. Blandford Forum is recognised as probably the most complete Georgian Market Town in the UK and many of the independent shops, eateries and pubs are housed in interesting period properties, the town is also home to the Hall & Woodhouse Brewery and the Brewery Tap is a great place to take in a live comedy or music show.
There are mainline stations, with trains to London in Dorchester, Gillingham and Poole (approximately 17 miles). The world famous Jurassic Coast can be reached within a 35 minute drive (approx.). The area is renowned for its' excellent schools, in both the private and state sectors including Milton Abbey, Bryanston School, Clayesmore and The Blandford School. Preparatory education can be found at Bryanston Prep, with Primary education at Winterborne Whitechurch and Blandford Forum.