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Heneford House , NR , Heneford House CHETNOLE, NR SHERBORNE DORSET

A detached 18th Century house with a separate guest cottage set in delightful gardens and grounds with 100 yards of river frontage

Entrance hall • Sitting room • Study • Snug • Shower room Kitchen/dining room • Conservatory • Utility room Master bedroom with en-suite shower room Guest bedroom with en-suite shower room 2 Further bedrooms • Family bathroom

Clockmakers Cottage comprising: Entrance hall • Sitting room Kitchen/dining room • Utility room • Cloakroom 2 Double bedrooms

Parking • 2 Single garages • Summerhouse • Gardens & Grounds River frontage with fishing rights • Small paddock

In all about 1 acre (0.4 hectare)

Yetminster 2½ miles • 4 miles • 8½ miles Sherborne 9 miles ( Waterloo 2¼ hours) Dorchester 15 miles (Distances and time approximate)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

Clockmakers Cottage Clockmakers Cottage Heneford House Garden & Grounds Built in 1783, Heneford House is a The house is approached off a quiet country detached, 2-storey period house built of lane onto a tarmac parking area with a local stone under a Welsh slate roof with cottage-style garden on three sides of the a later extension of stone and render with house comprising areas of level lawn on two a clay tiled roof. The property was bought sides with a large area of hardwood decking by the present owners 13 years ago and overlooking the garden at the rear as it falls has undergone a process of complete away in a series of landscaped tiers down renovation and is very well presented with to the River Wriggle. Between the house enormous character and charm. The front and the cottage is a paved courtyard with a door opens to a wide entrance hall with potting shed and storage room. Beyond the doors off to a study, snug and sitting room cottage is an area of woodland bordering with a heavily beamed ceiling and large the river, with a path leading to a timber stone fireplace fitted with a cast iron gas- summerhouse and to a small paddock (with fired stove. A further door leads from the hall separate lane access). Overall the property to an L-shaped kitchen/dining room with is bordered by about 100 yards of riverbank views over the garden and river, with a range and is home to a wonderful array of wildlife of timber wall and floor units, Rangemaster including a family of otters and wild brown dual-fuel cooker (cream), tiled floor and trout. In all the garden and grounds extend with doors leading to a utility room and to about 1 acre. conservatory. On the first floor is a master bedroom with en-suite shower room, guest Situation & Amenities bedroom suite with en-suite shower room, Heneford House is situated just outside the 2 further bedrooms and a family bathroom. small village of Chetnole and is surrounded Clockmaker’s Cottage by unspoilt countryside. The village has a parish church and The Chetnole Inn Adjacent to the main house is a detached, public house. The neighbouring village of Sherborne (9 miles) is easily accessible The A37 is just 1¾ miles away running single storey building incorporating a guest (2½ miles) offering amenities S and has a wide range of shopping and M north to Yeovil and south to Dorchester. cottage and 2 single garages. Built of stone including a shop/post office, health centre, business facilities, including a Waitrose The A303 (13 miles) lying just north of with a clay tiled roof, which is adorned supermarket. The larger towns of Yeovil Yeovil links with the M3 to London and veterinary surgery and Montessori nursery. by a cupola decorated with a clock and (8½ miles) and Dorchester (15 miles) are the West Country. also both within easy driving distance. weathervane, and with its own private There are nearby primary schools There is a mainline rail service from garden, Clockmaker’s Cottage has an E in Yetminster (2½ miles) and Sherborne, Dorchester, Yeovil, Bath, T Sherborne to London Waterloo taking entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining Evershot (4 miles) with the Gryphon t Exeter and all provide excellent 2¼ hours. Chetnole to Bath/ or room, utility room, 2 double bedrooms and School (9 miles) in Sherborne entertainment venues. Dorchester/Weymouth. providing secondary education. family bathroom. It has permission to be Nearby private schools include There are a number of bistro pubs and Airport and Exeter restaurants within the local area. International Airport are both about an used as an annexe to the main house or for Hazlegrove, the Sherborne e A hour’s drive away offering connections holiday use and is currently listed at schools, Leweston, Millfield and within the UK and to many international www.holidaylettings.co.uk. Perrott Hill. destinations. Services: Mains water and electricity. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating. House = 233.1 sq m / 2510 sq ft Bottled Calor Gas (hob). (Excludes restricted head height & store) Cottage = 144.1 sq m / 1552 sq ft Fixtures & Fittings: All those items regarded as tenant’s fixtures and fittings, together with the fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings, are specifically excluded from the Cottage (Not in actual location/orientation) sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation.

Tenure: Freehold

Council Tax Band: G

Local Authority: District Council Tel: 01305 251010

Directions (Postcode DT9 6PE) From Yeovil travel south on the A37 towards Dorchester for 5½ miles from the roundabout by the Quicksilver Mail public house on West Coker Road and turn left signed to Chetnole. Carry on until you reach a T-junction in the Ground Floor First Floor village and turn right towards . 1 Continue for /3 mile and Heneford House will be found on the left hand side 100 yards beyond the speed limit sign.

Viewings All viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight 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.

House Cottage Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight 01935 812236 Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne, any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Dorset DT9 3PU Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building [email protected] regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. KnightFrank.co.uk Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs: 2015 & 2016. Particulars: April 2016. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.