Manor Farm East Dean • Salisbury • Wiltshire • SP5 1HB

A perfect country home centred around an attractive listed farmhouse and gardens with a cottage and Outbuildings all surrounded by 12.0 acres along the River Dunn.

Manor Farm, East Dean, Salisbury Wiltshire SP5 1HB

Salisbury 11.5 miles (18.5 km), Romsey 7.5 miles (12.5 km), Stockbridge 11.5 miles (18.5 km) M3/M27 8 miles (13 km) London Waterloo from Winchester Station from 60 minutes

Manor Farmhouse (& Granary) ● 3 Reception Rooms ● Kitchen/Breakfast Room ● Master Bedroom suite with dressing room and bathroom Description ● 4 Further Double Bedrooms It would be quite easy to use up all of the usual Estate Agents clichés and superlatives in trying ● 2 Bath/Shower rooms to describe Manor Farm, but essentially what you have is a hugely appealing property at the centre of which is a lovingly restored late 18th and early 19th Century farmhouse which has been The Studio/Flat home to the present owners for over 28 years. The main house is complimented by the ● Living Room & Kitchenette additional accommodation in the The Granary directly adjoining the house, a pretty cottage ● Bathroom (House Martin Cottage), a ground floor annexe and office suite, a studio and a superb range of other outbuildings including the impressive timber frame barn, and not forgetting The House Martin Cottage Homestead behind the farmyard which I will leave to your imagination. It is hard to imagine ● Living Room better surroundings for a happy family life with plenty of space indoors for work, for visitors ● Kitchen/Breakfast Room and entertaining, and plenty of space outside for activity and adventure. The whole property ● 2 Double Bedrooms has a feeling of being loved and well cared for, and much of the restoration and presentation ● Bathroom is down to the skill and craftsmanship of the current owner's family. Some of that work is unique like the simple, but functional fitted kitchen and the beautiful stained glass windows Outbuildngs that appear around the house, but it is equally practical and the house has smart contemporary bathrooms, a modern oil fired heating system and double glazing wherever possible. The agent ● Office Suite, Studio, Garden Room, Timber Frame Barn, and Stables is happy to admit that he finds Manor Farm to be quite a magical place.

Gardens and Grounds Situation ● Beautiful south west facing gardens, double banks on the River Dunn The property is very nicely situated in the countryside along the valley of the river Dunn right (about 300 yards) and pasture land on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border, midway between the picturesque villages of the West Dean and Lockerley, and almost exactly midway between the three market towns of Salisbury, Romsey and Stockbridge. East Dean itself is one of the smallest villages in Hampshire, but there are In all about 12.0 acres (4.85 hectares) village shops and popular primary schools close by in Lockerley and West Tytherley, both villages have thriving social and cultural activities, the train stops nearby at Dean and Dunbridge stations and the area is liberally scattered with good village pubs. For a wider range of services

and amenities it is only a short drive into Romsey or Stockbridge, Gardens and Grounds: A discreet arch leads through the Outbuildings: Manor Farm also boasts an excellent range of and Salisbury where there is also a popular theatre, cinema, arts outbuildings to the day to day entrance to the house and through general outbuildings, most of which are centred around the centre and a bigger central shopping area. to the beautiful private gardens, which are south west facing and original farmyard. The outbuildings are dominated by a fine enjoy the sun through the best of the day. The gardens are traditional Timber Fame Barn (87’ x 21’) (26.5m x 6.44m) General communication links are excellent with easy access to another testament to the owner's hard work and imagination with built on a brick plinth with weatherboard cladding and a slate Salisbury and Romsey, and the A27, A36 and M3 bringing the various well kept lawns, surrounded by colourful beautifully roof. Behind the traditional barn there is a lean-to Storage business centres either side of Southampton, along the south coast stocked borders themed to be enjoyed at different times of the Building and at one end of the main barn there is a pair of and the M3 and M25 corridors within easy reach. There are fast day. The highlight has to be the discreet, but rather luxurious Stables and/or Workshops with mains power and light. regular trains to London Waterloo from Grateley and Winchester Garden room overlooking a small terrace and cleverly designed Adjoining the cottage there is a well equipped artist's studio, stations, and Southampton and Heathrow Airports are also easily round borders. Close to the house there is another terrace with and dotted around the gardens and grounds there are various accessible. This area is also well known for its excellent selection steps up on to the lawns and beyond the terrace a productive and other sheds and useful garden stores. of schools at all levels, and as well as good local primary and state well kept kitchen garden with an immaculate Greenhouse. secondary schools there are many good private schools nearby Services including Farley, Norman Court(Montessori), Twyford, From the formal gardens a path leads past the farm buildings and Mains electricity and water are available at the property. Winchester and the Hampshire Collegiate School, as well as The the enclosure that houses the family homestead down to the river Private drainage (septic tank - separate systems for the Cathedral School, Godolphin and Chaffyn Grove in Salisbury. Dunn where there is a weir crossing the river to a wild flower farmhouse and for the cottage). Oil fired radiator central water meadow on the other side. The pasture land surrounding heating and hot water, together with an oil fired Aga. Outside the property totals about 11.0 acres, most of which is included in The gardens and grounds that surround Manor Farm total about four main paddocks with good stock proof perimeter fences and Local Authority 12.0 acres and are a hugely important feature of the property. The separate roadside access. Flowing from west to east with a double Test Valley Borough Council original farmyard has been kept more or less intact and provides bank of about 300 yards the River Dunn adds to the charm of the 01794 527700 / www.testvalley.gov.uk a welcoming entrance to the property with the farmhouse on one property and has in the past been stocked to provide entertaining Council Tax side, the traditional timber barn at the back and the cottage, fishing for the family. Band G. Amount payable for 2014/15 £2,353.53 workshops and studios on the other side. Directions Viewing AGENT’S NOTES Leave Salisbury south west on the A36 towards Southampton. All viewings should be by appointment only arranged through After about 3 miles take the first left exit and at the top of the slip Woolley & Wallis and their clients give notice that: our Salisbury Office 01722 424524 1. They have no authority to make or give any representations or warranties road turn left following the signs to The Grimsteads. In West in relation to the property. Grimstead pick up and follow the signs to West Dean, and follow Planning 2. These particulars have been prepared in good faith to give an overall v i e w that lane for about another 3 miles until you come into the centre Please note that Manor Farmhouse and by association the of the property, they do not form any part of an offer or contract, and of West Dean. In the middle of the village turn right to East Dean cottage and outbuildings are listed Grade II as being of must not be relied upon as statements of representations of fact. 3. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, immediately before the river bridge, and follow the lane out of architectural or historical interest. photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not n e c e s s a r i l y the village passing the sawmill on the left and the The Old Brewers comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all Fixtures and Fittings Pub on the right. Manor Farm will then come up on the left about necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Woolley & 250 yards after the Pub. Please note that unless otherwise stated in the particulars all Wallis have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must fixtures and fittings are excluded from the sale. satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 4. These particulars were prepared in May 2014

51-61 Castle Street • Salisbury • Wiltshire • SP1 3SU 01722 424524 • [email protected] • www.w-w.co.uk