Livery Cottage

A charming Victorian family home and equestrian facility


Description

Believed to date from the 1850’s and formerly two separate dwellings, Livery Cottage is a spacious family home, offering flexible accommodation over two floors, with the benefit of extensive equestrian facilities and ancillary accommodation. From the hall, a door opens through to the dining room which, in turn, leads through to a large drawing room, complete with an inglenook fireplace housing a woodburning stove, and French doors onto the terrace. Opposite the dining room is a sitting room, which has glazed double doors dividing it from the study, with the benefit that these two rooms could be used as separate spaces or as one. The kitchen/breakfast room has fitted wooden units, integrated appliances, a walk-in larder and tri-fold doors onto the terrace. The practical boot room, well-equipped utility room and a cloakroom complete the ground floor.

Upstairs is a principal bedroom with dressing area and en suite bathroom and four further bedrooms, two with en suite shower rooms. There is the potential (with the relevant consents) to extend the first floor accommodation over a single storey extension, to create a sixth bedroom, if required.

The house is approached, via electric gates, onto a gravel driveway with parking for numerous cars. A pretty front garden, enclosed by a beech hedge, is laid mainly to lawn with herbaceous borders and mature trees. A large, sheltered terrace runs the width of the house at the rear, with a pond and steps up onto flat lawn and further terrace around the heated swimming pool.

Beyond the gravel parking area is an equestrian yard with a timber stable block, comprising four stables, a tack room, a groom’s room and a large double-height central barn/coach house. An adjacent triple-bay, open-fronted hay barn overlooks the Passada all-weather 40m x 20m manège and paddocks beyond.

The double garage/workshop has a self-contained flat/annexe above, with sitting room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.
A further separate stable block has been converted into a gym.

There is a large vegetable and fruit garden and the current owner has planted an orchard. There are apple, fig, cherry and pear trees within the wider grounds.

Location

The property sits in a tranquil, rural position about 1.5 miles south of West Winterslow, adjoining the renowned Bentley Wood on one side and Blackmoor Copse on the other. Bentley Wood is a large nationally important nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is a haven for wildlife. It provides extensive riding, cycling and walking over approximately 2000 acres.

The village of Farley is approximately 2 miles away with a popular pub, The Hook & Glove. The nearby village of West Winterslow has a primary school, shop, post office, church, village hall and doctors surgery.

Grateley train station is about 9 miles north, from where trains to London Waterloo take approximately 80 minutes.
The beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational facilities. Trains from Salisbury to London Waterloo have a journey time of approximately 90 minutes.

Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton and golf at South Wilts Golf Club and High Post. This area is renowned for its fishing on the River Avon, Test and outlying chalk streams.

The A303 provides access to the south west and London via the M3.

There is a wide selection of both state and private schools in the area, including Farleigh, Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove and Godolphin, as well as Bishop Wordsworth and South

All distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 3,106 sq ft




Acreage: 6.26 Acres

Directions

From Salisbury, take the A30 towards Stockbridge and Andover. After leaving Salisbury, take the second right, signed to the Winterslows. Proceed through West Winterslow and continue south towards East Grimstead and Farley. After about 1.5 miles, you will find Livery Cottage on the right-hand side (look out for the curved red-brick wall either side of the entrance gate).

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All distances and travel times are approximate.


Additional Info

Tenure - Freehold

Local Authority - Wiltshire Council –

Outgoings - The property is subject to Council Tax Band G

Fixtures and Fittings - Please note that, unless specifically mentioned, all fixtures and fittings and garden ornaments are excluded from the sale.

Services - Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil-fired central heating

Marketed by: Savills, Salisbury