Durweston, Blandford Forum, Dorset - 4 bed - £699,500 - Savills - Wimborne

Property details

Bedrooms: 4

Situation

Durweston is a small, sought after village just 2 miles from Blandford Forum set in the Stour Valley and surrounded by gently rolling countryside. The village has many attractive period properties, a church, village hall, primary school and Knighton House girls preparatory school. There is superb walking and riding in the neighbouring countryside and there is golf nearby at Blandford, Rushmore and Remedy Oak. Sailing and water sports can be enjoyed at Poole Harbour and Weymouth Bay and along the Dorset Jurassic coastline. Blandford Forum has a variety of shops, schools, recreational and cultural facilities and other towns of note include Sturminster Newton, Sherborne, Shaftesbury and Wimborne. Mainline railway services are available to London Waterloo from Salisbury, Gillingham and Tisbury. The A303 to the North of Shaftesbury and the A30 from Salisbury provide routes to London/Home Counties. The area is well known for its excellent independent schools in the area including Bryanston, Clayesmore, Hanford, Knighton House, St Mary's Shaftesbury, Milton Abbey and Sherborne.


Description

Little Stour has cob rendered elevations beneath a tiled roof with distinctive leaded light windows. Grade II Listed and in the conservation area of Durweston, the property is charming with original features including open fireplaces, panelled doors, original joinery, cupboards and display shelving, window shutters and flagstone flooring in the kitchen and pantry. Although the house has been well maintained and will appeal to families, an incoming purchaser may wish to carry out some modernisation.


Accommodation

Please see floor plans.

Outside
The garden is a particular feature of the property providing privacy and security with old brick and flint walls, mature trees and shrubs and a productive kitchen garden. The front garden has impressive wrought iron gates leading to lawn, rose and flower beds and a fig tree. To one side of the house is a courtyard in front of the integral garage. The back garden is laid to lawn with mature trees and an original 1932 revolving summerhouse. There is also a swimming pool, outhouses, outside cloakroom, greenhouse and workshop.


Directions

Approach the village of Durweston from Blandford Forum over the bridge and as you enter the village pass the war memorial on your left and you will find the entrance to Little Stour on your right hand side.