Oak Cottage BISHOPS DOWN, NR SHERBORNE, DORSET Oak Cottage BISHOPS DOWN NR SHERBORNE, DORSET

An attractive thatched house built in 1989 standing in a peaceful location with stunning views, paddock, small vineyard and with easy access to Sherborne

Porch • Entrance hall • Sitting room • Dining room Kitchen/breakfast room • Garden room • Utility/boot room • Cloakroom

Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom • 4 Further bedrooms Family bathroom • Shower room

Single garage • Garden store • Field shelter with secure storage

Garden, paddock and small vineyard

In all about 1.9 acres (0.77 hectare)

Bishops Caundle 1 mile Sherborne 4 miles (Waterloo 2¼ hours) Sturminster Newton 8 miles Yeovil 11 miles. (Distances and time approximate)

Oak Cottage The property is a detached family home built in 1989 and electric fi re, double doors onto terrace. Kitchen/breakfast constructed of stone elevations under a thatched roof with room with extensive range of fi tted wall and base units with a dormer window over the integral garage. There is a stone polished granite tops incorporating 1½ bowl ceramic sink, and part timber and glazed thatched porch over the front integrated Miele dishwasher, Neff electric hob and double door. A large garden room lies at the rear constructed of a oven/grill, oil-fi red 2 oven Rayburn (dark blue), space for stone base course with hardwood and glazed elevations fridge. Boot room/utility room with extensive range of under a tiled roof opening directly onto the adjacent terrace. wall and base units with stainless steel sink, plumbed for The accommodation, which is suited to family occupation washing machine and tumble dryer. Cloakroom. Integral and is well presented, comprises: entrance hall with single garage with up and over door housing the Trianco staircase rising. Dining room with hatch to kitchen (currently oil-fi red boiler. The fi rst fl oor provides a master bedroom These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon used as a large study). Sitting room with open fi replace with ensuite bathroom, guest bedroom with ensuite shower as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the with pine surround and Victorian grate. Garden room with room, 3 further double bedrooms and a family bathroom last page of the brochure. polished slate fl ooring, centrepiece pine fi re surround and with a separate shower cubicle. Situation Oak Cottage is situated in the small rural hamlet of Bishops Down. Local facilities are available in the nearby village of Bishops Caundle, about 1 mile, including a village shop/post office, public house, petrol filling station and primary school. Bishops Caundle primary school. The Gryphon School (secondary) E in Sherborne. Private schools include Sherborne schools, Leweston, Port Regis, Bryanston, Knighton House, Clayesmore, St Marys Shaftesbury, Hazlegrove, Kings School Bruton and Bruton School for Girls amongst others. t Sherborne, Yeovil, Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Salisbury and Poole. e There are a number of restaurants and bistro pubs in the area. There are numerous footpaths and bridleways in the area providing R access to the countryside of the Blackmore Vale.

Courses at Folke (2 miles), Sherborne, Yeovil and Dorchester (Came G Down).

Village shop/post office in Bishops Caundle. The nearby Abbey town of S Sherborne and the regional centre of Yeovil are both easily accessible.

The A303 is accessed at Wincanton and provides a direct east/west M route linking with the M3 to London.

There is a mainline rail service from Sherborne to London (Waterloo) T taking about 2¼ hours. Bristol, Bournemouth, Southampton and Exeter Airports are all A within easy driving distance offering connections within the UK, to Europe and other destinations. Gardens, land and outbuildings The property is approached off the lane through timber 5 bar gates onto tarmac parking and turning with further gravelled parking on the south side offering direct access to the front porch. There is a pedestrian gate from the parking area into the paddock. Pedestrian access from the lane is through a timber gate leading to the front door. The main garden lies on the west and north sides with an expanse of level lawn and stocked borders with mixed shrubs, plants and bulbs. There is a hedge with a trellis arch and climbing roses giving access to the kitchen garden – this comprises 5 raised beds with grass paths around. There is a paved terrace at the rear of the house with direct access from the garden room making it ideal for alfresco dining. A gravelled path continues from the parking to the rear where the oil tank is located and there is a flight of external metal steps leading to the master bedroom on the north side. Within the main garden there is a timber garden store. There are excellent panoramic views over rolling Dorset countryside from all aspects. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 302.4 sq m / 3256 sq ft The land comprises a principal paddock adjacent to the garden (excludes restricted head height) and house – this is level and laid to permanent pasture and is well fenced for stock with post and sheep wire fencing and some mature hedging. There is a fi eld shelter with an adjacent secure store. There is a 5 bar timber gate from the lane. The additional land lies across the lane from the house and is a narrow strip which has been planted as a small vineyard. This is stocked with mixed grapes, mainly Seyval Blanc, producing circa 150 bottles of white table wine per year.

Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fi red central heating and Rayburn.

Council Tax Band: G

Fixtures and fi ttings: All those items regarded as tenant’s fi xtures and fi ttings, together with the fi tted carpets, curtains and light fi ttings, are specifi cally excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. First Floor

Tenure: Freehold.

Local Authority: West Dorset District Council: 01305 251010 Directions (Postcode DT9 5PN) From Sherborne take the A352 towards Dorchester and approximately 1 mile outside of town turn left onto the A3030 Reception signed to Sturminster Newton. Continue through the village of Alweston and after ½ mile pass staggered crossroads and Bedroom then take the right fork to Holwell. Continue about 1 mile and at Bathroom the small crossroads turn right signed to Bishops Down. Oak Cottage will be found after a short distance on the right. Kitchen/Utility Viewings Storage All viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight Recreation Ground Floor Frank LLP.

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.

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