This delightful little cottage situated between Chideock and Symondsbury on Dorset`s Jurassic coast and within approx. 2 miles of the beach at Seatown, makes a cosy HOME or HOLIDAY LET NEAR THE SEA. The property is situated on the outskirts of the bustling market town of Bridport on Dorset`s Jurassic coast. The semi-detached cottage is built of Hamstone and believed to date back to the 1850`s, with accommodation comprising a double bedroom and bathroom with roll-top bath, kitchen with double butler sink and lounge with a pretty multi-fuel stove. There is a courtyard garden immediately beside the cottage and a footpath leads to the parking area and woodland style garden, which also benefits from a shed, a small pond, a greenhouse and a summer house and has WONDERFUL VIEWS of COLMER`S HILL and countryside beyond. The property has undergone a programme of improvements including uPVC double glazing, some electrical and plumbing updating, additional built-in storage and many other general maintenance upgrades. N.B. The property is no longer furnished as shwon in the photos.



The accommodation (all measurements approximate) comprises:

GROUND FLOOR - 5.03m (16'6") x 3.73m (12'3")

uPVC front door with obscure glazed panel and uPVC double glazed window with window seat to front. Feature fireplace fitted with pretty multi-fuel stove on brick hearth. Stairs rising to first floor. Under stairs built-in cupboard with latched cottage style door. TV point & Freesat aerial. Telephone point.

uPVC double glazed window with deep sill to rear. The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base cupboards with wood block work surfaces. Double Butler sink. Space and connections for washing machine, larder fridge or dishwasher & cooker. Splashback tiling. Space for fridge/freezer. Slate tiled floor throughout. Two modern electric panel heaters.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING

Landing area with space for some furniture. Smoke detector.

BEDROOM - 3.73m (12'3") Max x 2.95m (9'8") Max

uPVC double glazed window with deep sill to front with lovely far reaching countryside views. The bedroom meaurements are shown into recess where this is a double wardrobe included in the sale. Chimney breast. Airing cupboard housing (recently replaced) factory lagged hot water cylinder with immersion switch and slatted shelves. Stripped & painted wooden floor. Latched cottage style door.

BATHROOM - 1.96m (6'5") x 1.93m (6'4")

uPVC double glazed window to side with deep sill. The bathroom is fitted with a white suite comprising WC, pedestal wash hand basin and roll top bath with central taps and recently fitted Creda electric shower over. Splash back tiling. Modern electric panel heater and new Dimplex fan heater. Recently installed shaver point and light. Stripped & painted wooden floor. Latched cottage style door.

OUTSIDE

Outside the cottage is a raised courtyard front garden with room for a table and chairs and lovely hillside views. This is fairly secluded with panel fencing on two sides and a picket fence with climbing roses on the other boundary. A footpath runs along the front of the property passing the neighbouring cottage and giving access to the parking area and private garden.

PARKING

To the rear, accessed via a track running behind the cottages and which joins the main road, is a private parking area providing parking for several vehicles for 1 Pump Cottages. Here there is also a garden shed and private steps leading down to the

GARDEN

The woodland style garden is gently sloping and mainly laid to grass with several trees and shrubs including a Tamarisk, Silver Birch, Wild Cherry, Catalpa and Whitebeam. There is a summer house and greenhouse and a small ornamental pond. From the garden, there are fabulous views of Colmers Hill and countryside beyond. At the bottom of the garden is a small gate leading to a field and allotments.

SERVICES

Mains electricity, water and drainage. Water is not metered. Gas is available under the pavement outside - a survey has been carried out and declared feasible to connect to the gas main.

COUNCIL TAX

Band A. West Dorset District Council.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The property has been updated considerably during the past 6 months with improvements including: increased loft insulation; 4 new windows; new shower fitted; new immersion heater; increased electrical sockets and electrical checking; new electric meter; one new panel heater; 3 new kitchen cupboards; built-in under stairs cupboard; smoke alarm fitted; added vent for stove; new fan heater, shaver point and light in the bathroom. Three new light fittings.

There is a bus stop outside the garden gate offering regular services to Lyme Regis and Bridport.

Directions

From Bridport take the A35 out of the town travelling west. Continue up the hill towards Chideock and the property can be found within in a small settlement on the right hand side. Parking for the property is at the back and we advise contacting our office for information on how to access this.

Notice

Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.

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