The Buildings

A delightful Grade II Listed 2 or 3 bedroom terraced thatched cottage in the picturesque hamlet of Manswood, about 1 mile from the conservation village of Witchampton, and about 5 miles from the market town of Wimborne Minster. Part of reputedly the longest thatched dwelling in the UK, which comprises 10 (originally 12) cottages built in 1762 and formerly part of the Crichel Estate, the cottage has many character features including a large inglenook fireplace, a bread oven, exposed ceiling beams and timbers, and latched internal doors. There is a delightful cottage garden packed with a wealth of plants providing all year round colour and interest, casual parking for 2 vehicles to the rear, and all 10 cottages have access to a large community paddock extending to about 1 acre, adjoining their gardens.

Manswood enjoys excellent access to scenic walks on the edge of Cranborne Chase, and Witchampton is served by a First School, a Pre-School and Nursery, a church and a community club/shop. Wimborne, which offers an excellent range of amenities, is easily accessible, as are the Jurassic Coast and Bournemouth International Airport. The coastal towns of Poole and Bournemouth and the city of Salisbury all have mainline rail links to London Waterloo.

Traditionally constructed, with a brick plinth and colour-washed rendered wall, the property has a wheat ridge and reed thatched roof with a tall brick chimney. The ridge and the front aspect of the roof were re-thatched in 2022.

A gabled entrance porch leads to a delightful sitting room with a large inglenook fireplace (with bressummer beam, bread oven, tiled hearth, wood burning stove and concealed lighting,) exposed ceiling beams and timbers and an electric night storage heater. The dining room (or bedroom 3) has exposed beams and timbers, a night storage heater and an attractive outlook onto the rear garden. The kitchen/breakfast room has a ceramic sink, work surfaces, breakfast bar, range of units, quarry tiled floor, and space for cooker, washing machine and fridge-freezer. An inner hall leads to the bathroom which comprises bath, vanity unit, wash basin and WC. From the sitting room, a latched door leads to a short staircase to the first floor landing which has a storage cupboard. Bedroom 1, to the front, has a built-in wardrobe, a window seat, a view over the garden, and an en suite shower room with fully tiled shower cubicle, vanity unit, wash basin and w.c.. Bedroom 2 is a spacious double room with built-in wardrobe, fitted shelves, window seat and superb view over the garden.

The property is set back from the village road and approached via a long shared driveway, with a parking space outside the property and one at the end of the lane. From the front of the cottage, a pavioured pathway leads through established hedges and a yucca to the garden which is enclosed by mixed hedges and fencing and has lawns, grass paths, sitting areas, an old brick outbuilding providing storage, an open-fronted workshop, a greenhouse, a rose arbour, apple, medlar and yew trees, and a wealth of planting (to name but a few) michaelmas daisy, phlox, hollyhocks, daisies, alliums, lilies, and many hellebores and daffodils.

Wimborne Minster is a historic market town which boasts a wide range of independent shops, restaurants and cafes. The town offers an array of amenities including a Waitrose supermarket. The architecture of Wimborne is regarded as one of the foremost collections of 15th-, 16th- and 17th-century buildings such as the Cornmarket, the High Street and includes the town hall, the Priests House museum and dozens of original shops and pubs. The town is home to the popular Tivoli Theatre, a 1930s art deco cinema and theatre. The Minster is a Saxon church, with Norman and Gothic architecture. It is famed for its chained library and the tomb of King Ethelred the brother of Alfred the Great as well as the tombs of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. The town has a market which is held on a Friday at the Allendale Centre and an annual Folk Festival of traditional folk dance and music which has become the focal point for one of the largest gathering of dance teams and musicians in the South of England. There are public leisure facilities in Wimborne along with many golf courses in the area include Ferndown, Broadstone, Dudsbury and Remedy Oak Clubs. From West Borough and Wimborne Square, regular bus services operate to the surrounding towns which all offer a good range of shops and services. There are lovely countryside walks locally and along the World Heritage Jurassic Coast footpaths to the south. Sailing and other water sports can be enjoyed in Poole Harbour. The area is well known for its schooling in both the private and state sectors with Canford School, Castle Court School, Dumpton School and Queen Elizabeth’s School.



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