Dibles Road, Warsash

Situated in an extremely sought-after, quiet location along a no-through country lane and being literally a stone’s throw from Warsash Common, an iconic and picturesque Grade II listed cottage benefiting from character accommodation with the benefit of a substantial log cabin, ideal if working from home, and a further summer house.

As soon as you enter this delightful cottage you are greeted by a flagstone Dining Hall, with an adjacent beamed dual aspect sitting room and study. This room centres on a stunning inglenook fireplace with original bread oven. The kitchen has ample fitted cupboards with granite worktops with a two ring electric hob and Rayburn. There are three bedrooms, two on the first floor with a bathroom and a delightful guest bedroom suite with ensuite shower room on the ground floor. The Master Bedroom benefits from an ensuite w.c and ample wardrobe cupboards. The cottage enjoys a secluded setting approached via a five bar gate and benefiting from ample driveway parking. There are many selling features to Willow Tree Cottage, one in particular is the garden; it is truly idyllic, extending to 0.41 of an acre and having been lovingly landscaped by my clients, who have resided at Willow Tree Cottage for 27 years. They have created different areas within the garden; A kitchen garden with a stunning greenhouse, 10 oak framed raised vegetables beds and a fruit cage; a raised wild flower meadow in front of the log cabin; several delightful seating terraces, mature hedgerows creating superb screening and various specimen trees including Magnolia, Tulip, Lime and several fruit trees.Warsash is a charming maritime village which is home to the Hook Nature Reserve, a 500 acre inter-tidal area and is also one of the most popular centres for sailing enthusiasts on the South Coast with a well subscribed Yacht Club and the Royal Southern and Royal Southampton Yacht Clubs nearby. There are links to Hamble Village via a ferry for pedestrians and cyclists where you can access the Royal Victoria Country Park. Dibles Road forms part of the South Coast National Cycle Route 2.  The centres of Southampton and Portsmouth are approximately 10 and 13 miles away respectively and both offer excellent shopping facilities.  Junction 8 of the M27 links to the M3 for London and the Cathedral City of Winchester.  Southampton International Airport (9 miles) offers excellent connections overseas with the adjacent Parkway station connecting to London Waterloo in one hour and ten minutes.  With regard to schooling, Hook with Warsash Primary School and Brookfield Community School are nearby.SUMMARY OF FEATURES:Abundance of character features; Combed wheat Reed thatch rethatched in 2017(guest suite end in 2014); Flagstone floor to Dining Hall; Amtico flooring to kitchen; Gas fired Rayburn serviced annually and supplies hot water and central heating; Exposed timbers and ceiling beams; Ample wardrobe cupboards to Bedroom 1 & 2; Log burner in inglenook fireplace; Water softener; Secom alarm system, serviced annually; Virgin media super-fast broadband (220Mbps); Log cabin with 3 rooms and a loft space, perfect if working from home with cabling connecting to Wi-Fi hub in the main house; Summer house with shower room; Stunning Alitex bespoke Victorian style greenhouse with rainwater reservoir, propagator and heater;  Italian limestone terrace and a further Indian sandstone terrace; Private and secluded gardens; Sought after location; Ample driveway parkingGENERAL INFORMATION:TENURE: Freehold; SERVICES: Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage; LOCAL AUTHORITY: Fareham Borough Council; TAX BAND: FDISTANCES:River Hamble – 0.9 miles; Locks Heath Shopping Centre with Waitrose – 1.4 miles; Swanwick Train Station – 2.3 miles