Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham, SP8

Set well back from the lane, Magdalen Cottage is a detached property under a pitched tiled roof backing onto fields at the rear with far reaching views over open countryside. The cottage has been well maintained in recent years; within the last six months works have included re-painting, the installation of new carpets and a woodburner. The accommodation is sensibly configured with a large nicely proportioned sitting room with a large bay window, and a well appointed kitchen with a dishwasher, a Rangemaster cooker with extractor fan over, and a breakfast bar. There are three double bedrooms at first floor level and a recently refurbished family bathroom. OUTSIDE The property is approached by a short, gravelled drive leading to a car parking area in front of the property with a spur leading to the garage, which has light and power and an up and over door. There is a lawned area to the front of the property flanked by close boarded fencing and tall evergreen hedging. The majority of the garden is to the rear; stone paving extends along the width of the rear faade. The rear garden is laid to lawn and has post and rail fencing with a lovely open outlook over adjoining pastureland. It has attractive flower and shrub borders with three newly constructed raised vegetable beds. Services: Mains water and electricity, private drainage. Electric heating. Tenure: Freehold with full vacant possession on completion. Local Authority: Dorset Council: dorsetcouncil.gov.uk Council Tax: Band E EPC: Band E Magdalen Cottage lies in the centre of Fifehead Magdalen, a very pretty north Dorset village comprising mainly period houses and cottages. It has a church (the parish church of St Mary Magdalen) and village hall and lies approximately six miles to the west of Shaftesbury, which has an excellent range of facilities including cafes, restaurants, niche retailers, hotels, banks, a small hospital, library, health centre and arts centre with cinema. In nearby Gillingham, there is a Waitrose as well as a mainline railway station with services to London Waterloo. For more sophisticated requirements, Sherborne, Bath and Salisbury are within an hour's drive. The A303 lies approximately eight miles to the north, giving access to the south west and London, via the M3.