2 bedroom detached house
Key information
Letting details
- Let agreed
- Unfurnished
- Long term let
Features and description
- Parking for up to two cars
- Large garden
- Pets considered
- Spectacular Views
- Two Double Bedrooms
- Private Location
Description
Hawthorne Cottage is a period two-bedroom house located on the edge of Upton, East Knoyle. The house is south facing with spectacular views over the Blackmore Vale countryside. This charming cottage has just been redecorated internally and benefits from a versatile layout which could include a small third bedroom or home office. Outside is an extensive garden with lawns, flower beds, patio area, small pond, vegetable garden and includes a wooden shed (with electric) with undercover access from the utility room plus a small garage. Parking for up to two cars opposite the property in a designated parking area which also contains a composting area for garden waste.
Location
Positioned in the hamlet of Upton on the edge of East Knoyle within the Cranborne Chase National Landscape. Access is down a 200 metre hard track and the house would suit those looking for seclusion. Upton has good road links with the A350/A303 and centrally located between three train stations of Gillingham, Tisbury or Warminster offering connections to London Waterloo or Paddington Station. There are several excellent pubs and restaurants nearby including the Beckford Arms, The Grosvenor Arms, Compton McCrae and Pythouse Kitchen Garden. The historic market town of Shaftesbury and railway town of Gillingham are both a short drive offering a range of amenities and supermarkets including Waitrose. The area is filled with notable attractions such as Longleat, Messums Gallery, Hauser & Wirth and The Newt.
Availability
The property is available for let from January 2025 on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy for a minimum of 12 months.
Utilities
Unfurnished
Pets considered
Water and Electric – Mains
Private drainage
Heating – Oil Fired Central Heating (New boiler installed In September 2023) with secondary heating of two wood burners swept annually by the Landlord.
EPC – E48
Broadband – Standard and Ultrafast available (as per Ofcom.org checker)
Mobile signal – Limited or likely signals available with EE, Vodafone, Three or O2 (as per Ofcom.org checker)
Council Tax Band D – Wiltshire Council
Rent
The rent is £1,700.00 per calendar month payable monthly in advance to the Landlord. A Holding Deposit (equivalent to one week's rent) will be required to reserve the property of £392.30. A Security Deposit (equivalent to five weeks rent) will be required prior to commencement of the tenancy of £1,961.50 held by Woolley & Wallis under the Tenancy Deposit Insured Scheme. This property is fully managed by Woolley & Wallis, Shaftesbury.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment only through Woolley & Wallis.
About this agent

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