TINTINHULL COURT Tintinhull, Somerset

Tintinhull Court St. Margarets Road, Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 8PL

An impressive Grade I listed village house with medieval origins, wonderfully proportioned rooms and landscaped gardens

Accommodation Reception hall • winter drawing room • summer drawing room first floor drawing room • library • dining room • kitchen/breakfast room • hall cloakroom/utility • conservatory • flower room • cellar

Master bedroom with dressing room and bathroom bedroom 2 with bathroom and dressing room • bedroom 3 with en suite bathroom bedroom 4 with bathroom • second floor • bedroom 5 with bathroom 2 further bedrooms • shower room • sitting room/studio/games room • kitchenette

Self-contained annexe with accommodation comprising hallway, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, sitting room, first floor store room

Circular gravelled driveway • garaging • attractive gardens with lawns variety of trees • ornamental pond • further garaging • tennis court

In all about 2 acres

Savills Wimborne Savills Country Department Wessex House 33 Margaret Street Priors Walk, East Borough London Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1PB W1G 0JD Contact: Ashley Rawlings Contact: George Nares Tel: +44 (0) 1202 856 873 Tel: 020 7016 3718 [email protected] [email protected] savills.co.uk

YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE IMPORTANT NOTICE ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE TEXT SITUATION Tintinhull Court is located in the village of Tintinhull which has amenities including a village school, parish church and the National Trust administered Tintinhull Gardens. The nearby towns of Somerton, Castle Cary and Sherborne all provide a good variety of shopping, educational and recreational facilities. There are mainline railway stations at Castle Cary with a service to London Paddington and to the south at Yeovil or Sherborne with a service between Exeter St Davids and London Waterloo. The area is well known for the quality of its education with schools including Millfield, King’s Bruton, Sherborne Boys and Sherborne Girls, St Anthony’s, Leweston, Sherborne Preparatory School, Perrott Hill and Hazlegrove as well as a number of well regarded state schools. Sporting facilities in the area include shooting and fishing, horse racing at Bath, Exeter, Taunton, Wincanton and Salisbury as well as water sports on Sutton Bingham Reservoir and golf at Long Sutton and Sherborne. The Jurassic coast in Dorset with its variety of water sports is also within easy reach.

DESCRIPTION flexible accommodation for any incoming purchaser and Tintinhull Court is Grade I listed and was originally built is ideally setup for a large number of family members and as a medieval parsonage for the Church of St Margaret. guests. The house has medieval origins, although remodelled in The court exudes a great deal of character with attractive 1678, 1777 and 1927 and has predominantly Ham stone flagstone and oak flooring complimented with ornate elevations under a slate roof. The house was originally wall panelling dating from the 17th Century. Along with known as The Parsonage, up until the 19th Century the elegant cornicing, including a 14th Century wooden although it ceased to function as such in 1529. carved ceiling in the library, intricate details such as The court has wonderfully proportioned rooms perfect for beautiful window seats and fireplaces add to the court’s entertaining and includes a winter drawing room, summer charm. The library with its carved ceiling is particularly drawing room and first floor drawing room as well as a intriguing as it is incorporated within a hidden hall with family kitchen positioned next to the dining room. With circular staircase. The court has a presence of history but seven bedrooms, two dressing rooms and six bath/shower also feels like a family home and its large windows create rooms, plus ancillary accommodation, there is ample and a lot of light. TINTINHULL COURT Approximate Gross Internal Area = 812.1 sq m / 8741sq ft (Excluding Void) Basement = 50.9 sq m / 548 sq ft Garage = 97.5 sq m / 1049 sq ft Total = 960.5 sq m / 10338 sq ft For identification only. Not to scale.

Second Floor

First Floor

Basement 1 (Not shown in actual location/orientation)

Basement

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Ground Floor First Floor OUTSIDE Tintinhull Court has attractive landscaped gardens in keeping with the court’s stature. The main entrance is from St Margaret’s Road with a stone pillared entrance and electronically operated gates leading to a circular gravelled driveway with central flower bed. The front garden is enclosed by high Ham stone walls and has well stocked beds and borders. The driveway gives access to a detached three car garage and a pedestrian opening and pathway leads to the southern side of the property with yew hedging enclosing a terraced lawned garden. The principal lawns are adjacent to this area with a splendid beech tree and all weather tennis court. To the rear of the house is a flagstone terrace overlooking a symmetrical ornamental pond surrounded by flower and shrub beds. A beech hedge screens a small orchard and kitchen garden with greenhouse and oak framed garage.

SERVICES LOCAL AUTHORITY All mains services are connected. Please note that the South Somerset District Council, Brympton Way, Yeovil, working condition of any of the services or kitchen Somerset BA20 2HT. Tel. 01935 462462. appliances has not been checked by the agents, but at the time of taking particulars we were informed that they were VIEWING all in working order. Strictly by appointment with Savills. FIXTURES AND FITTINGS DIRECTIONS All curtains and garden furniture/garden ornaments are Proceed along the A303 in an westerly direction passing excluded from the sale but could be made available by the Podimore roundabout. Continue along the A303 until separate negotiation. you reach a signpost to Tintinhull on your left hand side. TINTINHULL COURT Proceed into the center of Tintinhull and take the right OUTGOINGS Council tax band H hand turn into St Margaret’s Road where you will find Tintinhull Court on your right hand side. POST CODE BA22 8PL

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908)

Important Notice Savills and their clients give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building, regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 3. The reference to any mechanical or electrical equipment or other facilities at the property shall not constitute a representation (unless otherwise stated) as to its state or condition or that it is capable of fulfilling its intended function, and prospective purchasers/ tenants should satisfy themselves as to the fitness of such equipment for their requirements. Particulars produced February 2018. Photographs taken February 2018. 18/03/05 GC. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.