5 bedroom detached house for sale in Kingfisher Close, Esh Winning, DURHAM, DH7

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IMPRESSIVE DETACHED HOME OFFERING GENEROUS SIZED ACCOMMODATION OVER THREE FLOORS.

Introduction 
An impressive five bedroomed detached house with generous sized accommodation throughout. Internal viewing comes strongly recommended and is essential to fully appreciate this stylish home.

Briefly comprising: entrance hall with cloakroom and cloaks cupboard, reception hall with feature return oak staircase leading to the first floor, generous sized lounge, formal dining room, garden room, breakfast kitchen with dining area. To the first floor is the master bedroom suite with walk-in dressing area and en-suite bathroom, a second bedroom has an en suite shower room and fitted wardrobes, plus one further bedroom, and the main bathroom. The second floor comprises of two further bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room. Externally the property has a garage and drive, along with extensive gardens mainly laid to lawn with a feature brick retaining wall and bridge giving access to additional garden area, with Hedley Hope Beck running below. Benefitting from gas...

Entrance Hall 
9' 4" x 6'
Part glazed double glazed door with side light window welcome you in to this beautiful home. Travertine tiled flooring, decorative coving and radiator. Security alarm control panel.
Cloaks / WC 
Comprising of a vanity unit with contemporary glass bowl wash basin with chrome tap, low-level Twyford WC, extractor fan, traditional style radiator, Travertine flooring continues, opaque double glazed window to rear aspect, and wall light.
Cloaks / Cupboard 
Fitted with shelves and coat hooks, and housing utilities board.
Reception Hall 
11' 5" x 9' 2"
Feature open spindle oak stairs to first floor, Travertine tiled flooring continues, radiator, decorative coving, ceiling rose, and double radiator. Feature window to side aspect allowing natural light to flow in to the spacious hall.
Lounge 
21' 8" x 16' 8" (6.60m x 5.08m) at maximum points
A delightful and generous sized room with the benefit of garden views, along with a feature fire surround with inset electric glow-light fire (nb gas point located to rear), two radiators below window, coving and two ceiling roses.
Formal Dining Room / Study 
11' 5" x 11' 2" (3.48m x 3.40m)
Located off the hall, this delightful double aspect room with windows to front and side has Travertine flooring, decorative coving, ceiling rose, and radiator.
Kitchen/Breakfast Area 
20' x 11' 2" (6.10m x 3.40m) at max points
An extensive range of wall and base units with black granite worktops with two inset stainless steel sink units, Rangemaster five ring gas hob with hot plate and two electric double ovens, American style fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine and drier. A breakfast bar central island with additional base units, decorative shelving and wine cooler. Slate coloured tiling to floor. Double glazed window to front aspect with, half glazed door providing access to rear garden. Stylish vertical radiator. Lighting to glass display units and lighting to plynths.

Dining Area
9' 3" x 7' 6"

Slate grey tiled flooring, ceiling rose, stylish vertical radiator, double, glazed doors giving access to:

