Dating back more than 200 years, charming Providence Cottage, in Ryall near Bridport is on the market with Jackson-Stops & Staff at a guide price of £675,000.
Approached via a long drive through secluded grounds amouting to about an acre, Providence Cottage is a charming property of colour washed stone, flint and brick elevations under a slate roof.
The property benefits from three good sized bedrooms and boasts a wealth contemporary features which compliment the existing period features, such as Inglenook fireplace and timber panelling.
Outside, Providence Cottage has a detached garage and two further outbuildings which, subject to planning, could offer potential conversion. The surrounding gorgeous gardens and grounds feature a summer house with garden store, a lovely formal garden, vegetable garden, orchard and small area of woodland.
Ryall is a pretty and idyllic hamlet set on the edge of the Marshwood Vale and set within an Area of Outstanding National Beauty. The nearby village of Morcombelake has a shop and post office and about 15 minutes to the West is the coastal resort of Lyme Regis and Axminster with a mainline railway station serving London Waterloo is also within easy reach.
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