Detached house for sale in Warminster BA12, 4 Bedroom

Summer cottage

Built by award winning property developers, Stour Homes, Summer Cottage is a beautiful detached 4 bedroom cottage positioned inside a private, quiet sun trap in the small village of Mere. With a modern architectural style, the property still holds some stunning traditional features such as the timber framing and natural stone.

Built in 2019 with the buyer and their desired lifestyle in mind, the cottage benefits from a lot of natural light, high insulation, a log burner, underfloor heating, a manageable garden space, triple glazing and spacious rooms throughout.

This new property is large enough for family and friends to visit with 4 bedrooms (one on the ground floor) and 3 bathrooms. The courtyard enjoys sun all day long, a delightful place for conversation and a drink, and to watch the ducks.

Situated in Mere, which the Sunday Times has described as one of the best places in the country to live, Summer Cottage is close to the village centre, with great transport links and close proximity to the A303 and train services to London and the West Country.

Ground Floor

This private new four bedroom freehold dwelling is surrounded by a natural stone wall in the centre of Mere. Inside, the property has a traditional/modern architectural style – free flowing spaces, relaxed open-plan kitchen/diner, and lounge rooms, with underfloor heating, and one bedroom downstairs. It also benefits from secluded, low maintenance outside areas.

◊ Large open plan modern kitchen/diner
◊ Utility room with freezer unit
◊ A large lounge with wood burner, and south and west sliding doors, leading out to the courtyard, it makes best use of the natural light available.
◊ A further room that could be a study, snug or fourth bedroom
◊ A downstairs toilet/shower room.
◊ Underfloor heating on the ground floor, and radiators on the first floor.

First Floor

◊ A large master bedroom with en-suite
◊ Two further bedrooms with one bathroom
◊ Each bathroom is tastefully finished.

Location

Mere is located in quiet picturesque, gently undulating countryside on the border of North Dorset and Wiltshire, with close proximity to the ancient hilltop town of Shaftesbury, and the National Trust site of Stourhead.

The location has the added advantage of excellent transport links to London and the West Country, via the A303. Four miles south, Gillingham station offers a regular service to London Waterloo, as well as Exeter and other destinations in the West Country. The City of Salisbury is within approximately 45 minutes driving distance to the east and Bath is a similar distance to the north.

Mere has a good range of local shops and amenities, including library, museum, post office, dentist and a highly regarded doctors’ surgery. The nearby towns of Gillingham and Shaftesbury have several major supermarkets, including Waitrose, Tesco and Asda.
There are plenty of recurring activities, films and events that take place in the village, from Bridge, Bowls to Zumba.

Access to the property is via the A303 from the east, leading into White Road. At the bottom left of this road is Yapps (a nationally known wine importing business) where you immediately turn left into Water Street. At the end of this street is The Lynch. Enter this narrow road and immediately turn left, and Summer Cottage is at the bottom.

General Information

The history of summer cottage
Summer Cottage borders Mill Lane. Now a tranquil and picturesque area, it was once a hive of activity in the production of linen.
Mere has grown up in the south-western corner of Wiltshire, bordering Dorset and Somerset. Geologically it is on the dividing line between the chalk to the north, along which there are numerous springs, and Kimmeridge clay to the south, on which Summer Cottage is situated.
The Ashfield Water and Shreen Water carry away some of the outflow from the springline and in the late 17th Century flax became an important crop locally. It enabled cloth making to become well established as a cottage industry with spinning and weaving taking place in peoples’ homes.
In the 18th century, Mere became the centre of the local linen industry, which also involved the weaving of dowlas, a course form of bed linen. Some spinning of wool and cloth weaving continued alongside the new industry of silk.
Summer Cottage is situated on Edgebridge, where the first gas works were sited, and the town was lit by gaslight in 1839. Dye House, opposite Summer Cottage, became the local bakery. In 1906 the former Water Street Silk Factory was reopened by the Royal Wilton Carpet Factory, who continued to use it until the Second World War.
A ridgeway on top of Mere Down provided an early-east west route that would have been used in historic times. Stone mile markers are still visible, erected in 1752, that display miles to Sarum (Salisbury) and London. When the London to Exeter roads were reasonably good, Mere was on the main route and had a daily coach and wagon through the village.
In 1976, Mere was bypassed by the A303, now allowing this pleasant small country town to be relatively traffic-free.

Seller’s Comments

4 bedroom, 3 bathroom detached property situated on A 177M2 plot.

Newly built in 2019, this stunning property encompasses an amazing view, traditional features, and A modern finish.

This private new four bedroom freehold dwelling is surrounded by a natural stone wall in the centre of Mere. Inside, the property has a traditional/modern architectural style – free flowing spaces, relaxed open-plan kitchen/diner, and lounge rooms, with underfloor heating, and one bedroom downstairs. It also benefits from secluded, low maintenance outside areas.

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