A CHARMING cottage, with an equally charming name, oh, and it’s got a thatched duck house, too!

The origins of this magnificent thatched home in Blashford, just about a mile outside Ringwood town centre, are believed to date back to before the 1716 date on the plaque on the front of it. The picture-postcard property has been extended over the years and the result is a surprisingly roomy house with a wealth of character and individuality; it retains many of its original features, including a working fireplace in the sitting room with a bread oven and adjacent recess.

There are also two additional reception rooms, a well fitted dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room, a ground-floor modern bathroom suite and three double bedrooms on the first floor with the principal bedroom having a raised dressing area and en-suite bathroom.

On the second floor there is a hobbies/play room and an additional bedroom as well as some useful walk-in storage.

A number of the rooms feature exposed beams, both to the ceilings and to the walls and fireplaces which are currently not open, but do provide focal points to drawing room and bedroom one.

The property also has a number of outbuildings, including double garage, workshop, storage shed and additional storage room, covered wood store and greenhouse. The rear garden features an impressive pond water feature with that sweet duck house with a thatched roof.

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