GLANVILLES SHERBORNE • DORSET a Magnificent Queen Anne Style Country House Set in Beautiful Landscaped Gardens of About 6.6 Acres in a Small Dorset Village
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GLANVILLES SHERBORNE • DORSET A magnificent Queen Anne style country house set in beautiful landscaped gardens of about 6.6 acres in a small Dorset village 2 3 Sherborne 7 miles (London Waterloo 138 minutes) • Dorchester 12 miles Poole 31 miles • Shaftesbury 18 miles (Mileages and times are approximate) SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION GROUND FLOOR Vestibule • Reception Hall • Sitting Room • Drawing Room • Dining Room • Study Kitchen/Family Room • Pantry • Cellar • Utility Room • Orangery/Music Room Indoor Swimming Pool with Changing Room, Steam Room and Plant Room FIRST FLOOR Master Bedroom with Dressing Room and En Suite Bathroom Bedroom 2 with En Suite Bathroom Bedroom 3 with En Suite Bathroom • Bedroom 4 with En Suite Bathroom Bedroom 5 with En Suite Bathroom SECOND FLOOR Study with Computer/Comms Room • Games Room/Cinema Room 3 Bedrooms and 2 Bath/Shower Rooms (1 En Suite) GARDENS AND GROUNDS Sweeping Drive leading through the Gardens to Extensive Parking Areas Outbuildings comprising Barn with Workshop, Garage and Loft Over 2 Useful Adjoining Storerooms • Garaging • Walled Kitchen Garden Exemplary Landscaped Gardens with Lawns, Young and Mature Trees • Lake Well Stocked Flower and Shrub Borders • Parterre • Terraces • All Weather Tennis Court IN ALL ABOUT 6.6 ACRES Savills Country Department Savills Wimborne 33 Margaret Street Wessex House London Wimborne W1G 0JD Dorset BH21 1PB Contact: Camilla Foster Contact: Simon Neville-Jones Tel: +44 (0) 20 7016 3718 Tel: +44 (0) 1202 856800 [email protected] savills.co.uk [email protected] 4 5 Situation Glanvilles is located in the village west link. The A303 can be joined to of Glanvilles Wootton which is set the north beyond Yeovil. amidst the beautiful Blackmore Vale Sporting facilities in the area include countryside. Local towns of note golf at Sherborne, Yeovil and Bridport, include the Abbey Town of Sherborne, horse racing at Wincanton, Exeter and County Town of Dorchester and Market Bath and water sports can be enjoyed Town of Blandford Forum, all of which along the Dorset coastline to the south have a good variety of shopping, at Poole Harbour and Weymouth educational and recreational facilities. Bay. The area is noted for its excellent Communications in the area include a independent schools including Perrott regular railway service from Sherborne to Hill, Sherborne School for Girls, London Waterloo taking about Sherborne School for Boys, Sherborne 2¼ hours and access onto the A352 Preparatory School, Leweston, providing a north/south route and the Hazlegrove and Port Regis. A35 at Dorchester providing an east/ Glanvilles in winter 6 7 Description Glanvilles was completed in 2003 but has swimming pool and an acoustically tuned been substantially refurbished during our music room/orangery. The kitchen/family clients’ ownership to provide an exceptional room has an Aga and there is oil fired central home. It has handsome brick elevations heating with many concealed radiators and under a tiled roof and provides superb light sealed unit double glazing throughout. and spacious accommodation of excellent The house has many updated technological proportions with views over the gardens, grounds and the surrounding countryside. attributes including direct line of sight internet connection, Wi-Fi plus Cat5e to all The principal reception rooms include a rooms and a comprehensive security system beautiful sitting room and drawing room, controlled by a Control 4 System to pads and both of which have stone fireplaces, bespoke phones. There is also a Rako and Control 4 panelling and moulded cornices and a dining lighting system. room with an intricate moulded ceiling and stone fireplace. Other features of note include the handcrafted oak and walnut staircase, Accommodation solid oak or artisan limestone flooring For a detailed understanding of the to many rooms, indoor air conditioned accommodation please refer to the floor plans. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 GLANVILLES Approximate Gross Internal Area Main House - 706 sq m / 7599 sq ft Workshops & Bike Shed - 151 sq m / 1625 sq ft For illustrative purposes only - Not to scale First Floor Ground Floor (Not shown in actual location/orientation) Cellar First Floor Ground Floor Second Floor 22 23 The Gardens Glanvilles is approached via cast-iron hydraulic gates which open is a walled kitchen garden with a traditional style greenhouse. onto a sweeping driveway leading to extensive parking areas to The gardens are landscaped and comprise extensive lawns, paved the front and side of the house and attached garaging. There is an terraces, an excellent variety of young and mature trees, a lake,well adjacent yard with outbuildings comprising a workshop, garages stocked herbaceous borders, a beautifully designed formal parterre with loft over and two useful workshops/offices. To the west of here and an all-weather tennis court. 24 25 26 27 28 29 GLANVILLES Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS Tenure Postcode For sale freehold with vacant possession. DT9 5QF Easements, Wayleaves and Rights of Way Directions The property is offered for sale subject to any public or private From Sherborne take the A352 towards Dorchester. After rights of way and/or easements or wayleaves whether referred passing through the village of Long Burton, take the left hand to in the particulars or not. turning signposted to Glanvilles Wootton. Proceed into the centre of the village where you turn left and you will find the Local Authority entrance gates to Glanvilles on your left hand side. West Dorset District Council South Walks House, South Walks, Viewing Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1EZ. Strictly by appointment with Savills. 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 electricity and water. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents 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. Photographs July 2016. 16/08/16 CF. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. 30 31 .