CHEDINGTON COURTCHEDINGTON • DORSET

An impressive Grade II Listed country house, forming a small estate with astonishing panoramic views.

Lot 1Chedington Court:

Vestibule • Reception Hall • Sitting Room • Dining Room • Morning Room • Drawing Room

Magnificent Great Hall with Gallery • Library • Orangery • Study • Kitchen • Breakfast Room • Play Room • Laundry Room

Cinema • Games Room • Studio • Cellar • 2 x Cloak Rooms • Integrated Garage

Master Bedroom with Dressing Room, Bathroom and Large Roof Terrace

Principal Guest Bedroom with en-suite Bathroom • 7 further Bedrooms and 7 Bathrooms (6 en-suite)

Gym • Lift to all floors

Coach House with four garages and two offices, kitchen and WC

Beautiful irrigated Formal Gardens and Terrace • Vegetable Garden • Ornamental Lake

Ponds set amongst Water Gardens and Parkland • Pasture

About 57.63 acres (23.316 ha)

Lot 2Chedington Lodge:

Entrance Hall • Open plan Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Double Reception Room • Sitting Room

Utility Room • Study/Bedroom • Shower Room

Master Bedroom with Dressing Room and Shower en-suite • Three Further Bedrooms and Bathroom

Private drive and screened gardens

About 0.93 acres (0.375 ha)

Lot 32 Coach House Cottages:

Hall • Sitting Room • Dining Room • Kitchen • Cloak Room

Two Bedrooms • Bathroom

Terraced Garden and Single Garage

About 0.09 acres (0.039 ha)

FoR SALE AS A WHoLE oR IN 3 LotS

IN ALL ABoUt 58.65 ACRES (23.730 ha)

Crewkerne 5 miles (London Waterloo 155 minutes) • Beaminster 6 miles • Yeovil 10 miles • Bridport 13 miles Sherborne 14 miles (London Waterloo 138 minutes) • Dorchester 17 miles • A303 10 miles • Central London 140 miles

(Mileages and times are approximate)

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SITUATIONChedington Court is situated in an elevated

position on the periphery of the small village

of Chedington in West Dorset. The property

benefits from spectacular panoramic views

over its own land and the surrounding Dorset

and Somerset countryside.

Chedington Court is very well situated for

the very popular small West Dorset town of

Beaminster, about 6 miles away, providing

excellent local facilities. These include a good

range of shops, churches, post office, library, 2

schools and health centres. The larger towns

of Bridport, Sherborne and Dorchester, to

name but a few, provide a larger range of facilities.

Communications to and from Chedington Court are excellent with the A303 (providing access to the national motorway network) just 10 miles away. Crewkerne, Sherborne and Yeovil have mainline stations to London Waterloo with all taking about 2½ hours.

The area offers a wealth of sporting pursuits including:

• Golf at Cricket St. Thomas, Yeovil, Bridport, Lyme Regis and Dorchester (Came Down)

• Racing at Wincanton, Taunton, Devon & Exeter (Haldon), Newton Abbot and Salisbury

• Sailing and water sports on the Dorset coast

• Hunting with the Cattistock Hunt

• There is excellent walking, riding and country pursuits

The area is well known for its excellent schooling both private and public. Those of particular note are Perrott Hill at North Perrott, the Sherborne schools, Wellington and Millfield.

DESCRIPTIONSitting in an elevated position, overlooking its beautiful gardens, Chedington Court is a magnificent Grade II Listed house with unrivalled panoramic views across the upper valley of the River Parrett.

Chedington Court is approached through elegant electric wrought iron gates, fixed on stone pillars. The gravel drive leads to the front of the house, past the lake on one side and to the other are the sensational views. The house has been built in a Jacobean manor style of local dressed Hamstone ashlar under a slate roof. Leaded lights, profiled gables with ball and spear finials complete the look. The earliest reference to a dwelling at Chedington goes as far back as 1285 listed as Wellelmus de Cedington. The house was passed through a number of associated

families until it appears close to its current form in around 1840. Sir Henry Peto, the son of the Victorian railway magnate, Sir Samuel Morton Peto, baronet and MP, bought Chedington Court and its estate in 1893. Sir Henry was High Sheriff in 1897 and a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Dorset, and among the first members of the new Dorset County Council, a position he retained from 1888 until 1913. Sir Henry and Lady Peto lived in the house until 1938.

