Brookley Road, Brockenhurst, SO42

This chocolate box 4 bedroom cottage is set in the heart of Brockenhurst village offering many period features and charm with larger than expected accommodation having been extended substantially to offer circa 1800sq ft. The property now offers scope for modernisation and enlargement STP and has been previously run as a successful Airbnb. Further benefits include a garage to the rear with off street parking and a well screened private garden. Available with No Onward Chain.

The property is located in the centre of Brockenhurst Village where there is a good selection of boutique shops, everyday stores, cafes and restaurants. The mainline railway station is within easy reach offering direct links to Southampton Central, Winchester and London Waterloo. The picturesque village of Beaulieu lies 7 miles to the East with the marina of Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River. Approximately 4 miles to the South is the Georgian market town of Lymington with its extensive yachting facilities, ferry service to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight and its famous Saturday county market. To the North is the village of Lyndhurst and Junction 1 of the M27 motorway which links to the M3 giving access to London.

The original cottage dates back to circa 1600’s and the large rear extension has been added in more recent times. The cottage has a projecting thatched porch opening into a charming sitting room with a fireplace and exposed ceiling beam. To either side of the front sitting room is a study and an open snug, which in turn leads to the ground floor bathroom. From the Snug, a stairwell rises to the first floor of the old house, providing access to two front bedrooms. Accessed from the front sitting room is the kitchen/breakfast room formed around a large island unit with a door opening onto the rear garden. The main drawing room is almost the entirety of the ground floor modern extension and has open fireplace, parquet tiled floor, exposed ceiling beams and double French doors opening onto the rear garden. From here a striking cast iron spiral stairwell with a curved brick atrium leads to the first floor of the modern part of the house and to the triple aspect principal bedroom, guest bedroom and family bathroom.

To the front of the property is a low rise brick wall with inset picket fence and a picket gate opening onto a small pathway leading to the front garden and entrance porch. The main garden extends to the rear of the old house and along the extended modern section and to the generous driveway. The delightful country garden has a pond and established shrubs and paved pathways. Set to the rear of the plot is a large cedar wood summer house in need of repairs. The property is accessed via a gravel driveway with double wooden gates leading to a large tandem carport and garage.