SANDLEY LODGE SANDLEY, NEAR GILLINGHAM, DORSET

Computer Generated Image SANDLEY LODGE SANDLEY, NEAR GILLINGHAM DORSET

A former period lodge house completely refurbished and extended to a very high standard and situated in a beautiful and tranquil setting

Entrance hall • Sitting/dining room • Snug Kitchen/breakfast room • Utility room • Cloakroom

Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom Guest bedroom with en-suite shower room 2 further double bedrooms • Family bathroom Computer Generated Image

Single garage • 3-bay American barn • Parking Garden • 2 Paddocks

In all about 3 acres (1.21 hectares)

Buckhorn Weston 1½ miles Gillingham 3 miles (London Waterloo 2¼ hours) • A303 3¾ miles Castle Cary 13½ miles (London Paddington 1½ hours) (Distances and times approximate)

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Situation & Amenities Sandley Lodge is situated in unspoilt countryside on the southern edge of the Sandley Estate close to village of Buckhorn Weston (1½ miles), which has a parish church and a popular public house. Local amenities are available in the nearby town of Gillingham (3 miles), which has a range of shops including a Waitrose supermarket, doctor and dental surgeries and a good range of local businesses.

There are four primary schools within a 3 mile radius E and an outstanding secondary school in Gillingham. Local private schools include Hazlegrove, Kings Bruton and Bruton School for Girls, Port Regis and the Sherborne schools.

In addition to the local facilities in Mere and Gillingham, S Salisbury, Bath and Yeovil are all easily accessible offering a wide range of shopping, recreational and business facilities.

Bath, Salisbury and Yeovil all have excellent Sandley Lodge T entertainment venues. Sandley Lodge is a former lodge house to the Sandley Estate, ground floor the front door opens to the entrance hall, which is home to The National Stud before its move to Newmarket naturally lit by roof lantern and has a staircase rising to the first There are a number of gastro pubs and restaurants in the 1940s, and is believed to date originally from the late floor with doors off to all of the principal ground floor rooms. On e within the local area. Victorian period. It was bought by the present owner in 2015 one side is the kitchen/breakfast room, which is fitted with floor The A303 (3¾ miles) provides a direct east/west route and has since been sympathetically refurbished and extended and wall-mounted units, stone work surfaces and a range of M linking with the M3 to London and to the M5 (J25) at in compliance with listed building consent, as the lodge is sited Smeg appliances including an induction range cooker. Beyond Taunton (38 miles) via the A358. within the curtilage of Sandley House, which is Grade II Listed. is a sitting/dining room, which has a stone fireplace fitted with a The front façade of the lodge has been preserved but the wood-burning stove and 40ft of oak-framed glazing along two There is a mainline rail service from Gillingham to rear has been greatly extended using a green oak framework walls with French windows to the terrace. Also off the hall is the T London Waterloo taking about 2 hours and from to designs by local conservation architects, Western Design snug, cloakroom and the boot/laundry room. On the first floor Castle Cary (13½ miles) to Paddington in about 90 Architects. The property is built of local stone under a clay-tiled is the master bedroom suite, which has an en-suite bathroom minutes on the fast train. roof and has been finished to a very high specification with new and walk-in dressing room, the guest bedroom, which has an hardwood windows, limestone flooring throughout the ground en-suite shower room, two further double bedrooms and the Bristol & Exeter Airports are both just over 1 hour’s drive away offering connections within the UK and to floor and high quality kitchen and bathroom fittings. On the family bathroom. A many international destinations. Reception

Bedroom Outbuildings, Garden & Grounds Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Bathroom Main House: 256.7 sq m / 2763 sq ft The property is approached off a country lane through electric Outbuildings: 256.7 sq m / 2763 sq ft metal gates set between high stone gate piers and fitted with a Kitchen/Utility Total: 315.8 sq m / 3399 sq ft video entry system. The drive passes the front of the house to Storage a turning circle and continues on, passing between the garden and a ¾-acre paddock to a 3-bay American barn. Immediately Recreation to the front of the house is a small area of garden overlooking a 2-acre paddock bounded by post and rail fencing. The garden is principally behind the house, with a broad limestone flagged terrace bounded by dwarf stone walling with a pergola to one Outbuildings side and leading on to an area of lawn with shrub borders. To (Not shown in actual location/orientation) one side of the house is a single garage with integral boiler room, which opens on to the front drive. In all the garden and paddocks extend to about 3 acres (1.21 hectares). Services Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Underfloor heating. Tenure Freehold Council Tax Band: C Local Authority North Dorset District Council: 01258 454111 Directions (Postcode SP8 5DU) From Sherborne travel east on the A30 passing over the crossroads (with traffic lights) in Henstridge and continue on for 4 miles. Proceed up Stour Hill (just after the left turn to Kington Magna) and turn left at the crossroads at the top of the hill, signed to Buckhorn Weston. Travel for about 1 mile and take the third turning right (unmarked). Proceed down the lane for ¾ mile and the entrance gates to Sandley Lodge will be found on the left. Ground Floor First Floor Viewings All viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight Frank LLP.

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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 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: September 2016 Particulars: November 2016. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.