3 bedroom cottage for sale

Retire in style to Bemerton Farm A three-bedroom cottage overlooking landscaped gardens and woodlands, with patio garden and garage. Having recently undergone an extensive refurbishment and update this property provides a flexible arrangement of accommodation offered to a very high standard. The property is located on a purpose-built retirement development for the over 55s. Management services are provided by Cognatum Estates, a not-for-profit organisation and one of the UK's leading companies in retirement housing. Bemerton Farm is converted from the model farm built for the Dowager Countess of Pembroke in 1863. The buildings were designed to be beautiful as well as useful. There is an enclosed courtyard of stone cottages, a farmhouse and gatehouse, a lovely circular dovecote and even a WWII pill box. A nine-hole golf course runs partly around the estate and across the road is a private walled garden on the River Nadder, with open countryside beyond. Bemerton is a quaint yet vibrant village with a lively social scene, including film nights and a local history group. It has a beautiful small church, St Andrews, a post office, Co-Op and fish & chip diner. In contrast to village life, just to the East is the cathedral city of Salisbury with excellent shops, an acclaimed theatre, a cinema and many fine pubs and restaurants. To the West is the market town of Wilton, the ancestral seat of the Earls of Pembroke, with a variety of independent shops and cafs (including a bakery, gift store and antique shop), a wonderful garden centre and outlet shopping village. The beautiful scenery of the New Forest National Park is also easily accessible. Cognatum Estates Limited maintains, repairs and insures all the buildings, arranges the window cleaning and refuse collection and tends to the gardens and grounds. There is a personal alarm system in each property and the Estate Manager is able to provide support and a helping hand when needed. The cost of providing the services is shared equally between all properties. There are no restrictions on owning a property except that one resident must be over 55 years of age. 125 year lease (from 2003). No ground rent. Please Note: Upon resale of the property, Cognatum Estates management company charge 1% of sale price plus VAT for the leasehold pack, payable by the vendor. For viewings please see full details, contact the Estate Manager 01722 334043/07384112001