Lancombe Cottages & Lodges, Higher Chilfrome, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, Dorset

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Lancombe Cottages & Lodges, Higher Chilfrome, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0HU Holiday letting business with indoor swimming pool complex and panoramic countryside views.

2 Lancombe Cottages & Lodges, Higher Chilfrome, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0HU Holiday letting business with indoor swimming pool complex and panoramic countryside views. 8 miles from Dorchester and 10 miles from the Dorset coastline. On the Wessex Ridgeway - a popular walking trail. 3 bedroomed owners house with panoramic countryside views. 1 bedroomed detached annexe. 7 two storey holiday letting cottages set around a central courtyard. 3 detached holiday letting lodges built in Indoor swimming pool complex including pool, changing rooms, WC facilities and sauna. Facilities include a laundry room and communal barbecue area. Set in 2.72 acres including pasture, orchard and woodland copse. Website Location Lancombe Cottages & Lodges are located in the small hamlet of Chilfrome with the nearest village being Cattistock 1 mile away with church and Fox & Hounds public house known for good food within the area. The larger village of Maiden Newton is 1½ miles away with primary school, church, village hall, public house, restaurant and doctors surgery. Further amenities and facilities can be found in the picturesque county town of Dorchester 8 miles to the South East including supermarkets, secondary school, cinema, museums, restaurants and public houses. Lancombe is located on the Wessex Ridgeway which is a trail from Ashmore to Lyme Regis of 62 miles which is extremely popular with walkers, cyclists and horse riders all year round. The property is easily accessible via the A356 which joins the A37 giving access to Dorchester, which has a main line railway station with a London to Waterloo service within approximately 2½ hours. Local tourist attractions include the Dorset coastline having world heritage status and known as the Jurassic Coastline due to the fossils that can be found in the area. The Dorset and East Devon coastlines with such coastal resorts of Weymouth, West Bay, Lyme Bay, Lulworth Cove are close by to explore. Abbotsbury with its priory, swannary and sub-tropical gardens are popular day trips within the area. Chesterton Humberts Mansfield House, Taunton Somerset TA1 3DN stephen.richards@chestertonhumberts.com

The property is ideally situated to explore local tourist attractions such as the National Trust property of Hardy s Cottage, as well as Corfe Castle, Cerne Abbas famous for its chalk giant carved

All weather attractions of Monkey World, near Wareham and the Tank Museum at Bovington are ideal day trips nearby.

3 The property is ideally situated to explore local tourist attractions such as the National Trust property of Hardy s Cottage, as well as Corfe Castle, Cerne Abbas famous for its chalk giant carved out of the hillside and the pretty villages of thatched cottages for which Dorset is well known. All weather attractions of Monkey World, near Wareham and the Tank Museum at Bovington are ideal day trips nearby. There are golf courses at Lyme Regis and Bridport with sailing and boating along the coastline are available at Weymouth, West Bay and Lyme Regis. The Business Lancombe Cottages & Lodges provide an established and profitable holiday letting business within Dorset. Currently the owners use a national letting agent being Cottages 4 You to do all of their bookings. The business is VAT registered and their own website being is used for information only for the guests. Trading information can be provided to bona fide purchasers. Brit House Ground Floor:- Entrance via glazed timber door into hall. Ceramic tiled floor. Stairs to first floor accommodation. Timber doors to sitting room, utility room and double French doors into kitchen. Timber door to:- Cloakroom Matching suite of close couple WC, wall mounted wash hand basin. Frosted window to side. Ceramic tiled floor. Sitting Room 6.56m x 3.74m (21 6 x 13 4) double glazed to front overlooking courtyard. Windows and French doors to rear overlooking surrounding countryside. Former access to adjoining cottage Divelish. Timber glazed French doors into:- Kitchen/diner 6.46m x 3.91m (21 1 x 12 10) fitted with wall and base cupboards with roll top work surfaces with inset stainless steel 1½ bowl sink unit. Double glazed box window to rear overlooking surrounding countryside. Double glazed box window to side overlooking lane. Built in electric Bosch stainless steel oven and Diplomat stainless steel 5 burner gas hob. Stainless steel cooker extractor hood. Spotlights. Timber stable door to rear. Under stair cupboard. Ceramic tiled floor in part. Utility Room 2.51m x 2.34m (8 2 x 7 7) fitted with wall and base cupboards. Roll top work surface with inset stainless steel 1½ bowl sink unit. Double glazed window to front overlooking courtyard. Built in pantry with shelving. Built in cupboard housing fire bird boiler. First Floor:- Landing access to roof void. Built in airing cupboard housing factory insulated hot water cylinder. Timber doors to rooms. Bedroom m x 4.01m (21 6 x 13 1) accessed from landing. Double glazed window to front overlooking courtyard with panoramic countryside views. Double glazed boxed bay window to side overlooking lane. Double glazed window to rear with panoramic countryside views. Timber door into:-

The rear garden is laid to patio with panoramic countryside views and can be accessed from the kitchen and sitting room.

