BEECH HOUSE DORCHESTER BEECH HOUSE 26 FORE STREET, EVERSHOT DORCHESTER

A charming and unspoilt Grade II Listed village house with secondary accommodation and a large private garden

Dining hall • Sitting room • Drawing room • Study Kitchen/breakfast room • Laundry room • Storeroom • Cloakroom

Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom • 5 further bedrooms Family bathroom • WC • Large attic

Parking • Former coach house with first floor studio flat Carport • Workshop • Garden store Wood store Part-walled garden bordering a stream

In all about 0.75 acre (0.3 hectare)

Yeovil 10 miles ( Waterloo 2¼ hours) 11½ miles • Dorchester 13 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. Beech House Believed to originate from a number of earlier buildings, at the open, far end is a stream, which is the beginning of Beech House was created and extended in the late 17th/ the River Frome and is home to native freshwater crayfish. early 18th Century and has a 20th Century extension at the To one side of the lower garden is a screened vegetable rear. The property is a Grade II Listed attached house built garden and orchard. The entire garden extends to about of dressed stone under a thatched roof, which has been 0.75 acre (0.3 hectare). renewed in sections over the past fifteen years, principally in 2014. It is presented in excellent decorative order and has Situation & Amenities a wealth of original period features including stone mullion Beech House is situated in the heart of the pretty and highly windows on the front elevation, panelling, window seats, sought-after village of Evershot, within the West working window shutters and fireplaces. On the ground Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village is a thriving floor the front door opens to the flag-stoned dining hall community with a church, The Acorn Inn public house, post with doors leading off to the sitting room and the drawing office/shop, bakery, village hall, doctor’s surgery, primary room, which has a fine carved marble fireplace and French school and the 5-star Summer Lodge Country House windows leading to the garden. A doorway from the hall Hotel. For further details go to www.evershot.org. gives access to a lobby leading to the study, cloakroom Sticklands CEVA Primary School is in the village, and the kitchen/breakfast room, which also has a flagstone E with the closest secondary school in floor and is fitted with a range of units and Lacanche dual- about 7½ miles away. Alternatively the Thomas fuel range cooker (black). Beyond the kitchen is the laundry Hardye School in Dorchester is 13½ miles away. room, storage/boiler room and a rear lobby. A staircase Nearby private schools include Hazlegrove, the from the hall rises to the first floor landing with doors off to Sherborne schools, Bryanston and Perrott Hill. the master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, four further The Abbey town of Sherborne is 11½ miles away bedrooms (one of which is currently used as a study), S and has a good range of shops and services family bathroom and separate WC. On the second floor is including a Waitrose supermarket. and the a further double bedroom and a large, part-boarded attic, county town of Dorchester are also only 10 and 13 both lit by natural light from dormer windows. miles away respectively. Garden Sherborne, Dorchester, Yeovil and all The garden lies to the rear of the house with a terrace t provide excellent entertainment venues. beside a lawn dominated by a large magnolia, looking In addition to the facilities in the village, there is down towards the magnificent copper beech tree, after e a wide selection of gastro pubs and restaurants which the house is named. To one side of the lawn is a within the local area. range of outbuildings comprising a garden store, wood The property is conveniently located for quick store, car-port and a small barn that now serves as a M access to the main road network via the A37 workshop. Vehicular access is via a driveway passing down (1½ miles) and the A356 (3½ miles). one side of the house and sweeps round to a parking area in front of the former coach house, which now comprises There is a mainline rail service nearby from Yeovil a single garage and machinery store with a self-contained T to London Waterloo, taking about 2¼ hours. studio flat above. Beyond the beech tree is a further, lower , Exeter and Airports are all just lawn, which was formerly a grass tennis court, with borders A over an hour’s drive away offering connections to on each side. The garden is part-walled on two sides and UK and many international destinations. Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 392.5 sq m / 4225 sq ft Bedroom (Including Loft) Services Bathroom Coach House = 70.7 sq m / 761 sq ft Mains water, electricity and drainage. Kitchen/Utility Total = 463.2 sq m / 4986 sq ft Bottled Calor Gas. Oil-fired central heating. Storage Recreation 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 sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation.

Tenure Coach House - First Floor Freehold Coach House - Ground Floor (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Council Tax Band Second Floor G

Local Authority District Council: 01305 251010

Directions (Postcode DT2 0JW) Beech House is located in the centre of the village almost opposite the Evershot Village Shop.

Viewings All viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight Frank LLP. Ground Floor First Floor

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.

Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing 01935 812236 (“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 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne, accordingly 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 Dorset DT9 3PU time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary [email protected] planning, building 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. Particulars: November 2016. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.