1700s character,
beautifully renewed

Timeless character, beautifully renewed

A beautifully presented thatched cottage, believed to date back to the 1700s, occupying about 1.3 acres in the sought-after New Forest hamlet of Rockford. Full of original character — exposed beams, two staircases and a magnificent inglenook fireplace with a Mendip wood-burning stove at the heart of the dual-aspect sitting room.

At its centre, a recently renewed kitchen/dining room designed for both relaxed family living and entertaining — central island, granite worktops, an electric Aga and aluminium bi-fold doors opening onto a generous sun terrace. Four well-proportioned bedrooms offer versatile accommodation, the principal dual-aspect with fitted wardrobes and a second with an en-suite shower room.

Outside, beautifully established gardens, a vegetable plot and useful outbuildings — including a garage, workshop and stores — sit within the grounds, with a gated in-and-out driveway and cattle grid. An idyllic forest setting with direct access to the open New Forest and a wonderful sense of peace and seclusion, while conveniently placed for the market town of Ringwood, the coast and routes to Southampton and London.