When Pevsner visited the area he described the village of Chedington as “very beautifully situated contouring round the wooded hillside”. The house and its associated buildings have been subject to various renovation and improvement projects

in recent times. The works completed in 1999 saw the completion of the most extensive project with the help of historic and conservation architects. The Great Hall was constructed on the western side of the house featuring a hammer beam ceiling of green oak. The room is decorated with a beautifully hand carved frieze that blends seamlessly with the older parts of the house. The orangery and study were added at the same time. The current owners have fully redeveloped Chedington Lodge after acquiring it separately, creating a space that is in-tune with modern family living whilst making the most of the beautiful views. They have also built the office block adjacent to the house which incorporates the estate offices above the garages.

The accommodation is arranged over four floors accessed by a service lift and two staircases. The characterful features also include Hamstone flooring, ornate fireplaces, meticulous plasterwork, fine panelling and excellent ceiling heights.

Apart from the Great Hall the other rooms of considerable note are the dining room with its ornate strapwork ceiling, the breakfast room with full oak panelling and the orangery which opens up to the terraced gardens. The morning room and drawing room, which are separated by Doric columns, have large bay windows which flood the rooms in natural light. The drawing room has triple French doors to the garden terrace and overlook the gardens and the valley.

ROOM LAYOUT AND DIMENSIONS CAN BE REFERRED TO IN THE FLOOR PLANS.

TECHNOLOGY A range of systems are built in to the

house, providing a complete integrated

communications, entertainment and security

installation. The property’s structured cabling

system offers a great deal of flexibility should

any further customisation of the system be

required at a later date.

An overall control system ties together the

operation of all the independent systems

enabling the whole house to be run from a

single location. The intuitive touch screen

AMX displays the system status, including

temperature and lighting levels, and gives

complete control over the sophisticated

music and TV systems. Following changes

in technology, the AMX system has been

updated to allow iPads to operate the

system. A detailed list of the technology

features can be supplied by the agents.

Master Bedroom Roof Terrace

Master En SuiteMaster Bedroom

main house floor plans

For illustrative purposes only - Not to scale

Second Floor

First Floor

Lower Ground Floor

Ground Floor

GARDENS AND GROUNDSChedington Court has terrific gardens and grounds, they are well established and complement the house perfectly. To the front of the house, and adjacent to the gravel driveway, is the spring fed ornamental lake, which is headed by a working fountain. On the southern side of the house is a series of attractive stone terraces which can be accessed from the drawing room and orangery. The terraces are surrounded by smart stone ballustrading and a pair of mirrored stairs lead from here to the croquet lawn which is surrounded by beautiful herbaceous borders.

A smart gravel path meanders through the lawns to the south and west of the house. One spur leads to a succession of ponds which form an attractive water garden, the water being supplied directly via the source of the River Parrett which runs through the estate. Beyond this is a rockery garden passing under a series of wooden bridges

to some lower ponds. Further to the south is an enclosed kitchen garden area with greenhouses, fruit cages, machinery stores and a staff room, this area can be accessed via a separate drive from the village lane.

The rolling lawns drop down to the west of the house to a glasshouse and nursery beds. Adjacent to this is a man made plateau in the hillside which has been used in the past for marquees.

The gardens are interspersed with lighting and watered by automatic systems that are discreetly hidden in the lawns and borders.

The remainder of the land is made up of paddocks, pasture and woodland totalling approximately 50 acres. Approximately 34 acres of this is currently let on an annual grazing license to a neighbouring farmer, please speak to the selling agents for more information.

COACH HOUSEAdjacent to the main house is a smart Coach House that was constructed by the current owners in 2007. Built of similar stone to the house it complements the original house perfectly.

On the ground floor are four garages, with smart wooden electric up and over doors. A centrally positioned wooden door leads into the reception area with a downstairs cloak room.