Garden Room 
18' 5" x 10' 6" (5.61m x 3.20m) at maximum points
Double glazed windows to three sides, with glazed doors providing access to rear garden, slate grey tiled flooring, two radiators, ceiling fan light and wall mounted electric fire.
First Floor 
18' x 12' 3" central area
Open spindle oak stairs continue up to second floor, along with a feature double aspect window to side, two radiators and a ceiling light. Security alarm control panel.
Master Bedroom 
16' 6" x 16' 1" (5.03m x 4.90m)
A simply stunning Master bedroom suite benefitting from dual aspect windows over-looking the gardens, decorative coving and ceiling rose, and radiators. Access through to an extensive range of fitted robes to two walls 13' long, with two additional windows and additional radiator.
En-Suite 1 
A large en-suite comprising of a Saninova Whirlpool bath with feature mood lighting, large double walk-in shower cubicle with feature square-head shower fitting, and second power shower with four body jets, an over-sized wash basin and low-level WC. Slate grey tiling to floor, with under-floor heating, decorative coving, extractor fan, chrome heated towel rail. Bedroom 2 
16' 3" x 12' 1" (4.95m x 3.68m)
Double glazed windows to front and rear aspect, double radiator, recessed fitted robes, decorative coving, recessed spotlights.
En-Suite 
Comprising of a tiled double shower cubicle with multi-shower head fittings, one power and one low pressure square-head shower, wash basin and low-level WC, chrome heated towel rail, opaque double glazed window to front.
Bedroom 3 
8' 6" x 7' 9" (2.67m x 2.41m)
Currently used as a home office, double glazed window to rear aspect, radiator, and decorative coving. Fitted with a security system with currently with 5 cameras covering the house and we are advised that the system can take up to 9 cameras.
Main Bathroom 
15' 9" x 6' (4.80m x 1.83m)
Comprising of a fabulous white slipper bath with chrome mixer tap shower attachment over, over-sized wash basin and WC. Recessed spot lights to ceiling, stone coloured tiling to floor with under-floor heating, extractor fan, opaque double glazed window to front and traditional style radiator.
Second Floor 
Two sky-light Velux windows, and radiator.
Bedroom 4 
24' 6" x 9' 6" (7.47m x 2.90m) at maximum points
Reduced headroom to eaves. Two double glazed Velux sky-light windows to front, double glazed window to rear with lovely views, built in half-height robes, radiator and recessed spot lighting.
En-Suite 2 
Comprising of a low- level WC, wash hand basin, tiled shower cubicle, chrome heated towel rail, slate grey tiling to floor, sky-light window to front aspect and spot lighting to ceiling.
Bedroom 5 
22' 6" x 11' 6" (6.86m x 3.51m) at maximum in to bay
Reduced headroom to eaves. Benefitting from built-in half height robes, two double glazed velux sky-light windows to front aspect, with additional dormer window to the rear, additional eaves storage, radiator, recessed spotlights to ceiling.
Garage 
The property is approached via a gravelled driveway, leading to a single garage with remote controlled single door, power and lighting. The boiler is located to the rear of the garage.
Garden 
An extensive and well landscaped garden with exterior lighting and power. Hedley Hope Beck running to the rear of the garden to create a superb feature with bridge over and decorative lighting to pillars along with a stone area with water fountain. An enclosed bin store area is located to the side.

Meet the young activist who fought for a condom dispenser in every bathroom

Read article : Meet the young activist who fought for a condom dispenser in every bathroom

#WeArePP: Our Stories from AK to AZis a weekly blog series in which we profile supporters and advocates from across the country and every corner of our Planned Parenthood community. This week we sat down with Alba Alvarado, a California native who passed a transformative sex education policy in her hometown school district.

Meet Alba Alvarado. She’s a fearless advocate for women’s health, a first-generation college student, a leader in Latino communities — the list goes on.

Perhaps her most impressive accomplishment to date? She proposed a condom accessibility policy in the San Rafael, California school district during her senior year at San Rafael High School — and it passed.

Thanks to Alvarado, condom and STD pamphlets are available in high school bathrooms throughout San Rafael. But getting there was a personal, often difficult process.

“When I was nine, I became an aunt. My brother was 17 or 18 and in high school — yet he became a father,” Alvarado said. “Once I got to high school, I was still seeing many girls leave school to have babies before graduation. They were not emotionally or financially prepared to be mothers.

“My freshman year, around 12 girls became pregnant and left school. That’s how normalized unplanned teen pregnancy was — especially for Latinas, who often have less access to affordable health care,” she said.

Alvarado decided to take matters into her own hands. With the help of peers, teachers, and Next Generation Scholars (a first-generation college access nonprofit), the then-high school senior wrote a policy and pitched it to the school board.

“I called it ‘The Condom Project.’ No fancy names,” Alvarado said.

