7 bedroom detached house for sale

Situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty and in the centre of its grounds with a spectacular outlook, Winterfield was built in 1921 by Edward Turner Powell, much of whose work was in the Arts and Crafts style.

Constructed of local sandstone under a tiled roof, the current owners have sympathetically re-furbished the house with meticulous attention to detail; the wiring and plumbing have been upgraded, with underfloor heating in the majority of the ground floor rooms. Of particular note is the drawing room with an impressive stone fireplace with wooden over mantel, the entrance hall with full length stained glass, and the galleried landing. Other works have included the erection of the garage building, with ancillary accommodation over, in 2007/8 and the building of the swimming pool in 2010 with external stonework matching the original and folding doors with terraces on both east and west taking full advantage of the outstanding outlook. The building has an oak frame and American hardwood decking; in the same year the gym was built with hardwood floors and underfloor heating; this could be put to a variety of alternative uses subject to the usual planning consents.

Included in the sale is Burnbeck Cottage, built in the early 1980s with brick elevations under a tiled roof, and screened from the main drive by beech hedging. Please see the attached floorplans for details of the accommodation.

Winterfield is approached off White Pit Lane through electrically operated gates onto a gravel drive leading to a circular car parking and turning area, adjoining which is an area of hardstanding with triple garage and ancillary accommodation above. A spur leads off the drive to the gym (with underfloor heating and shower room), a modern barn and to the floodlit tennis court.
The Gardens. These are a particular feature and comprise a mixture of formal and informal gardens. At the front of the house there is a large expanse of lawn with an area of wild garden flanked by box hedging and trees. The current owners have opened up the vistas with a belt of mature specimen trees offering protection from the east.

To the west and rear of the property there is a delightful partly walled garden with a variety of stone outbuildings, a lawned area flanked by colourful flower and shrub borders and a terrace from which there are magnificent views over the lakes.
Winterfield sits in the centre of its land. To the north there is a flat paddock of approximately 8 acres with a field gate onto the lane, while to the south there are rolling paddocks with spring fed ponds flanked by a protective shelter belt of mature trees.

There is a footpath on the northern boundary of the property.
In all about 35 acres.

Situated to the south of Melbury Abbas, Winterfield is on the western fringe of the Cranborne Chase. Shaftesbury, a Saxon hilltop town which dates back to the times of Alfred the Great, has a good range of facilities including cafes, restaurants, niche retailers, a boutique hotel, banks, supermarkets, small hospital, library, health centre and an arts centre. More comprehensive facilities can be found in Salisbury to the east, the Georgian spa town of Bath to the north and Sherborne to the east. Mainline railway stations are both Gillingham and Tisbury (London-Waterloo) and the A303 lies some 7 miles to the north giving access to the south west and London via the M3. There are international airports at Bournemouth, Bristol and Southampton (about 27, 44 and 48 miles respectively).