5 bedroom equestrian property for sale

Superbly presented individual country house in an idyllic rural setting with 6.4 acres, barn, studio and stabling.

Description

This charming rural property derives its name from its location, with Lovelaces Copse still showing on OS maps today. The house is understood to have been built in the 1970s and provides spacious, light and extremely well presented accommodation over two floors. The house has part rendered, part timber clad elevations under a tiled roof and from nearly every room there is a view over the garden, open country and the surrounding hills. On the ground floor a spacious entrance hallway in the centre of the house leads to a good size, well fitted family kitchen with AGA and seating area, beyond that is a utility room, and a splendid dining area with a long view over one of the paddocks and the Blackmore Vale beyond. The south east elevation provides a particularly spacious triple aspect sitting room with contemporary style wood burning stove. In the west wing is a cloakroom, a study and a ground floor guest suite. On the first floor is a nice, large landing and a good size principal bedroom suite with a cathedral style window framing the southerly view down the valley. There are three further bedrooms (one en suite, one in use as an additional dressing room), a family bathroom and access to a southerly facing terrace.

Outside
Lovelaces Copse is situated in a glorious rural location where the South Dorset Chalk Downs give way to the Blackmore Vale under the dramatic Dorset Gap. From the lane electrically operated gates open onto a private drive that runs past the stabling and culminates in a turning circle around an oak tree to the front of the house. On the south side is a large terrace with seating area and fire pit, a BBQ hut, sauna, hot tub and pond. To the rear of the house is an area of lawn, terrace and a charming goat pen. Beyond that is one of three paddocks which rises gently to the rear of the plot and has access to water. To the west is a smaller paddock with a field shelter. Adjacent to that are the buildings, consisting of a stable block with 6 loose boxes and additional block with tack room, feed store and storage, a tractor shed and a superb barn. The barn provides garaging for two cars and a WC on the ground floor and steps lead up to an outstanding studio space above with a shower room and picture window framing a view over the all weather arena and lower paddock with mature oak trees providing a parkland feel.

Location

Plush is a small, peaceful village about 1 mile from the larger village of Piddletrenthide and has an active community focused around the popular Brace of Pheasants public house and a thriving Cricket Club.

Piddletrenthide has a small hair salon, village shop, the fine Parish Church of All Saints and a village hall.

Nine miles away is the County town of Dorchester, where there is an excellent range of shops, schools and restaurants, the County Hospital and a mainline railway station to London Waterloo.

The property is also within easy reach of the attractive Abbey town of Sherborne to the North and the coastal resort of Weymouth to the South where there is access to the stunning Jurassic Coast a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The area is renowned for its sporting and leisure pursuits which include golf at Dorchester Came Down and Sherborne golf clubs, horse racing at Wincanton, Taunton, Salisbury, Bath and Exeter, riding and walking directly from the property in the magnificent surrounding countryside and sailing and water sports along the coast.

Education
The area is well served for schooling both state and private. State schools include The Piddle Valley First School, Middle Schools in Puddletown and senior schooling at Thomas Hardye in Dorchester. Public schools include Sherborne School, Sherborne School for Girls, Leweston, Bryanston, Canford, Milton Abbey and Clayesmore School. Preparatory schooling at Sunninghill School in Dorchester, Perrott Hill, Port Regis, Sandroyd, Bryanston Prep and Sherborne preparatory school.

Square Footage: 3,379 sq ft


Acreage: 6.4 Acres

Directions

From Plush Village (Brace of Pheasants pub) head north passing the Church on the left hand side. Continue for approximately two miles passing the crossing at Folly and Armswell Farm on the left hand side. The driveway for Lovelaces Copse is situated on the right hand side.