For Sale3 Bedroom Detached House in Tarrant Gunville, Blandford Forum, DT11£795,000

Listed Grade II with a handsome dressed greenstone and flint facade, Marlborough Farmhouse is well set back from the road. Extended in recent years with brick and part rendered elevations under a slate roof, the property has sensibly configured and light accommodation with good ceiling heights, and nicely proportioned rooms. Over the years the farmhouse has been sensitively restored; it has an impressive inglenook fireplace with inset woodburner in the sitting room and open fireplace in the dining room. Other attributes worthy of mention include an oil fired Stanley cooker, a large well fitted family bath/shower room, painted timber floors in the sitting room, window seats in the first floor bedrooms and a lovely outlook over the Tarrant valley.<br/>Marlborough Farmhouse is approached off the lane onto a gravelled drive flanked on one side by an attractive brick wall and a combination of wall and close boarded fencing on the other. Adjoining the car parking area is the brick built double garage with adjoining workshop. The garden can be accessed from the gravelled area through a gate; at the front of the farmhouse there is an area of stone terrace extending the length of the front facade which leads to the lawn with mature apple tree and beech tree. At the rear there is a large terrace extending the width of the rear facade with steps flanked by flower and shrub borders leading to a small seating area. Beyond this area of lawn with wild flower areas with cowslips and primroses, four apple trees and a separate vegetable area behind a picket fence. The rear garden is bordered by tall western red cedar hedging on one side and a close boarded fence. At the top of the garden there is an oak pergola and a timber summerhouse with decked seating area from where there are lovely views.<br/><br/>SERVICES<br/>Mains water and electricity, private drainage (shared). Oil fired central heating.<br/>Council Tax Band E<br/>EPC; Exempt<br/>Tenure and Possession<br/>Freehold with full vacant possession on completion.<br/>Local Authorities<br/>Dorset Council: www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk<br/><br/>The village of Tarrant Gunville lies at the north west end of the Tarrant Valley and has a thriving and friendly community with a church, village hall and a farm shop. Tarrant Monkton, some three miles away, also has a village hall and a pub, The Langton Arms. The Georgian market town of Blandford Forum is just over six miles away and offers a good variety of shopping, educational, recreational and cultural facilities. The nearby village of Iwerne Minster has a pub, post office/village store and Café, while Bournemouth, Poole, Southampton and Salisbury are all within easy driving distance. There are mainline railway stations to London Waterloo at Tisbury and Salisbury and easy road links via A303 or the M27, both linking to the M3.