5 bedroom house

A south facing Georgian farmhouse in an elevated position commanding wonderful views over the Blackmore Vale and River Stour situated at the end of a no-through lane with gardens and grounds of about 5.45 acres.

Riversdale Farm is a Georgian Farmhouse with origins dating back to 1732 and is built of local Marnhull Stone under a pitched tiled roof with Victorian and more recent extensions. The property is found in a wonderful location at the end of a no-through lane, slightly elevated and looking down and across the Stour Valley and benefitting from river frontage and fishing rights. The views out to West Stour, Fifehead Magdalen and down the valley are wonderful. The house is south facing and has large windows and high ceilings as one would expect of the era. The front door opens into an elegant hall with flagstone floor and wood burning stove. Two steps down lead to a triple aspect 30' drawing room with Tasmanian Oak floor, period fireplace and double doors to the conservatory which has stunning views over the grounds and across The River Stour and Blackmore Vale. Further doors open out to a lovely, elevated terrace. The kitchen / dining room has flagstone floors, a Belfast sink, a range of wall mounted and floor standing units, a back door to outside and door to the south facing terrace. Steps down lead to a utility room, cloakroom with shower and a walk-in airing cupboard.

From the hall stairs rise to a landing with oak floorboards. The master bedroom is dual aspect with lovely views to the west and also has wooden floors and a large ensuite bathroom. There are three further double bedrooms, and a smaller room which could be also be used as a dressing room to bedroom 3, and a bathroom.

Outside the formal garden lies to the south of the house with further terraced gardens to the west. There is an excellent range of barns, a detached holiday let (to be completed), swimming pool and paddocks in all 5.45 acres.

Riversdale Farm is located in a superb setting in the pretty village of Stour Provost off a no-through road. This very sought after village has a strong community with no through traffic and a medieval church. The village nestles in the heart of the Blackmore Vale and has a very well regarded primary school. The surrounding villages of West Stour, East Stour and Marnhull offer a wide variety of further amenities including pubs and a wonderful farm shop in East Stour. The town of Gillingham provides a wider range of facilities including a mainline station to London Waterloo and Waitrose. Whilst the larger towns of Sherborne, Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury offer an excellent variety of shopping, educational, recreational and cultural facilities. The area is particularly well served by some of the best independent schooling in Southern England including Port Regis, Sandroyd, Clayesmore, Hanford, Bryanston, Knighton House and Sherborne Schools for Boys and Girls. Communications in the area include mainline railway stations at Gillingham and Tisbury with
regular services to London Waterloo. The A303 can be joined to the north of Shaftesbury which
provides access to the Home counties and national airports along the A303/M3/M25. Sporting facilities in the area include horse racing at Wincanton, golf at Shaftesbury, Sherborne and Yeovil and the regions water sports are within each access along the Dorset coastline at either Poole Harbour or Weymouth Harbour.



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