Location

Corfe Lodge Road is a quiet and sought after lane adjacent to Upton Heath, a protected heathland and SSSI.

The bustling centre of Broadstone is about 1.3 miles and provides excellent everyday shopping facilities, including an M&S Food, restaurants, bars and coffee shops.

Popular Wimborne Minster is about 3.5 miles with a branch of Waitrose and the Tivoli theatre, and the centre of Poole for shopping, entertainment and recreational facilities, is about 4.3 miles.

Poole Harbour, renowned for its sandy beaches, yachting and water sports, is about 6 miles.

Trains run from Poole to London Waterloo and the A31 at Wimborne, leads on to the M27/M3 to London.

There are state schools for all ages in Broadstone and Corfe Mullen and renowned independent schools in the wider area include Canford, Bryanston, Dumpton, and Castle Court.

Sporting facilities include the David Lloyd Club in Poole, BH Live Active in Corfe Mullen, and championship golf courses in Broadstone, Ferndown and Parkstone.

Fine walking and cycling can be enjoyed on the surrounding heathland, and the 16.5-mile Castleman Trailway passes through Broadstone.

Description

An impressive and incredibly spacious detached family house, built in 2006 to a high specification. The current owners have further improved the house with a spectacular new kitchen and a luxurious bathroom with freestanding bath in the main suite. The handsome elevations are of brick and render with a feature circular staircase turret at the front, under a tiled roof. Villa Sonne offers exceptionally generous family accommodation extending to over 6100 ft2 across three levels, with excellent room sizes and a flexible layout that could be arranged to suit any number of purchaser’s needs. The high specification includes gas fired central heating, underfloor to the ground and part of the first floor, UPVC double glazed windows, oak finished internal doors, stainless steel and oak spiral staircase, and a 3-person passenger lift. Internal inspection is essential to appreciate this amazing home.

The front door open into a vestibule and then into the semi-circular reception hall, with circular staircase turret, passenger lift entrance, cloaks storage cupboard and guest cloakroom. Double oak doors open into the sitting room with feature marble fire surround with gas fire, and French doors to the terrace. The dining room has a feature semi circular bay window overlooking the garden, and a door opens through to the spectacular kitchen/ breakfast room, recently refitted with an extensive range of units in pale pink and grey with quartz surfaces and featuring a large central island and breakfast bar. High quality appliances include a dishwasher, induction hob, extractor set into a canopy with concealed lighting over, Miele coffee maker, double oven, combination microwave, steam oven and warming drawer, space for American style fridge-freezer and wine cooler. Double doors lead back to the hall and into a rear hall with larder, utility room with a range of units, and plumbing and space for washing machine and dryer, boiler/ boot room and door to the integral double garage. Also on the ground floor is a large study fitted with a desk and range of built in furniture.

From the hall a stylish oak and stainless-steel spiral staircase leads up to the galleried landing with walk in linin room. The generous main suite includes a bedroom with a range of fitted wardrobes, a fully fitted dressing room, and a luxurious recently refitted bathroom with double ended bath, twin basins set on a washstand with storage under, separate glazed shower and WC. There are three further double bedrooms on this floor, all having en suite shower or bathrooms and all walk in wardrobes, and two having balconies. There is also a large family/ hobbies room with a semi-circular bay window and Juliet balconies overlooking the garden.

The stairs continue up to the second floor landing and to two further bedrooms each with an en suite shower room.


Outside
High electrically operated gates, and a sweeping resin driveway with parking for numerous cars lead to the integral Double Garage, with electric roller shutter door. The most attractively laid out gardens extend to about half an acre and are bounded by established hedges and trees providing a high degree of seclusion. A wide paved terrace with inset pond runs across the rear of the house, accessed from the main receptions and kitchen, perfect for outdoor entertaining and summer dining. The gardens are mainly lawned with an attractive variety of specimen shrubs and trees, and include a summerhouse, greenhouse, and further circular terrace with pergola over.

Directions

From the roundabout in Broadstone village centre, take the Clarendon Road turning and drive to the far end. Turn right and then first left into Corfe Lodge Road. Continue along this road, up the hill and through a narrower wooded section. At the top of the hill with heathland in front of you, take the right hand fork and Villa Sonne can be found on the right.

NB Please follow the directions above, as satellite navigation systems using the postcode take you along a section of unmade road