The Old Barn The Old Barn Netherhay, Netherhay Bridport 9.3 miles Beaminster 5 miles

• 6 Bedrooms • 2 Bedroom annexe • Farmhouse kitchen/dining room • Utility room • 4 Reception rooms • Driveway and parking • Large level gardens and outbuildings • In a beautiful setting

Guide price £995,000

SITUATION AND AMENITIES Netherhay is a quaint hamlet, nestling on the border between Dorset and Somerset, dotted with character properties and benefitting from the nearby facilities in Drimpton. Here you will find; two churches, a village hall, a playing field and a pub. Netherhay is ideally placed to give access to the market towns of Beaminster, Bridport and Crewkerne, the later having a main line railway connection to London Waterloo, a Waitrose supermarket and good road links. Beaminster, a short distance away offers convenience and bespoke shopping of a surprising variety A beautifully presented, versatile country home with guest wing for a town of its size, as well as a number of renowned popular restaurant and brasseries. Bridport by comparison, offers a more artisan and separate cottage. EPC Band D feel with an assortment of eclectic independent shops and a thriving music, arts and literary scene. To the south, one can visit the stunning Jurassic Coast at the pretty harbour town of Lyme Regis which has featured in many films and has been the inspiration for many local authors and playwrights over the years. There are also excellent walking and riding out opportunities throughout the area that let one take in the splendour of this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. DESCRIPTION The Old Barn, as its name suggests is, a delightful detached barn conversion dating back to the 1600's set in an idyllic position on the fringes of this popular village. The property is of stone elevations beneath a slate roof and has undergone an extensive programme of renovations in recent years. The Old Barn offers extensive and flexible accommodation finished to a very high standard. There is an abundance of character throughout and the accommodation comprises entrance hall, drawing room with stone fireplace and multi fuel burner, entrance hall, semi open plan farmhouse kitchen and dining room which leads through to a green oak and glass garden room which links the two ends of the house. Accessed from the garden room is a large laundry/drying room. At the far end of the property is a further reception room with multi fuel burner and a vaulted ceiling, exposed structural beams with bi fold doors leading onto the garden. This section of the barn could lend itself to ancillary accommodation as there is a separate entrance to an inner hallway with access to a bathroom. On the first floor above this area there is a double bedroom. The principal bedrooms are accessed from the main stairs and hallway and include a master bedroom with ensuite, four further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. In addition to the main house there is a detached, single storey, cottage with open plan living space, vaulted ceiling, roof lights and two double bedrooms and a bathroom. There are a number of linked outbuildings, currently used as a games room, tractor store and workshop. There is lapsed planning permission to convert these buildings to further ancillary accommodation. The cottage has its own separate driveway and parking and garden. OUTSIDE The Old Barn is approached from the lane via a double five bar gate which leads to a parking and turning area with space for a number of vehicles. The principal gardens lie to the side and rear of the property and are laid primarily to sweeping level lawns boarded by farmland. There is a hard standing courtyard area adjacent to the outbuildings, with plenty of additional parking spaces. As previously mentioned, there is a separate driveway and parking area for the cottage. DIRECTIONS From our office in Bridport take the B3162 road to Broadwindsor passing through the village of Salway Ash. On approaching Broadwindsor follow signs for Drimpton, continuing along the B3162. On entering Drimpton, with the pub on your right hand side, where the road bears sharply left continue straight on into Netherhay. The Old Barn is on the left, just before the road bears sharply right. SERVICES The main house has oil fired central heating, Mains electricity. Mains water. The cottage has oil fired central heating. Mains water. Mains electricity. There is a sewage treatment plant on site which serves both properties. LOCAL AUTHORITY West Dorset District Council Stratton House 58-60 High West Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1UZ 01305 251010 VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment only through Bridport Stags, call 01308 428000 The Old Barn, Netherhay, Netherhay

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