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Speckled Wood is the stunning three bedroom cottage furnished and dressed as the show home and situated at the east end of this delightful terrace of only five houses. Forest fronting with south facing courtyard garden, private parking provision and within an easy walk of the village.

With a focus on quality, finish and total satisfaction a bespoke scheme of only five forest fronting cottages carefully crafted by an expert local architect and interior designer using the latest technology to combine traditional and 21st century design for modern living and low running costs. Enjoying a stunning location in the New Forest within easy reach of Brockenhurst with a thriving community and mainline railway station.

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Brockenhurst is the largest village in the New Forest, boasting a thriving and lively community with all the necessary essentials, including a butcher, bakery, greengrocer, cafes and tea houses, plus services such as a doctor, dentist and a post office. In addition, the village boasts an 18-hole championship golf course, a luxurious spa and a number of highly regarded hotels including the Balmer Lawn, The Pig and Careys Manor, all of which offer fine dining restaurants.

In Brockenhurst the New Forest surrounds you and wild ponies, donkeys, deer and cows roam at will. The North and South Weirs streams join and as one flow through Brockenhurst and in Brookley Road the stream flows across the road, commonly referred to as The Splash. It is Brockenhurst’s mainline station (service to London Waterloo approximately 90 minutes) that turns the dream of a country idyll into reality for those working up in London and makes Brockenhurst village a property hot spot.

A side entrance leads into the reception hallway where the beautiful French oak flooring from Crestwood runs throughout the majority of the rooms with underfloor heating to the ground floor. There is a generous cloakroom incorporating a boot and coat storage area. The sitting room is positioned to the front with an attractive square bay window, under stairs cupboard and wall panelling. The interior designer has used the natural hues and paint colour palette of Farrow & Ball throughout the property.

The kitchendining room is truly delightful with Crittall style double glazed french doors to the south facing courtyard wall garden. The kitchen is a teal colour with stainless steel work surface above incorporating the sink and flexible mixer tap. There are a range of wall mounted stainless steel shelves and ample storage cupboards and draws. Integral appliances include fan oven and separate grill, combination microwave, Rangemaster ceramic hob and extraction unit, under counter fridge and separate freezer. The adjacent utility room has ample storage and a ceramic tiled floor, integral washerdryer and a second under counter fridge.

Stairs rise from the hallway and are carpeted in a natural woven pattern from Peter Newman Flooring. The principal bedroom suite has a vaulted ceiling, delightful views through the front and side aspect sash windows, an en suite shower room with window to the side aspect. There is a high level door and wall mounted access ladder to the very large storage area and where the Gloworm boiler is sited. The staircase splits and leads to bedroom two and three. Both are double bedrooms with three having a vaulted ceiling. The bathroom serves both bedrooms with a shower above the bath, glass screen, heated towel rail, basin and WC.

Each cottage has attractive picket fencing to the front and an area to sit and enjoy the forest opposite. There is cattle grid access and a wrought iron pedestrian gate to the side of the development which leads to the ample private turning and parking area where each cottage is allocated a parking space with a conduit allowing connection of an electric vehicle charging point, if required. There is an attractive black panelled barn incorporating large secure storage rooms for each cottage with light and power.

Each cottage has a beautiful walled south facing courtyard with a high pedestrian access gate and with porcelain tiling and accessed through the Crittall doors from the kitchendining room.