A set of stairs lead to the first floor where there are two offices of about 700 sq/ft each. Both offer fantastic views and are fitted to a high specification to be used as offices, one has a small kitchen.

Approximate Gross Internal Area Offices: 1,400 sq ft / 130 sq m

Garages gross internal area = 1,205 sq ft / 112 sq mTotal gross internal area = 2,605 sq ft / 242 sq m

Quoted Area Excludes ‘External C/B’For illustrative purposes only - Not to scale

First Floor

Ground Floor

Approximate Gross Internal Area No.2 Coach House: 962 sq ft / 89 sq m

Quoted Area Excludes ‘External C/B’For illustrative purposes only - Not to scale

Approximate Gross Internal Area Chedington Lodge: 2,831 sq ft / 263 sq m

For illustrative purposes only - Not to scale

First FloorFirst FloorGround Floor

Ground Floor

LOT 3: No. 2 COACH HOUSE COTTAGESOn the other side of the lane that runs through the village is No 2 Coach House Cottages which is an attractive conversion of the original coach house. Built of stone under a slate roof it has great appeal. The accommodation comprises a hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, cloakroom, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. There is also a garage and a terraced garden.

LOT 2: CHEDINGTON LODGEThe Lodge was acquired separately by the owners of Chedington Court and hugely improved and extended. Now offering a total of almost 3,000 sq/ft of accommodation it is perfect for family members, staff or guests. Accessed from its own electric wrought iron gates set on stone pillars and sits in gardens of approximately 1 acre.

The accommodation is focused around a magnificent open plan kitchen, breakfast and double reception room with views to the west over the rolling countryside of Dorset and in the distance Somerset. Double doors open out to a large decked area which is perfect for entertaining during the warmer months. There is a separate sitting room, study/further bedroom, utility room and a downstairs cloakroom with a shower. Upstairs is the master bedroom with en-suite shower room and dressing room, 3 further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

View from Chedington LodgeChedington Lodge

Chedington Lodge

TenureThe property is for sale freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

ServicesChedington Court: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Gas central heating.

Chedington Lodge: Oil-fired central heating, mains water and electricity. Private drainage.

No. 2 Coach House Cottages: Mains water, drainage and electricity. Electric heating.

Local AuthorityWest Dorset District Council01305 251010www.dorsetforyou.com

EPC RatingChedington Lodge: Current D / Potential B

No 2 Coach House Cottages: Current F / Potential E

PlanningChedington Court is listed Grade II as of Architectural or Historical Interest.

CHEDINGTON COURT

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908)

Important Notice Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property as all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. The reference to any mechanical or electrical equipment or other facilities at the property shall not constitute a representation (unless otherwise stated) to its state or condition or that it is capable of fulfilling its intended function, and prospective purchasers / tenants should satisfy themselves as to the fitness of such equipment for their requirements.

Photographs dated: February 2015. Brochure dated: April 2015.

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Council TaxChedington Court: Band H

The Lodge: Band F

No. 2 Coach House Cottages: Band D

Fixtures and FittingsItems regarded as fixtures and fittings, whether mentioned in the particulars or not are initially excluded from the sale although certain items may be available by separate negotiation.

Easements, way leaves and right of wayThe property is offered for sale subject to any public or private rights of way, and all easements and way leaves whether referred to within the particulars or not.

The actual route of the bridleway is shown by the green dashed line on the plan and is entirely within the boundaries of Chedington Court. The plan produced by Dorset County Council suggests that part of the bridleway passes over adjoining land to the North. This land would prove impossible to access and it is acknowledged that the plan shows the accepted route of the bridleway.

Directions (SAT NAV: DT8 3HY)Take the M3 west from London and turn to the A303 at junction 8. Continue for about 75 miles and take the exit for the A356 (South) signed to Crewkerne. Continue through Crewkerne and follow signs on the A356 towards Dorchester. Pass through South Perrott and after about 2 miles turn right up at the Winyards Gap pub, there is a signpost towards Chedington. After a short distance the entrance gates for Chedington Court can be found on the right hand side.

ViewingStrictly by appointment with Savills. If there are any points which are of particular importance to you, we invite you to discuss them with us, especially before you travel to view the property.

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