YOU get a condom, and YOU get a condom!

She urged the school board to make condoms accessible for students by installing condom dispensers. She did research. She gave presentations. She taught sex education classes at neighboring schools. She handed out thousands of condoms to her peers — so many that they started calling her “the human condom machine.”

Almost a year and a half later, Alvarado’s proposal passed — but unfortunately without any funding. In support of the policy, the National Coalition of STD Directors contacted Alvarado and coordinated with Trojan Condoms to donate 20,000 condoms to the San Rafael school district.

One of Alba's condom dispensers installed.

Today, Alvarado is a sophomore at Wesleyan University, where she continues to advocate for sex education and reproductive health. As a member of Adolescent Sexual Health Awareness (ASHA) on campus, she teaches consent-based, medically accurate sex ed classes in low-income school districts in Connecticut.

And she doesn’t plan to stop her work anytime soon.

“I found this passion for reproductive health with my condom project, and that continues to grow every day,” Alvarado said.

Read more of our interview with Alba below

PPAF:You just finished your freshman year at Wesleyan. How’d it go?

AA: I’m a first-gen college student, and never did I ever think I’d be somewhere like Wesleyan. For a long time it seemed so unrealistic. But I made it, and it’s been so amazing!

Wesleyan could be more diverse, but the POC that are there are so empowering. I’m constantly trying to be more, I guess, “woke.” I’m trying to be more confident and outspoken as a woman of color. Surrounding myself with people like that at Wesleyan has been so inspirational to me. I’ve already grown so much.

PPAF:Do you know what you’re going to major in yet?

PPAF:That’s a lot! Besides ASHA, are you involved with any clubs at Wesleyan?

AA:Yeah! I was part of First Things First, a pre-orientation for first-gen students. It was the first opportunity for me to find my people. We ended up sticking together, and all joined Ajua Campos, which is the Latinx organization on campus. It focuses on empowering Latinx people and building our community. During the election, it was a really big support system for a lot of us, since it felt like the world was ending.

Alba and friends making a statement on campus.

PPAF:So since the election, has your attitude changed at all in terms of fighting back?

AA:At first, we just needed to take the time to support each other and mourn. It really felt [like] something had died. Not that we haven’t had bad presidents before, but you have to wonder, how could people vote for a person like [Trump]

Afterwards, a lot of us were like, “we have to take action immediately!” So we had protests and marches on campus, one of the first political demonstrations I participated in. I also went to the Women’s March in San Francisco later on.

A lot of people may think that protests accomplish nothing. But a big part of making change is speaking out and being heard. [Protests are] also a chance for people to go out and express themselves.

Alba at the Women's March.

PPAF: You’ve mentioned that you’re a first-generation college student. What was your college application process like?

AA:I was very fortunate to be part of a first-gen college access program called Next Generation Scholars (NGS). I joined when I was in seventh grade. Along with my parents, this organization raised me like a second family. I had the privilege of surrounding myself with really outspoken people of color and strong women and men who have made it out of cycles of poverty. They gave me resources, from helping me edit college application essays to helping me shop for my dorm room.

But even with the incredible privilege of having NGS’s help, it was still hard. Like explaining to my parents what financial aid was, or what I want to major in. For many immigrant parents it’s like, “Are you going to be a doctor or a lawyer?”

PPAF: You moved from the west coast to New England. Do ever get homesick?

AA:Yeah. Another thing is seeing people from school and some of my friends get left behind. It’s really hard, sometimes, sitting at Wesleyan and thinking back to the people I know who are still in cycles of poverty.

It can be hard knowing your classmates have had private school education — or even just better public school education than you had. There have been days where I’ve cried, thinking I don’t belong here. For a lot of first-gen students, you’re working twice as hard to be in the same place as your more privileged peers. That really gets to you, especially during the harder times like midterms and finals.

In the end, though, I know that I’m not just here for myself. I’m here for my family, my friends, and my community.

