Whitsbury, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6

A Grade II listed cottage in mature gardens with a useful barn outbuilding providing ancillary accommodation set in the heart of the tranquil Downland village of Whitsbury.

A pretty, Grade II listed cottage set in established gardens positioned in the heart of the village with easy access to local footpaths. The cottage has benefitted from a number of improvements undertaken by the current owner, including re-thatching in July 2021, yet still offers scope for further improvement and modification according to personal taste and retains many features that typify the heritage including an impressive inglenook fireplace in the sitting room. Alongside the cottage is a former barn that now offers generous storage or work space, above which is useful ancillary studio/office/storage space. The cottage sits in established, private gardens including a flourishing vegetable garden that extend to approximately 1/4 of an acre.

The cottage is located in the heart of the picturesque village of Whitsbury, one of a cluster of pretty villages set amidst the rolling countryside of the Hampshire/Dorset border. The village is steeped in the heritage and success of the local racehorse stables and stud and the community is served by a Public House and Church, whilst the neighbouring Avonside town of Fordingbridge (approximately 2.5 miles) has a range of educational, health and recreational services sufficient to cater for most everyday needs. Whitsbury Down provides a glorious setting for walking and riding enthusiasts, while several miles to the East the New Forest National Park provides thousands of acres of unspoiled moor and heath land.

Communications in the area are excellent. The A338 supplies a convenient link north to the Cathedral City of Salisbury and south to Bournemouth. The B3078 crosses the New Forest to provide links to Junction 1 of the M27 for Southampton and the M3 beyond. There are airports at Bournemouth and Southampton and mainline rail services to London Waterloo from Salisbury, Bournemouth and Southampton Parkway.

A five bar gate opens from the village road to a parking area to the front of the cottage, alongside which a pedestrian gate opens to a pathway leading to the front door.

The gardens are located on three elevations of the cottage and comprise a combination of lawn, terraces and mature shrub beds that combine to give a sense of privacy. To the rear of the cottage is a lawned garden interspersed with various raised vegetable beds and there is a polytunnel located in the far corner.

Alongside the cottage is a former BARN outbuilding that now offers WORKSHOP/STORE space on the lower level. An internal door with personal entrance opens to a staircase rising to the first floor where there is ancillary STUDIO/OFFICE space including a ground floor shower room.

New Forest District Council. Tax Band F.

Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Leave Fordingbridge on the Whitsbury Road travelling north in the sign posted direction of Whitsbury. Navigate the sharp left hand bend at Tinkers Cross and follow the road for approximately 2 miles, entering the village of Whitsbury. Pass the Cartwheel public house and Herrington Cottage will be found after a short distance on the left hand side.