Over 3000 Square Feet of accommodation EXCLUDING the TRIPLE GARAGE, this executive home sits on a private secluded SOUTH FACING garden approaching half an acre in a quiet and elevated location. Offering VERSATILE space over three floors with prime entertainment space and large sun terrace. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses/for-sale_i70802638
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The two words that spring to mind about The Manor House are unique and unexpected. The house dates from about 1660 replacing an older building and is chock full of character and local history. When it was built it was clearly one of the most prominent houses in the village and today stands as an example of a fine 17th century family house with a charming 19th century cottage attached on one side. It is built of local stone under a mainly tiled roof although one small section of roof behind is thatched and it is Grade II* listed. It has also retained a wealth of original architectural fittings including stone mullion windows with diamond leaded lights, chamfered ceiling beams, several fine fireplaces including an inglenook with a bread oven in the kitchen, original joinery including a plank and muntin wall between the sitting and dining rooms and several attractive, panelled window seats. The sitting room is especially noteworthy having a distinctive Tudor ceiling of deep moulded beams, a magnificent, arched stone fireplace and carved graffiti dating back to the late 17th century.A two storey extension at the back currently provides a guest wing but with minimal investment could serve as a self-contained, two bedroom annexe or holiday cottage. The main part of the house has three good sized reception rooms and a lovely, characterful kitchen/breakfast room looking onto the walled garden, a gas-fired range cooker, double Belfast sink, single Belfast sink, two-section, walk-in larder and bespoke timber units under granite work surfaces. Upstairs in the main part of the house are four good-sized double bedrooms sharing two bathrooms with separate shower cubicles. The principal bedroom has also an ensuite dressing room (potential bath/shower room), which can also serve as a fifth bedroom if required as it has dual access to the main landing. The upper floor of the guest annexe has two further double bedrooms and a shower room.The Manor House is set back from the passing and behind a pavement and a low stone wall surmounted by wrought iron railings. A gravelled driveway extends down one side of the house to a parking area within the house's walled garden. Immediately behind the house is a paved terrace dropping down to lawn beside a three-bay, period cow byre and a walled vegetable garden. Beyond the lawn is a further concrete parking area in front of stone barn that currently serves as a large, single garage. Behind the walled garden is a part-walled arboretum containing a wide selection of mature trees including Monkey Puzzle, Gingko, Mountain Ash, Cabbage Tree, wild cherry, oak, plum, walnut and a Giant Redwood. The next section of garden contains a part-walled, mixed orchard containing dessert and eating apples, plum, greengage, crab apple and quince. The final section of grounds is an area of native, broadleaf woodland, once the site of a tennis court, which now provides a mellow "mindful space" where meandering paths trace their way through the trees to immerse the walker in nature and birdsong. In all the garden and grounds extend to about 0.97 acre (0.39 hectare).The Manor House is situated off the unbusy central street (High Street) passing through the centre of the large, attractive village of Yetminster. The village is located within a conservation area and is a thriving community with a health centre with dispensary, veterinary surgery, railway station, church, village hall, pub, local Spar supermarket, primary school and sports/social club with a tennis court. Sherborne is convenient for most day-to-day requirements including a Waitrose supermarket and many local businesses, whilst the larger towns of Yeovil and Dorchester are also both within easy reach when required. For travel links there is an early rail service from the village to Paddington (2.5 hours) as well as regular services from Sherborne to Waterloo (2 hours 15 minutes) and the airports at Bournemouth and Exeter are both only about an hour's drive away. There is a wide choice of schools locally from both the state and independent sectors. These include the well-regarded Gryphon School (state Secondary) in Sherborne, Leweston, the Sherborne schools, Perrott Hill and Hazelgrove, which are all within a 10-mile radius.Yetminster station 0.3 mile (Paddington via Westbury 2.5 hours), Sherborne 5.8 miles (Waterloo 2.25 hours), Yeovil 6.3 miles, A303 10.4 miles, Dorchester 16.8 miles, Bournemouth Airport 42.8 miles, Exeter Airport 48.7 miles. (Distances and time approximate). For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses/for-sale_i70166361
