Price changed to £425,000
January 30, 2026
Price changed to £465,000
December 29, 2025
Listed for £475,000
June 11, 2025
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NB: the thatched roof was re-thatched in 2010 and the ridge was re-done in 2018.
Outside
The GARDENS at Hillside Cottage are truly special and have been our owner’s absolute passion. It is just packed with interesting plants, shrubs, flowers and trees which provide interest all year round. The gardens wrap round the cottage on all sides, and the planting is cleverly designed to take you on a meandering journey, allowing you to enjoy the sheer variety of the planting, the raised Purbeck flower beds, fruit and blossom trees and the raised vegetable beds to the rear. From here the views across the fields are beautiful and forever changing with the seasons. As well as beautiful, the gardens are practical with a large SUMMER HOUSE/STORAGE SHED, an insulated outbuilding housing a UTILITY ROOM and a gardener’s W.C., plumbing for washing machine and tumble drier plus spaces for fridge, freezer and storage cupboards. Side access through a 5-bar wooden gate allows for further parking. Currently there is an old outbuilding/garage in place and there is scope and space to erect a new garage here. There is also parking to the front for at least two vehicles.
Location
East Knighton is a delightful hamlet that lies almost equidistant between the towns of Dorchester and Wareham. There is a public house and a café within walking distance of the cottage. Set close to the Isle of Purbeck, its unique beauty is reflected in its status as a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The hamlet itself sits adjacent to the village of Winfrith Newburgh which enjoys amenities including a convenience store with Post Office, public house, church, pre-school and primary school, as well as an active village hall. It is also close to Lulworth Cove, a natural horseshoe shaped harbour forming part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Durdle Door and easy driving distance of Corfe Castle, Swanage Bay and Studland Beaches. Ringstead and Weymouth beaches to the West, are close by. Wool station with direct trains to London Waterloo is just 2.4 miles away.
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