Manor Cottage

Manor Cottage sits in a quiet spot on Downton’s rural fringe, its brick and flint walls echoing the area’s farm-building tradition. It’s a Grade II listed conversion of a 19th-century outbuilding, single-storey throughout, with the original beams kept overhead.

A hallway leads to a double bedroom and a twin, both with fitted wardrobes, and a shower room with a large walk-in cubicle and heated towel rail. The main living space is open-plan — a kitchen counter, a dining table for four, and a sitting area built around a wood-burning stove, all on flagstone floors under high ceilings.

A short walk down the lane reaches the village high street, with its shops and bakery covering daily essentials. Beyond that, quiet lanes link up with New Forest tracks and the wider Avon valley — good territory for a morning cycle or an unhurried walk.

The garden is laid to lawn with a gravel patio, bordered by open farmland on one side, with off-road parking for two cars directly by the entrance.