Cues Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6

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A DELIGHTFUL GRADE II listed CHARACTER DETACHED cottage situated within the heart of this popular VILLAGE. ORIGINAL FEATURES are combined with CONTEMPORARY living. Ample DRIVEWAY parking and PRIVATE, SUNNY aspect rear garden.

DESCRIPTION
This delightful character detached cottage is Grade II listed and situated in the well regarded and sought after village of Bishopstone. There a very popular public house serving excellent locally produced food, with a combined village store offering essential and specialist items, a thriving primary school and a pretty village pond with plenty of wildlife. The Ridgeway footpath is easily accessible and offers miles of beautiful countryside walks.

The property has been very well maintained by the present owners and benefits from a recent extension which adds a contemporary, light and modern family/kitchen/dining room with an adjacent utility. This is extensively fitted with granite work tops, an island unit providing storage and a sink unit, and integral appliances including a dishwasher, electric hob, double oven and fridge. This room is part-vaulted and has floor to ceiling glazed windows and doors overlooking the rear garden.

A glazed walkway leads through into the original cottage, where there are four reception rooms including a study, snug, dining room and a most impressive sitting room with the original chalkstone fireplace fitted with a wood burning stove and window seats. Located just off the snug is a cloakroom.

On the first floor are four well-proportioned bedrooms, three of which have built-in wardrobes, and a refitted family bathroom and an additional WC

OUTSIDE
To the front of the property, is a block paved driveway offering parking for three to four vehicles. To the rear is a deceptively spacious garden which is laid mostly to lawn and features a paved patio area with steps up to a raised lawn and plenty of mature shrubs and trees. The garden is quiet and affords views of the nearby countryside, additionally the garden catches the sunshine for most of the day and evening. There are three sheds which will cater for all storage needs.

SERVICES AND MATERIAL INFORMATION
The property has an oil-fired heating system to radiators, with mains electricity, water and drainage understood to be connected.
Council tax band: F
Energy efficiency rating: To be confirmed

Orchard Cottage is situated in the heart of the popular village of Bishopstone which is in the North Wessex Downs, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and within a Conservation Area. Within the village there is a thriving village pub, The Royal Oak, a primary school and church. Hungerford and Marlborough are within a short driving distance and provide extensive shopping facilities with the larger commercial centres of Swindon, Newbury and Oxford all within easy reach.

Commuting is excellent with the M4 junction 15 within 4.5 miles providing access to London, the west country and links to the A419 giving access to the M5. Main line station at Swindon provide services to London Paddington.

The surrounding countryside has numerous public bridleways and footpaths, one of which is the Ridgeway which lies to the south of the village.

There are many excellent schools in the area including Pinewood, St Johns in Marlborough, St Mary's and St Margaret's Calne and Marlborough College.

Distances
Swindon 7.5 miles (London Paddington 60 minutes),
Marlborough 11.5 miles,
Hungerford 15 miles,
M4 (J.15) 4.5 miles
(All distances and times are approximate)