FURRINGDON HOUSE NR CREWKERNE, SOMERSET

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3 FURRINGDON HOUSE FURRINGDON CROSS, CREWKERNE, SOMERSET Crewkerne 1½ miles (London Waterloo 2½ hours) Ilminster 7 miles Yeovil 8½ miles Bridport 15 miles (Distances and time approximate) A well presented unlisted family house with adjacent letting cottage and flat with garaging below and indoor swimming pool complex surrounded by attractive grounds. Main House Entrance hall Kitchen/breakfast room Drawing room Snug Sitting room Studies Garden room Cloakroom Master bedroom with ensuite bath/shower Guest bedroom suite 4 Further bedrooms 2 Shower rooms The Cottage Hall Kitchen Living room 2 Bedrooms Shower room Coach House Flat Kitchen/living room Open plan bedroom with ensuite shower room Twin open carports flanked by garages Indoor swimming pool with changing rooms Laundry room Pool plant room All-weather tennis court Garden and grounds In all just under 2 acres (0.77 hectare) Knight Frank LLP 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3PU Tel: sherborne@knightfrank.com 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.

4 Situation & Amenities Furringdon House is situated about ½ mile from the large village of Merriott which provides local facilities including a number of shops, 2 public houses, church, primary school and village hall. For further details see E There are many schools in the area both in the private and state sectors with Merriott village having its own primary and pre-school. Nearby private schools include Perrott Hill, Hazlegrove, Sherborne Schools and Millfield amongst others. S In t Yeovil, e There M The T There A Exeter addition to the village facilities, the market town of Crewkerne is about 1½ miles away with a wide range of shops including a Waitrose. The regional centre of Yeovil is about 9 miles away. Sherborne, Dorchester and Exeter all provide excellent entertainment venues. are a number of gastro pubs and restaurants within the local area. A303 is about 4 miles to the north providing a direct east/west route linking with the M3 to London. The M5 is accessed via the A358 at Taunton (19 miles). is a mainline rail service from Crewkerne (1½ miles) to London Waterloo in about 2½ hours. and Bristol Airports are both within about one hour s drive offering connections within the UK and to many international destinations.

5 Furringdon House The house believed to date from 1832 with later additions in the 1920 s and more recently, is a large family home with an adjoining cottage constructed of cut stone elevations under a tiled roof with brick and rendered chimneys. There is a single storey stone and tiled extension on the southern elevation together with a semi-circular extension on the northern side and a castellated extension on the western elevation. The accommodation is arranged over three floors and is presented in excellent order comprising: porch opening into main entrance hall with semi-circular staircase rising. Drawing room with parquet floor, carved stone fire surround inset with Clearview woodburner. Steps down to study with work surface and fitted shelving. Dining room, cut stone fireplace with woodburning stove and double doors entering sitting room with archway into a study area. Cloakroom off hallway. Kitchen/breakfast room with wall and base units with granite worktops, twin bowl stainless steel sink, tiled alcove inset with 4 oven electric dual control AGA (charcoal grey), integrated twin Electrolux fridges, Blue Lias flagstone floor. Garden room with oak panelling and twin glazed sliding doors opening onto the central courtyard. First floor: master bedroom with hidden door accessing an ensuite bathroom with separate shower. Main guest bedroom with incorporated bath and screen leading to shower, WC and wash basin. Two further double bedrooms and family shower room. Second floor: study landing, 2 further secondary double bedrooms and shower room. Outbuildings The Cottage which adjoins the main house on the southern elevation and is utilised as a letting cottage comprising: hall, kitchen, living room with doors onto private terrace, 2 double bedrooms and a shower room. Opposite the main house and across the tarmac courtyard is The Coach House which is a detached building of stone elevations under a slate roof with four dormer windows. The ground floor has central twin open carports flanked by large single garages. An external timber staircase leads up to a small terrace accessing a first floor flat with kitchen/living room opening to bedroom with ensuite shower room (this is also utilised as a letting unit). Forming the third side of the courtyard is an impressive indoor swimming pool complex with stone elevations and six double glazed sliding doors under a slate roof with a tiled ridge and on the southern side a number of PV panels. This is a large indoor heated pool (21.78m x 11.30m) with a tiled surround and twin changing rooms and separate laundry room. Access from the exterior into the pool plant room housing the heating and filtration equipment.

6 Garden and Grounds The property is approached off Lower Severalls Road through electric wrought iron gates with stone gate piers and balled finials. A tarmac drive flanked by stone walling with borders opens onto an extensive tarmac parking and turning area forming the central courtyard. Adjacent to this there are a number of lawns with well-stocked borders screened with laurel hedging and mature coniferous trees. Steps lead up to a terrace in front of the pool house. A further area of garden accessed between the pool house and the coach house provides a large expanse of level lawn with a timber and glazed greenhouse and a chicken run. Lying to the rear of the pool (S) is a further private paved terrace and this accesses the all-weather tennis court screened by further hedging. The garden borders farmland to the south and east. The lawn continues on the western side with a further private terrace for the cottage. In the south west corner there is a hidden garden with a large timber garden store and further shed and 3,000 litre oil tank. The western garden has borders and a small pond with a concrete gully for flowing water. There is a beech hedge screen from the main road and a small private terrace and separate wicket gate leading onto the lane. In all the gardens and grounds total just under 2 acres. Services Mains water and electricity. Private drainage (Septic tanks and separate Bio- Digester). Electric dual control AGA (main house). 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 Main House: G Local Authority South Somerset District Council. Tel: Directions (Postcode TA18 7NH) From Yeovil proceed west on the A30 passing through the villages of West Coker and East Chinnock. Proceed for just under 3 miles taking a right turn signed to Haselbury Mill and Tithe Barn (brown sign) and enter Lower Severalls Road. Continue on this lane for about 1 mile and Furringdon House is the last property on the left just before the junction with the A356. Viewings All viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight Frank LLP. Coach House Cottage

7 Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Main House = sq m / 4010 sq ft Cottage = 46.7 sq m / 502 sq ft Outbuilding = sq m / 2980 sq ft Coach House = 55.6 sq m / 598 sq ft Total = sq m / 8092 sq ft Second Floor First Floor Coach House First Floor Cottage Reception Bedroom Ground Floor Main House Outbuilding (Not Shown In Actual Location / Orientation) Coach House Cottage Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Recreation 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 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). 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. 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. 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 OC Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members names. Photographs: May Particulars: June Kingfisher Print and Design

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