A detached house located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, enjoying 360° degree countryside views and approximately 2.3 acres.

Punch Hill Farm is a rendered Georgian style farmhouse with large pitched windows enjoying countryside views and land on all four sides. The farm house provides comfortable accommodation over two floors comprising two reception rooms with brick fireplaces, kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory and utility room. The first floor provides three double bedrooms with outstanding views, one single bedroom and a family bathroom. A detached annexe comprises two further bedrooms and a shower room.

SITUATION
Melbury Abbas is pretty village located approximately 2.6 miles outside of Shaftesbury. The village is made up predominantly of character properties and benefits from beautiful rural views. Shaftesbury offers a wide range of services to cater for most everyday needs and requirements including doctors surgery, cottage hospital, dentists, chemists, coffee shops, newsagents along with two supermarkets. The area is blessed with excellent communication links with the A303 located just 5 miles away giving access to London via the M3. The nearby town of Gillingham (3 miles) offers a mainline railway station serving London Waterloo and the Southwest. A large range of well-regarded state and private schools are also located within the area,

OUTSIDE
The property is accessed via a shared driveway passing two dwellings on to a gravel drive that leads to the property. At the front of the property is a timber car port and garage and ample parking for several cars, the garden at the front of the property is mainly laid to lawn with a herbaceous cottage garden along with mature tree hedges. An arch trellis leads to the side garden which slopes away from the house and provides access via a wooden double gate to the orchard. The rear garden is nicely landscaped to create viewing areas, herbaceous borders and a vegetable garden, with two greenhouses, a garden shed and vegetable patches. The rear garden has spectacular views towards Melbury Down and the rolling hills. A metal gate from the drive provides access to the paddock complete with stables, yard and above ground manège.

COUNCIL TAX
Dorset Council Tax Band F
EPC: F

SERVICES
Mains water and electricity are connected to the property. A private drainage system is installed. Heating and hot water are provided by an oil fired boiler.

DIRECTIONS
From The Royal Chase Roundabout in Shaftesbury head east on the A30 and turn immediately right again onto the B3081 signposted to Blandford and Melbury Abbas. Continue on this road passing Melbury Motors and as it becomes the C13. Proceed down the hill into Dinah's Hollow pass the traffic lights and as you begin to proceed up the hill the entrance to Punch Hill will be found on the left hand side through double gates. Turn into Punch Hill and pass two properties proceeding onto the gravel driveway to Punch Hill Farm.