Church Street, Bowerchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5

An enchanting and superbly located 5 bed house with an enviable plot around 0.58 acres and a versatile barn ideal for a work shop. No forward chain!

Marleycombe is a picture perfect period detached mainly thatched house, which offers over 3,000 sq. ft. of accommodation in the ever popular Chalke Valley village of Bower Chalke. Internally the property offers a wealth of character features such as exposed timber beams, latched wooden doors, casement windows, fine flooring and feature fireplaces. The more recently added inkeeping stone-built porch opens to the entrance hall and various separate stairways throughout the ground floor rise to the first-floor rooms. To one side of the central hallway is a formal dining room and the other an elegant breakfast room, with parquet flooring, both offering handsome brick-built inglenook fireplaces. The breakfast room leads to a quiet study, whilst the dining area flows into an elegant 20 ft. corniced sitting room with a ceiling rose, French doors to the south-facing garden and a feature fireplace, with a dual-aspect music room overlooking the pretty rear garden. Adjacent is a cloakroom and utility, along with an adaptable craft room, which could be used as ground floor bedroom, if required. The in-keeping kitchen is a newer addition, enjoying wide glazed windows with leafy aspects, ample natural light and double doors to the airy conservatory. The kitchen comprises a range of country-style wall and base cabinetry and work surfaces, with a cream inset electric AGA , separate cooker and breakfast bar. The spacious first floor is home to 4/5 well-proportioned and attractive bedrooms with various fine features and elevated aspects. Externally the property sits on a 0.58 acre plot with mature and well presented gardens. A highly versatile 856 sq. ft. barn offers huge opportunities for a work shop or hobby area, or subject to necessary consents could be converted into further accommodation. A superb family home with no forward chain. View today!

Bowerchalke is a sought-after village in the Chalke Valley on the fringes of the Cranbourne Chase and Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has a village hall, cricket club and church, with nearby Broad Chalke offering a popular public house, shop/Post Office and primary school. The thriving city of Salisbury and the Saxon town of Shaftesbury provide a comprehensive range of additional amenities including shops, restaurants, arts and recreational pursuits. Tisbury Station offers London links, with the A30, A303 and A354 providing convenient road connections to the M3 and M27 and beyond. Notable schools include Port Regis, Sandroyd and Hazelgrove preparatory schools and Dauntseys, Sherborne, Bryanston and Milton Abbey.

The property resides within an enviable 0.58 acre plot surrounded by beautiful Wiltshire countryside, approached via a tarmac and gravelled driveway giving access to the sizeable, detached timber-built barn block. The mature garden comprises an impressive formal lawned front garden with tall evergreens and specimen trees, shrubs, colourful herbaceous planting, original stone walls, a gravelled pathway and stone steps to the main entrance and a charming paved pathway and south-facing terrace. The plot wraps around to a rear terrace, a range of further shrubs and trees and a dedicated kitchen garden and greenhouse.

An impressive 856 square feet barn offers a highly versatile and practical space, ideally utilised as a work shop or hobby area with power and lighting. There is a also a first floor area with stunning views over paddocks which would make a superb office. The outbuildings give potential, subject to necessary consents, to be converted into an annexe or air bnb.

There is ample parking in two areas either to the left of the drive or in front of the barn. There is access immediately from the garden onto a foot path, ideal for dog walking.

Wiltshire County band G

Mains water and electricity.
Oil fired central heating. Septic tank.

From Salisbury take the A354 towards Blandford and turn right at Coombe Bissett, towards Broad Chalke. Once in the village of Broad Chalke, turn left opposite the Queens Head pub and then follow the road round to the right. Continue through the village, heading towards Bowerchalke. On arriving in Bowerchalke, Marlycombe will be found on the left-hand side, after approximately 1/4 mile.