Brook Cottage

Overview

This imposing and attractive property enjoys extensive grounds with pure countryside outlook, enjoying a feeling of complete privacy yet within easy reach of the village and local towns of Wimborne and Broadstone.

The property itself offers versatile accommodation, and also further opportunity to extend if desired (Subject to usual planning permissions) In summary there are three reception rooms, country style kitchen with vaulted ceiling, utility room, downstairs cloak room, four first floor bedrooms, ensuite shower room and family bathroom.

Within the grounds there is a purpose built home office, original workshop and entertaining pavilion.

A sweeping gravelled driveway leads to a Four Bay Garage, Including Two Oak Framed Open Bays. There is also room to park several vehicles on the driveway.

Cottage Ground Floor

Brook Cottage itself dates back to the 1600s and we believe would have originally been a few smaller cottages. It now offers an impressive amount of space.

An attractive porch greets you to the main frontage, with solid oak door leading into the initial porch with vaulted ceiling and quarry tiled flooring. There is a fitted storage bench and cupboard plus window for natural light. A door leads to the main entrance reception hall, which has attractive wall paneling and is the central pinnacle point to the two sides of the property. To one side is the sitting room, which is the larger of the reception rooms, having windows to two aspects, with an adjoining door into what is currently the study.

Returning to the main hallway another door leads through to the dining room. A bright room with two windows to the front, double French doors to the garden and a door to the kitchen.

Further

The main entrance hall leads to an inner hallway with wood flooring and door to a WC. A further door leads to the Family Room with its impressive brick fireplace with oak beam over, quarry tiled hearth and a wood burning stove. This room also was wood flooring, a window to side and double French doors to the kitchen garden. A clever void in the ceiling has been created, to allow larger furniture to transfer to the first floor.

Completing the downstairs space is the Bespoke country kitchen/breakfast room, made with solid wood, and hand painted on site when installed. A particular feature is the vaulted ceiling with beams and a large roof light. The cream AGA has an oak beam over and is fitted with a back boiler which heats the water. The work surfaces are black granite, and there is an integrated dishwasher, electric hob with granite splash-back, a built-in fridge/freezer and a double Belfast sink with tap over.

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The kitchen has wood flooring and two windows overlooking the main garden to the south side. There is a door to the dining room and another to the utility room which has quarry tiled flooring, space for additional freezer, and plumbing for a washing machine, a large Belfast sink with tap over, the boiler with heating controls and a built-in cupboard.

From the main entrance hall an oak door opens onto the concealed stairs with a feature window to the rear garden. Upstairs an airing cupboard with double doors houses the hot water boiler, with a roof light above bringing natural light to the landing. The large master bedroom is to the rear of the property, being separate to the rest with fitted wardrobes. This benefits from an en-suite shower room. There are three further bedrooms to this level, and each of them enjoys beautiful views either over the gardens or further to the surrounding countryside. The main bathroom has bath with shower over, WC and wash hand basin.

Grounds

This property is certainly not short of space. A five bar gate leads from the driveway into the paddock owned and adjoining the gardens. The garden to the front is a mixture of lawn, privacy hedging to the entire road side.

The main lawned garden has a selection of flowering shrubs and trees, as well as an orchard. There is a large summerhouse which has lighting, power and more recently been used as a perfect work from home space. Thought has been given to adding to this building to make it a usable guest suite.

A generous, semi open, quality built wooden structured Garden Pavilion is the perfect entertaining or relaxing space. This is fitted with custom made marine quality blinds which can be detached in summer or individually raised as weather permits. This space has plumbing , power and fitted lighting.
The kitchen garden with raised vegetable beds, herb garden and a number of flowering shrubs, trees has a further outbuilding, which is currently being used as a workshop.

Additional Information

The property has the benefit of majority replacement double glazing, a recently replaced ridge on the thatch, oil fired central heating and mains drainage.

What The Current Owners Say... "We have had the pleasure of owning our home since 1999 and have slowly renovated and extended to make it what it is today. We love the privacy and quiet location and yet we are not isolated. Our home is within easy reach of the amenities of the local village with great schools, three pubs , tennis club, gym, doctors surgery, dentist, two Co-Op stores and it is only a short drive to Wimborne, neighbouring towns and the beach at Sandbanks. The choice of local private, grammar and mainstream schools is outstanding in the area and all are within fifteen minutes drive. We are outdoor people and love to entertain so we have made the most of many areas of our garden for this purpose including adding a superb pavilion which gives shelter from both sun and rain"