Believed to date from the first half of the 19th century and then extended in 1992, Southover Lodge is an unlisted and pretty family house set back at the end of a peaceful No-Through lane within a Conservation Area. The house is surrounded by its own grounds, which provide great privacy and fantastic views towards open countryside that falls within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The original part of the house is faced with alternating bands of red brick and flint with brick detailing around the windows, whilst the extension is built of local stone with the same brick detailing around its windows combining the two parts aesthetically. The house has retained some of its original architectural fittings including fireplaces, picture rails and working shutters. The internal changes undertaken at the same time as the extension altered the main axis of the house so that it now orientates predominantly southeast through to south-west. The ground floor has a large, centrally positioned reception hall that allows natural light to flood into the house. It has three well proportioned reception rooms and a light and airy kitchen/breakfast room with windows on two sides looking out to the guest cottage and garden. All three reception rooms have fireplaces. The one in the sitting room is open and fitted with a Jetmaster grate and the fireplace in the study is fitted with a wood-burning stove. The kitchen has a tiled floor and larder cupboard and is fitted with a range of timber-fronted units. Upstairs are a total of four double bedrooms and a single bedroom all with wonderful outlooks, along with two bathrooms. The current owners have had plans drawn up to turn the staircase round to open up the upstairs landing and create a walk-through dressing room and bathroom for the main bedroom.Southover Lodge is approached via a gravelled drive off the passing lane which makes up part of Bicycle Route 26. The drive passes along one side of the house to an L-shaped parking area. Running along one side of the parking area behind the house are the guest cottage and attached outbuilding converted into a double garage and store/workshop, along with a lean-to log and bin store. The guest cottage is completely self-contained with accommodation on two floors, comprising a living room and kitchen on the ground floor plus a double bedroom and separate bath/shower room upstairs. Behind the guest cottage is an unheated swimming pool fitted with a telescopic pool enclosure. Beside it is a gravelled seating and barbecue area that looks out across the lower part of the garden and the countryside beyond. The garden is grassed with borders fringing the front garden and is bound by hedging dotted with mature native broadleaf trees including oak, ash, wild cherry, beech, walnut and silver birch. To the south-east of the house on the far side of the drive is a further grassed area with a separate vehicle entrance and a timber garden store. In all the garden and grounds extend to about 1.25 acres (0.51 hectare).Frampton/A356 0.5 mile, A37 (Long Ash Service Station) 1.2 miles, Maiden Newton 3 miles, Dorchester town centre 6 miles (Waterloo 2 hours 28 minutes), Weymouth (Jurassic Coast) 14 miles, Yeovil 16 miles, West Bay Beach 16.5 miles, Sherborne 17 miles, Bournemouth Airport 39 miles, Exeter Airport 50 miles (Distances and time approximate).Southover Lodge is situated at the end of a No-Through lane in the small hamlet of Southover. Just across the River Frome and a ten-minute walk is Frampton, an active and thriving village with a parish church, village hall and a garage. Nearby Maiden Newton has additional local amenities including a pub, petrol station, shops, restaurant, primary school, veterinary and GP's surgeries and a rail link toDorchester, Bath and Bristol (see Wider amenities are available in the county town of Dorchester which has an excellent range of shopping, business and recreational facilities including a Tesco superstore. Transport links are good too. Dorchester station has a rail service to Waterloo (2 hours 20 minutes) and Maiden Newton & Dorchester can be easily reached by the recently upgraded Bicycle Route 26. The local area also offers a wide choice of schools from both the state and independent sectors. These include the respected Thomas Hardye School (state secondary), Sunninghill Nursery and Prep School in Dorchester, plus Sunninghill, Leweston, the Sherborne schools which are all within a 15 mile radius. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses/for-sale_i69762897
A truly beautiful cottage refurbished to an extremely high standard enjoying stunning uninterrupted views over fields to the rear. The property offers light and spacious accommodation, as well as a lovely westerly garden, garage, car port and outbuilding.Flinders lies within a few miles of the centre of, arguably, one of the most beautiful and sought after villages in The New Forest, ideally situated to make full use of all the wonderful facilities the Forest has to offer. Whether it be sailing at nearby Lymington (12 miles) or golf at one of the many courses in the area including Brockenhurst with its mainline railway station (8 miles, Waterloo 90 mins.) The market town of Ringwood is but a short drive away (5 miles). The larger shopping towns of Southampton (20 miles) to the east and Bournemouth (16 miles) to the west, both with their airports are both easily accessible.Covered storm porch leads to solid timber front door and in turn to the kitchen breakfast room with windows to front and rear, large larder cupboard , range of low and high