The Great House. East Orchard, Dorset

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1 The Great House East Orchard, Dorset

2 An extraordinary Grade II listed period house, with space and light in delightful gardens and grounds, situated in an idyllic hamlet The Great House, East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 0LQ Shaftesbury 4.5 miles, Sturminster Newton 4.5 miles, Gillingham 8.5 miles (London Waterloo 2 hours), Tisbury 13 miles, Sherborne 15.5 miles, Bruton 18 miles, Castle Cary 20.5 miles (London Paddington 1.5 hours), Salisbury 27 miles

3 Features: The Great House: Reception hall, drawing room, dining room, sitting room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, pantry, larder, laundry room, boot room, 2 cloakrooms, plant room, comms room Master bedroom with walk-through dressing room and bathroom, 4 double bedrooms (all en suite), 2 further double bedrooms, family bathroom, store room/bedroom 8 Coach House with self-contained 1 bedroom annexe, games room, car port Formal gardens, kitchen garden with vine house, greenhouse and poly-tunnel, heated swimming pool with pool house, tennis court, paddocks, woodland Lot 2: Brick barn with planning permission for conversion into a 2-bed cottage, 4-bay steel framed barn, modern stable block with 5 loose boxes, covered feed area, pasture In all about 8.62 acres

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5 The Property The Great House dates from the 17th Century with a magnificent 20th Century wing and is a wonderful family home combining open-plan living space with superb historic character. It is built of dressed Marnhull stone, brick and chequered flint and stone under reed straw and clay-tiled roofs. Internal features mentioned in the listing include the beautiful 17th Century staircase and chamfered ceiling beams. The property has been extensively refurbished in recent years with a scheme of improvement including a new plumbing system, underfloor heating in the principal reception rooms and kitchen, new electrical and communications systems and re-thatching. Excellent care has been taken to ensure a warm and well-insulated home through the combination of integral double glazing and a wood-pellet biomass boiler which has 17 years remaining of a commercial RHI grant. The principal reception rooms are found in the 20th Century wing which provides elegant lateral living space, ideal for entertaining and including a beautifully designed bespoke Guild Anderson kitchen. The house sits beautifully within the surrounding landscape with many pleasing vistas through the house and gardens beyond. The older part of the house includes a large study, sitting room and boot room with the principal bedroom accommodation on the first and second floors. A superb guest wing is found on the ground floor providing three en suite double bedrooms.

6 Floorplans for The Great House, East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 0LQ Approximate Gross Internal Area*: Main House: 7,154 sq ft / 665 sq m Garage & carport: 687 sq ft / 64 sq m Annexe: 1,011 sq ft / 94 sq m Barn: 2,296 sq ft / 213 sq m Stables: 1,027 sq ft / 95 sq m Wine & Garden Store: 203 sq ft / 19 sq m Plant Rooms: 801 sq ft / 74 sq m Total: 13,179 sq ft / 1,224 sq m N Stable 4.64 x '3" x 14'0" Stable 4.64 x 4.27 Stable 15'3" 4.54 x 14'0" x '11" x 14'0" Stable 4.54 x 4.27 Stable 14'11" 4.52 x 14'0" x '10" x 13'10" Stable 4.52 x Stable '10" 4.53 x 13'10" x '10" x 13'10" Pool Plant Room 3.72 x '2" x 9'3" Pool Plant Room 3.72 x '2" Garden x 9'3" Store 5.80 x '0" x 6'4" Stable 4.53 Stable x '10" 4.22 x 13'10" x '10" x 11'7" Garden Store 5.80 x '0" x 6'4" Stable 4.22 x '10" x 11'7" E S N E W S N Illustration for identification purposes only. Not to scale. *As defined by RICS Code of Measuring Practice. Garage 5.25 x '3" x 8'6" Garage 5.25 x '3" x 8'6" Barn x '4" x 28'8" Barn x '4" x 28'8" Laundry 3.99 x '1" x 10'5" Laundry Pantry/ 3.99 x '1" Utilityx 10'5" Pantry/ Utility Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 9.96 x '8" x 27'2" (Maximum) Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 9.96 x 8.27 Dining Room 32'8" x 27'2" 6.73 x 5.55 (Maximum) 22'1" x 18'3" Dining Room 6.73 x 5.55 Drawing Room 22'1" x 18'3" 8.03 x '4" x 22'0" Drawing Room 8.03 x '4" x 22'0" Carport 5.34 x '6" x 8'4" Garage 5.25 x '3" x 13'4" Carport 5.34 x '6" x 8'4" Garage 5.25 x '3" x 13'4" Red Brick Barn x '5" x 16'5" Red Brick Barn x '5" x 16'5" Plant Room 8.62 x '3" x 13'8" Bio Mass Store Plant Room 8.62 Gym/ x 4.16 Changing 28'3" x Room 13'8" 7.08 x '3" x 10'1" Bio Mass Store Gym/ Changing Room 7.08 x '3" x 10'1" Bedroom x '7" x 11'6" Bedroom x '7" x 9'9" Bedroom x '1" x 10'4" Bedroom x '7" x 11'6" Bedroom x '7" x 9'9" Ground Floor Ground Floor Carport 5.65 x '6" x 8'2" Workshop/ Bedroom 3 Games Room 4.89 x x '1" x 10'4" 24'1" x 21'4" (Maximum) 3.68 x '1" x 11'6" Carport 5.65 x '6" x 8'2" Workshop/ Games Room 7.35 x '1" x 21'4" (Maximum) 3.68 x '1" x 11'6" Bedroom 4.86 x '11" x 11'0" Kitchen/ Living Room 6.16 x '3" x 10'11" Entrance Hall Bedroom x x '0" x 14'2" 15'11" x 11'0" Kitchen/ Living Room 6.16 x '3" x 10'11" Annexe First Annexe Floor First Floor Garden Room 6.09 x '0" x 11'11" Entrance (Maximum) Hall x '0" x 14'2" Store Wine Store 3.00 x '10" x 8'5" Garden Room 6.09 x '0" x 11'11" (Maximum) Store Study 7.23 x '9" x 15'7" Rear Hall Wine Store 3.00 x '10" x 8'5" 2.71 x '11" x 7'11" Study 7.23 x '9" x 15'7" Rear Hall 2.71 x '11" x 7'11" Sitting Room 5.49 x '0" x 16'1" Hall 5.12 x '10" x 10'0" Boot Room 4.97 x '4" x 10'8" Sitting Room 5.49 x '0" x 16'1" Hall 5.12 x '10" x 10'0" Boot Room 4.97 x '4" x 10'8" Dressing Room 4.91 x '1" x 13'6" First FloorFirst Floor Bedroom x 5.04 Dressing 18'10" Room x 16'6" 4.91 x '1" x 13'6" Bedroom x '7" x 14'11" Bedroom x '10" x 16'6" Bedroom x '7" x 14'11" Bedroom x '2" x 12'9" Bedroom x '2" x 12'9" Second Floor Second Floor Bedroom x '3" x 15'8" Bedroom x '10" x 15'8" Bedroom x '3" x 15'8" Bedroom x '10" x 15'8" Annexe Ground Floor Annexe Ground Floor The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. Denotes restricted head height height Denotes restricted head height ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/ /ss ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/ /ss

