House For Sale £2,650,000
Dating from circa 1700 and with stylish and contemporary later 20th century alterations, The Old House is a stone-built property offering over 5,000 sq. Ft. Of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over three floors. Retained period features include mullioned casement windows, exposed beams and original feature fireplaces. The ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall with a circular sky lantern, useful cloakroom, inter-connecting boot room and a glazed wall opening to a spacious 31 ft. Dining room with open fireplace and French doors to the terrace. There is also a large drawing room with exposed wooden flooring and feature stone open fireplace, a generous front aspect family room and an extensive open plan kitchen/breakfast room with exposed wooden flooring, a range of fitted units including a breakfast bar, wooden worktops, an aga, modern integrated appliances, a large bay window and a seating area with French doors to the terrace. The property is fitted with a surround sound speaker system which is integrated into all the reception rooms.
Arranged around a galleried landing, the first floor provides a spacious principal bedroom with a bay window and two en-suite bathrooms, one with Jack & Jill access from the landing, together with an additional dual aspect double bedroom with en-suite bathroom, three further generous double bedrooms and a modern family bathroom. On the second floor the property provides a self-contained suite comprising a sitting room, double bedroom, dressing room with access to a generous attic space and a modern shower room.
Set within a conservation area on the fringes of the Cranborne chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the scenic village of Sutton Veny offers a wide range of day-to-day amenities including a public house with restaurant and a popular primary school.
Nearby Warminster is a thriving market town with a comprehensive range of shopping facilities including a weekly market, independent and High Street retailers,
Waitrose and Morrisons supermarkets and a good selection of day-to-day amenities including doctors’ and dentists’ surgeries, a library, theatre, restaurants and public houses together with a sports centre, activity centre and Warminster Golf Club. Slightly further afield, Mere offers a good range of shops and facilities including an excellent health centre, chemist, Post Office, supermarket, butcher, fish farm, greengrocer, library, primary school and Yapp Brothers’ wine merchants. The thriving market town of Frome has an active arts scene with a wide variety of entertainment venues including a cinema and two theatres, together with an excellent range of independent shops and restaurants, a monthly artisan market and the annual Frome Festival in July. More extensive amenities can be found in both Salisbury and
Bath.
The area offers a good range of state primary and secondary schooling including Sutton Veny C of E School in the village (rated Outstanding by Ofsted) together with a good selection of independent schools including Bishopstrow College, Warminster, Springmead, Dauntsey’s, Appleford, Port Regis, Emmaus, All Hallows, King’s and Sandroyd.
Communication links are excellent: Warminster station offers regular services to Salisbury, Westbury, Bristol, Bath and London Waterloo and the area is served by excellent road links via the A36 bypassing Warminster giving access to the A350 and A303 and with the M4, M5 and M3 all within reasonable driving distance. Airports can be found at Bristol, Southampton and Bournemouth.
Set within a plot extending to approximately 4 acres, The Old House is approached over a sweeping gravelled driveway with turning circle offering private parking for multiple vehicles and leading to the double garage which adjoins a charming self-contained annexe which comprises an entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms, suitable for a variety of uses including a return to use as a high quality holiday let if required. The well-maintained landscaped garden, a particular feature of this property, is laid mainly to level lawn bordered by mature shrub and flower beds and features a generous rear aspect paved terrace, a large part-covered paved side terrace with parterre planting, numerous seating areas, a swimming pool with paved surround, a garden studio and an all-weather tennis court, the whole screened by mature trees and enjoying far-reaching views over the property’s neighbouring paddock with stabling, and surrounding countryside beyond.
Arranged around a galleried landing, the first floor provides a spacious principal bedroom with a bay window and two en-suite bathrooms, one with Jack & Jill access from the landing, together with an additional dual aspect double bedroom with en-suite bathroom, three further generous double bedrooms and a modern family bathroom. On the second floor the property provides a self-contained suite comprising a sitting room, double bedroom, dressing room with access to a generous attic space and a modern shower room.
Set within a conservation area on the fringes of the Cranborne chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the scenic village of Sutton Veny offers a wide range of day-to-day amenities including a public house with restaurant and a popular primary school.
Nearby Warminster is a thriving market town with a comprehensive range of shopping facilities including a weekly market, independent and High Street retailers,
Waitrose and Morrisons supermarkets and a good selection of day-to-day amenities including doctors’ and dentists’ surgeries, a library, theatre, restaurants and public houses together with a sports centre, activity centre and Warminster Golf Club. Slightly further afield, Mere offers a good range of shops and facilities including an excellent health centre, chemist, Post Office, supermarket, butcher, fish farm, greengrocer, library, primary school and Yapp Brothers’ wine merchants. The thriving market town of Frome has an active arts scene with a wide variety of entertainment venues including a cinema and two theatres, together with an excellent range of independent shops and restaurants, a monthly artisan market and the annual Frome Festival in July. More extensive amenities can be found in both Salisbury and
Bath.
The area offers a good range of state primary and secondary schooling including Sutton Veny C of E School in the village (rated Outstanding by Ofsted) together with a good selection of independent schools including Bishopstrow College, Warminster, Springmead, Dauntsey’s, Appleford, Port Regis, Emmaus, All Hallows, King’s and Sandroyd.
Communication links are excellent: Warminster station offers regular services to Salisbury, Westbury, Bristol, Bath and London Waterloo and the area is served by excellent road links via the A36 bypassing Warminster giving access to the A350 and A303 and with the M4, M5 and M3 all within reasonable driving distance. Airports can be found at Bristol, Southampton and Bournemouth.
Set within a plot extending to approximately 4 acres, The Old House is approached over a sweeping gravelled driveway with turning circle offering private parking for multiple vehicles and leading to the double garage which adjoins a charming self-contained annexe which comprises an entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms, suitable for a variety of uses including a return to use as a high quality holiday let if required. The well-maintained landscaped garden, a particular feature of this property, is laid mainly to level lawn bordered by mature shrub and flower beds and features a generous rear aspect paved terrace, a large part-covered paved side terrace with parterre planting, numerous seating areas, a swimming pool with paved surround, a garden studio and an all-weather tennis court, the whole screened by mature trees and enjoying far-reaching views over the property’s neighbouring paddock with stabling, and surrounding countryside beyond.