level units with built-in cooker and electric hob with extractor over, oil fired Aga, stainless steel sink unit, space and plumbing for washing machine, built-in dishwasher and space for American style fridge freezer. Stable style door leads through to the study with staircase to first floor with understairs cupboard and windows to front and rear and a brick built fireplace. A further door leads through to the sitting room with rounded bay to the front and window, door to rear terrace and garden and a brick built fireplace housing open fire. A door leads to the garden room/bedroom three with double French style doors leading to terrace and garden, windows to front and rear and a door leading to en-suite shower room with low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin and shower cubicle with a window to the front elevation. The first floor landing has a window to the rear elevation and doors to the master bedroom which has windows to front, rear and side, range of built-in wardrobes and a trap to the roof space. Bedroom two has windows to both front and rear and once again a range of built-in wardrobes. The family bathroom has a stripped wood floor, panelled bath, low level WC, pedestal basin, window to the front and large storage cupboard.The property has two entrances, one adjacent to the front of the property and a further vehicular access to the far end of the garden. Adjacent to the property is an area of gravelled driveway leading to the double garage, a pedestrian gate leads to a front terrace area with adjoining lawn and hedgerow which leads along the front of the property to a patio area to the side and large expanse of lawn bordered by mature hedgerows. A path leads around to the rear of the property and to a further gravelled area immediately to the rear of the house with raised lawn area affording delightful views across neighbouring farmland. To the rear of the garage is a glazed garden/utility room and to the rear of the garden is a selection of brick built outbuildings with a yard. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/cottages/for-sale_i71275978
Listed Grade II and constructed of colour washed and part timbered elevations under principally thatched roof, Tilhays is a lovely family house in the centre of Iwerne Minster standing in delightful gardens and grounds. Owned by the present owners for the last thirty seven years, the house has been extended and refurbished; works have included the installation of the new kitchen/breakfast room and extensive works to the side alley which now provides access to both north and south and the addition of a boot room. There is underfloor heating in the kitchen/breakfast room, study/music room and utility room; the en-suite bathrooms were re-furbished in 2019 (with underfloor heating). The principal reception rooms face due south and are nicely proportioned, and both have access onto the south facing terrace. The study/music room (the original kitchen) provides additional reception space; the kitchen/breakfast room has been finished to a high standard with real attention to detail. Other attributes include a megaflow plumbing system, sensibly configured accommodation with scope for an annexe on the second floor.The stone and tile garage (with an adjoining tool shed) is approached off the lane through metal gates onto a tarmac car parking and turning area. The gardens, which extend to approximately 0.4 of an acre, are partially walled and beautifully laid out providing a delightful backdrop to Tilhays. Immediately to the south of the house is private terrace, flanked by tall yew hedging, overlooking the lawn with a mixture of apple trees. To the east of the terrace there is a raised rockery stocked with a selection of flowering plants including heathers with an attractive brick path which leads around to the rear of the garage. The garden has been beautifully tended with a wide variety of flowering shrubs and fruit trees including pear, apple, mulberry, fig, quince, apricot, cherry and plum. There is a mature asparagus bed and productive vegetable garden and a large timber garden shed and greenhouse.Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession on completion.Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating.Council Tax: Band GEPC: ExemptLocal Authorities: Dorset Council Tilhays lies in the centre of Iwerne Minster, with spectacular views in this popular village which lies midway between Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum. Comprising mainly period houses and cottages, Iwerne Minster has a good range of everyday facilities including a village post office and stores, a cafe, pub and church. For a wider range of facilities there is the Saxon hilltop town of Shaftesbury to the north, and the Georgian town of Blandford Forum to the south. Both have a wide range of shops, cafes, doctors and dental surgeries, libraries, an arts centre, and secondary schools. The regional centres of Bournemouth, Poole, Bristol and Bath are within easy striking distance. There are mainline railway stations in both Tisbury and Gillingham (London Waterloo) and the A303 lies some 12 miles to the north giving access to the south- west and London via the M3. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses/for-sale_i71296008
