Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21

A delightful, individual 3 bedroom detached house overlooking a winterbourne stream in the picturesque village of Cranborne which is located in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The property features 2 reception rooms, a conservatory, a garage, and a well presented rear garden extending to over 100ft.

A gabled entrance porch with a quarry tiled floor leads to the reception hall which has 2 under stairs storage cupboards.

The sitting room features an Adam style open fireplace and double doors to conservatory with a quarry tiled floor and double glazed doors to the rear garden. There is a separate dining room featuring a vaulted ceiling and double glazed doors to the rear garden.

The dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room comprises an extensive range of cherrywood-faced units, worktops and appliances including double oven, ceramic hob, extractor, dishwasher and fridge-freezer. There is an adjacent utility room with stainless steel sink, base and wall cupboards, space and plumbing for washing machine, door to a covered side porch, and door to a cloakroom (with WC and wash basin.)

From the reception hall, a straight staircase (with turned spindles) leads to the semi-galleried first floor landing which has an airing cupboard and loft access (with retractable ladder.)

Bedrooms 1 and 2 have built-in/fitted wardrobes, and bedroom 3 enjoys a delightful aspect over the rear garden. The bath/shower room comprises bath, walk-in shower, WC and wash basin.

A 5-bar gate leads to a tarmac driveway providing ample off road parking and leads to a detached garage with up-and-over door, personal door, lighting and power points. The front garden, which is enclosed by a low brick garden wall and picket fencing, is lawned and interspersed with shrubs including magnolia and fuchsia.

A side gate gives access to the private rear garden. From a lower terrace, steps lead to a full width entertaining terrace. The garden features a rectangular lawn, a kitchen garden area, a rose arbour, a greenhouse, fruit cages and a gazebo. At the rear of the garden there is an area of rough pasture.

This charming conservation village, which is the home of Lord Cranborne, has a thriving community with a GP surgery and pharmacy, a first school and nursery, a middle school, a church, a well equipped village hall, a garden centre (with café and gift shop), a post office/shop, a sports club and field, a children’s play area, the Sheaf of Arrows and Fleur De Lys Inns and the popular La Fosse Restaurant. There is a limited bus service to Verwood and Ringwood.

Cranborne is situated adjacent to the famous Cranborne Chase which offers many scenic walks, about 10 miles to the north of Wimborne Minster, which provides a wide range of amenities, and about 18 miles from the coastal town of Poole. There is good road access to the city of Salisbury. Both Poole and Salisbury have mainline rail links to London Waterloo.