Location

The Forge is situated within the heart of the popular Nadder Valley village of Dinton which was voted by the Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in the UK. There are plenty of local farm shops and village hubs including Bowerchalke, Martin and Broad Chalke for day to day amenities. The Wyndham Arms pub is popular with local residents, while the award winning Compasses Inn and Beckford Arms are within easy reach. Tisbury has an excellent range of shops, including its famous Tisbury Deli, Beatons Tearooms, a butcher, a wine merchants and a Co-Op.

Salisbury, with its wide range of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational activities, offers a direct train service to London Waterloo (journey time from 85 minutes). The A303 provides access to the South West and London via the M3.

The surrounding area boasts numerous excellent schools, both private and state, including Clayesmore, Dauntseys, Warminster School, Port Regis, Sandroyd, Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove and Godolphin, along with Bishop Wordsworth and South Wilts Grammar Schools.

Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton and golf at South Wilts Golf Club and Rushmore. This area is renowned for its fishing on the Avon, Wylye, Nadder, Test and outlying chalk streams.

Description

The Forge is an attractive, detached house in fantastic condition situated in the village of Dinton, which is nestled in the heart of the Nadder Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The house was built in the early Victorian era with later additions and has some typical features and character of a house with this provenance and age. The entrance hallway leads to the principal rooms with a newly refurbished sitting room to the left with a new sash window, an original fireplace, alcove cupboards and shelves above. Across the hallway is a generous study which is the same size and shares similar features. Further down the hallway leads to a large kitchen with plenty of wall and floor mounted kitchen units. There is a cold water filtered tap, two AEG ovens, induction hob and extractor. The twin fridge freezer is neatly built in with storage above. The snug is connected to the kitchen through pocket doors with yet more reception space. The utility room has housing for a washing machine and a tumble dryer with additional storage. The guest WC is through a separate door.

Upstairs, there are four well-proportioned double bedrooms, two with built in wardrobes, which share two family bathrooms one with a separate enclosed shower. The landing has a generous amount of storage.

Outside
The property is accessed from a gated, gravel driveway with a native hedge providing privacy from the road. There is a double garage with lighting and electrical points.

The attractive garden surrounds the house and is predominantly lawn with an herbaceous border, terrace and a yew hedge. There are several vegetable beds, a green house and a very handy work shop with lighting and electrical points.

Directions

From Salisbury take the A30 to Barford St Martin. Turn right on the B3089 (Hindon Road) to Dinton. Once you arrive in the village of Dinton the house is approximately 350 metres on the north side of the road.