This EXECUTIVE STYLE FOUR DOUBLE BEDROOM FAMILY HOME occupies an ELEVATED POSITION with SUPERB UNBROKEN VIEWS across ADJOINING COUNTRYSIDE. The property has been EXTENSIVELY REFURBISHED by the current owners and now offers SPACIOUS AND VERSATILE, CONTEMPORARY LIVING SPACE. Set in GROUNDS OF APPROXIMATELY 0.65 ACRE with AMPLE PARKING and a DOUBLE GARAGE, this STUNNING HOME has much to offer!This exceptional, executive style home has been extensively refurbished by the current owners and now offers spacious and versatile accommodation with underfloor heating and air conditioning throughout. The contemporary style throughout provides a light and airy ambience to this stylish home and generous windows across the rear elevation maximise the stunning views across the adjoining grassed paddock and beyond.On the ground floor, the generously sized reception hall has ample space for furnishings and seating with sliding glazed doors opening to the rear terrace. The ground floor and rear terrace are laid with Italian Porcelain tiles and the interconnecting rooms across the rear elevation provide spacious and light open plan living space, including a sitting room and lounge as well as a well appointed kitchen/breakfast room with sliding glazed doors and an adjoining dining room, also with direct access to the rear garden. Appliances in the kitchen include a Miele oven, microwave oven, warming drawer and induction hob with integrated extractor fan, as well as a Bosch full height fridge and freezer along with a Bosch dishwasher and Quooker boiling tap. A well equipped utility room is accessed from the dining room and has door leading outside to the front of the property. A ground floor cloakroom is located in the entrance hallway. Fittings and finishes throughout are to a high specification and further benefits include wet underfloor heating throughout the ground floor and electric underfloor heating to all bathrooms. On the first floor there are four double bedrooms - the master suite, with sliding glazed doors and an adjoining dressing room and ensuite Jack and Jill bathroom which has bath and shower cubicle. Bedroom two also has an adjoining ensuite shower room and there is a further shower room with direct access from the landing. All bathrooms have Axor and Hansgrohe fixtures and fittings. There is hot and cold ducted air conditioning throughout the house and CCTV covers the whole of the exterior.Outside, the frontage offers off road parking for numerous vehicles and there is also a substantial double detached garage. The southerly facing grounds approaching 0.65 acre are laid to grassland and offer delightful countryside views across rolling hills. The property also offers excellent potential for Equestrian use with planning permission and the concrete base already installed (next door to the detached garage) for several stables plus there is the option to rent an additional four acres approximately neighbouring fields/paddocks. EPC: DCouncil Tax Band: HServices: Mains Gas and Electric, Private DrainageOut and About:The village location provides peace and tranquillity with a good selection of local amenities in the village centre. Main road and rail links are within easy reach making coast and countryside easily accessible as well as the main town conurbations to either the east or west. The charming Minster town of Wimborne is just a short drive away. The town itself offers an eclectic mix of shops, cafes, restaurants and bars together with a variety of independent retail outlets. The Tivoli theatre offers theatre, concert and cinema entertainment and a Waitrose store is nearby. A few miles to the north is the Georgian Market town of Blandford Forum with its Market Square and a good selection of independent retail outlets and cafes, as well as an M&S Food Hall, Tesco, Morrisons and Lidl supermarkets. Well regarded public and state schools and local sports centres are also within easy reach. Other amenities within easy reach include the National Trust Estate of Kingston Lacy, whilst a few miles north is the Cranborne Chase an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and to the east, the New Forest National Park. The world renowned Jurassic Coast to the south is just a short drive by car. It is an easy commute to the Bournemouth/Christchurch/Poole conurbation for those working in the area. The main road network links to the A31 and M27/M3 to London are easily accessible and the express train from Poole to Waterloo ensures the city is within reach in a couple of hours. For wider travel, there are airports at Bournemouth and Southampton and a ferry terminal at Poole. For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses/for-sale_i70077843
