Royal connections at this cottage designed by Prince Albert.
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Location...Whippingham
Bedrooms...Two in house, three in cabins
Price...Guide £320,000
Agent...Laurie Calloway
Tel...01983 866776
SURPRISE upon delightful surprise unfolds at a beautifully restored and upgraded Whippingham cottage designed by Prince Albert.
Springside is on the far end of a terrace of four homes off the main road through the village which were built for workers at Osborne House using VR-stamped bricks from the nearby brickyard.
Dating back to 1845, it has been sympathetically upgraded by its owners of ten years and has kept its lovely VR-stamped brick flooring in the kitchen/diner.
Adding to the welcoming cottage feel are wooden details, including dado rail, fitted cupboards and architrave skilfully made by one of the owners who was a professional boatbuilder.
Surprises begin on arrival in the good-sized front parking area, flanked by trees in vivid autumn livery with a climber-clad arbour beneath, ideal for outside dining.
With a field to one side and a copse beyond, you could be in the heart of the country and the lushly planted gardens, complete with a large swimming pool, create quite a picture.
Next to the heated 30ft by 12ft swimming pool — reaching 6ft 6ins in depth — is a charming bathing machine, made by the owner, hiding pool equipment.
Beyond this area is a super 'secret garden’ like a natural woodland glade with trees, bamboo and a pond fed by a natural spring that never runs dry.
The owners love to spend time in a cabin with a sunny deck in this little piece of paradise where squirrels play and ducks nest on the pond’s island.
Overlooking the pond, the cabin provides useful space for guests or for a study as the main house has only two bedrooms.
Along with a fitted kitchen with built-in oven and hob, it has two bedrooms, a sitting room and a shower room.
The other big discovery to be made at Springside is a further cabin next to the parking area.
Behind its modest exterior is a comfortable and appealing double bedroom, shower room, fitted kitchen and living area with access to its own courtyard garden.
The cottage itself is as neatly presented as a new pin with a tile-floored entrance porch leading to a lobby with turning stairs to the first floor.
Warming the inviting sitting room with a side window and French doors to a small front patio is a woodburning stove.
In keeping with the cottage feel, the side-facing kitchen with ceiling beams is fitted with wooden units and has an electric cooker with extractor over, space and plumbing for appliances and a door to a separate WC.
Off the upstairs landing, lit by a front window, is a bathroom with a white suite and two double bedrooms.
Pretty side-facing bedroom one has an attractive feature fireplace and an en-suite shower room.
There are southerly views over adjoining Heathfield Copse to countryside from bedroom two.
In the well laid out, lawned upper garden are well-stocked beds and the paved area around the swimming pool is a great spot for relaxing in the sun.
This garden slopes gently down to the lower wildlife garden area.
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