Leigh Lane, East Knoyle, Salisbury

Stonehaven is a charming, unlisted, thatched property offering plenty of character details, including exposed timber beams and painted stone walls, alongside elegant modern styling and fittings, with the layout providing a useful, ground floor, self-contained annexe. Our clients have improved the property enormously during their time in occupation and it now enjoys a good atmosphere and versatile layout, suitable for a variety of purchasers.

The principal ground floor reception room is the sitting room with its overhead beams and splendid original fireplace, fitted with a log burner. Bi-fold doors connect through to the impressive garden room with its ceiling lantern skylight and French doors opening onto the garden. There is also a comfortable family room adjacent to the open-plan kitchen and dining area, with the kitchen featuring Neptune shaker style units and an Aga, this flows through to the dining area which has bi-folds opening to the garden.

Additionally, the ground floor gives separate access to the annexe which enjoys a kitchen/living room, as well as double bedroom and a shower room.

The first floor is accessed from the sitting room and here there are a further four bedrooms. The principal bedroom has an elegant en suite bathroom overlooking the garden, with a roll top bath. There is also a family shower room.

The house sits off a no-through road behind an area of front garden. Its impressive gardens and grounds, include well-maintained areas of lawn, extensive patio and gravel terracing, timber decking, a large grassy paddock and an outdoor heated swimming pool. The pool area has its own sun terrace and a pool/summer house, which has a sauna and a log burner giving numerous work from home or entertaining opportunities. In total the plot approaches 1 acre.

The garden also includes numerous established shrubs, mature trees and border hedgerows, while there is also a vegetable garden with raised beds and a polytunnel. Parking is available on the generous gravel driveway, as well as in the detached garage.

The pretty village of East Knoyle is located 18 miles west of Salisbury, in the heart of the stunning Cranbourne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village has several amenities, including a village hall and a shop/post office. Nearby Hindon also offers a store, two pubs, a doctor’s surgery and a primary school. Whilst charming Tisbury has a good range of independent shops, pubs and cafes. Shaftesbury and Warminster are six and nine miles away respectively, offering further shopping and leisure facilities. Historic Salisbury is also within easy reach.

The closest railway station is at Tisbury, six miles
away, which offers direct services to London Waterloo, taking just less than two hours. Airports can be found at Bristol, Bournemouth and Southampton. The A303 is also close at hand, giving access to London and the West Country.