A picturesque ring-fenced residential holding situated in an accessible location and serviced by an attractive Grade II listed period farmhouse and extensive courtyard of traditional barns. Detached 8-bedroom Grade II Listed farmhouse in need of modernisation with an unspoilt courtyard of traditional farm buildings with potential plus further covered yards. Various parcels of good quality pasture and arable land in a parkland setting with an extensive lake.Located within an area of high amenity value. In all, about 147.73 acres.For sale as a whole or in two lots.PropertyFernbrook Farm offers the rare opportunity to acquire a ring-fenced, residential, livestock and arable farm that is serviced by a particularly attractive Grade II Listed farmhouse and an unspoilt range of traditional barns including a substantial two-storey granary. The house, which is in need of modernisation and refurbishment provides prospective purchasers with the opportunity to restore and develop a property in their own style.To the side of the house, as part of the original courtyard, there is a further two-storey brick gatehouse with an attractive archway, potentially offering additional accommodation. Within the courtyard there is an extensive range of single storey brick barns and on the western side, a substantial two-storey granary, perfect for a wide range of leisure, commercial, business or other uses. Finally, beyond the courtyard is a further substantial 9-bay Dutch barn with lean-to which provides a footprint should a new owner seek the construction of another covered yard or indoor school.Over the years, a number of fields have been amalgamated, yet shrewdly, many specimen oak trees have been retained which gives the land a parkland feel, most appropriate for this style of house.The farm also has a high amenity value, enjoying the benefit of a large lake to the north of the house, various additional ponds and the fern brook which passes through the holding. These amenities and the privacy that they enjoy provide a haven for wildlife and the overall biodiversity of the holding.LocationFernbrook Farm lies some 2.8 miles from both Gillingham and Shaftesbury and is within easy reach of the A303 and Wincanton to the north.Gillingham, Shaftesbury and Wincanton all offer a wide range of day-to-day facilities including supermarkets, surgeries and other shops. There is a mainline railway station at Gillingham which offers regular train services to London Waterloo or Paddington.There are excellent state and independent schools in the area including the Port Regis Preparatory School, Bryanston School, Sherborne School and Hazlegrove Prep School.Lot 1 comprising the farmhouse, farm buildings and 147.73 acresFarmhouseFernbrook farmhouse is set well back from the adjoining council road at the end of a farm drive with lawned gardens to the south, hardstanding to the east and the courtyard of farm buildings to the rear.Comprising a detached, Grade II Listed property constructed in 1848 of Flemish bond brick with ashlar dressing under a tiled roof which offers enormous charm and character and is now in need of modernisation and repair. The property enjoys wide reaching southerly views across both the farm and open countryside beyond including Mere Down. The house forms one side of an impressive courtyard and offers well-proportioned and symmetric accommodation, which once restored, will make an ideal family home, well suited to entertaining. On the ground floor the house offers a central hallway with stairs off leading to drawing room, dining room, sitting room and kitchen. To the rear of the house, an extension provides several service rooms including a rear hall, utility room and cloakroom. On the first floor, a landing provides access to a principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom, three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Via an interconnecting door, bedroom 4 provides access to a playroom. On the second floor, there are an additional four double bedrooms. As part of the original courtyard, to the side of the house is a further two storey brick gatehouse with attractive archway, which could offer potential additional accommodation and currently offers on the ground floor a cheese room and gatehouse with store above.To the west of the house, there is a ground floor stable with store above and the remains of a storage room which was partly dismantled some years ago.Farm buildingsThe farm buildings available comprise a mixture of both traditional and modern. Located to the rear of the house is an extensive courtyard of traditional brick and tile barns. The most impressive being a substantial two-storey granary which has previously been used to support a leisure enterprise and currently offers kitchen facilities as well as a dining area and mezzanine storage.The remainder of the courtyard offers a workshop, cow shed, stabling and various storage barns. The buildings would be perfect to support a wide range of leisure, commercial, secondary accommodation or other business uses. Finally, to the rear is a 9-bay covered yard comprising a Dutch barn with lean-to, ideal to support various livestock enterprises or to provide a footprint should a purchaser seek to construct another covered yard or an indoor school.LandAs stated, the farm lies in some 147.73 acres of ring-fenced land. The land enjoys access off council roads both to the north and east and whilst the current farm drive is located to the eastern boundary, there is potential to build a new access drive (subject to planning) off the northern boundary that would lead past the lake, rising to the farmhouse and buildings. Over the years a number of the fields, which are all currently laid to pasture, have been amalgamated, yet many specimen oak trees have been retained which gives the land a parkland feel, appropriate for the style of the house. The farm also