A first class New Forest cottage with excellent entertaining space.<br /><br />Marie Holme is an exceptional home. Impressively improved in recent years, this lovely cottage enjoys stylish accommodation over two floors and offers a subtle mix of period features with all the contemporary comforts you could wish for. The open plan kitchen packs a punch with granite worktops, integrated appliances and a useful island unit. From here there is a dining area (with doors to the outside entertaining area), which leads to the sitting room (with open fire). Furthermore there is a cloakroom, utility room, rear lobby and attached garage downstairs.<br />For those needing their own space there is a separate, cosy reception room (with wood burning stove) in addition. <br /><br />Upstairs there are three bedrooms (master en-suite) and family bathroom.<br /><br />There is off road parking for a number of cars to the front. A path leads around the side to a really lovely garden with plenty of interesting areas including the terrace, seating area (currently with fire pit), greenhouse (which will remain), raised beds, lawns and all is enclosed with fencing or attractive brick wall for privacy. There is also a large garden shed with power and lighting and large log store.<br /><br />Bartley is a popular village situated within the New Forest National Park. Facilities include, Post Office, convenience store, public house/restaurant, junior school and garden centre. Junction 1 of the M27 motorway can be accessed at Cadnam approximately 1 mile providing motorway links to Southampton, Bournemouth and Salisbury via the A36. There are mainline railway stations at Totton 4 miles and Ashurst 3 miles offering a fast service to London Waterloo.<br /><br /><br /><br />New Forest District Council - Band E<br /><br />All main services are connected<br /><br />From Junction One of the M27, head east on to the A31. At the first roundabout take the second exit on to the A336 Southampton Road. Proceed on the Southampton Road for just over a mile and at the cross roads turn right on to New Inn Road. At the following crossroads with the village Post Office on your left take the left hand turn onto Chinham Road. Marie Holme can be found on the left hand side.