Acton, Langton Matravers

Soaking in the roll top bath and looking out towards the Isle of Wight seems to epitomise life at Grayling…understated luxury that celebrates its location in the very heart of Purbeck.
As you enter the HALLWAY you immediately sense the styling of the house, traditional materials interpreted in a contemporary way with an exacting finish. Underfloor heating runs throughout the ground floor. The hallway curves gently around the centre of the home and all rooms open from it, including a downstairs guest’s CLOAKROOM and two useful storage cupboards. At the centre of the house is a contemporary staircase with a frameless glass balustrade. Intriguingly, a panel of the hallway opens to reveal a secret GYM. By gently pressing on the wall, the panel opens to this hidden space, which could have a multitude of functions. Off this is the UTILITY ROOM next to the doors opening directly onto the garden, providing an alternative route back into the house after muddy walks or trips to the beach.
Returning to the hallway, to the right, is the SITTING ROOM, a cosy and welcoming space with a Purbeck stone fireplace and plentiful natural light. Double glazed doors open out onto the garden. The current owner keeps a writing desk here, making the most of the garden views and scents.
Back in the hallway, a barn door opens into the magnificent KITCHEN / FAMILY SNUG. Crittall windows run along much of one wall and open directly into the spacious walled garden, creating that much sought-after sense of indoor and outdoor living. On balmy summer days it is easy to imagine the boundaries between house and garden gently disappearing. A large central island forms the centrepiece of the kitchen and creates a sleek divide between the working part of the kitchen and the entertaining space. Pendant lights, feature taps and polished wooden surfaces combine to make this a kitchen even the most reluctant of cooks would want to work in. Windows above the primary sink look out across the gravelled frontage towards the paddock, an ideal vantage point to watch the seasons change and guests arrive.
Upstairs, a spacious LANDING forms the heart of the first floor, with doors leading to the bedrooms and soft natural light filtering in to create another calm and welcoming space.
The PRINCIPAL BEDROOM is a beautifully proportioned double room with three windows framing rural views. The room has a vaulted ceiling which, combined with far-reaching outlook, adds to an overall sense of height and space. Next door is the impressive ENSUITE BATHROOM featuring the roll top bath, positioned to make the most of the sea views, together with a monsoon shower and contemporary bathroom fittings. Across the landing is a DRESSING ROOM which could equally function as a nursery or single bedroom.
BEDROOM TWO is a well-proportioned double bedroom with attractive views towards the sea, across the garden and to the mature trees beyond. To one end it has its own ENSUITE BATHROOM. BEDROOM THREE is a comfortable double bedroom, again with sea views, and enjoying charming views towards the garden, flooding it with more natural light. It sits conveniently across the landing from the FAMILY SHOWER ROOM, which is fitted with contemporary fittings and a monsoon shower. BEDROOM FOUR has mesmerising sea and rural views from windows on both sides. It is currently arranged as an OFFICE, making the most of the outlook towards the Isle of Wight, and is well fitted with storage for either office or a bedroom.

Outside
To the front, a gravelled and sheltered frontage provides the perfect setting to welcome guests to Grayling. Across a pretty, quiet lane lies the paddock, which provides plentiful parking. It also serves as an alternative garden space that blends confidently within the landscape. Surrounded by traditional dry-stone walls, sits a stone table and seating of Jurassic proportions, creating a space for gathering and entertaining that feels very reflective of its Purbeck location.
To the rear of the house, and very much integral to the interior, is an enchanting walled garden, partly terraced, and partly lawned, with plentiful seating areas across the back of the house. There is a sheltered dining space where old stone walls bask in the summer sun and gently radiate the heat back in the evening. Beneath the mature trees are opportunities to catch welcome shade, and to the side of the house there is useful storage.

Location
The hamlet of Acton has a long history closely tied to agriculture, quarrying and the distinctive Purbeck stone industry that shaped much of the local landscape and architecture. The area is very old as evidenced by the dinosaur footprints just a few meters away. Because local stone was consistently used for building, the hamlet has a remarkably cohesive architectural character, with tightly clustered stone cottages and narrow lanes that still reflect their historic layout. Today Acton remains a small, clearly defined hamlet whose character and charm has been preserved by the protection of the Langton Matravers Conservation Area.
The vendors make the most of the surrounding network of footpaths, with wonderful walks across the Purbeck Hills and along the Jurassic Coast. Nearby destinations include Worth Matravers, Dancing Ledge and the coastal path towards Swanage.

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