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"A large detached family house, built from traditional stone some 20 years ago, in a good village, with its own land, including a pond and stables of approximately 3.42 acres in all.

The Dwelling Rookside is a well presented and spacious detached house atop Buckhorn Weston. Built some 20 years ago, it offers many an Eco feature, a brilliant family kitchen sitting dining room the full width of the rear of the house. A formal sitting room has an open Jetmaster fireplace. There is a highly practical, large utility boot room with a door to the side of the house.

The first floor has four comfortable sized bedrooms with a vast top floor bedroom suite.

Without doubt the combination of a house with its own land accessed direct from the house is highly enticing. The stables are situated a little down the hill thereby giving unrestricted views over the vale to the South East. Beyond the stables is a nature area with a spring fed pond. Further land has been acquired recently bringing it back into Rookside s ownership.

Accommodation See Floor Plan. Includes House & Stables. Paddocks. In all 3.42 acres.

Outside Without doubt the combination of a house with its own land and stables offer much together. The property is approached from Weston Hill onto a drive leading to a five bar gate. The garden is to the rear of the property along with vehicular parking and a track accessing the paddocks and stables beyond. There are two stables with mains electricity and water supply water harvesting system and a covered storage workshop and feed area. In addition, there is a natural pond supplied by a spring and a wildlife area with Great Crested Newts. The land is currently pasture in enclosed paddocks with post and rail fencing.

Situation Buckhorn Weston is a delightful North Dorset village very close to the Somerset border and within 3 miles of Gillingham and about 4 miles from Wincanton. The village has a well regarded pub and church. The towns of Gillingham and Wincanton have a wide range of shops and services for everyday needs with Waitrose in Gillingham and a large Morrisons in Wincanton.
The A303 is about 4 miles and A30 is about 2 miles away giving excellent road access to London and the West Country.

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Services The property has Geo thermal heating, heat ventilation recovery unit and a water harvesting system. Underfloor heating and wooden double glazing throughout.
Mains drainage and mains water are also connected.

Material Information Standard, superfast, & ultrafast broadband is available.
Mobile phone network coverage is limited inside and likely outside
Information from Ofcom
Council Tax Band F
Restrictive Covenants TBC
Agent s Note The neighbour has a right of way over the first small part of the drive to access their property.
Rights of Way Footpaths through paddocks to the left of the property; out of sight of the house.

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