The
owner of this attractive country cottage has taken considerable care to
retain its character during renovation. One of a pair of picturesque,
Victorian, brick and flint mill workers cottages, it stands near an old
stone bridge by the Fontmell Brook, a clear, spring-fed chalk stream,
which flows through the village.
This is a wonderfully unspoilt part of Dorset, providing superb
opportunities for walking along the high chalk ridges, with
breathtaking views across the north Dorset landscape from the hilltops
- Win Green, Melbury Beacon, Bulbarrow - and from the Saxon hilltop
town of Shaftesbury, 4 miles to the north, where Alfred the Great
founded a Benedictine Abbey in 888. Here the steep, cobbled Gold Hill,
immortalised by Hovis adverts and by Thomas Hardy's novels, probably
offers one of the most photographed views in the country. Fontmell
Magna itself is an ancient settlement, mentioned in Saxon chronicles
and the Doomesday Book, with pretty stone and thatched cottages lining
the main street. The village has a P.O. stores and pub as well as
tennis courts and a children's play area. Take a stroll in Brooklands
Wood, planted by the local villagers or follow the footpath up to
Fontmell Down, another of the natural beauty spots in the area.
Half an hour's drive from the village is part of Dorset's superb
World Heritage coastline, Poole's huge natural harbour and the Isle of
Purbeck being directly south of here. There are many other visitor
attractions within easy driving distance - Stourhead (N.T.), Longleat,
Stonehenge and the historic towns and cities of Sherborne, Bath and
Salisbury. Fontmell Magna is within 2 hours' drive of London so ideally
situated for a short week-end break as well as longer stays.
Bridge Cottage combines the look and feel of an older cottage with a
good range of amenities - it will accommodate a couple or a small
family but small children must be supervised as the garden is not
enclosed, allowing access to both the stream and village road. This property is new to our listings
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Bridge Cottage - H315