En-suite bathroom White suite of close couple WC, pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with chrome shower over. Ceramic tiled floor. Frosted upvc double glazed window to side. Spot lights.

Timber door into:- Outside:- Side garden laid mainly to lawn and enclosed by hedging with panoramic countryside views.

4 The rear garden is laid to patio with panoramic countryside views and can be accessed from the kitchen and sitting room. Annexe Single storey detached building which is classed as ancillary accommodation to the main house. En-suite bathroom White suite of close couple WC, pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with chrome shower over. Ceramic tiled floor. Frosted upvc double glazed window to side. Spot lights. Bedroom 4.95 m x 2.73 m (16 2 x 8 11) upvc double glazed window to side with panoramic countryside views. Timber door into:- Outside:- Side garden laid mainly to lawn and enclosed by hedging with panoramic countryside views. The Cottages En-suite shower room White suite of close couple WC, wash hand basin in vanity unit with cupboard below. Tiled shower cubicle with electric Mira sports shower. Spotlights. Frosted double glazed window to front. Bedroom m x 3.47m (12 1 x 11 4) accessed from landing. Double glazed window to front overlooking courtyard with panoramic countryside views. Built in storage cupboard. Bedroom m max x 2.74m (11 4 max x 8 11) accessed from landing. Double glazed window to rear with panoramic countryside views. Bathroom White suite of close couple WC, wash hand basin in vanity unit with cupboard below. Panelled bath with chrome shower attachment over. Spotlights. Frosted window to rear. Outside:- Front gardens have a small patio area leading out onto the communal courtyard. Modern plastic oil tank. Ground Floor:- Entrance via frosted upvc double glazed door into:- Open plan sitting/dining/kitchen area 5.05m x 4.96 m (16 6 x 16 2) New modern white kitchen of wall and base cupboards with wooden work surfaces with inset sink unit. Stainless steel Hotpoint electric cooker and Baumatic halogen hobb. Stainless steel cooker extractor hood. Ceramic tiled floor in kitchen area. Feature stainless steel electric living flame fire. upvc double glazed patio doors leading out onto gardens with panoramic countryside views. Timber door into guest laundry room. Oak flooring in part. upvc double glazed window to side. Timber door into:- The cottages are set around a central gravelled courtyard with the majority having patio areas to the front with seating. All of the cottages are double glazed and are centrally heated. The cottages all have flat screen colour televisions, Freeview digital boxes, DVD players and CD music systems. The kitchens provide wall and base units, electric cookers, microwave ovens and fridge/freezers.

Divelish Cottage Two storey mid terrace cottage providing on ground floor, hall, sitting room, separate kitchen and cloakroom. At first floor 3 bedrooms and bathroom.

At first floor, landing, 3 bedrooms and bathroom. Outside patio area to front and rear.

5 Divelish Cottage Two storey mid terrace cottage providing on ground floor, hall, sitting room, separate kitchen and cloakroom. At first floor 3 bedrooms and bathroom. Outside patio area to front and rear. (Sleeps 6) Asker Cottage Two storey mid terrace cottage providing on ground floor, hall, separate kitchen, cloakroom and sitting room/diner. At first floor, landing, 3 bedrooms and bathroom. Outside patio area to front and rear. (Sleeps 6) Bride Cottage Two storey end of terrace cottage providing on ground floor, open plan sitting, dining and kitchen area. At first floor, landing, bedroom with four poster bed and bathroom. (Sleeps 2) Lydden Cottage Two storey mid terrace cottage providing on ground floor, open plan sitting/dining room and kitchen area. At first floor, landing 2 bedrooms and bathroom. To front a patio area with seating. (Sleeps 2/3) Hooke Cottage Two storey mid terrace cottage providing on ground floor open plan sitting, dining room and kitchen area. At first floor, landing, 2 bedrooms and bathroom. Outside patio area to front with seating. (Sleeps 4) Frome Cottage Two storey mid terrace cottage providing on ground floor, open plan sitting, dining and kitchen area. At first floor, landing, 3 bedrooms and bathroom. Outside a patio area to front with seating. (Sleeps 4/5) Cerne Cottage Two storey end of terrace cottage providing on ground floor, open plan sitting/dining room and kitchen area. At first floor, landing, 2 bedrooms and bathroom. Outside to front a patio area with seating. (Sleeps 4) The Lodges The three lodges were built in 2010 and have the same facilities as the self catering holiday cottages and are electrically heated and upvc double glazed. To the front of each lodge is a decking area with seating. The lodges are approached via a gravel driveway with parking next to the lodges. Broad Lodge Single storey lodge providing hall, open plan sitting room, dining room and kitchen area. Bathroom, separate cloakroom and 3 bedrooms. (Sleeps 6) Wey Lodge Single storey lodge providing hall, open plan sitting/dining room and kitchen area, 2 bedrooms and bathroom. (Sleeps 4) Axe Lodge Single storey lodge providing hall, open plan sitting, dining room and kitchen area, 1 bedroom and bathroom. (Sleeps 2)

Indoor Swimming Pool Complex Entrance lobby with tourist information, communal DVDs and board games. Indoor swimming pool room 9.18m max x 8.14m (31 max 26 7) with a tiled pool of 6.80m x 3.

upvc double glazed windows to rear with panoramic countryside views and upvc double glazed window to front overlooking the courtyard. Facilities Reception 5.14m x 3.

