Perfect for family, friends, contemporary home near beach. New Forest cottage.

Crosbie has large open plan living spaces and full width sliding/folding to the small deck, and a contemporary open fireplace in the lounge area. There are four bedrooms, kitchen with range cooker and granite worktops, with character reclaimed wooden floorboards throughout complimenting the modern décor, all behind the original restored Edwardian shell. Perfect family cottage for beach breaks and New Forest holidays.

Crosbie is located at the south west corner of the New Forest, about a mile from the beautiful beaches at Highcliffe and only half a mile from the New Forest National park itself. Chewton common is close by, as is the wonderful spa, restaurant and small golf course at the well known Chewton Glen Hotel. As well as the forest and the beaches virtually on your doorstep, Christchurch and Bournemouth are just a short direct drive from this New Forest Cottage.

Crosbie Cottage owes its name to Annette Crosbie, Margaret Meldrew in ‘One Foot in the Grave’, which was filmed here. Margaret and Victor Meldrew’s house was located just around the corner, and this cottage is featured in the 1991 One Foot in The Grave Christmas Special, covered in snow.

During the restoration and refurbishment works the whole roof was removed, along with many interior walls, the back wall taken down and the house extended on both floors, doubling the floorspace on the ground floor, meanwhile the front elevation was restored to it’s former glory, wooden sliding sash windows reinstated and the whole exterior repointed as well as a new roof built. The contemporary design of the rebuild and extension is reflected throughout the interiors, with large open plan spaces, full width sliding/folding doors to the garden, contemporary open fireplace and reclaimed timber floorboards throughout.

Walkford is a small village, with a couple of pubs within a few hundred yards in either direction, and a good convenience store at the end of the road. Highcliffe is within easy walking distance, where you’ll find a good selection of restaurants and takeaways, as well as a handful of pubs, tea rooms, coffee shops, supermarket, antique shops and other shops. Just beyond the main street you’ll come to the cliff top and sandy beach, where there’s a quality cafe/bar/ restaurant open in the daytime and evening with fantastic views.

Crosbie is the perfect base to discover the south west New Forest or venture further along the Dorset coast for a day.

The kitchen/dining/living space has plenty of space for everyone to dine or just relax together at the table. There is a cosy central fireplace for winter and the full width sliding folding doors accessing the deck and small garden, wonderful when the weather turns warmer.

At one end of the room is the kitchen, which has fitted units with stone granite surfaces providing ample workspace and storage. There is a range cooker with oven, a freestanding fridge/freezer, integrated dishwasher and washer. The base and wall units house the cooking and dining equipment for the stay.

The lounge space at the other end has sliding/ folding doors to the deck, and a contemporary fireplace, with large settees facing each other so everyone can socialise and relax in comfort. There’s a television.

There are four bedrooms at this large cottage. All are double rooms, with one bedroom is set up as a twin room with two single beds. The two larger front bedrooms each have an original fireplace a pleasant street view, one is on the ground floor. The two smaller back bedrooms have views across the gardens behind, and one of these bedrooms includes a desk and wardrobe.

The modern bathroom has a double ended bath, heated towel rail, wc and basin. Downstairs, the contemporary shower room has a shower, wc and basin.