THE MILL HOUSE NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DORSET

THE MILL HOUSE NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DORSET

THE MILL HOUSE NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DORSET A Grade II listed Georgian Mill House with attached mill building set in beautiful gardens and arboreta with fishing on the River Brit Main House Reception hall Drawing room Snug Kitchen/dining room Laundry room Cloakroom Master bedroom with walk-through dressing room and en-suite bathroom 3 Further double bedrooms 2 Further bathrooms Attic double bedroom Attic storage room Attached former Mill building Hall Wine store Cloakroom First floor music room Second floor library 4 car Garage Former mill turbine room Greenhouse Parking Gardens & Grounds In all about 6.5 acres (2.63 hectares) Beaminster 1¾ miles Bridport 3¾ miles Crewkerne 8 miles (London Waterloo 2½ hours) Yeovil 13 miles Dorchester 19 miles (Distances and time approximate) Knight Frank LLP 15 Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3PU Tel: +44 1935 812236 sherborne@knightfrank.com www.knightfrank.co.uk 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.

The Mill House Originating from about 1800, The Mill House is an attractive Grade II listed property comprising a former water mill and attached house. The house is built of stone covered with colour-washed and scored render under a slate roof, whilst the attached three-storey mill is built of plain stone under a slate and stone slab roof. Identified as Cloton Mill in Thomas Hardy s short story Destiny and a Blue Cloak of 1874, the property has been owned by the current vendors for the past 24 years and has been sympathetically renovated and upgraded throughout with great taste and charm and is presented in immaculate order. During their time the mill has been imaginatively incorporated into the main house. On the ground floor of the house, the front door opens to the reception hall with stairs rising to the first floor and doors leading off to the drawing room on one side and the snug on the other, with steps and a door leading on through to the large kitchen/dining room, which is fitted with a range of floor and wall-mounted units and a range of electric appliances. A further door from the kitchen leads through to the flagged rear hall, laundry room and cloakroom. On the first floor is the master bedroom with walk-through dressing room and en-suite bathroom, three further double bedrooms and two further bathrooms, with a further double bedroom and storage room in the attic. The mill, which is fully accessible from the house, has been converted to provide an open hall with a wine store and cloakroom on the ground floor, a music room on the first floor and a magnificent library/home office on the second. Gardens & Grounds The Mill House nestles beside the narrow River Brit with the original leat running beside it and mill pond behind, and looks out towards the facing hillside and the village church. This natural setting has been accentuated by the creation of a truly delightful series of interlinking formal gardens amounting to about a 0.5 acre, comprising a beautiful walled garden, a series of terraced gardens, a vegetable garden and bog garden with streamside walks incorporating bridges across the river and surrounding arboreta, planted with a wonderful array of trees including a range of magnolia flowering over a six-month season. The house is approached by a tarmac drive to a parking area beside a former timber-built cart house that is capable of garaging 4 cars and a lean-to turbine room positioned over the leat. In all the gardens and grounds extend to about 6.5 acres (2.63 hectares). For further details visit www.ngs.org.uk.

Situation & Amenities The Mill House is situated on the edge the small, rural village of Netherbury, in a pretty valley formed by the River Brit and close to the attractive market town of Beaminster. The town has a good variety of shops, businesses, restaurants, pubs, hotels, B&Bs, clubs and organisations. It also hosts the annual Beaminster Festival devoted to music and the visual arts. For further details, visit Beaminster-tc.gov.uk. E Beaminster has its own primary school about 1½ miles away, with a further four to choose from within a five-mile radius, all feeding in to the local secondary school, Beaminster Technology College. Private schools include Hazlegrove, Leweston, the Sherborne schools, Millfield and Perrott Hill. S The larger towns of Bridport (3¾ miles) and Crewkerne (8 miles) have a good range of shops and services, with the latter having a weekly country market and a monthly farmer s market. The regional centre of Yeovil and the county town of Dorchester are both easily accessible. t Sherborne, Dorchester, Yeovil and Exeter all provide excellent entertainment venues. e There are a number of gastro pubs and restaurants within the local area. M The A3066/A356 provides a swift north-south link to the principal east-west running A303 and A35. T There is a mainline rail service nearby from Crewkerne to London Waterloo, taking about 2½ hours. A Bournemouth Airport and Exeter International Airport are both about an hour s drive away offering connections within the UK and to many international destinations.

Services Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil/air pump-fired central heating. 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 H Local Authority West Dorset District Council Tel: 01305 251010 Directions (Postcode DT6 5LX) From Beaminster, take the A3066 signed to Bridport. After about ¾ mile turn right signed to Netherbury. Continue for ¾ mile into the village and the entrance to The Mill House will be seen on a sharp downhill turn to the right. Given the sharpness of the turn, continue for about 200 yards to the crossroads, turn round and return up the hill, where the drive is more easily accessible on the left. Viewings All viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight Frank LLP.

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 501.8 sq m / 5401 sq ft (Excluding Void) Turbine House = 16.7 sq m / 180 sq ft WC = 3.1 sq m / 33 sq ft Loft = 28.9 sq m / 311 sq ft Total = 550.5 sq m / 5925 sq ft Second Floor Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage First Floor Ground Floor 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 OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members names. Photographs: House- March 2017 & Garden- 2013. Particulars: April 2017. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087. 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.