Middle Coombe, Donhead St. Mary, Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, SP7

Of period origins and unlisted, Cliffs Cottage is a pretty green sandstone cottage under a clay tile roof which has been imaginatively extended and sits in an elevated position with lovely views over the garden and undulating countryside. In recent years the cottage has been extended with a large drawing room, and the addition of an oak framed conservatory. There is oak flooring in the drawing room with a contemporary wood burner and sliding doors opening to the conservatory. The kitchen is well fitted with stone worktops, an AGA Masterchef range cooker and tiled flooring. The cottage has sensibly configured accommodation, with two staircases and with an open fireplace in the sitting room.

The property is approached down the lane with a picket gate to the front door and a wooden timber five bar gate providing vehicular access onto a gravelled car parking area. The gardens lie primarily to the front and side of the property; at the front there are flower and shrub borders. The majority of the garden lies to the side; beyond the parking area and through a timber gate there is an attractive paved terrace with steps which lead down to the lower lawn flanked by well stocked flower and shrub borders with lavender, hellebores and box. At the lower end of the grassed area there is a timber bridge bordering a stream which leads to a further area of grass with silver birch trees and an enclosed composting area. Clipped evergreen lonicera hedging borders the lane.

Situated in the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Cliffs Cottage is accessed from a no-through lane. Nearby, Ludwell has a pub, butcher, village stores and post office, while the Donheads, (St Andrew and St Mary) are within a mile with active communities, many clubs and societies, churches and pub. Otherwise for everyday needs, the Saxon hilltop market town of Shaftesbury has a good range of shops, a boutique hotel and pubs, supermarkets, a weekly local market, a health centre, dentists, a small hospital, veterinary surgeries, a library, arts centre with small cinema. For more sophisticated shopping and recreational facilities there is the Cathedral city of Salisbury to the east and Bath to the north west. Nearby Tisbury has a mainline railway station with services to London Waterloo, and the A303, approximately 10 miles to the north, gives access to the south west and London via the M3.

Services: Mains water, electricity and Klargester treatment plant. Oil fired central heating. Calor Gas for cooking.
Local Authority: Wiltshire Council:
Council Tax: Band E
EPC Band E