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"A detached Grade II Listed period house currently run as a successful bed & breakfast in a popular West Dorset village. The property comprises of 5 Bedrooms. Three reception rooms. Farmhouse Kitchen. Conservatory. Study. 4 Bathrooms (3 En Suite). Parking. Garage.

SITUATION AND AMENITIES Crosskeys House is situated in the centre of the popular village of Broadwindsor in the heart of the West Dorset countryside. The property itself is set within the heart of the village in the conservation area. Broadwindsor has a range of facilities including convenience shop, church, village hall, primary school, public house and a craft centre. Nearby is Lewesdon Hill, the highest point in Dorset, where superb views can be enjoyed. The nearby town of Beaminster (Hardy's' Emminster') is 3 miles to the east and has a wider range of amenities. The vibrant market town of Bridport lies approximately 8 miles away and has a larger range of shops, services as to be expected from a market town of this size, including secondary schooling and a number of supermarkets. The beautiful heritage coastline is an accessible approximate 9 miles away and the larger centres of Dorchester and Crewkerne are within commuting distances with mainline rail services to London and the West Country. DESCRIPTION Crosskeys House is a Grade II Listed detached period home of stone elevations with a slate roof, situated in the village conservation area. Crosskeys is an interesting house with a rich history, the site it occupies having formerly been a pub, a cobblers shop, and a blacksmith's. The house has been recently refurbished to provide excellent well appointed accommodation comprising entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, farmhouse style kitchen, study, garden room, utility room and sitting room on the ground floor. On the first floor there are three bedrooms, 2 with en suite and a separate family bathroom. The top floor contains two further bedrooms and one en-suite. The house has an abundance of period charm with original fireplaces, log burner, Rayburn and sash windows. Whilst Crosskeys is currently run as a 5 star B&B with a silver award, it would also make a fabulous and flexible family home. www.crosskeyshouse.com    OUTSIDE Crosskeys House is approached from the road via a solid wood door to the entrance hall. To the side of the property there is parking for one vehicle in front of which is the garage and adjacent to this lie further parking spaces. The main garden lies to the rear and side of the property and has been landscaped and laid to level lawn with a chipped pathway winding through. To one end of the garden is a paved sun terrace surrounded by a delightful water feature. Accessed from the conservatory is an inner walled courtyard which has a gate to the lane. SERVICES Mains water. The property also benefits from an additional supply of natural water from a well . Mains drainage. Mains electricity. Oil fired central heating. LOCAL AUTHORITY West Dorset District Council Stratton House 58-60 High West Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1UZ 01305 251 010 MAP REFERENCE Landranger:193 438 025 You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website."