Thornhill, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton

An extensive barn conversion with fabulous artist studio, annexe and further outbuildings.

The Dwelling - The Long Barn is an extensive barn conversion, true to its roots with stylish and modern fixtures and fittings. With dramatic ceiling heights in parts and highly sensible layout, this is an impressive house in its own right. Additionally, there is a separate one bedroom annexe flat, a 9m x 6.34m (615sqft) artist studio with north facing windows and skylights to go with the underfloor heating, and a garage. Further through the drive is a double barn style car port with storage above.

The house, itself, has a vast central kitchen / living / dining room with wood burning stove and bi-fold doors to the garden and a double height atrium. To one end is a substantial drawing room, currently used as an office, and at the other end it is set up as a games room with a plethora of bookshelves and further access to the garden. Above the games room is a study with Blackmore Vale views and a store room across the board walk. Completing the downstairs is a boot room with shower / wc, guest wc and the utility room adjacent to the kitchen

The main house has flexible bedroom space. The principal suite has the option of being its own entity with bedroom 3 on the same landing which is adjacent and used as a dressing room / sitting room. Bedroom 2 has the family bathroom next to it and further along, above the living area is a library area with plate glass windows to the east and west. This area leads to a mezzanine bedroom 4 with sitting room, shower room and bedroom above.

Outside - The large front gates bring you into a parking area for many cars, the annexe and studio and garage. There is a further drive to the barn style car port the other side of the garden. The house is approached along a path and has neat lawns with feature pond, all surrounded by wildflower borders. The patio / al fresco dining area is just outside the kitchen / living room. Just outside the games room bi-fold doors are the raised vegetable beds and log store area and some air source heat pumps screen with a wicker fence.

Rainwater harvesting is under part of the drive and is filled via run off from the gutters of the studio and part of the house and can be used along with the mains water outside tap by the garage.

The south west gardens are private and within your own courtyard of the house, studio and barn car port with a high stone wall to the west.

Accommodation - See Floor Plan. Many areas have double height ceilings, easy flowing landing and highly manageable gardens. The artist studio has north facing light with vaulted ceilings and under floor heating.
Main House: Entrance hall; drawing room; kitchen / dining / living; utility room; guest WC; boot room; games room; principal bedroom suite; bedroom 2; bedroom 3; family bathroom; mezzanine bedroom 4 with sitting room; study; store along board walk.
Outbuildings: Artist studio; annexe with sitting room; guest WC; kitchen; bedroom suite; storage; garage with barn door; barn / car port with storage above one side
Outside: Level lawns with ornamental pond; parking for 6 cars; rainwater harvesting; solar panels; air source heat pumps; more parking outside for annexe to side. Large grass verge to front.

Situation - Thornhill is a small enclave of houses in a rural yet accessible location. Being above the Blackmore Vale, there are distant views over fields to the north. The town of Stalbridge is only a mile or so and contains, amongst other shops, Dyke's supermarket, butchers and a flower, pub and pharmacy.

Sturminster Newton has more extension and individual shopping and major towns such as Sherborne and Gillingham both have a Waitrose.

There are a wide range of schooling in the area, public, private and primary.

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Services - Mains water and electricity, solar panels, air source heat pumps for both house and annexe / studio for under floor heating and traditional radiators upstairs, rainwater harvesting system, private drainage with treatment plant.

Material Information - Standard & ultrafast broadband is available.
Mobile phone network coverage is available inside and outside – (coverage is best provided by EE Network)
(Information from Ofcom
Council Tax Band: F
Restrictive Covenants: None known
Rights of Way: Private driveway shared
Agents Notes: Joint Sole Agent Strutt & Parker: Salisbury Office Tel: