Church Street, Mere, Warminster, Wiltshire

The Old Rectory is a fine Grade II Listed house, dating from 1744 and displaying various charming original details. The house provides four bedrooms and more than 2,500 square feet of flexible living space, while the listing also contains two further properties, including The Old Rectory Cottage and Field Cottage, both of which are ideal as rental properties or holiday lets.

The main house has three comfortable reception rooms, including the 27ft drawing room with its wooden flooring, fireplace and five sash windows which welcome plenty of natural light. There is also a further sitting room with wooden parquet flooring and a grand inglenook fireplace, plus a formal dining room with timber beams overhead. Additionally, the kitchen sits within a former outbuilding at the side of the house, with its exposed timber eaves and flagstone flooring, as well as modern fitted units, breakfast bar and range cooker. The practical utility room and laundry are accessed via the rear hallway.

There are three double bedrooms on the first floor, including the principal bedroom with its en suite bathroom. Each of the first floor bedrooms has built-in storage. There is also a family bathroom on the first floor, while the second floor provides an additional double bedroom among the eaves.

Additional accommodation includes The Old Rectory Cottage, which adjoins the main house and provides well-presented living space, including one double bedroom. The ground floor has a comfortable sitting room, a sun room with full-height windows and a dining room, which could be used as an additional bedroom if required. There is also a fully equipped kitchen with fitted units to base and wall level, and a utility room for further storage. The large main bedroom is located on the first floor, along with the bathroom. Finally, Field Cottage completes the offering, with a one-bedroom bungalow that’s ideal as a holiday let. The accommodation includes a sitting room, a kitchen, one bedroom, a bathroom and a utility room.

The properties are all set in a beautiful garden and are centred around a gravel courtyard and parking area. There is also a detached double garage and a further single garage attached to Field Cottage. The garden includes beautifully maintained lawns, established hedgerows and various mature trees, as well as patio areas for al fresco dining and a kitchen garden with a fruit cage, two greenhouses and an orchard. There are also further outbuildings providing useful garden and home storage.

The property is in the charming village of Mere, on the edge of the Cranborne Chase National Landscape yet within easy reach of the surrounding towns and villages. The picturesque village centre has various amenities, including a convenience store, several pubs, a pharmacy, while there is also a primary school, a parish church and a community hall. The town of Gillingham is four miles away, offering a choice of shops, amenities, supermarkets and a mainline station, while the larger town of Warminster, 10 miles away, is an excellent destination for shopping and leisure facilities. The area is well connected by road, with the A303 passing nearby and providing access west in the direction of Taunton, and east towards Salisbury, via the A36.