Location

Longbourne stands on the north side of South Street, running through the heart of the popular village of Broad Chalke, within the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The village, in the highly sought-after Chalke Valley, has a good range of amenities, including a popular primary school, community run shop/café/post office, church, pub and active village hall. Walks and riding in the area are outstanding with Gurston Down to the north and the National Nature Reserve at Martin Down to the south of the village.

The beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury, approximately 10 miles North East, offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational facilities. Salisbury train station is 9.1 miles away, with mainline connections to the south west and London Waterloo (approximately 90 minutes).

Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton, with golf at Rushmore Park, South Wilts Golf Club and High Post. This area is renowned for its fishing on the River Avon, Nadder, Test and outlying chalk streams.

The A303 provides access to the south west and London via the M3.

There is a wide selection of both state and private schools in the area, including Sandroyd, Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove and Godolphin, as well as Bishop Wordsworth and South Wilts Grammar Schools. Slightly further afield are Clayesmore, Warminster School, Port Regis and the Sherborne Schools.

Description

Longbourne is a beautiful village house, lying in the heart of this sought after village, and within a Conservation Area. Originally dating from the 1850s with additions in 2005 and 2011, the house is not listed. The original part is constructed of rendered stone, with the recent additions of brick and flint, all under a slate and tiled roof. The house sits back from the village lane with pretty formal gardens to the front. The property is in an elevated position, with a large rear terrace and the main garden gently sloping down to the River Ebble.

Extending to 2,787 sq ft, this charming family house offers generous, elegant rooms, with views to the front and back. Steps lead up from the parking area to the entrance hall, with the 17’ dual aspect drawing room just off. There is a fireplace containing a Jetmaster fire, and French doors out to the raised terrace outside, with internal double doors linking through to the dining room to create a large entertaining space. The dining room is open plan with the kitchen. The kitchen was built by Neptune, with an oil-fired Aga and companion, integrated Smeg oven and an integrated Smeg fridge. A door leads through to the utility room with a further outside door to the rear gardens. There is underfloor heating in the entrance hall, drawing room, kitchen and utility room. The cosy sitting room, with fireplace containing a Jetmaster fire, lies just off the kitchen overlooking the formal front garden, and links through to the old hall and home office beyond. The home office also has a modern cast iron wood burning stove.

There are two parts to the first floor. The principal bedroom has a walk-through dressing area, with an en-suite shower room. There are two other double bedrooms flanking a large landing, which share a family bathroom. This landing area used to be a smaller extra bedroom. With stairs from the entrance hall, the main guest bedroom is dual aspect and broadly spans the drawing room beneath, with an en suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe.

The grounds are beautiful, with formal gardens and lawn flanking a gravel path to the front. The path leads from the former front door to a pretty gate to the village lane beyond. There is a lovely stone flagged terrace from which to enjoy the south-facing sun. The gravelled parking area comfortably fits two cars, with a turning area for more.

In the rear garden, there is a magnificent Beech tree shading a large rear terrace, with views over the garden and down to the River Ebble. The boiler house has a gardeners’ WC and there is a timberframed garden store for tools and machinery beyond. The lawned garden then slopes down to the River Ebble.

Directions

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The property is on the north side of South Street, diagonally opposite Reddish House (the former home of Cecil Beaton).