8 bedroom house

Built originally in the 16th century and then extended in 1658, Flamberts is Grade II* listed and is a fine example of the architecture of the Interregnum period. The house is built of local stone which is dressed around its stone mullion windows and has a clay tiled roof. Much of the interior has remained unchanged including original doors and panelling, fireplaces in many rooms, window seats and fine moulded plaster ceilings in the sitting room and study. The dining room even has a 17th century rack for curing bacon above its wide fireplace. Part of the house's charm is that it has remained unchanged over time and although the structure is well maintained and sound it would now benefit from redecorating and updating and therefore presents a wonderful opportunity for the new owner.
The house has three well-proportioned reception rooms and both the sitting and dining rooms have parquet floors and windows with panelled window seats on two sides with views over the garden at the rear of the house. Adjacent to the dining room is the kitchen/breakfast room which looks over the knot garden at the front of the house and is fitted with a dresser, a range of units and 2-oven AGA inset in the original range fireplace. A door leads through from the kitchen to the laundry room which has a Belfast sink and a walk-in larder. The main staircase rises from the rear hall to a landing that extends almost the full length of the house. At the top of the stairs are the principal bedroom suite and a double bedroom. The former has windows on three sides looking out over the garden and grounds and an en suite bathroom with a door through to a large dressing room. In addition, there are three further double bedrooms and two bathrooms. Off the secondary staircase are two single attic bedrooms.
The coach house incorporates a double garage, stable with two loose boxes, garden store, lean-to feed store and a first floor flat with two reception rooms and two bedrooms and its own garden behind.
The stable block comprises three loose boxes, tack room and single carport. Behind is a fenced paddock/orchard. The formal garden extends out on the southern and western sides of the house. To the west is a paved terrace fringing the house with a lawn beyond surrounded on three sides by herbaceous borders and with a pond at its centre. Beyond it are the kitchen garden, fruit garden and summerhouse. A further lawn extends out from the southern side of the house where there is a modern timber summerhouse containing the bio-mass fuel store. The garden is screened by mature hedging and several trees including scarlet oak, sequoia and maple. In all the garden and grounds amount to 2.54 acres (1.03 hectares).

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Sherborne 3.3 miles (Waterloo 2.25 hours), Yeovil 4.8 miles, A303 5.5 miles, Castle Cary station 12.1 miles (Paddington 90 minutes). (Distances and times approximate).

Flamberts is situated off a quiet country lane in the small, pretty village of Trent, which is set amidst 2,100 acres of rolling countryside owned by educational charity, The Ernest Cook Trust. The village has a church, primary school, village hall and popular public house, The Rose & Crown. For shopping Sherborne (3.3 miles) and Yeovil (4.8 miles) are both easily accessible and offer a wide range of
shopping, recreational and business facilities. The local area is renowned for its wide choice of schools, both from the state and independent sectors. There is a Church of England primary school in the village and it is within the catchment area for The Gryphon School in Sherborne. Nearby private schools include Hazlegrove,

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