Location

Bere Regis is a popular and well situated village with a good range of amenities including a primary school, parish church, two pubs, village shop and Post Office, doctor’s surgery, and a service station.

It is well placed within a short drive of many nearby towns including Wareham (7 miles), Wimborne and Poole (both 12.5 miles) and Dorchester (11 miles) all providing shopping and recreational facilities.

The village is just off the A31 which links to the M27 and M3 to London, and there are train stations at Poole and Wareham to London Waterloo.

Poole Harbour is renowned for its excellent sailing, water sports and the Blue Flag Sandbanks beach.

Fine walking and cycling can be enjoyed along the stunning UNESCO World Heritage Jurassic Coast which starts at Studland Bay beyond Wareham.

Description

Formerly the vicarage to the neighbouring church, the house offers generous accommodation with excellent room sizes, a fine staircase and many period features. It is fair to say that the house would now benefit from sympathetic modernisation and refurbishment, yet offers huge potential for a buyer to improve to their own taste, budget and timescale.

From the glazed entrance porch, the front door opens into the entrance hall, with a cloakroom and WC, and a door to the cellar. The good size drawing room at the rear has a stone fire surround with open grate, and double aspect windows including French doors to the garden. The separate dining room has a painted wood fire surround flanked by twin arched recesses and a tall window to the side with window shutters. The study has a window overlooking the garden. The kitchen/ breakfast room has a range of floor and wall units, a door to the dining room and a walk in larder. The utility room has a wall mounted gas fired boiler, a range of units, plumbing for a washing machine, and a door to outside.

From the hall, a fine staircase with painted wood balustrading leads up to the spacious first floor landing with linen and storage cupboards. There are four good size bedrooms, and a family bathroom with bath, basin, and shower, and a separate WC.

Outside
A five bar gate opens into the shingle driveway which provides extensive parking and gives access to the attached Single Garage with up and over door. The gardens are a particular feature of the house, extending to just under a third of an acre and adjoining the churchyard. They are mostly walled and mainly laid to lawn with a variety of shrubs and trees and a south facing terrace perfect for summer entertaining.

Agents Note
The new owners will be required to formally change the name of the house. Further details to be advised.

Directions

From Wimborne, take the A31 towards Dorchester and after approximately 10 miles, at the roundabout turn left and shortly afterwards at the next roundabout turn right, both signposted to Bere Regis.

After 200m take the first right hand turn by the Royal Oak public house into West Street, and the house is on the left hand side just after Church Lane.


From Poole, take the A35 west towards Dorchester. After about 12 miles, at the mini roundabout take the first exit for Bere Regis, and then at the Royal Oak public house turn right into the village itself, and the house is on the left hand side just after Church Lane.