Welcome to Garden Lodge, a truly charming home reflecting early 20th Century design. The word ‘lodge’ is believed to have come to Britain with the Normans, deriving from a word for shelter. It has since clung to certain types of building and maintains a quintessential appeal.

This ‘lodge’ is built by Elderberry Construction, whose sole interest has been to create individual homes where quality matters. For them, it is about the finer detail and creating a home of which they, and you, can be proud. This home is no exception and we look forward to showing you the difference.

Guiding you around Garden Lodge, you will first enter the hallway, which has a CLOAKROOM and useful UTILITY ROOM (with back door to the garden). A door leads from the hallway into the KITCHEN/DINING ROOM, which has French doors to the garden and immediately strikes you as the perfect place in which to enjoy entertaining family and friends. To the rear, the SITTING ROOM has a cosy wood burner stove with windows either side. In the summer months you can fling open French doors to the patio area also accessed from the kitchen/dining room - outside entertaining at its best. A STUDY, providing a ‘work from home’ space or simple retreat, is just off the hallway.

On the FIRST FLOOR are FOUR BEDROOMS, each a double, two with EN-SUITE facilities. The MAIN BATHROOM and principal en-suite have both a bath and a separate shower.

INTERNAL DETAILS:

Kitchen:
Bespoke kitchen installed by Solstice Kitchens
Integrated appliances
LED down lighters
Under-cupboard lighting
Quartz worktops

Utility Room:
Plumbing for washing machine
Laminate worktop
LED down lighters

Bathrooms:
White sanitaryware with chrome fittings
Vanity sink units with shaving lights
Down lighters
Towel rails
Tiled floors
Wall tiles
Bath and separate shower to main bathroom and principal en-suite

Finishing, Fixtures and Fittings:
Engineered timber doors
Plaster skim to walls and ceilings
Painted walls, ceilings, skirting, architrave and internal window sills
Chrome kitchen and bathroom fittings

Heating and Electrical:
Underfloor heating system to ground floor
Radiators to first floor
Freestanding solid fuel stove to sitting room
Television sockets to sitting room, kitchen/dining room, study and bedrooms
Telephone sockets to sitting room, kitchen/dining room, study and principal bedroom
Front door bell
Linked, mains-powered smoke alarms with battery backup
Light and power to loft

Guarantee:
10-year Premier guarantee

Outside
With privacy and a sunny, south-east-facing aspect to the rear, the possibilities for enjoyable outdoor entertaining are endless. This is further enhanced by the patio area, reached from both the kitchen/dining room and sitting room - the perfect solution for outdoor entertaining.

To the front, the driveway provides ample parking and there is an attached GARAGE with automated door to aid easy access.

EXTERNAL DETAILS:

Clay tiled roof
Black cast iron guttering
Painted timber fascias and soffits
Engineered timber front and rear doors with multipoint locking
Painted timber French doors from kitchen/dining and sitting rooms
Painted, pressure-treated, engineered timber window frames with factory fitted, low E double glazing
Lights to front door, rear door, driveway and patio area
Tarmac driveway from lane
Paviour drive/parking area
Paved patio area and path to front door
Turfed garden with planting beds and new trees
Outside tap

Garage:
Automated up-and-over vehicular door
Engineered timber rear door with multipoint locking and light
Internal light and power point
Painted blockwork/brickwork internal finish

Location
Charminster is a small, pretty village two miles north of Dorchester, filled with delightful, traditional cottages and historical character. An active, friendly community, Charminster has the advantage of a shop/post office, two pubs, a modern village hall, Norman church and primary school.

The county town of Dorchester is famed for its literary history, weekly market and well-regarded schools. It is also home to the county hospital and mainline stations to London Waterloo and Bristol.

Nearby Weymouth (approx. 20 mins drive) offers breath-taking walks along the Jurassic Coastline as well as an award-winning, golden sandy beach.

Directions
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