"I’m not just here for myself. I’m here for my family, my friends, and my community."

PPAF:You’re in Washington, D.C. this summer, doing an internship. What made you want to come to the nation’s Capitol?

AA:I continued to stay in touch with the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), and through them I was able to [get featured in] a couple pieces in magazines like Glamour. Then one of their employees was like, “If you’re interested, we can make an internship happen.” I saw that as an opportunity, and I never let that go! Now that [the NCSD and I] have been working together for a couple years, they’ve definitely seen me grow. It’s been incredible to have their help, and now help them continue to provide people with sexual health resources.

PPAF:And what do you think about D.C.?

AA:It’s definitely got its perks! It’s pretty. It looks like you’re constantly looking at a postcard, even though it’s so hot and humid. I just love being in the center of politics, and how there’s always something going on. And it’s definitely a money place.

PPAF:Yeah, I believe it’s one of the most expensive places to live in the country.

AA:I had never seen so much privilege and money — ever. It’s crazy.

PPAF:Intersectionality has become important to Planned Parenthood, but that hasn’t always been the case. How can progressive organizations better incorporate intersectionality in their cause?

AA:It’s all about the people in charge being a more diverse group. I think for some people, “diverse” automatically means people of color. But we also need to focus on people with disabilities, and queer and trans people. There are so many kinds of people that need to be represented. That type of diversity is an advantage at organizations like Planned Parenthood.

PPAF:Can you think of a time when diversity has been done successfully?

AA:Sure. [At Wesleyan,] we read a book called “This Bridge Called My Back.” Everyone should definitely check it out! It’s a collection of texts and poems by different women of color, from all different backgrounds. It was the first time I saw myself and the experiences I’ve had represented in text.

It was also the first time I got to learn about my people’s history. The Chicana movement, the Latinx movement, civil rights, you name it. But I also learned about Pacific Islander women, Native American women, Asian women, Black women. Basically all the intersections people have to deal with — and what feminism is really about.

Alba and some of the mentors who helped her with her project.

PPAF:This August marks the fifth anniversary of the implementation of DACA. Why is it important more than ever to protect this law?

AA:Like we saw in Charlottesville, it’s obvious that there are many people out there who don’t think people of color or undocumented people...are people. They don’t see us as equals, and I honestly don’t know if they ever will. It’s so, so frustrating. We’re not “illegals,” we’re not “aliens,” we’re all the same.

DACA’s not as great as it could be. I think we all know that. But it’s definitely a good start. And it’s giving people access to the resources America claims are for everyone. A lot of immigrants are fleeing terrible, unimaginable situations in other countries. But DACA gives them hope for the first time.

Alba celebrating her heritage.

PPAF:What’s your dream job? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

AA:My friends and family are always like, “You overthink stuff! You’re always planning ahead!”

PPAF:Planning ahead is good, though!

AA:Yeah! I guess I have to remind myself that some things you can’t plan. I did not think I would be interning in D.C. this summer, for example. Not because I doubted I was capable, but because I didn’t know there were opportunities like this for people like me.

That being said, I’m definitely going to finish my undergrad in four years. Then I want to spend two to three years working in D.C. — hopefully at a place like Planned Parenthood. Then I want to go to graduate school. I’m thinking about a dual program in business and public health.

I guess ultimately I want to be giving back to a place like from where I came from. I want to help immigrant communities, first-gen students, people with low incomes, queer people of color, basically every underrepresented community you can think of.

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The Ideal loyalty scheme - HVP Magazine

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The Ideal loyalty scheme

Published:  10 June, 2015

Ideal Standard is giving HVP readers the chance to get their hands on a Concept Easybox Slim shower mixer, to celebrate the success of its IdealPRO loyalty scheme. (Closing date: 10 July)

The IdealPRO scheme launched in August 2014 and has already passed the 2,000 member mark.

The programme provides an extensive range of business and product benefits to bathroom installers around the UK. Increasing numbers of plumbers are reaping the rewards available, which include personalised discounts and access to an online community and forum.

IdealPRO members can also benefit from dedicated support and be equipped with the tools they need to develop and grow their business, while gaining access to exclusive training.

Independent installers can sign up to IdealPRO by visiting www.idealpro.co.uk.

Suitable for fitting in the shallow wall cavities of newbuild houses, as well as refurbishment projects in older properties, the Concept Easybox Slim is a thermostatic mixer shower available with a round or square faceplate to suit any bathroom style, with separate flow and temperature controls and a safety stop set at 40°c with manual override.

HOW TO ENTER

To be in with a chance of winning a Concept Easybox Slim shower mixer, print off this entry form, answer the question below, fill in your details and post it back to us for free to: 

HVP/Ideal Standard Competition
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London SW1V 2SS.

Alternatively, you can enter the competition via email by copying and pasting the entry form and emailing your completed answer to hvpmag@hgluk.com.

The closing date for entries is 10th July, 2015.

Question: Who is currently the England football team captain?

A: Wayne Rooney

B: Bobby Charlton

C: David Cameron

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Motor Yacht RM ELEGANT – ‘THE PARTY BOAT’ available for Cannes Film Festival & Monaco Grand Prix yacht charter

Read article : Motor Yacht RM ELEGANT – ‘THE PARTY BOAT’ available for Cannes Film Festival & Monaco Grand Prix yacht charter

Known as ‘ The Party Boat’,  motor yacht RM ELEGANT is the best choice if you are in search of a superyacht to host a large party or a corporate event. This extremely large and spacious luxury vessel is available for €65,000 per day plus expenses during the Cannes Film Festival as well as Monaco Grand Prix. Mega Yacht RM Elegant was built by Lamda Shipyard according to naval architecture by Nafpigiki Hellas and design by L.Poulias. She is one of the few private luxury yachts based in the Western Mediterranean (French Riviera, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Spain etc.) able to accommodate up to 30 guests overnight in 15 staterooms. RM Elegant is extremely well suited for hosting  parties, birthdays, special events, charity events or anniversaries, with a capacity of 100 guests at anchor and 150 guests when berthed.

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Luxury mega yacht RM ELEGANT

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Charter yacht RM ELEGANT at night

Known as one of the most elite charter yachts, her dynamic and futuristic profile ensures that the RM Elegant yacht is the most unmistakable mega yacht in the world. At 72 m and with accommodation for 30 guests she is indubitably a world leader. This yacht has been created for those who appreciate truly luxurious living and are ready for the sheer joy of life aboard a design masterpiece. Together with her highly trained crew of 31, RM ELEGANT can guarantee that you will be provided with an outstanding level of service ensuring the perfect charter.

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Motor yacht RM ELEGANT - Sundeck

It is impossible not to awestruck by the yacht’s vast open deck space. 250 sq m provide an enormous area for both sunbathing and partying. The 12-person spa-pool is serviced from the double sided bar where, alternatively you can sit and enjoy the spectacular panoramic views sipping a glass of champagne. The Sun Deck is accessed by a lift from all the guest decks and there are two shower-rooms on either side of the superstructure.

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The aft saloon deck - Mega Yacht RM ELEGANT

Mega Yacht RM Elegant‘s  covered outdoor dining area has four round tables convertible into two large oval tables for a total of 30 guests. Should your party be but  a handful we do not want you to feel lost, therefore the ability to have this flexible seating arrangement allows for intimate dining. The area is serves by a fully equipped bar and has direct access to the galley from where, our four first class chefs, produce the most delectable menus.

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Motor yacht RM ELEGANT - MAIN SALOON

Effortlessly elegant, the Main Saloon exudes a sense of luxury, while simultaneously giving an informal atmosphere. The room is finished in light colour, thus emphasising the triptych painted by the renowned artist Katerina Georgantas that adorns one entire wall. Equipped with a boudoir grand piano, a games tables and a 55 inch plasma-screen television, it is indeed the ideal place to relax and perhaps indulge in an after-dinner aperitif.

