Myrtle Cottage

Taylors Lane, Morcombelake

Myrtle Cottage

A characterful detached cottage with separate holiday cottage withpanoramic views. EPC Band E.

Guide price £685,000

Bridport 4.9 Miles Lyme Regis 5.6 miles

• 3 Bed Main Cottage

• Detached 2 Holiday Cottage

• Kitchen/dining room

• Sitting room

• Conservatory

• Stunning country views

• Parking & Double garage

• Gardens and summer house

SITUATION AMENITIESMorcombelake is a popular village situated 4 miles west of Bridport andis the original home of the Moores Biscuit Bakery, makers of the famousDorset Knob, established in 1850. The village has a church dating from1841, a post office/village shop, the friendly Felicity's farm shop/ cafeand a village hall that plays host to many local events. The village nestlesamidst the rolling West Dorset Hills, a short distance away from thefamous and beautiful Jurassic Coast, which is a World Heritage Site. Thewhole area is much loved by avid ramblers and equine enthusiastsoffering an unrivalled variety of coastal and inland bridleways andfootpaths. Bridport, just a short drive away, has good access to the coastat the pretty harbour of West Bay with an assortment of pubs andrestaurants, not to mention the eighteen hole Bridport and West DorsetGolf Club that sits on the edge of the cliffs. This vibrant market town hastwice weekly markets as well as regular farmers' markets and offers asurprising range of independent, quirky and artisan local shops as well asa vintage quarter. The town has a thriving music, arts and literarycommunity, hosting the Bridport Literary Festival and offering a wealthof events to add to the diary. Bridport's mainstream amenities includerestaurants and hotels, a cinema and leisure centre, supermarkets,museum, health centre and a number of excellent primary schools andsecondary schooling. State and Independent schooling can be foundnearby in many of the local villages and at North Perrott, Beaminster,Charmouth or Lyme Regis. Axminster is nine miles to the west providinga mainline railway service to London Waterloo and further west.

DESCRIPTIONThis is a characterful detached cottage which, despite its period charms,has avoided being listed. The property comprises the main house and a

separate 2 bedroom holiday cottage with excellent income potential. Themain house offers well appointed accommodation comprising entranceporch, farmhouse style kitchen, a feature brick fireplace and an oil firedAga, spacious sitting room with brick fireplace and double doors to theconservatory which also links back to the farmhouse kitchen and hasdoors to the garden. Also on the ground floor is a cloakroom. On thefirst floor are three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Thecottage enjoys some simply glorious views across the surroundingMarshwood Vale countryside and offers a blend of character featurescombined with modern conveniences such as double glazing and oilfired central heating. The detached Stable Cottage which is set in anelevated position above Myrtle cottage is of stone brick elevationsbeneath a tile roof and offers accommodation comprising open plankitchen (with under floor heating) and living space on the ground floorwith double doors to patio garden and a double bedroom and singlebedroom and bathroom on the first floor. Due to its elevated positionStable Cottage also enjoys some stunning panoramic views. It benefitsfrom its own parking area and private patio garden and lends itself to avariety of uses including Holiday Let, Guest Cottage or Granny Annexel.

OUTSIDEBoth Myrtle Cottage and Stable Cottage have their own private outsidespace with Myrtle Cottage enjoying a delightful lawned garden ideallypositioned to enjoy the fantastic panoramic views. On the opposite sideof the lane, accessed via a double five bar gate is a large parking andturning area with space for a number of vehicles and a detached timberoutbuilding with storage space, workshop and double garage. Adjacentto this is approximately half an acre of mature gardens and level lawninterspersed by shrubs and trees. To one side of the half acre garden is adetached timber summer house with light and power connected. StableCottage has a private parking space and patio garden positioned toenjoy the views.

DIRECTIONSFrom our Bridport office proceed south to the Crown Roundabout takingthe fourth exit onto the A35 heading west. Pass through the village ofChideock and into Morcombelake , continue through the village andturn right just after the Art Gallery, signposted WhitchurchCanonicorum, Proceed down the hill and Taylors Lane will be on theright, Myrtle Cottage is on the left where the lane turns sharply left.

LOCAL AUTHORITYWest Dorset District CouncilSouth Walks House,South Walks Road,DorchesterDT1 1UZ01305 251010

SERVICESOil fired central heating. Private drainage. Mains water. Mains electricity.

VIEWINGSStrictly by appointment only through Bridport Stags. Call 01308 428000.

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Myrtle Cottage, Taylors Lane, Morcombelake

29 South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT63NR

Tel: 01308 428000

bridport@stags.co.uk

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