House For Sale £595,000
2 Manor House Stables was converted in the 1990s and Grade II listed, Manor House Stables is half of the former converted stable block belonging to The Manor House, which now serves as the Sherborne Town Council offices. The property is built of local stone under a Welsh slate roof with good ceiling heights throughout and is well presented. The conversion to residential use was undertaken with great care to preserve the individual character of the building with flagstone flooring throughout much of the ground floor, several attractive ceiling beams and exposed roof timbers. It has a charming and large main living room with a fireplace, beams, window seats and windows on two sides including French windows opening into the garden. The kitchen is compact and well designed and is fitted with units, Neff electric grill and oven and a gas-fired hob with space and fittings for free-standing dishwasher, washing machine and fridge/freezer. There is also space for a small kitchen table. Whilst the living room has sufficient space for a separate dining area the garden room adjacent to the kitchen would also be ideal for dining looking out onto the courtyard garden and its French windows can be opened up in fine weather. Upstairs off the central landing are the principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, two further bedrooms and the family bathroom.
Outside the property fronts onto an area paved with mellow red bricks and partly bound by a low stone wall and two stretches of wrought iron railings. An assortment of climbing plants and hedging decorate the front and there is ample space on the brick paving to create a colourful, potted garden. Behind is a delightful and very private courtyard garden bound by high stone walls which together with the rear wall of the house, are draped with clematis, jasmine, wisteria and climbing roses. The garden also has a low, raised bed stocked with flowering shrubs, herbaceous perennials and roses and is paved providing a delightful outside dining and seating area. A flight of long, low steps rises by the garden room to a pedestrian gate providing immediate access to the property's two reserved private parking spaces.
Waitrose & town centre 400 yards, Sherborne station 0.5 mile (Waterloo 2.25 hours), Yeovil 5.5 miles, Wincanton/A303 9 miles, Castle Cary station 14.2 miles (Paddington 90 minutes), Dorchester 18 miles, Bournemouth Airport 37.1 miles. (Distances & times approximate).
The property is set well back from one of the best streets in Sherborne and only 500 yards from the main shopping street. The town has a wide range of shops, local businesses and facilities including both Waitrose (3 minutes walk away) and Sainsburys supermarkets. For wider needs other larger towns within a reasonable driving distance include the regional centre of Yeovil (5.5 miles) and the county town of Dorchester (18 miles). Sherborne also has a direct service to Waterloo taking about 2.25 hours and there is a fast service from Castle Cary (12 miles) to Paddington taking about 90 minutes. For air travel Bournemouth, Bristol and Exeter Airports are all reasonably close by for UK and international destinations.
Outside the property fronts onto an area paved with mellow red bricks and partly bound by a low stone wall and two stretches of wrought iron railings. An assortment of climbing plants and hedging decorate the front and there is ample space on the brick paving to create a colourful, potted garden. Behind is a delightful and very private courtyard garden bound by high stone walls which together with the rear wall of the house, are draped with clematis, jasmine, wisteria and climbing roses. The garden also has a low, raised bed stocked with flowering shrubs, herbaceous perennials and roses and is paved providing a delightful outside dining and seating area. A flight of long, low steps rises by the garden room to a pedestrian gate providing immediate access to the property's two reserved private parking spaces.
Waitrose & town centre 400 yards, Sherborne station 0.5 mile (Waterloo 2.25 hours), Yeovil 5.5 miles, Wincanton/A303 9 miles, Castle Cary station 14.2 miles (Paddington 90 minutes), Dorchester 18 miles, Bournemouth Airport 37.1 miles. (Distances & times approximate).
The property is set well back from one of the best streets in Sherborne and only 500 yards from the main shopping street. The town has a wide range of shops, local businesses and facilities including both Waitrose (3 minutes walk away) and Sainsburys supermarkets. For wider needs other larger towns within a reasonable driving distance include the regional centre of Yeovil (5.5 miles) and the county town of Dorchester (18 miles). Sherborne also has a direct service to Waterloo taking about 2.25 hours and there is a fast service from Castle Cary (12 miles) to Paddington taking about 90 minutes. For air travel Bournemouth, Bristol and Exeter Airports are all reasonably close by for UK and international destinations.