has a high amenity value enjoying the benefit of a large lake, various additional ponds and fern brook which passes through the holding on the western boundary.These amenities and privacy they enjoy provide a haven for wildlife and the overall biodiversity of the holding.Method of SaleThe property is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole or in two lots.Tenure & PossessionVacant possession will be granted on completion.Listing StatusThe house is listed Grade II. Basic Payment SchemeThe holding is registered for the Basic Payment Scheme and entitlements will be transferred to the purchaser following completion. For the avoidance of doubt, the 2023 payment will be claimed and retained by the vendor. ServicesLot 1: The house is connected to mains water, mains electricity and mains gas. The house is connected to a private drainage system.Health & SafetyPotential purchasers are required to take particular care when inspecting the property, recommended to wear supportive footwear for viewings and are advised to be conscious of potentially uneven and slippery ground surfaces. Sporting RightsAll sporting rights are included within the sale in so far as they are available.Rights of WayThere is a public footpath running along the southern part of the farm.EPC RatingsFernbrook farmhouse: GCouncil TaxBand GLocal AuthorityDorset Council ViewingsBy prior appointment with the vendors' agents, Carter Jonas Taunton office. FAO David Hebditch. DirectionsFrom Gillingham, head southwest on the B3092 towards the B3081. Go through two roundabouts to stay on the B3081. After approximately 2.2 miles, the entrance drive to the farm will be found on the right hand side.What3Words/// jumbled.surnames.unsettled For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses/for-sale_i69467885
A picturesque ring-fenced residential holding situated in an accessible location and serviced by an attractive Grade II period farmhouse and extensive courtyard of traditional barns. Detached 8-bedroom Grade II Listed farmhouse in need of modernisation with an unspoilt courtyard of traditional farm buildings with potential plus further covered yards. Planning permission to construct two semidetached cottages.Various parcels of good quality pasture and arable land in a parkland setting with an extensive lake.Located within an area of high amenity value. In all, about 148.38 acres.For sale as a whole or in two lots.PropertyFernbrook Farm offers the rare opportunity to acquire a ring-fenced, residential, livestock and arable farm that is serviced by a particularly attractive Grade II Listed farmhouse and an unspoilt range of traditional barns including a substantial two-storey granary. The house, which is in need of modernisation and refurbishment provides prospective purchasers with the opportunity to restore and develop a property in their own style.To the side of the house, as part of the original courtyard, there is a further two-storey brick gatehouse with an attractive archway, potentially offering additional accommodation. Within the courtyard there is an extensive range of single storey brick barns and on the western side, a substantial two-storey granary, perfect for a wide range of leisure, commercial, business or other uses. Finally, beyond the courtyard is a further substantial 9-bay Dutch barn with lean-to which provides a footprint should a new owner seek the construction of another covered yard or indoor school.Located to the north of the farm and abutting a council road, there are two semi-redundant cottages for which planning permission has been granted for the construction of two new semi-detached houses.In all, the farm lies in some 148.38 acres of ring-fenced land. Over the years, a number of fields have been amalgamated, yet shrewdly, many specimen oak trees have been retained which gives the land a parkland feel, most appropriate for this style of house.The farm also has a high amenity value, enjoying the benefit of a large lake to the north of the house, various additional ponds and the fern brook which passes through the holding. These amenities and the privacy that they enjoy provide a haven for wildlife and the overall biodiversity of the holding.LocationFernbrook Farm lies some 2.8 miles from both Gillingham and Shaftesbury and is within easy reach of the A303 and Wincanton to the north.Gillingham, Shaftesbury and Wincanton all offer a wide range of day-to-day facilities including supermarkets, surgeries and other shops. There is a mainline railway station at Gillingham which offers regular train services to London Waterloo or Paddington.There are excellent state and independent schools in the area including the Port Regis Preparatory School, Bryanston School, Sherborne School and Hazlegrove Prep School.Lot 1 comprising the farmhouse, farm buildings and 147.73 acresFarmhouseFernbrook farmhouse is set well back from the adjoining council road at the end of a farm drive with lawned gardens to the south, hardstanding to the east and the courtyard of farm buildings to the rear.Comprising a detached, Grade II Listed property constructed in 1848 of Flemish bond brick with ashlar dressing under a tiled roof which offers enormous charm and character and is now in need of modernisation and repair. The property enjoys wide reaching