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Barn in Dorset in Shaftesbury

Stylishly restored in 2017, this beautiful detached barn conversion is situated in the rural village of Melbury Abbas amid glorious Dorset countryside. It boasts lovely gardens and countryside views.

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Situated in the heart of Dorset s beautiful landscape of rolling hills and open farmland affording wonderful walking, there are a network of footpaths directly from the property. The area offers a wealth of pretty villages, sandy beaches and a coastline which has world heritage status. The pretty market town of Shaftesbury, which itself is home to Gold Hill, known to many as Hovis Hill as it was used in the 70 s television adverts for Hovis bread, is 5 minutes away. The popular seaside resorts of Poole, Bournemouth and Weymouth are also worth a visit. Other attractions include Hayes Motor Museum, Longleat House and Safari Park, the beautiful gardens at Stourhead House, Salisbury Cathedral, Yeovilton Air Arm Museum and Monkey World. We are now delighted to welcome this fantastic home into our stylish and sought after collection of Joules properties. The superb open plan kitchen/diner will now have Joules quintessentially British crockery for mealtimes with other lovely accents peppered throughout the house. Entering the property from the terrace, you are met by a beautiful lounge/kitchen/diner with an impressive apex ceiling, exposed beams, sliding doors and oak flooring. Here you can relax and enjoy the countryside views while snuggled up in front of the wood burner. Enjoy watching your favourite programme on the Smart TV or take time to enjoy a DVD. The impressive kitchen is very well equipped and is perfect to try out some new recipes or cook some old family favourites using the breakfast bar/island. The kitchen has an electric oven and hob, Lavassa coffee machine, microwave, fridge with ice compartment and dishwasher. The utility room has a fridge/freezer, washing machine and plenty of space for storing muddy boots. Leading from there are the ground floor bedrooms starting with the king size with TV and beautiful views, the second super king size zip and link (which can be made into a twin on request at time of booking) has a dressing room, TV and en suite bathroom with handheld shower over bath and WC. You will then come to the third bedroom a cosy twin with TV, a great room for children. There is also a wet room with shower and WC conveniently located on this floor too. Heading upstairs you will find a king size bedroom with a TV. All four bedrooms are beautifully furnished and all king size rooms boast countryside views. Venturing outside, you will find a private terrace directly outside the lounge/kitchen/diner doors, perfect for outside dining with garden furniture, BBQ and a wonderful wood fired hot tub. There are large shared gardens all enjoying the fabulous countryside views. Have fun in the shared open sided games barn with table tennis and table football. Ample off road parking is available in the gravelled parking area. Need to know: 4 bedrooms 2 super king size, 1 king size zip and link and 1 twin. 1 bathroom and 1 wet room. Kitchen with electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge with ice compartment and dishwasher. Lavassa coffee machine. Utility room fridge/freezer and washing machine. Wood fired hot tub logs included. Wood burner logs included. Electric and under floor/central heating included. Shared open sided games barn with table tennis and table football. Bed linen and towels included. Ample parking. Wi Fi. Regret no smoking. Regret no pets. Shop and pub 2 miles. Smart TV and DVD . BBQ. Within a 5 minute drive to shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs.

7-Day Forecast

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Sun 24th Moderate rain 15°C 9°C 39mph 18.7mm 994mb
Mon 25th Light rain 10°C 5°C 19mph 0.8mm 1,004mb
Tue 26th Heavy intensity rain 8°C 3°C 10mph 14.0mm 1,015mb
Wed 27th Heavy intensity rain 6°C 3°C 18mph 18.9mm 1,011mb
Thu 28th Sky is clear 5°C 1°C 6mph 0.0mm 1,026mb
Fri 29th Overcast clouds 8°C 1°C 18mph 0.0mm 1,028mb
Sat 30th Broken clouds 11°C 6°C 12mph 0.0mm 1,025mb

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