Droveway Stourpaine • Nr Blandford Forum • Dorset

Blandford Forum 3 miles • Sturminster Newton 10 miles • Shaftesbury 12 miles (Distances approximate)

Droveway is a highly attractive property situated in an elevated position and surrounded by a stunning garden with a paddock and stables at the rear and with easy access to Blandford and Shaftesbury.

Entrance hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Conservatory • Study/snug Kitchen/breakfast room • Cloakroom • Utility area

Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing room/study 3 Further bedrooms • Bathroom 2 • Separate WC

Garage • Double open fronted carport • Garden stores Stable and tack room • Double field shelter

Attractive garden and paddock

In all about 3.75 acres (1.52 hectares)

Knight Frank LLP 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3PU Tel: +44 1935 812236 [email protected] www.knightfrank.co.uk

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. D roveway The property is an attractive house constructed of stone elevations under a clay and part stone tiled roof with dormer windows and stone chimneys. There is an extension on the north western side of a similar construction with a covered verandah facing the garden. There is a timber and clay tiled porch around the front door and lying on one side is a stone based and timber and glazed conservatory with views over the garden and beyond.

The house offers wonderful space for entertaining with the addition of the extension providing a large well proportioned drawing room. Entrance hall with stripped wood flooring and a carved stone open fireplace. Dining room with open fireplace with stone mantel and slips and woodburning stove on tiled hearth, stripped flooring and twin double doors leading to the conservatory with a flagstone floor and French windows onto the garden and further doors from the dining room with steps down to the drawing room. This is a well proportioned room with a carved stone French fire surround inset with a Jetmaster grate with a tiled hearth, twin French windows leading onto the covered verandah and accessing the garden beyond. Study/snug with a carved stone fireplace (sealed) flanked by shelved alcoves. Kitchen/breakfast room with a range of fitted timber wall and base units incorporating twin bowl stainless steel sink with mixer tap, Belling electric hob, integrated Bosch fridge, Carron eye level electric oven/grill, moveable central island with cupboards and drawers below and a granite worktop, 2 oven oil-fired AGA (cream) with extractor hood, terracotta tiled floor.

The first floor provides a master bedroom with fitted wardrobes and an ensuite bathroom and beyond a dressing room/additional study with fitted cupboards. There are three further double bedrooms, all with fitted cupboards, and one bedroom has glazed doors onto a balcony with balustrading above the garage. There is a second family bathroom with bath and shower together with a separate WC. Gardens, land and outbuildings The property is approached through a timber 5-bar gate onto a tarmac driveway leading to a parking and turning area and accessing the integral garage and with access to a further open fronted stone, timber clad and tiled double carport. The principal formal garden lies at the front (W) with a further area of garden at the rear (E) with the paddock lying beyond this. There is a stone paved path to the front door with pretty herbaceous borders and a mature wisteria along the front elevation. A pair of stone steps lead down to an expanse of lawn surrounded by colourful well stocked borders with a variety of mixed shrubs, flowers and trees including a fine mature Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrium). There is a further flight of steps with clipped box balls leading to a circular terrace with rose borders and a timber pergola over with clematis and surrounded on three sides by box hedging. The main part of the garden is enclosed by a mature beech hedge for privacy. There is an additional area of lawn on the north west side with access to the verandah and two timber garden stores. An archway in the beech hedging leads to the north west boundary where there is an area of mixed fruits including gooseberries, raspberries and blackcurrants. Adjoining the front elevation of the house there is a stone based timber and glazed greenhouse. The rear garden is accessed through a pedestrian gate from the parking area or directly from the house leading to a paved path with a small terrace. There is a raised bank with a bay hedge and a strip of lawn with mixed shrubs, plants and mature fir trees. A flight of stone steps leads up to this higher level from the terrace below. The stone path continues onto the access droveway which has a separate timber gate on the roadside giving vehicular access to the land. The garden is a wonderful feature of the property and has been well tended and stocked by the current vendor.

The land lies at the rear of the house and gardens and is a single paddock laid to pasture with a mains water supply to the troughs. This field is enclosed by timber post and rail fencing, sheep wire and mature hedging. There is a timber range comprising a stable with adjacent tack room/ feed store together with a double open fronted timber and corrugated field shelter. The land is well suited for equestrian use. There are some wonderful views over the Stour Valley from the land and upper parts of the garden. Situation Droveway is located on the southern edge of the village of Stourpaine which has The White Horse public house which is also run as a village shop/post office, parish Church of The Holy Trinity, playing fields, tennis club and active village hall.

Schools: The area is well served by excellent schools both in the public and private sectors. These include Hanford, Bryanston, Port Regis, Sandroyd, Canford, St Mary’s Shaftesbury and Sherborne Schools.

Entertainment: Blandford, Sherborne, Yeovil, Poole, Bournemouth, Bath and Bristol.

Golf: Blandford, Sherborne, Yeovil and Dorchester (Came Down).

Restaurants: A wide range of bistro pubs and restaurants within the local area.

Walking/Riding: There are a number of footpaths and bridleways giving access to the surrounding countryside.

Shopping: Extensive shopping, business and recreational facilities in Blandford Forum. The county town of Dorchester, Sherborne and D irections (Postcode DT11 8SZ) F ixtures and fittings Shaftesbury are all easily accessible. Approaching from Sherborne/Sturminster Newton proceed on the All fitted carpets, curtains and garden ornaments are excluded from A357 through Shillingstone and into Durweston. Continue until the sale but could be made available by separate negotiation. Travel: The A350 provides a direct north/south reaching the bridge over the River Stour (traffic lights). At the traffic route. The A303 is joined to the north linking with lights turn left signed to Shaftesbury proceeding for a short distance Tenure the M3 to London. and take the right turn signed to Pimperne. Continue uphill a short Freehold distance and the entrance to Droveway will be found on the left. Regular services from mainline railway stations at L ocal authority Salisbury (London Waterloo) from 1½ hours or Services North Dorset District Council: 01258 454111 Gillingham (London Waterloo) from 2 hours. Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil-fired central heating and Bristol, Bournemouth & Exeter Airports are all AGA. Viewing easily accessible offering connections around the Viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight Frank LLP. UK, Europe and to other destinations. Council Tax Band: G Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Terrace

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area First Floor Main House = 322 sq m / 3466 sq ft ( Including Garage )

Ground Floor

This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Important notice 1. 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 (“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 any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. 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. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary 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. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England 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: June 2014 Particulars: July 2014. Kingfisher Print and Design 01803 867087