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REMEDY HOUSE HILFIELD, NR.DORCHESTER, REMEDY HOUSE

HILFIELD, NR.DORCHESTER DORSET

An early 20th century house with a large garden and paddocks situated in a lovely rural setting with stunning panoramic views

Porch • Entrance hall • Drawing room • Dining room Sitting room • Study • Kitchen/breakfast room Boot room • Utility room • Cloakroom

5 Double bedrooms • 2 Bathrooms

Double garage • Double stable block Further outbuilding incorporating workshop, fuel store and kennel • Parking

Garden • Paddocks

In all about 7.5 acres (3.03 hectares)

Sherborne 7 miles (London Waterloo 2¼ hours) Dorchester 12¾ miles • Yeovil 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. Situation & Amenities Remedy House is situated in a glorious elevated position surrounded by beautiful Dorset countryside, just outside the small, scattered village of Hilfield. As a small village, Hilfield only has a Parish church but the property is equidistant between the nearby villages of and Cerne Abbas (both 4 miles), which both have good local facilities including shops, post offices and pubs. There are four village primary schools within a 5 mile radius E and the independent Leweston School Junior Department is just 5¾ miles away. The Gryphon School in (7 miles) is a highly regarded state secondary school and there is a wealth of nearby private schools including the Sherborne schools, Leweston, Milton Abbey, Hazlegrove and Bryanston. The A352 provides easy access to Sherborne, which has S a wide range of shopping and business facilities, including a Waitrose supermarket, whilst Dorchester (12¾ miles) and the regional centre of Yeovil (13 miles) both offer a broader range of amenities. Sherborne, Dorchester, Yeovil, Bath, Exeter and all t provide excellent entertainment venues. There are several gastro pubs and restaurants within the e local area. including four reception rooms and five double bedrooms. On the which also has built-in wardrobes, three further double bedrooms ground floor the front door opens from under an open porch to and two bathrooms. The A352 provides quick access north to Sherborne, with the hall with the staircase rising to the first floor. On one side is the M the A303 only a few miles further north providing a direct drawing room, which has windows on two sides, ceiling beams and Outbuildings, Garden & Grounds east/west route linking with the M3 to London. a wide, faux inglenook fireplace. On the other side is the dining room, Remedy House is approached via a gravelled drive to a parking area There is a regular mainline rail service from Sherborne to which also has a beamed ceiling and an open fireplace. A further beside the timber double garage and an old brick-built double stable T London Waterloo (2¼ hours). door from the hall leads to the kitchen/breakfast room, which has a block. The drive continues up the side of the garden to a further Airport and Exeter International Airport are tiled floor and is fitted with a range of painted wall and floor-mounted parking area, with a secondary access on to the lane. Adjacent to the A both about an hour’s drive away offering connections within units, timber work surfaces, Belfast sink, 2-oven, oil-fired AGA parking area is a rendered outbuilding, which currently serves as a the UK and to many international destinations. (green), electric oven and hob and a window seat. Off the kitchen is workshop, fuel store and kennel. The garden lies on three sides of the the study leading through to the sitting room, which has a fireplace house and is mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs and a variety of Remedy House fitted with a wood-burning stove, beamed ceiling and windows on trees including two fine beech trees. At the front of the house a series Probably dating originally from the late 1920s or early 1930’s with three sides including French windows, which open out on to the side of steps rise to a paved terrace at the front of the house. Surrounding a later extension at the rear, Remedy House is a two-storey house terrace. Also off the kitchen is the boot room with doors off to the the garden on three sides are three inter-connected paddocks all with rendered elevations under a clay tiled roof. Situated on a hill with utility room and cloakroom. The staircase from the hall rises to the bounded by stock-proof fencing and with private water-supplied truly fantastic views visible from nearly every room, the house is well open, galleried landing with doors off to the master bedroom, which troughs. In all the garden and paddocks extend to about 7.5 acres presented and has generous, well-proportioned accommodation has a fireplace and a range of built-in wardrobes, the guest bedroom, (3.03 hectares). Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Bedroom 261.1 sq m / 2810 sq ft

Bathroom

Kitchen/Utility

Storage

Services: Mains electricity. Private water & drainage. Oil-fi red central heating and AGA. Fixtures & Fittings: All those items regarded as tenant’s fi xtures and fi ttings, together with the fi tted carpets, curtains and light fi ttings, are specifi cally excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Tenure: Freehold Council Tax Band: G Ground Floor First Floor Local Authority: District Council Tel: 01305 251010

Directions (Postcode DT2 7BD) From Sherborne, travel south on the A352 for 7¾ miles and turn right onto Sandy Lane, signed to Hilfi eld. Travel for just under a mile and the entrance to the front drive to the property is on the right behind a timber gate. Continue on the lane for a further 100 yards and turn right on to the back drive.

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

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 01935 812236 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 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne, 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). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, Dorset DT9 3PU 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 [email protected] that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must fi nd out by inspection or in other ways that these KnightFrank.co.uk matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in with registered number OC305934. Our registered offi ce is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs: August 2016. Particulars: May 2017. Kingfi sher Print and Design. 01803 867087.