THE MEAD BLACKFORD, SOMERSET

THE MEAD BLACKFORD, SOMERSET

THE MEAD BLACKFORD, YEOVIL, SOMERSET Charlton Horethorne 2½ miles Sherborne 6 miles (London Waterloo 2¼ hours) Castle Cary 7½ miles (London Paddington 1½ hours) Yeovil 12 miles (Distances and times approximate) A beautifully presented period house with lovely rural views and a potential self-contained annexe, situated on the edge of a small hamlet Entrance hall Drawing room Dining room Study Conservatory Kitchen/breakfast room Laundry room Cloakroom 2 Further ground-floor rooms (potential annexe) Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom 5 Further bedrooms Family bathroom 3 Bay car port Parking Garden shed Garden and paddock In all about 1.5 acres (0.6 hectare) 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.

Situation & Amenities Blackford is a small, rural hamlet located on the border of Dorset and Somerset, amidst beautiful, rolling countryside, between the neighbouring villages of Compton Pauncefoot (1 mile) and Charlton Horethorne (2½ miles) and close to the Abbey town of Sherborne (6 miles). E Charlton Horethorne has a popular primary school with three further schools to choose from within a three-mile radius, all feeding to The Gryphon School in Sherborne for secondary education. Local private schools in the area include the Sherborne schools, Leweston, Bryanston, Clayesmore, St Mary s Shaftesbury, Hazlegrove and the Bruton schools. S Charlton Horethorne has a community run post office/shop and a highly regarded gastro pub. Sherborne has an excellent range of shops and businesses, including a Waitrose supermarket, and the regional centre of Yeovil is only 12 miles away. t Sherborne, Dorchester, Yeovil, Bath, Exeter and Poole all provide excellent entertainment venues. G Courses at Wincanton, Sherborne and Yeovil e There are several gastro pubs and restaurants within the local area. M The A303 (¼ mile) provides a direct east/west route linking with the M3 to London and to the M5 at Taunton (33½ miles) via the A358. T There is a mainline rail service from Sherborne to London Waterloo taking about 2¼ hours and from Castle Cary (7½ miles) to London Paddington in about 90 minutes on the fast train. A Bristol & Exeter Airports are both about an hour s drive away offering connections within the UK and to many international destinations.

The Mead Built around 1840, The Mead is a detached, traditional long house, which has been extended in the late 20th century to give more depth to the property. The house, which is built of stone under a slate roof, has considerable charm and character, is beautifully presented, with south-facing rooms on the ground floor and all the bedrooms with views over the garden and surrounding countryside. On the ground floor off the entrance hall is the drawing room, which has a fireplace fitted with a wood burning stove, a bow window overlooking the garden, door to the garden and double doors opening to the dining room, which also has a fireplace, window seats and doors leading to the kitchen and the conservatory. The conservatory has a flagstone floor and is a very versatile and an impressive extension to the ground floor, opening on to the terrace and the garden beyond. It also links to the kitchen/ breakfast room, which is fitted with a range of hand-made units under polished granite and wooden work surfaces and a 2 oven oil-fired AGA (blue). Also off the hall are the cloakroom and the laundry room. On the first floor off the galleried landing are the master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, five further bedrooms, one of which currently serves as a linen room, and the family bathroom. A secondary staircase descends from one of the double bedrooms to two adjacent ground floor rooms with their own external exits, thereby presenting the opportunity to create a self-contained onebedroom annexe if required (subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents)

Garden & Grounds The Mead is approached down a beech tree-lined gravelled drive, passing a paddock which is part of the property, to a gravelled turning circle in front of the house, dominated at its centre by a lovely, mature hornbeam tree. To one side is a parking area next to a three-bay car port and adjacent kitchen garden. The formal garden lies to the rear of the house and comprises a broad lawn, which sweeps down from the terrace, with fringing flower and shrub borders and is decorated with several mature trees including a fine weeping willow and silver birch. A series of young beech hedges have recently been planted in a semi-circle to create a panoply of vistas to be enjoyed looking down from the house. In all the gardens extend to about 1.5 acres (0.6 hectare). Services Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil-fired central heating and AGA. 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 South Somerset District Council Tel: 01935 462462. Directions (Postcode BA22 7ED) Travelling south-west on the A303, turn left 3½ miles after the turning to Wincanton, signed to Blackford. After an immediate sharp right bend travel a further 100 yards to a crossroads. The entrance to the drive to The Mead will be found ahead on the left and is clearly marked with a wooden house sign. Viewings All viewings are by appointment with the sole agents Knight Frank LLP.

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 370.8 sq m / 3991 sq ft First Floor Reception Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Utility Storage Recreation Ground Floor 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 OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members names. Photographs: May 2016. Particulars: April 2017. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.