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New Stour & Avon, November 19 2021
Property
Lodge a claim for eco-friendly stunner Ash Lodge at Stourpaine ticks all the boxes on a house-hunters’ wish list. It’s rural but not isolated, it’s character but low maintenance, it’s spacious, it’s eco-friendly, and it’s got a home office, a studio, views, a pool, decking, balcony, landscaped gardens, paddocks and stables. Constructed in 2008 by award-winning architects Western Design, the Douglas fir-clad house has been designed to make the most the southerly views over open countryside. Inside, the ground floor flows seamlessly from a striking galleried hallway into a stunning kitchen/ breakfast room and a fabulous sitting room, both
flooded with natural light and with doors opening to the terrace. Rooms currently used as a study and ground floor bedroom could easily be used as an integral annexe. Upstairs, doors from the master bedroom suite open on to a balcony overlooking the garden and open countryside, with two further bedrooms and a bathroom lie off the landing. Step outside and Ash Lodge continues to impress. Landscaped gardens offer raised beds, soft fruit areas and terraces and seating areas to enjoy the private gardens, with a greenhouse, studio, hot tub, and even a woodland shower for the brave.
Beyond is a swimming pool with pool house, and a small yard with four loose boxes, ample parking and paddocks extending to 2.75 acres. Situated in a good location with the nearby village of Stourpaine and the market towns of Blandford and
Shaftesbury within a short drive, Ash Lodge is a fabulous house, on the market with Symonds & Sampson in Blandford with a Guide of £1,350,000. Contact Neil Wilson on 01258 452670 for further details.