Window to side with panoramic countryside views. Power and lighting.

Next to the flower meadow is a mature woodland copse of beech, ash and hazel. Woodchip nature trail path leading through the woodland. Timber garden store with concrete floor.

6 Indoor Swimming Pool Complex Entrance lobby with tourist information, communal DVDs and board games. Indoor swimming pool room 9.18m max x 8.14m (31 max 26 7) with a tiled pool of 6.80m x 3.65m (22 4 x 11 11) with ceramic tiled floors to side. Tongue and groove wooden ceiling. upvc double glazed windows to rear with panoramic countryside views and upvc double glazed window to front overlooking the courtyard. Facilities Reception 5.14m x 3.65m (16 10 x 11 11) Detached timber lodge located at the entrance to the site. Lockable storage cupboards. Windows to front overlooking the gravelled car park. Window to side with panoramic countryside views. Power and lighting. To the rear of the property is a flower meadow currently laid to pasture with an orchard at one end with a variety of apple trees and a cherry tree. Next to the flower meadow is a mature woodland copse of beech, ash and hazel. Woodchip nature trail path leading through the woodland. Timber garden store with concrete floor. Communal barbeque area with two brick built barbeques and seating. Plant room. Disabled WC. Ladies and gents changing rooms with shower facilities. Heat star environmental control system, boiler, filters and upvc door to outside and wooden door into pool room. Sauna room with coin operated 4 person sauna. Ceramic tiled floor and shower cubicle with Mira sports shower. Laundry room 2.40m x 2.35m (7 10 x 7 8) with two tumble dryers and two automatic washing machines. Overflow freezer for the cottages. Doors into annexe. Outside At the entrance to the property is a large gravelled car park for the business where the reception is located.

Method of Sale The property is offered by private treaty including furniture, fixtures and equipment relating to the holiday letting business.

com Leave the M5 at junction 25 and take the A358 signed to Weymouth, Chard, Ilminster and RNAS Yeovilton to the A303. At the roundabout follow the A358 to Chard. In Chard take the A30 to Crewkerne.

After about approximately 10 miles you will pass the very large Rampisham Down BBC World Service transmitting station on your right.

7 Method of Sale The property is offered by private treaty including furniture, fixtures and equipment relating to the holiday letting business. Directions Tenure Freehold Local Authority West Dorset District Council Stratton House 58/60 High West Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1UZ Tel: Website: Leave the M5 at junction 25 and take the A358 signed to Weymouth, Chard, Ilminster and RNAS Yeovilton to the A303. At the roundabout follow the A358 to Chard. In Chard take the A30 to Crewkerne. (This is a left turn as you enter Chard, next to the DIY Stores. In Crewkerne follow the A356 to Dorchester. After about approximately 10 miles you will pass the very large Rampisham Down BBC World Service transmitting station on your right. A mile after the final masts there is a small left turn to the cottages signed to Chilfrome (small grass triangle). The property is approximately 200 yards up the hill on the left hand side, clearly signed. (If you end up in the village of Maiden Newton you have missed the turning and gone 1½ miles too far). Viewing Strictly by appointment with agents Humberts. For further information contact Stephen Richards on (01823) File No: C5349 Chesterton Humberts, for themselves and for the vendor of this property, or as the case may be, lessor whose agents they are, give notice that:- i) These particulars are intended for guidance only. They are prepared and issued in good faith and are intended to give a fair description but do not constitute part of an offer or contract. Any information given should not be relied on as statement or representation of fact or that the property or its services are in good condition. ii) Chesterton Humberts have not made any investigations into the existence or otherwise of any issues concerning pollution and potential land, air and water contamination. The purchaser is responsible for making his or her own enquiries in this regard. iii) Neither Chesterton Humberts nor any of their employees has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property. iv) The images show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time they were taken/created. Any areas, measurements or distances given are approximate only. Any plans are for identification purposes only. v) Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property is not a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. An intending purchaser must verify these matters. An occupier should not rely upon the Use stated in these particulars and should check their proposed use with the relevant Planning Authority to ensure it is permitted. Please note Chesterton and Humberts are both trading names of Chesterton Global Limited. Information is also available on Copyright Chesterton Humberts 2011 Chesterton Global Ltd Registered Office 8 Chesterfield Hill, London W1J 5BW Registered Company Number

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