There’s a far better way to enjoy life on the terraces than to take up watching football.

Instead, spend some leisure time on your very own terraces running down to, and including, part of the Itchen Navigation to the south of Winchester.

This idyllic setting can be found at 2, Malms Cottages, at Shawford. The cottage is served by a long private drive entered just across the road from Shawford Station, served by trains travelling to London Waterloo in little over an hour.

A former farm worker’s cottage, the property has undergone a refurbishment that fully exploits and enhances its character feel and takes advantage of its setting above the Navigation. The garden runs down to the Navigation in a series of three terraces, with a pontoon onto the waterway beside a new garden pavilion and fruit cage.

There is a paved patio just outside the drawing room windows and another accessed via the garden room / bedroom three on the lower ground floor. And then, from the kitchen / breakfast room a stable door opens onto an open air breakfast area, perfect for starting a relaxing summer’s day!

“The cottage has been lifted into the 21st Century with its makeover,” says Chris Gooch, of Carter Jonas in Winchester. “Over the past four years it has been lovingly upgraded and enhanced to offer a truly wonderful home. The cottage is entered from the side into a good hall with slate floors extending into the kitchen. To the front is the open-plan living room which is light and bright thanks to the large sash windows while the exposed brick fireplace is home to a wood burner and boiler.

“Stairs lead down to the garden room, which could also be used as a third bedroom. On the first floor is the master bedroom offering sensational views. Adjoining it is the smart bathroom with shower and a separate cloakroom to complement the ground floor cloakroom. A staircase leads up to another double bedroom in the loft which again has wonderful views, lots of characterful beams, and a useful en-suite shower.

“The cottage is perfectly placed for commuting whether by rail or the M3, which can be accessed about a mile away.”

Guide price is £625,000 (EPC Band tbc). For more information, contact Carter Jonas on 01962 842742 or email winchester@carterjonas.co.uk