The Common, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum

A spacious and versatile home enjoying a garden of approx 1.79 acres, includes a barn and separate wooden lodge with thriving holiday lettings business. Situated in a quiet and tucked away location close to outstanding countryside including Hambledon Hill, yet just a short distance to Child Okeford, which boasts a wide range of village amenities.

Accommodation - Ridgeway House is a wonderfully spacious home enjoying a beautiful and interesting garden, which enjoys a good degree of privacy. Situated in a quiet and tucked away location close to outstanding countryside including Hambledon Hill, yet just a short distance to Child Okeford, which boasts a wide range of village amenities.

The heart of the home is the generous and light kitchen/breakfast room enjoying a dual aspect with magnificent views overlooking the garden, serviced by a utility room. The formal dining room has a sweeping outlook of the garden towards the beautifully manicured lawn, mature trees and the pond. The drawing room is affectionately known as the ballroom by the current owners, which has dual aspect views of the garden, laid with parquet flooring and has a feature fireplace as a focal point to the room. The sitting room enjoys a cosy feel, with a charming brick chimney breast with a wood burner as a focal point with double doors leading the garage. The study is makes an ideal home office with built in storage.

The master bedroom enjoys elevated views over the garden, includes a wardrobe area and a modern ensuite shower room, comprising of a spa bath, large walk in shower, basin and w.c. The second bedroom has a dual aspect with a small balcony with space for outside furniture, and includes an ensuite bathroom, comprising of a P shaped bath with overhead shower, basin and w.c. There are three further double bedrooms and two single bedrooms serviced by the family bathroom, comprising of bath, separate shower, basin and w.c.

Log Cabin - The log cabin is substantial two bedroom building constructed of Norweigan pine and is situated to the rear boundary. Offering open plan living with a vaulted ceiling providing a sense of space and light. The kitchen area comprises of a range of wall and base units with space for appliances, the room is arranged with a four seater dining table and chairs and a sitting area with French doors leading to a veranda. Enjoying two double bedrooms, shower room, and a separate garden laid to lawn enjoying a good degree of privacy from the main house, including an outside storage room, which could be converted into a sauna. The current owners have established a successful holiday letting business, alternatively the lodge could be used for visiting family and friends, multi generation living or working/running a business from home.

Outside - The property enjoys a beautifully landscaped and private garden totalling 1.79 acres. The current owner has undertaken substantial improvements to create a varied and peaceful setting and is very much a gardeners garden. The garden is laid to manicured lawn with established flower beds, towards the front boundary is a charming bubbling brook with foot bridges, which feeds the large pond teeming with wildlife. An orchard provides wonderful fruit including apples, pears and plums. A Victorian kitchen garden has been created close to the house, and includes a large ornate Victorian greenhouse with a dwarf brick wall set with a slate window sill. A wooden barn is arranged as a garage and garden store room but could be rearranged for a outside office.

Situation - Child Okeford is a thriving village, between the River Stour to the west and Hambledon Hill to the east. It has an excellent range of facilities to include a general store, a post office, an organic farm shop, a Church, two public houses, a doctor's surgery with dispensary and a primary school with nursery. The nearby towns of Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury offer a wide range of facilities including shops, supermarkets, a small hospital and libraries, whilst Gillingham has a mainline railway station (London Waterloo). Further afield is Salisbury to the east and Bath to the north. The A303 is approximately 30 minutes to the north, giving access to the south-west and London via the M3. There is a fantastic range of local schools in the area including Bryanston School, Clayesmore School, The Blandford School, Hanford School and Knighton House.

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Services - Mains electricity and water, private drainage, solar panels and oil central heating.

Superfast broadband is available and mobile phone is limited indoor and likely outdoor as per the ofcom website.

Material Information - Dorset Council Tel:
Council Tax Band - G
EPC - D