6-bedroom detached house · BH22 9NW
For saleReduced £50k (−5.6%) on 20 JunListed 245 days
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About
Smugglers Cottage is a stunning character detached home positioned on a secluded and unique plot steeped in history!
This wonderful home dates back to 1540 (unlisted) and offers an exciting opportunity for a variety of uses, we feel it would make a fabulous home with versatile accommodation or a fantastic holiday let!.
Extending to nearly 3,200 sq ft there is plenty of accommodation including six bedrooms, four reception rooms and five bathrooms.
Externally the plot wraps around the entire property and is secured by gates, featuring a chicken coop, hot tub and shepherds hut offering further airbnb potential.
There is off road parking for multiple vehicles and further benefits include no onward chain.
The current owner has made signification improvements and changes to the property including a new roof and a recently installed luxury kitchen.
The integrated kitchen with solid wooden worktops and Smeg double oven is open plan to a breakfast/dining area making it a lovely socialable space for everyday living, there is a separate dining room for entertaining on more special occasions, main living room with working fireplace and direct access to the garden, games room, utility room with belfast sink, and a study/ground floor bedroom with french doors onto the garden and a en-suite bathroom featuring a bath with overhead shower, wc and hand basin.
Upstairs there are three en-suite bedrooms, the largest of which is dual aspect with a range of fitted furniture, three further bedrooms and a bathroom with a free-standing bath, wc and hand basin.
Outside there is secure off road parking for multiple vehicles and a low maintenance secluded garden with artificial grass and a decked terrace with hot tub.
For those keen on the countryside lifestyle there is a chicken coop already in place and a shepherds hut which offers further Airbnb potential. No onward chain.
Location: Ferndown has good road access and is close to the main A31 between Ringwood and Wimborne making it easy to explore the wider area.
There are bus routes along the Wimborne Road giving you easy access to Bournemouth, Poole and Wimborne all of which have an excellent range of shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities including Ferndown championship Golf Club, which is less than five minutes away.
The nearest railway station is Branksome (7 miles) and is on the South West main line to London Waterloo and for trips further afield Bournemouth International Airport is just 4 miles away.
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