•High Quality Kitchen/Breakfast Room With Branded Appliances
•Four Sizeable Zoned Reception Rooms
•Five Double Bedrooms - Three With En-suites And Walk in Wardrobes
•Private Study and “Work from home” Office Facilities
•Superb Leisure Suite
•One Bedroom Apartment With Kitchen and Sitting Room
•Brand New Detached Guest Cottage with Delightful Gardens and Separate Driveway Access
•High Specification Finishes Throughout
•Private Landscaped Gated Grounds of 3.5 Acres
•Sports Court, Treehouse & Additional Outbuildings

Property description
This truly outstanding period residence is set in superbly landscaped grounds extending to 3.5 acres in the heart of the Dorset countryside on the fringes of the village of Charlton Marshall and just a short drive from the Georgian market town of Blandford Forum.
With secure gated access, this exceptional family home offers 12,355 ft.² of well proportioned, bright, airy and versatile accommodation including five bedrooms and four reception rooms in the main home as well as an additional private one bedroom apartment and a brand new detached one/two bedroom cottage.

Additional features include:
•Oversized study
•BBQ room
•Wine bar
•Indoor leisure complex with pool, spa and steam room
•Beautifully landscaped gardens with sports court
•Extensive parking
•Converted stables
•And a three level tree house
In fact, all that is needed and more, to provide a luxurious lifestyle for modern family living in this secluded and private, mini country estate!




About The Property

An exceptional property, with a fascinating history and a unique architectural design. The original home was built in 1884 by Sir Charles Walters D’Oyly after distinguished military service in India. The D’Oyly family continued to live at the property until the 1970s. The current owners have extensively and completely modernised internally with major external grounds and additional buildings added to make this a truly magnificent residence.

Main house

The ground floor accommodation includes a modern fitted kitchen with extensive range of units and work surface areas with double aspect glazing to enjoy the vista over the superbly landscaped grounds. In addition there are four reception rooms hosting an array of home life living, together with a private study and spacious ‘work from home’ office. Another invaluable facility is the laundry room and drying room and further space includes a wine bar, BBQ room, mud and locker rooms, two guest toilets (one with shower), extensive storage with lift service and there is also internal access into the integral garage.

A notable feature is the state of the art leisure suite, accessed via internal stairs leading down to a sunken level. The swimming pool is fitted with swim jet and further facilities include a jacuzzi spa, steam room and changing room with shower and toilet and wet bar – and to complete the picture… a wine cellar and cedar cupboard!

On the first floor there are five sumptuous and luxuriously appointed, double bedrooms – three of which enjoy walk-in dressing rooms and ensuite bathrooms, with bedrooms four and five sharing a well appointed family bathroom.

Meanwhile, the second floor has been configured to create a self-contained suite – ideal for guests or staff – and includes a kitchen/diner, bedroom, shower room and sitting room.

In the grounds, located beyond the walled garden and past the all weather sports court, is a newly built one bedroom cottage. Discreetly located and hidden from the main house, accommodation includes a luxuriously appointed double bedroom, en-suite bath & shower room, sitting room, study, guest toilet and kitchen /breakfast room – all benefiting from pleasurable views across imaginatively landscaped grounds including a feature pond and decking and a cleverly concealed carport with separate driveway returning to the main gates.

The Gardens

The property extends over 3.5 acres which are zoned and painstakingly stocked with an eclectic mix of landscaped and wild gardens. There is plentiful guest parking, an extensive pond and creek system all within a mix of formal gardens and beautiful wildflower meadow.

And to fulfil any child’s dream….. a three level sleep in tree house with covered play area and a 7m spiral slide!
Further features include an all-weather lit sports court, zip line, a tranquil walled garden with water features and kitchen garden, hen house, greenhouse and converted stables comprising two store rooms, toilet and a workshop.

Education:

The area is renowned for its good schools which include Bryanston, Canford, St. Mary’s Shaftesbury, St Antony’s Leweston, Downside, Clayesmore, Milton Abbey, Sherborne Boys and Girls Schools.

Prep Schools include Castle Court, Dumpton, Port Regis, Sandroyd, Hanford, Bryanston Knighton House, Clayesmore Prep, Sherborne Prep and Hazlegrove.

In addition, there is an excellent local state sector schools including The Blandford School, Queen Elizabeth School and Corfe Hills School and Poole & Bournemouth Grammars.

Sporting and Recreation:

Racing at Wincanton, Salisbury and Bath. Golf at Sherborne, Tollard Royal and Blandford Forum. Walking and riding and cycling in the surrounding countryside. Watersports on the south coast.

Location
Charlton Marshall, described in the Domesday Book as “Cerletone”, lies two miles to the south of Blandford Forum. It has a pub and the Parish Church of St Mary and is just outside the Georgian market town of Blandford Forum which offers a comprehensive range of facilities, including three supermarkets, a range of shops, a community hospital, doctors’ and dentists’ surgeries, a hotel with some popular gastro pubs and restaurants nearby. Poole, Bournemouth, Dorchester, Southampton and Salisbury are within easy driving distance. There are mainline stations to London Waterloo at both Salisbury and Poole (1 hour 40 minutes or 2 hours 10 minutes respectively), and easy road links to London via Salisbury or the M27, both linking to the M3.