Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, SP7

Imaginatively extended and Listed Grade II, The Croft sits in an elevated position with spectacular views over the Donheads. Recent works have included the addition of the kitchen/dining room extension and office/bedroom 2 extension on the ground floor, all of which have been completed to a high standard. The kitchen is well fitted with Stoves range cooker with an induction hob, wooden worktops and full floor to ceiling height glass windows making the most of the outlook. The ground floor has stone floors, while the bedroom/study has woodstrip floors with a well fitted en-suite shower room. The accommodation is light with good ceiling heights and high quality finishes throughout. Other attributes worthy of mention include heating via an air source heat pump, window seats in the sitting room and first floor bedroom, and a large inglenook fireplace with woodburner in the sitting room.

The property is approached from the lane through a timber gate with paved steps leading to the cottage. There is an attractive raised garden with well stocked flower and shrub borders including hellebores, tree peonies, primrose and camelias; stone paving extends down the full length of the front facade with an attractive seating area set behind the hedge, screening the property from the lane.

On the other side of the lane there is a large car parking area with a recently built timber clad workshop with concrete floors and a tiled roof with light and power. At the rear section of this there is a separate storeroom with outside WC. The workshop is bordered by a small apple orchard with two separate cultivated areas of vegetable garden currently under nets. There is a separate shepherds hut with light and power (available by separate negotiation).

The Croft is quietly positioned close to the church of St Mary on the Dorset/Wiltshire border. The Donheads (St Mary and St Andrew) have a thriving community with many clubs and societies & two churches. The nearby village of Ludwell has a shop/post office, together with a butcher and primary school and Semley has a village shop, café, primary school and pub. For more extensive requirements there is the hilltop Saxon town of Shaftesbury which has a wide range of facilities including niche retailers, cafes and supermarkets, together with a health centre, small hospital, a library and an arts centre with small cinema. More comprehensive facilities can be found in the cathedral city of Salisbury. There is a mainline railway station at Tisbury (London Waterloo) and the A303 lies some eight miles to the north giving access to the south-west and London, via the M3.

Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Electric central heating via air source heat pump.
Local Authority: Wiltshire County Council: wiltshire.gov.uk
Council Tax: Band E
EPC: Exempt
Tenure: Full vacant possession on completion