LITTLEHILLMORCOMBELAKE, BRIDPORT, DORSET

LITTLEHILLMORCOMBELAKE, BRIDPORT, DORSET

An unlisted and charming Arts & Crafts country house with a guest cottage situated in a magical setting with panoramic views over unspoilt countryside

towards Lyme Bay and the sea

Reception hall • Sitting room • Dining room • Kitchen • Laundry room • Cloakroom • Rear lobby • Cellar

Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom • 2 Further double bedrooms • Single bedroom • Family bathroom

Self-contained 1 bedroom guest cottage • Studio & office • Double tandem garage • Parking

Heated swimming pool with adjacent orangery • Range of outbuildings • Greenhouse • Garden • Herb garden • Cut flower garden

Vegetable garden • Orchard • 4 Paddocks

In all about 18.44 acres (7.46 hectares)

Chideock 2 miles • Bridport 4½ miles • Lyme Regis 5½ miles • Axminster 8 miles

Crewkerne 13 miles (London Waterloo 2½ hours) • Exeter Airport 31 miles

(Distances and time approximate)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure.

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Savills WimborneWessex House, Priors Walk, East Borough,

Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1PB

Tel: 01202 856 800ashley.rawlings@savills.com

Knight Frank Sherborne15 Cheap Street, Sherborne,

Dorset DT9 3PU

Tel: +44 1935 812 236sherborne@knightfrank.com

LittlehillBuilt originally in 1811 and then extended in the late

1920s/early 1930s, Littlehill was designed by the architect

Scott Naylor, after the celebrated Arts & Crafts architect

Charles Voysey and is a wonderful example of a country

house of the period. The main house, guest cottage

and principal outbuildings all have colour-washed and

rendered walls under Cornish slate roofs. The house has

a wonderful feeling of light and space throughout, with

broad, south west facing windows looking out across the

grounds to the wonderful views beyond. The house has a

predominantly open plan design on the ground floor and

there is widespread use of oak and light coloured timber

for parquet floors, window frames and doors. The ground

floor comprises a broad reception hall with the drawing

room at one end and the dining room at the other, which

is open plan to the adjacent kitchen. The sitting and dining

rooms both have open fireplaces and bay windows and

there are French windows in the sitting room and hall

opening out to the paved terrace, which extends along

the west facing side of the house. The kitchen is fitted with

painted timber units and a 4 oven electric AGA (black),

with a large storage cupboard and walk-in larder. Off

the kitchen are the laundry room and a small rear lobby

leading out into the garden. The attractive, original timber

staircase rises to the part-galleried landing, off which are

the master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, three further

bedrooms and the family bathroom.

Guest Cottage, Garden & Grounds

The garden provides a magical setting for the house, with the

lawn sweeping down from the terrace through a stand of fine

lime trees to the herb garden. Beyond is a mature beech hedge

screening the former grass tennis court (now used as a croquet

lawn), a mixed orchard and some former brick-built agricultural

buildings, which could have some development potential.

To one side of Littlehill are the self-contained one bedroom

guest cottage (entirely private from the main house) and the

swimming pool with adjacent orangery. On the other side

behind tall, mature hedging are the cut flower garden, vegetable

garden with further fruit trees and cages for soft fruit and the

greenhouse. Adjacent to the vegetable garden is the gravelled

parking area and double tandem garage, potting shed, apple

store, two log stores, workshop and a first floor studio and

office. Beyond the garden are four adjoining paddocks totalling

about 15 acres. In all about 18.44 acres (7.46 hectares).

Situation & AmenitiesLittlehill is situated on the edge of the small and dispersed

village of Morcombelake, which has a small parish

church, village shop/post office and a farm shop, with

further local amenities including two public houses in the

neighbouring adjacent villages. For further details visit

www.chideockandseatown.co.uk.

E Charmouth Primary School is only 2½ miles away

and there are a further 9 primary schools within

a 5 mile radius. The local secondary school is

The Sir John Colfox School in Bridport. Private

schools include the Sheborne schools, Bryanston

and Perrott Hill.

S Bridport 4½ miles to the east has a full range

of shops and services including a Waitrose

supermarket, a twice-weekly market, a monthly

farmers’ market, medical, dental and veterinary

clinics. Other nearby towns include Lyme Regis

(5½ miles), Axminster (8 miles), and Crewkerne

(13 miles).

t Bridport has a cinema, a leisure centre and a

thriving literary and arts community, which hosts

the annual Bridport Literary Festival.

G Nearby courses at Bridport, Lyme Regis and

Dorchester.

e There are a number of gastro pubs and

restaurants within nearby towns and in the local

area.

M The A35 runs along the southern edge of the

village and provides excellent east/west access.

T The train to London Waterloo from Axminster

takes approximately 2½ hours.

A Exeter International Airport and Bournemouth

Airport are only 31 and 52 miles away

respectively, offering connections within the UK

and to many international destinations.

Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area

2595 Sq Ft - 241 Sq M

The Tallet: 425 Sq Ft - 40 Sq M

Office/Garage: 1720 Sq Ft - 160 Sq M

Outbuildings: 936 Sq Ft - 87 Sq M

The Tallet - First Floor

The Tallet - Ground Floor

Reception

Bedroom

Bathroom

Kitchen/Utility

Storage

Recreation

This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them.

First Floor

Ground Floor

Cellar

Office/Garaging Ground Floor

Office/Garaging First Floor Outbuildings

Littlehill EPC The Tallet EPC

Note: “This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the sanction of the control of H.M. Stationary office. This plan is for convenience of purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. Licence Number. No. ES100021721.”

LITTLEHILL

Services: Mains water and electricity.

Private drainage. Electric wet system

central heating & hot water (Heatrae

Sadia). Electric AGA (Economy 7).

Fixtures & Fittings: All fixtures and

fittings will be included as per the

contarct form.

Tenure: Freehold

Council Tax Band: Littlehill: Band G,

The Tallet (guest cottage); Band A

Local Authority:

West Dorset District Council

Tel: 01305 251010

Directions (Postcode DT6 6ED)From Bridport, proceed in a westerly

direction along the A35 passing through

Chideock and into Morcombelake. Drive

to the end of the village and after the

Art Gallery on your right, take the next

turning on your righthand side. Follow

for half a mile until you see the end of

Taylors Lane on your right. Littlehill is

immediately opposite this on your left

hand side.

ViewingsAll viewings are by appointment with the

joint sole agents Knight Frank LLP and

Savills.

Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP or Savills in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor Savills have any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Photographs: 2017 Particulars: June 2018 Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087.

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