southerly views across both the farm and open countryside beyond including Mere Down. The house forms one side of an impressive courtyard and offers well-proportioned and symmetric accommodation, which once restored, will make an ideal family home, well suited to entertaining. On the ground floor the house offers a central hallway with stairs off leading to drawing room, dining room, sitting room and kitchen. To the rear of the house, an extension provides several service rooms including a rear hall, utility room and cloakroom. On the first floor, a landing provides access to a principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom, three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Via an interconnecting door, bedroom 4 provides access to a playroom. On the second floor, there are an additional four double bedrooms. As part of the original courtyard, to the side of the house is a further two storey brick gatehouse with attractive archway, which could offer potential additional accommodation and currently offers on the ground floor a cheese room and gatehouse with store above.To the west of the house, there is a ground floor stable with store above and the remains of a storage room which was partly dismantled some years ago.Farm buildingsThe farm buildings available comprise a mixture of both traditional and modern. Located to the rear of the house is an extensive courtyard of traditional brick and tile barns. The most impressive being a substantial two-storey granary which has previously been used to support a leisure enterprise and currently offers kitchen facilities as well as a dining area and mezzanine storage.The remainder of the courtyard offers a workshop, cow shed, stabling and various storage barns. The buildings would be perfect to support a wide range of leisure, commercial, secondary accommodation or other business uses. Finally, to the rear is a 9-bay covered yard comprising a Dutch barn with lean-to, ideal to support various livestock enterprises or to provide a footprint should a purchaser seek to construct another covered yard or an indoor school.LandAs stated, the farm lies in some 147.73 acres of ring-fenced land. The land enjoys access off council roads both to the north and east and whilst the current farm drive is located to the eastern boundary, there is potential to build a new access drive (subject to planning) off the northern boundary that would lead past the lake, rising to the farmhouse and buildings. Over the years a number of the fields, which are all currently laid to pasture, have been amalgamated, yet many specimen oak trees have been retained which gives the land a parkland feel, appropriate for the style of the house. The farm also has a high amenity value enjoying the benefit of a large lake, various additional ponds and fern brook which passes through the holding on the western boundary.These amenities and privacy they enjoy provide a haven for wildlife and the overall biodiversity of the holding.Lot 2Planning permission was granted on the 14th December 2021, planning reference 2/2020/1169/FUL for the demolition of two semi-redundant cottages and the construction of two new semi-detached houses.The site, which totals some 0.65 acres lies on the eastern boundary of the holding, enjoying separate access off the council road.Planning permission makes a provision for each dwelling to offer accommodation on the ground floor of entrance porch, open plan sitting room, kitchen and dining area with stairs to first floor and utility room with door to outside and cloakroom. On the first floor, three double bedrooms (two en-suite), a single bedroom and family bathroom.Method of SaleThe property is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole or in two lots.Tenure & PossessionVacant possession will be granted on completion.Listing StatusThe house is listed Grade II. Basic Payment SchemeThe holding is registered for the Basic Payment Scheme and entitlements will be transferred to the purchaser following completion. For the avoidance of doubt, the 2023 payment will be claimed and retained by the vendor. ServicesLot 1: The house is connected to mains water, mains electricity and mains gas. The house is connected to a private drainage system.Lot 2: Mains electricity and water is connected to the site.Health & SafetyPotential purchasers are required to take particular care when inspecting the property, recommended to wear supportive footwear for viewings and are advised to be conscious of potentially uneven and slippery ground surfaces. Sporting RightsAll sporting rights are included within the sale in so far as they are available.Rights of WayThere is public footpath running along the southern part of the farm.EPC RatingsFernbrook farmhouse: GCouncil TaxBand GLocal AuthorityDorset Council ViewingsBy prior appointment with the vendors' agents, Carter Jonas Taunton office. FAO David Hebditch. DirectionsFrom Gillingham, head southwest on the B3092 towards the B3081. Go through two roundabouts to stay on the B3081. After approximately 2.2 miles, the entrance drive to the farm will be found on the right hand side.What3Words/// jumbled.surnames.unsettled For more details and to contact: https://realtyww.info/houses/for-sale_i69416035
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