Nethergrove House
Portesham • Dorset Nethergrove House Portesham, Weymouth, Dorset DT3 4ES
Weymouth 7 miles, Dorchester 8 miles, Bridport 11 miles
(all mileages are approximate).
A private village house offering extensive accommodation together with a magnificent studio Reception Hall • Cloakroom • Inner Hall • Drawing Room • Dining Room • Study Breakfast Room • Kitchen • Utility Room
Boot Room • Larder • 2nd Cloakroom
7 Bedrooms * 2 Bathrooms * 2 Attic Rooms
Magnificent Studio House comprising gallery, consulting room, office, cloakroom, kitchen
Separate studio building
Delightful, secluded gardens
IN ALL ABOUT 3.5 ACRES
Savills Wimborne Savills London Wessex House, 33 Margaret Street Wimborne London W1G 0JD Dorset BH21 1PB Tel: 01202 856800 Tel: 020 7016 3780
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Situation School in Dorchester. There are also Description Nethergrove House is located within the some very good private schools within Nethergrove House is a privately attractive village of Portesham which the area including Sunninghill, Milton situated village house which is believed has an excellent range of local facilities Abbey, Sherborne, Leweston, Bryanston, to have been built for an Admiral in including public house, Anglican and Clayesmore and Canford. There are about 1910. Constructed with Portland stone elevations under a slate roof, Methodist churches and an active excellent sporting and recreational village hall. There is a post office on the house offers particularly spacious facilities with golf at Weymouth, Came Tuesday and Thursday mornings and accommodation of great style with well Down near Dorchester and West Bay a fine surgery with three GP’s and proportioned rooms and many attractive nursing staff. More extensive amenities and a real tennis club at Walditch, near original features. There are several are available at the coastal town of Bridport. The nearby Dorset coast has fine fireplaces, coved ceilings, parquet Weymouth (7 miles), the County Town been recognised as a World Heritage flooring and an Aga in the kitchen. of Dorchester (8 miles) and Bridport Site with superb walks and a beach at There is oil fired central heating with (11 miles). Communications in the Abbotsbury (1 mile). The channel port a recently replaced boiler. There are area include nearby access onto of Weymouth has an excellent marina a number of bay windows enjoying the A35 coastal route and mainline fine views over the extensive grounds and is nationally renowned for its railway stations in both Dorchester and which amount to around three and a sailing facilities together with its lovely Weymouth with regular intercity train half acres and some of the bedrooms sandy beach and safe swimming. The services to London Waterloo. The area have views to the sea. Of particular is renowned for its schooling with a National Academy of Sailing is located note is the magnificent studio house primary school in the village, excellent at Portland and all the sailing events which was completed to an exacting state schools including St Osmund’s for the 2012 Olympics were held at specification in 2007. Constructed Middle School and the Thomas Hardye Weymouth and Portland. with brick elevations under a slate roof, this provides outstanding ancillary consulting room and office with attractive separate studio building with wonderful accommodation. It includes a spectacular oak flooring throughout the building. The natural light which is located close to a double height gallery which is being used Studio House has been carefully sited large pond. for exhibitions by one of the vendors in an elevated, sheltered position with who is a nationally exhibited professional magnificent views across the gardens The accommodation is shown in sculptress and artist. It also boasts a to the sea in the distance. There is a detail on the floor plans.
Ground Floor Nethergrove house Gross internal area (approx): House: 502 sq m / 5405 sq ft Studio House: 104 sq m / 1115 sq ft Studio: 54 sq m / 575 sq ft
For identification only - Not to scale
Studio House Studio First Floor
Second Floor
Outside of trees including including apple, plum, A pair of wrought iron gates set within pear, fig and almond. An enormous stone entrance pillars open onto a variety of birds and butterflies can be tree lined tarmacadamed drive which seen in the garden. leads past the house to a parking and turning area. Beside the entrance drive A lower garden area at the southern is a small lake with central island and end of the property has a number of a surrounding paved pathway with mature trees and hedging. An attractive stone steps leading up to a charming established wall and hedge runs along terrace. Nearby is the studio with an the eastern side of the garden and adjoining workroom and store. Behind beyond this is a small paddock. A pair this building is a workshop/tool shed of five bar gates open onto Winters and an adjoining log store. A gravelled Lane providing vehicular access from pathway leads to the magnificent studio the paddock. There are fine views over house which is shown on the attached the surrounding countryside with distant floor plans. Nearby is a high brick views of the Isle of Portland which lies to wall with wide lawned area and flower the east. The property extends in total to bed. There is also a greenhouse running about 3.5 acres. along the wall measuring 48’ 8” x 8’1” with two vines and apricot trees that have been producing fruit year on year. Outside the greenhouse there is a small stream that feeds the pond. Beside the house is a wide pebbled terrace with steps leading down to an expanse of garden which is laid to lawn. There are a variety of flower beds and shrubs interwoven with stone and gravelled pathways. There are a wide assortment
GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS
For Sale Freehold with Vacant Possession.
Local Authority West Dorset District Council South Walks House South Walks Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1UZ. Tel 01305 251010.
Fixtures and Fittings All fixtures, fittings and garden statuary are excluded from the sale, although some may be available by separate negotiation.
Services Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Please note that the working condition of any of the services or kitchen appliances has not been checked by the agents but at the time of taking particulars we were informed they were all in working order.
Post Code DT3 4ES.
Photographs taken April 2014.
Particulars taken April 2014. NetherGrove house
Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908)
Directions Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: From Dorchester take the A35 Honiton road and after 1 They are not authorised to make or give any representations approximately 3 miles, just on entering the village of or warranties in relation to the property either here on Winterbourne Abbas, turn left signposted towards Portesham elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any and Abbotsbury. At the T junction turn right and immediately statement that may be made in these particulars. These left again signposted to Portesham. After approximately 3 particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. miles and at the bottom of a hill the village of Portesham will 2 Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The be reached. Follow the road round through the village along text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are Front Street and then turn left where it is signposted to Coryates, not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation Friar Waddon and Upwey into Winters Lane. Proceed past the or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, turning to Winters Close and the entrance to Nethergrove House equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. set within a stone wall with wrought iron gates will be seen on the right hand side.
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