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Mega yacht RM ELEGANT - INTERIOR DINNING

For more formal dining aboard RM ELEGANT superyacht  it is definitely worth experiencing a meal in these superb surroundings while you indulge in an exceptional culinary experience. The style here is modern and clean with an art deco ambience. The innovative kidney shaped dining tables each seat 15 guests and there is a cozy corner where a further 5 guests cab enjoy an intimate meal. Cleverly separated from the rest of the room by curved wall and deep sofas is a fully equipped bar where our crew are ready to serve you the drink of your choice.

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Motor yacht RM ELEGANT - Owner's Saloon

The Owner’s saloon is an extremely attractive room with a library atmosphere, leather sofas and a fireplace. Although classic in looks, the entertainment system is right up to date with another large plasma screen television and full cinema surround system.  The yacht’s extensive DVD and CD library are housed here. As this room backs on to the Diamond Suite it cab be closed off for exclusive use.

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Motor yacht RM ELEGANT - MASTER DIAMOND CABIN

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Motor yacht RM ELEGANT - MASTER Diamond Bathroom

Diamond Suite is the Owner’s Stateroom and is located on the Bridge Deck just aft of the Bridge and occupies the full width of the superstructure, thus providing ample space for searing area, desk and vanity table. It is extremely appointed in copper tones with oak panelled marquetry and sand blasted glass with copper leaf inlay. The adjoining immense bathroom is equipped with both a circular shower and full-sized spa bath overhead Swarovski crystal fibre optics setting the scene for a very romantic bath time.

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Motor yacht RM ELEGANT - VIP RUBY CABIN

The VIP suite on board luxury charter yacht RM ELEGANT is called the Ruby Suite and is made up of a main bedroom, a small sitting room and a large bathroom with full-sized spa bath and shower. Like all areas of the yacht everything cab be regulated by Creston remote control. This includes the adjustable lighting with which you can set the mood in your stateroom. Both the Diamond Suite and Ruby Suite have their own lap top computers.

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Motor yacht RM ELEGANT - Cabin

The staterooms aboard the charter yacht RM ELEGANT are all similar in size but vary in colour schemes. Designed with oak panelled marquetry and mirrored walls, they each incorporate a seating area, have a small desk, a full entertainment systems including an LCD screen and a safe. Each room has direct dial telephone and internet access. All the beds convert from king sized to twin. The most interesting aspect of these staterooms is the curved glass panels decorated with silver leaf that separate the main bedroom from the marble finished en-suite bathroom.

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Motor yacht RM ELEGANT - BUSINESS

There is also a Business Centre set up in order to facilitate the business man. The computers, fax machine and printer are all for the guests’ use. Video conferencing is also available and an LCD screen can constantly transmit the news or stock markets via satellite TV. Internet is accessible from this centre but also from all areas of the yacht.

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Motor yacht RM ELEGANT - MASSAGE

The fitness centre on the main deck of RM ELEGANT is equipped with professional CYBEX equipment televisions and music system. The sauna is there for your use and the yacht’s on-board beauty therapist will be happy to give you a relaxing massage. Also available to guests is RM ELEGANT’s professional hairdressing saloon.

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Water sports - Luxury yacht RM ELEGANT

When it comes to the water sports, there is a direct access to the sea from the extendable aft swimming platform. From here boarding tenders is made easy. The three jet skis and the mass of toys are all at the guests’ disposal.

RM ELEGANT is only one of many luxury yachts available for charter during the upcoming Cannes Film Festival as well as the Monaco Grand Prix. Our team at CharterWorld will help you to choose the best yacht to suite your needs and expectations. We have a large list of  charter yachts available in Cannes or the Mediterranean in general, within several price ranges in different size groups, being it for a small private charter or large corporate functions.

