£588,000 /Sale price

The Cider House housed the original cider press that was found under the linhay and is believed to be dated back to around 1800. The press produced cider on a commercial scale and used to reside just inside what is now the front door and was used up until the 1950s. Part of the original cider press has been utilised to form a light fitting on the first floor landing. The first recorded purchase of the barns believed to be 1773 when they were bought from a retired sea captain called Codnor, the property was described on the deeds as a set of old barns, an archaeological survey has dated them to about 1700 or late Jacobian.The most spacious accommodation briefly comprises of an impressive reception hallway with downstairs cloakroom/WC and separate utility off, an open plan kitchen/diner and sitting room with the kitchen being superbly fitted and bi-fold doors giving access to the rear garden from the sitting area. There is also a further room that would be an ideal second sitting room/formal dining room or 5th bedroom. On the first floor there is an impressive spacious galleried style landing giving access to four double bedrooms, two of them with en suite shower room/WC and the principal having a walk-in wardrobe and a 4-piece family bathroom/WC. Outside the property is approached via a communal stone chipped driveway where there is allocated parking for 2 cars and additional parking for further vehicles. The Cider Press has been relocated as an entrance feature to Press barns found under the Linhay. There is a large linhay storage on the car park for exclusive use of The Cider House with capacity for a small car under cover. There is also a recycling store to the rear of the Cider Press.To the rear of the property are mature cottage style landscaped gardens with a summerhouse and decked area. The thatched roofing is Dorset thatch and benefits from fireproofing between the thatch and ceiling.EPC Rating: C