Garden Cottages, Wardour, Tisbury, Salisbury

One of an exclusive community of four properties located within the walled garden of a stately home near Tisbury, Wiltshire. A stunning 2 bedroom home that has been renovated with exquisite attention to detail that feels contemporary yet traditional.

2 Garden Cottages is one of an exclusive community of four properties within the grounds of the Grade I listed New Wardour Castle near Tisbury, Wiltshire.

Wardour is a private gated estate set in beautiful rolling countryside. The castle, completed in the 1770s, has extensive grounds originally designed by George Ingram and modified by Capability Brown. Over the years the castle has had a variety of uses, from stately home to private school, and in the 1990s was converted into grand luxury apartments.

Originally built as part of the estate's garden buildings for growing pineapples, (once a symbol of wealth and sophistication) Garden Cottages were uniquely developed from the beautiful glasshouses in the magical walled garden. Built in the warm local stone, and keeping many of the original features, the development blends both modern and period features to create cosy secure retreats in a wonderfully peaceful setting.

Renovated by the current owner to an incredibly high standard, 2 Garden Cottages has exquisite attention to detail that feels contemporary yet traditional. This stunning property has been designed for open-plan living with a kitchen, dining, and living area that is light and bright.

The conversion to a home has tastefully retained the historic look with its extensive overhead glazing, which is now tinted and insulated, the light softened with a series of sail blinds.

The streamlined kitchen styling by Touchwood is bespoke with all free-standing appliances hidden to create an uncluttered modern style. A programable electric Aga gives a nod to country living while providing a practical solution to cooking on a daily basis. Cottage style windows give views out to a private sun terrace and beyond to an extensive lawn.

Oak flooring with underfloor heating extends throughout the cottage and is generated by an air sourced heat pump. Along with a Chesneys log burner in the living area it creates a cosy setting for curling up during the gloomy winter months.

The entire home is on a single level and there are two large double bedrooms with cottage style windows allowing views out over the orchard. Each room has built-in wardrobes so there is plenty of storage. Electrically operated Velux roof lights with rain sensors can be operated while in bed. In an area that suffers little light pollution and has been awarded Dark Sky Reserves Status this mean you can lay back and gaze up at the stars.

The family bathroom with its limestone flooring and Victoria & Albert double-ended volcanic limestone bath and separate walk-in rain shower provides the ultimate luxury.

Outside there is a good-sized south-facing, private sun terrace screened by a beech hedge where you can sit and enjoy the peace and quiet or entertain friends.

However, if you want some exercise you can roam around much of the Wardour estate's 50 acres, or, if you fancy going further afield, there are walks from just outside of the gates through the stunning countryside, nearby bluebell woods or down to Old Wardour Castle.

Tisbury, is the largest village in Wiltshire's Nadder Valley and is located to the west of the Cathedral City of Salisbury in the West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The village benefits from a railway station, which is on the main line between Exeter and London Waterloo. Tisbury has an excellent range of amenities, including a butcher, a coffee shop, a delicatessen and a florist. There is also a post office, a gallery and art centre, a doctors' surgery, dentist, leisure centre and a recreation ground. There are also several local community groups.

Council Tax Band: E
EPC rating: D
Tenure: Freehold
Parking: 2 parking spaces on a 115 year lease
Charges: Septic tank emptying £84.00 per year & Mowing £50.00 per month
Note: resident dogs not permitted





Council Tax Band: E (Wiltshire County Council)
Tenure: Freehold