Everdene Leigh, Dorset DT9

A beautifully presented eco-house with guest cottage in a countryside setting overlooking the Blackmore Vale. Situation Everdene is situated in open and unspoilt countryside near the small village of Leigh, which is a thriving community with a parish church, village hall and a sub-post office. The neighbouring village of Yetminster (3 miles) has a shop, pub, garage and a variety of village amenities and services including a GP surgery/ health centre and a sports/social club. Most day-to-day needs including both Waitrose and Sainsburys supermarkets can be found in Sherborne (5.3 miles). Larger towns nearby include the regional centre of Yeovil (9 miles) and the county town of Dorchester (15.3 miles). Sherborne has an excellent range of schools with two primary schools, both feeding to The Gryphon School for secondary education. Independent schools in the area include the Sherborne schools, Leweston, Bryanston, Clayesmore, Hazlegrove and the Bruton schools. For transport links Sherborne has a rail service to Waterloo (2.25 hours), Castle Cary (19 miles) has service to Paddington (90 minutes). Bournemouth, Bristol and Exeter Airports are all about an hour’s drive away. Leigh 1 mile, Yetminster 3 miles, Sherborne 5.3 miles (Waterloo 2.25 hrs), Yeovil 9 miles, Dorchester 15.3 miles, Castle Cary station 19 miles (Paddington 90 minutes), Bournemouth Airport 39.8 miles. (Distances and times approximate). Everdene House Designed by green oak frame specialists, Roderick James Architects, Everdene is a recently built and beautifully finished family home, which has been shortlisted for The Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating Awards 2020. Set in landscaped grounds with no close neighbours and with views over the Blackmore Vale, the property is built of local stone from the nearby Sherborne Castle Estate quarry with oak cladding and a slate roof. The design incorporates super- insulation within the walls and roof, Pilkington low E double- glazed windows and doors and a Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR) system to balance heat and ensure a constant supply of clean, healthy air around the house. In addition, the heating and hot water system combines wood-burning stoves, a 5kW array of solar PV panels and a biofuel compatible boiler. A lengthy build time ensured that the positioning, quality of finish and attention to detail were exactly right. The ground floor centres around the large kitchen and family room with ample space for separate seating and dining areas, an impressive vaulted ceiling, fireplace fitted with a wood-burning stove and French windows opening onto the terrace. The kitchen is fitted with a Neptune kitchen of painted timber incorporating a Falcon range cooker, built-in electrical appliances, central island, double Belfast sink and walk-in larder. Across the reception hall are the study/music room and the drawing room, which has extensive windows on two Main House sides with views out over the garden and a fireplace fitted with a wood-burning stove. On the first floor is a galleried landing that extends out over 4 3 3 the hall below with a broad picture window that looks out across the Blackmore Vale. Off the landing are the master bedroom suite and dressing room which has a vaulted ceiling 0.75 and stairs to an en suite shower room, the guest bedroom acres also with a vaulted ceiling and en suite shower room, two further double bedrooms (one with French windows leading to an oak balcony) and the family bathroom.

Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Bedroom Main House: 282.1 sq m / 3,036 sq ft Outbuilding: 89 sq m / 958 sq ft Bathroom Total: 371.1 sq m / 3,994 sq ft (Including Garage/ Excluding Void) Kitchen/Utility Including Limited Use Area (29 sq m / 312 sq ft) This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Storage Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Terrace Recreation

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Ground Floor First Floor Everdene Lodge To one side of the main house and set against a line of Monterey cypress trees is the self-contained guest cottage which is clad in oak with a slate roof. The cottage has a large living room with vaulted ceiling and lovely countryside views, wood-burning stove and incorporated kitchen area. Adjacent is a double bedroom with en suite shower room and morning terrace off the bedroom. Above it is a mezzanine floor with scope for use as a study or additional sleeping area.

Everdene Lodge

1 1 1 Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 66.2 sq m / 712 sq ft Including Limited Use Area (6.6 sq m / 71 sq ft) This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars.

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Ground Floor Garden and Grounds The house is set back off a country lane with extensive parking on two sides. Set back and connected to the main house via a covered walkway is the garage block incorporating a garage, carport and workshop/plant room with an external oak staircase rising to the first floor two-room home office/games room. The grounds are bounded by field hedges with an informal lawn/meadow extending out from parking area at the front. The formal garden lies behind and to one side of the house with a paved terrace and adjacent gravelled area providing space for outside dining and entertaining. Next to the terrace are a small topiary lawn and several well-stocked herbaceous beds around a brick-paved area. Beyond and separated by a dry-stone wall are a further lawn planted with fruit trees and a wildlife pond. The property benefits from an oak framed log store. Agent’s Note A more detailed summary of the eco-credentials of the property are available on request. The property has been let very successfully for holidays and more recently as a fashion and film location. For further details visit www.everdenedorset.co.uk. Tenure Freehold Services Mains water & electricity. 5kW array of photovoltaic panels. Eco Vortex waste treatment plant. Hydro-treated vegetable oil-fired central heating utilising condensing boiler with underfloor heating throughout the ground floor. MVHR system. LPG. Local Authority & Council Tax Band Dorset Council (www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk). Tax Band: G. Directions (Postcode DT9 6HT) From Sherborne head south on the A352 towards Dorchester. After 1.8 miles just past the Longburton/30mph sign turn right, signed to Leigh. Continue for just under 3 miles onto Bailey Ridge and the property will be found on the left just beyond a line of cypress trees.

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