Redmans Lane, Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7

Charming barn conversion with annexe and adjoinigholiday cottage set in 4.67 acres of garden, paddock and woodland, in an enviable location.

Melbury Vale Farm totals 4.67 acres in a beautiful tranquil bowl with views across the surrounding countryside. There is a charming three bedroom barn conversion with ancillary accommodation, with adjoining annexe and holiday cottage.

The property offers amazing versatility and is well suited for multigenerational living, giving flexibility in a most wonderful rural setting whilst being within walking distance of Shaftesbury.

Melbury Vale Farm House is an inviting three bedroom red brick barn conversion, which has been sympathetically converted by the owners to create a lovely family home with a traditional farmhouse feel. The accommodation provides a spacious kitchen with ample cabinets, utility room, large open plan sitting/dining room with vaulted ceiling, exposed beams and fireplace. There is one bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor. Two wooden stairs cases at either end of the sitting room, each lead up to a bedroom. The master bedroom has en suite shower room and a study area.

Adjoining the house is a garage and storeroom, above which is a one bedroom annexe. The annexe benefits from a separate external entrance, with a spiral staircase leading up to a balcony and door into the open plan sitting/dining room. There is also a door from the parking area for the annexe into a porch used as a useful store. The annexe could very easily be integrated back into the main house should a purchaser wish.

The holiday cottage is a red brick single storey two bedroom dwelling and attached to the main house. The accommodation comprises an open-plan living space with kitchenette and two double bedrooms sharing a shower room. There is also an adjoining garage, with parking at the front and a secluded garden at the rear.

The garden is an area within which you can enjoy the peace and tranquility of Melbury Vale Farm with secluded seating areas. To the north of the house is an enclosed round pen with sand surface.

There is a gently sloping, acre and a half grass paddock with a timber field shelter. The paddock is bordered on two sides by two acres of beautiful woodland, classified as Ancient Woodland and is a mixture of native species with a carpet of bluebells in the spring.

The property is located on the edge of Melbury Abbas, a pretty village located approximately 2.5 miles outside the historic hilltop town of Shaftesbury. The area is part of the Cranborne Chase National Landscape, well known for its breathtaking countryside. The village is predominantly character properties and benefits from beautiful rural views as well as a Church, village hall and sports field and winery. Most everyday amenities can be found in Shaftesbury including doctors surgery, cottage hospital, dentists, chemists, coffee shops, newsagents and two supermarkets.

There is a great choice of well-regarded state and private primary and secondary schools in the area including Port Regis, Sandroyd, Clayesmore, Bryanston as well as schools in Bruton and Sherborne.

The area is blessed with excellent communication links with the A303 located just 5 miles north giving access to London via the M3. The nearby towns of Gillingham and Tisbury offer a mainline railway station serving London Waterloo and the Southwest.

There is a wide variety of sports clubs including rugby, golf, football and running as well as horse riding and racing at Wincanton and Salisbury.



Band D

Mains water and electricity are connected to the property. Oil fired boiler provides heating and hot water. Drainage is private and may not comply with all the current regulations. Ultrafast broadband is available and all mobile phone networks have good coverage.

Post code: SP7 0DB

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From Shaftesbury, take the A30 heading east from the Royal Chase Hotel roundabout then first right onto the B3081 towards Cann Common. After approximately ½ mile turn right onto Mill Hollow Lane. The property entrance will be found after 400m on the right.