Orchard House, Tisbury Road, Fovant, Salisbury - 4 bed - Guide Price £750,000 - Humberts

Read article : Orchard House, Tisbury Road, Fovant, Salisbury - 4 bed - Guide Price £750,000 - Humberts

Bedrooms: 4

A traditional four bedroom stone village house offering fantastic accommodation with superb character and excellent proportions. Enjoying a delightful setting, with about an acre of gardens, ample parking, oak, double open bay garage and workshop.

Beautiful period house

Character 4 bedroom accommodation

Spacious and light interior

Oak open bay garage and workshop

Well maintained gardens and grounds

Charming streamside setting

In all about one acre

Orchard house is without doubt a perfect example of a traditional stone village house with beautiful mellow elevations and slate roof combining to create a classic façade. Add to this the prettiness factor of the setting, a small brook with bridge and rose covered arch to the front door and extensive, well established gardens and the property easily becomes one of the most desirable in the village.

The character continues to the interior, with much of the original stone exposed, along with beamed ceilings, latch doors and wonderful Inglenook fireplaces. ensuring that the house retains a lovely period feel. Offering superb entertaining space, the accommodation has a pleasing, sociable layout with spacious light rooms that flow from the central reception hall.

Beautifully presented in a relaxed, faintly contemporary country style that allows the features of the house to speak for themselves, complemented by the addition of oak floors, updated bath and shower rooms and a Rupert Williamson bespoke kitchen.

An impressive Inglenook fireplace with fitted woodburner, and original bread oven provides the most inviting welcome in the large Reception Hall, with the inner hall offering excellent fitted storage and cloakroom.

The Drawing Room is beautifully light, rising to full height with attractive beamed ceiling and double, glazed doors opening to the garden, making it a wonderful space in which to entertain in the summer with direct access to the paved terrace. A separate, generous Sitting Room with stone walls and further Inglenook fireplace creates a comfortable place in which to relax and retreat to in the winter months.

Opening from the Reception Hall, the exceptional Kitchen/Dining Room runs along the back of the house, with a bank of windows overlooking the garden and doors to a secluded courtyard. Hand fitted with a limed wood kitchen under granite worksurfaces, and carefully laid out to provide room for a substantial table and chairs as well as sofas and seats, the room forms the hub of this lovely family house. A separate Utility Room offers further storage and appliance space.

On the first floor the Master Bedroom enjoys lovely views of the garden, has built-in wardrobe cupboards and an en suite bathroom with modern suite including vanity unit and matching storage. Bedroom 2 has a large walk-in wardrobe and there are two further bedrooms and separate shower room.

OUTSIDE

A gravelled entrance drive provides ample private parking and leads to the oak, open fronted double bay garage with attached workshop with power connected.

The Gardens are extensive and well maintained, bounded by clipped hedging and with a paved terrace close to the house. Raised stone borders filled with herbaceous planting flank steps up to spacious lawns, with a curving gravelled path leading the eye up through the garden, interspersed with many specimen and ornamental trees providing height and interest and including a lovely mature walnut tree. A clipped Yew hedge, bisects the lawn and at the top of the plot there are some lovely village-scape views to be enjoyed; the lawns giving way to naturalistic planting for ease of maintenance and including a carpet of spring bulbs and flowers, plus orchard with fruit trees and soft fruit cage.

SITUATION

Set in the sought after village of Fovant in the heart of the rolling countryside of the Nadder Valley. The thriving community of Fovant offers a good local shop, post office, inn, doctors' surgery and church whilst Tisbury, approximately 3½ miles, has everyday shopping facilities, schools and a main line railway station for London Waterloo and the West Country.

Fovant is approximately mid-way between the hilltop market town of Shaftesbury and the Cathedral City of Salisbury with their more comprehensive shopping, educational, arts and recreational amenities. The area offers a variety of rural pursuits including walking, cycling and riding.