Muston Manor Cottage, Piddlehinton

A wonderful family home with gardens and paddock in the attractive Piddle Valley

Layout

5 Bedrooms
4 Reception Rooms
3 Bathrooms

Services

Mains water and electricity. Private drainage
Oil fired central heating

The AreaPiddle Valley

The charming villages of Piddlehinton and Piddletrenthide derive their extraordinary name from the river on which they sit –the Piddle. Piddlehinton is a delightful village in which to wander, full of picturesque, thatched cottages and a charming location from which to explore some of England’s best countryside. The village boasts a thriving public house – The Thimble Inn.

Piddletrenthide is the larger of the two villages and has many 17th and 18th century banded flint and brick/stone cottages, a village shop and a highly regarded school with iron gates from the tomb of Lady Margaret Beaufort in Westminster Abbey.

Dorchester lies just over 5 miles to the south, on the banks of the river Frome, where there are a wide range of shops, and restaurants as well as the county hospital and a mainline railway station to London Waterloo.

Dorset is renowned for its excellent selection of schools and is well served for both state and private schools.

Muston Manor Cottage, PiddlehintonAbout this home

Muston Manor Cottage lies to the south of the Piddlehinton nestled in the beautiful Piddle Valley. The house, provides excellent, versatile and well-proportioned family accommodation with an exceptional finish throughout, having undergone a substantial renovation over the last two years. Originally dating back to the 18th Century the property retains a huge amount of charm with attractive brick and flint elevations under a pitched slate roof. The ground floor offers generous reception rooms comprising an entrance hall with staircase rising to first floor landing and doors to a study and snug with original windows overlooking the gardens to the front of the property. The kitchen/breakfast room, is a superb space for relaxed family living especially with the attached sitting room. There is a boot/utility room and cloakroom all located on the ground floor.

On the first floor a landing leads to an impressive principal bedroom suite with views over the gardens and an en-suite bathroom. A further four bedrooms (one en-suite) lead off the landing as well as a family bathroom.

Muston Manor Cottage is approached along a private lane, through the farm, which leads onto a gravelled private drive. Located to the side of the house is a 4 bay oak framed car port with additional enclosed garage. Adjoining that is a single storey extension currently used as a home office.

The Gardens are mainly laid to lawn and wrap around the property offering privacy and security. At the rear of the house is a large terrace ideal for outside entertaining. Adjoining the gardens is a level paddock running down to the river Piddle and wonderful views of the surrounding countryside can be enjoyed from a most every aspect of the garden.