Waterside House Litton Cheney • Nr Dorchester • Dorset

Dorset Coast 3½ miles • Bridport 6 miles • Dorchester 10 miles (London Waterloo 2½ hours) (Distances & time approximate) A fine detached family home situated in the pretty conservation village of Litton Cheney which has easy access to the Dorset Coast. The property has garden and adjacent land made up of pasture together with a large agricultural barn suitable for storage or alternatively to provide space for stabling. Lot 1: House and garden Entrance hall • Kitchen/dining room • Garden room • Sitting room Cloakroom/shower room • Utility room • Rear lobby Ground floor master bedroom with ensuite bathroom 4 Further bedrooms • Bathroom 2 • Separate WC Single garage with adjacent store with gardener’s WC • Greenhouse Garden with orchard area and stream In all about 1.14 acres (0.46 hectare)

Lot 2 Agricultural barn. Pasture land and small orchard In all about 5.09 acres (2.06 hectares)

For sale as a whole or in 2 lots Elder&Froy

Elder & Froy Knight Frank LLP 22 Middlemarsh Street, Poundbury 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne Dorchester, Dorset DT1 3GD Dorset DT9 3PU 01305 269200 01935 812236 [email protected] [email protected] www.elderfroy.co.uk 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. Situation Litton Cheney is a picturesque conservation village with a primary school, St Mary’s parish church and a public house (The White Horse Inn) and has easy access to the Dorset Coast.

Schools: The area is well known for some excellent independent schools including Sherborne Schools, Leweston, Perrott Hill and Sunninghill Prep School in Dorchester.

Entertainment: Bridport has a range of live music and art at The Electric Palace which also houses the vintage cinema. Dorchester is home to the newly completed Brewery Square Development which houses an Odeon Cinema Complex and various restaurants, shops, wine bars and delicatessens.

Restaurants: The Riverside Restaurant in West Bay, Hive Beach Café at Burton Bradstock, the award winning Fox and Hounds Inn at Cattistock, the Michelin starred Sienna in Dorchester and Summer Lodge at Evershot.

Walking and Riding: There are footpaths and bridleways providing good access to the countryside.

Beaches: Good beaches at Burton Bradstock, about 3 miles away and Chesil Beach at West Bexington and Abbotsbury.

Shopping: The coastal town of Bridport and county town of Dorchester provide a wide range of shopping, business and recreational facilities.

Travel: The A35 coast road is accessed about 1½ miles to the north providing a direct east/west route.

Mainline rail in Dorchester with a regular service to London (Waterloo) taking about 2½ hours.

Bournemouth, Bristol and Exeter Airports are all within about 1 hour’s drive offering connections around the UK, Europe and to other destinations. Waterside House (Lot 1) The property is a detached family home constructed of stone bathroom. The first floor provides 4 further double bedrooms, Lot 2: Land and barn elevations under a slate roof with a lead roofed single storey family bathroom and a separate WC (see floor plans). The land is accessed either directly from the garden or garden room lying on the southern elevation. The original house alternatively off School Lane which has gated access suitable for was built in the 1950’s and has been substantially extended Garden and grounds machinery. Within the land there is a large steel portal framed and re-modelled by the present owners. The ground floor has The property is approached off the village road onto a tarmac agricultural barn with block and timber clad elevations under spacious reception rooms which flow well and are excellent drive with parking and providing direct access to the stone and a fibre cement roof. This has double doors on both ends and for entertaining. Kitchen/dining room with range of fitted wall slate garage which has an adjacent garden store with WC. The is suitable for either machinery or for conversion to provide and base units incorporating a 1¾ bowl stainless steel sink gardens lie on the south and east sides of the house and are laid stabling or housing for stock. The land comprises paddocks with mixer tap and waste disposal system. Neff 5 ring electric to lawn interspersed by mixed trees including apple and cherry. laid to permanent pasture with the paddock lying on the village hob with extractor hood over. 2 Neff eye level ovens/grill and There is a large stone paved terrace on both sides of the house roadside planted with a variety of apple trees. The land is well integrated microwave, downlighters, open to garden room making it ideal for alfresco dining and entertainment and steps with doors onto terrace. Sitting room with stone fireplace inset lead up to the lawn on the east side. A stream (The River Bride) suited to either equestrian use or for other stock. with woodburning stove, fitted bookshelves, French windows forms the boundary on the eastern side and flows back towards In all about 5.09 acres (2.06 hectares) to terrace. There are oak floors throughout the ground floor. the village lane. Ground floor master bedroom with fitted hanging cupboard In all about 1.14 acres (0.46 hectare) and French windows onto terrace together with an ensuite Reception Waterside House Bedroom Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Main House = 249.8 sq m / 2689 sq ft Bathroom Garage / Store = 32.5 sq m / 350 sq ft

Kitchen/Utility

Storage

Garage / Store (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation)

Ground Floor First 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 brochure.

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. Original: October 2014. Updated: June 2015. Services Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil-fired central heating.

Council Tax Band F

Fixtures and 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 Freehold

Not to scale. For identification purposes only. Local Authority West Dorset District Council. Telephone: 01305 251010.

Directions (Postcode DT2 9AP) From Dorchester proceed west on the A35 for about 8 miles until the start of a dual carriageway (do not turn left signed Litton Cheney at the start of the dual carriageway). After ½ mile up the hill turn left at Whiteways Cross (no sign to left – signed West Compton to the right) and go down the steep hill. Turn right at the T junction at the bottom of the hill opposite the red telephone box. Continue into the village bearing left handed and Waterside House will be found after a short distance on the left (It is the last house before Waterside house School Lane).

Viewings Viewings are strictly by prior appointment with the joint sole agents Elder & Froy and Knight Frank LLP.

Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100017767.” Elder&Froy