Elizabethan & Space Age Combination

Not many 5 bedroom country houses can boast origins dating back to the 16th Century, married to 21st Century space age technology and convenience.  Little Whitemoor Farm (6,970 ft2) however, lying in beautiful Blackmore Vale countryside midway between King’s Stag and Hazelbury Bryan, does just that.  Approached down a long private drive leading to a huge gravel parking area, Little Whitemoor Farm is a Listed home with a cedar shingle roof which could alternatively be thatched if desired.

The property manages to successfully mix many attractive traditional features including:  a farmhouse kitchen with exposed beams, Belfast sink, double oven Aga plus convenient 5 burner modern electric range oven with gas hob and a separate inglenook fire in the snug next door, with original brick-lined bread oven.  With clients who seem to have thought of everything for this day and age, who would worry about a power cut where one has a tumble drier supplied by gas!  

Former outbuildings have been replaced in the modern wing to create 3 brand new double bedrooms, with bathrooms/en suites and dressing room to boot, plus new entrance hall with floor to ceiling glazing and minstrel gallery. The owners have installed clever gizmos including a linked entertainment system for the whole house, a built in Dolby cinema surround sound in the sitting room, Sonos digital music system, Sky HD with Blue Ray HDDvD with infra red and HDMi links which they advise is very easy to manage. 

Additionally attached to this is a 42’ x 19’ brick lined “party barn” with a vast vaulted ceiling and exposed king truss oak timbers, double barn doors and double aspect glazing.  Anticipate a wonderful covered play area, big boys’ toys workshop or lifestyle refuge from the busy world outside.

Sherborne and Shaftesbury lie within easy striking distance for private schools and shops and Templecombe’s mainline train service to London only 9 miles away.  The Farm enjoys nearly 7 acres of level pasture divided into hay meadows and grazing land, with plenty of space to roam and play. The outdoor facilities include a useful triple wooden stable block with feed and store room, plus excellent oversize well drained outdoor arena (sand and rubber surface - 45.7m x 22.4m) – superb for pony club mums with aspiring and energetic children.  There are even some Tamworth free range pigs truffling around the apple orchard and free range hens to scuff up the bark chippings in the garden – oh! What a wholesome picture of country heartiness.

The agents believe Little Whitemoor Farm would be an ideal country residence away from the smoke for families seeking a character property with flexible layout for dependant relatives or staff living on site but independently in different wings.  All enquiries to Lindsay Burden or William Grant at Fox Grant on 08707 745 600.

September 08, Wessex