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8 Secondary Accommodation and Outbuildings The property is approached via a gravel drive which opens into a wide parking and turning area beside the house. The coach house is across the drive with a large games room and a car port on the ground floor and a self-contained 1 bedroom annexe on the first floor. Adjacent to the annexe is the 3-bay garage block. Gardens and Grounds Adjoining the house are walled formal gardens with deep herbaceous borders adding colour and terraces and lawns accessed from the kitchen and hall. The heated swimming pool, pool house and tennis court are found to the east of the house, in a further walled garden with and an orchard beyond. Additional grounds comprise further lawns, woodland, paddocks and pasture.

9 Situation Set in a quiet and picturesque hamlet, The Great House sits in the heart of the Blackmore Vale. The market towns of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton are both nearby and provide an extensive range of everyday amenities and the area is also home to a selection of gastropubs and restaurants. Further shopping and recreational opportunities can be found in Sherborne, the Cathedral City of Salisbury or in Bath. The surrounding area is renowned for its selection of well regarded preparatory and public schools including Port Regis, Sandroyd, Hazelgrove, St Mary s Shaftesbury, Bryanston, The Sherborne Schools, Clayesmore, Millfield and King s Bruton. There are good transport links to destinations around the country including rail services to London Waterloo from Gillingham, arriving in approximately 2 hours and to Paddington from Castle Cary arriving in approximately 1.5 hours. The A303 is 12 miles away, providing an east/west link to the M3 for London and the M5 at Taunton (via the A358). Four airports (Southampton, Bournemouth, Bristol and Exeter) are just over 1 hour away offering connections to International and UK wide destinations.

10 Pond Whitegate Farm Whitegate Farm Pond Pond Pond Hollybank Hollybank Lot 2 Steps House Steps House Scotts Farmhouse Scotts Farmhouse 51.5m 51.5m Lot 1 Great House Farm Great House Farm Orchard Water Bridge Orchard Water Bridge GP GP 51.9m Lot 2 The stable yard and barns have separate access from the village lane as well as from the drive which continues past the main house. There is a 4-bay steel-framed barn, a covered feed area and a range of five loose boxes. Across the yard is a brick-built former barn with a clay tiled roof which has planning consent to be converted into a two bedroom dwelling (planning reference 2/2018/0508/ful). Beyond the yard is an area of pasture, extending to about 0.6 acre in total. General Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage (Klargester treatment plant). Biomass-fired (wood pellet) central heating system (17 years remaining of commercial RHI grant). Electric Everhot range cooker. Wessex Internet superfast broadband (30 mb/second download, 10 mb/second upload). 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: Freehold Council Tax Band: G Local Authority: North Dorset District Council. Tel: Viewings: All viewings are by appointment with the selling agents. Directions From Shaftesbury travel on the B3091 towards Manston. After approximately 3½ miles on a sharp right-hand bend, turn off the B3091 and carry straight on, signed to East Orchard. Continue for approximately 1 mile and The Great House will be found on the left-hand side, about 100 yards past a layby adjacent to a red letterbox set in the hedge. Winchells Farm Winchells Farm The Great House The Great House Total Area (3.49 ha / 8.62 ac) Total Area (3.49 ha / 8.62 ac) Tank Tank 51.9m Pond Pond This plan is published for the convenience of the purchaser only. This Its plan accuracy is published not for guaranteed the convenience and it is of expressly the purchaser excluded only. Its accuracy from any is contract. not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Based on Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 mapping with the permission Based Ordnance of the Controller Survey of 1:2,500 HMSO mapping Crown with Copyright the Licence permission No ES of the Controller of HMSO Crown Copyright Licence No ES Not to Scale. Drawing No. S Date Not to Scale. Drawing No. S Date

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