Martins Farm Woodlands, Wimborne, Dorset

Martins FarmWoodlands, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 8LY

A well-equipped small holding with livery and fishing lake

Verwood 3 miles, Wimborne Minster 8 miles, Bournemouth 19 miles (Bournemouth Airport 13 miles), Salisbury 20 miles (London Waterloo 88 minutes), Southampton 20 miles (London Waterloo 83 minutes)

Sitting room | Hall | Family room | Kitchen/dining room | Study | Utility room | Cloakroom | Master bedroom ensuite bathroom & balcony | 3 Further bedrooms | Family bathroom | Gardens

3 bay car port | Tack room | Outside WC

14 Loose boxes | 3 Farm buildings | Workshop All-weather ménage | Fenced paddocks Commercial coarse fishing lake | Approximately 21.28 acres of permanent pasture and 6.13 acres of Woodland | EPC F

Set in approximately 34 acres

SituationMartins Farm is situated in beautiful Dorset countryside on the edge of the small village of Woodlands. The property is located north of the pretty market town of Wimborne Minster, which provides an excellent variety of shopping, leisure and recreational facilities. Other local facilities can be found in Verwood. Salisbury and Southampton have a wide range of cultural and commercial amenities.

The surrounding area is well known for riding and lies in the heart of The Portman Hunt country. Martins Farm benefits from direct access onto the bridleway network providing miles of off-road riding or walks through glorious countryside.

The property abuts the prestigious Remedy Oak Golf Course and there is also golf at Canford Magna and Ferndown amongst others.

Sailing, water sports and mooring are available at Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch.

There is an excellent array of public schools in the area including Canford, Bryanston, St Mary’s Shaftesbury, Milton Abbey, Sherborne, Clayesmore, Sandroyd and Port Regis.

Martins Farm is also well placed for commuting: From Verwood there is an easy access on to the A31 for Ringwood, Ferndown and via the A338 to Bournemouth in the south and Salisbury in the north. From Ringwood the A31 provides links to the M27/M3 network for Southampton and London. Railway stations at Salisbury and Southampton both provide a regular service to London (Waterloo). There are international airports at Bournemouth and Southampton.

The FarmhouseMartins Farm comprises a spacious family home and is ideally placed in the heart of the farm with excellent views over its own land in every direction. The house has been refurbished to a high standard throughout and boasts additional features including superfast broadband connection, fully networked rooms, built in sound speakers and Lutron programmable lighting.

The ground floor accommodation is extremely practical for an active rural family with the heart of the home being the open plan kitchen/dining room with an oil-fired Aga. The large sitting room is dual aspect with an impressive wood burning stove. There is a useful study, family room, utility room, cloakroom and a welcoming entrance hall.

Upstairs the delightful master bedroom benefits from French doors leading to a balcony overlooking the land with an ensuite bathroom and built in wardrobes. There are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

OutsideThe house is approached from Martins Farm Lane, a private track of about ¼ mile, onto a gravelled driveway with ample parking for numerous vehicles in front of a three car port.

Gardens lie to the side and rear of the property and are mainly laid to lawn. To the rear of the property there is a paved terrace providing the perfect spot for entertaining.

The tack room and wood shed is just behind the house in a brick rendered outbuilding. There is also an outside WC.

Adjacent to the house is a separate entrance providing access to the yard and the lake.

FloorplansGross internal area 2189 sq ft (203.3 sq m)For identification purposes only.

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Martins Farm

Lake

Based on Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 mapping with the

permission of the Controller of HMSO © Crown Copyright

Licence No ES 100018525

Building Key

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Manège & Lunging pen

The LandThe grassland at Martins Farm is situated in a ring fenced block and comprises 21.28 acres of permanent pasture split up into numerous paddocks over gently undulating land. The land is classified as Grade 3. In addition there is a small block of 6.13 acres of woodland.

The YardThere is an extensive and secure equestrian yard providing well-presented facilities including fourteen looseboxes in several stable blocks, three barns, an all-weather ménage measuring 28m x 60m and a lunging ring.

In addition there is a large concrete yard for parking of horseboxes and vehicles.

The buildings are as follows:

1. Dutch barn with adjoining lean to (15.24m x 17.96m) – Steel portal frame with tin and Yorkshire boarding construction on a chalk floor. Currently used to store machinery.

2. Workshop (6.27m x 4.78m) – Timber frame

with tin construction, a roller shutter door and concrete floor.

3. Storage Barn (12.19m x 9.14m) – Timber frame with block and tin construction and concrete floor.

4. Stable Block A – Open fronted barn with three 4.57m x 3.66m loose boxes – timber framed with block and tin construction with a concrete floor.

5. Stable Block B – Four 3.66m x 3.05m looseboxes and store (4.14m x 2.01m). Brick render and fibre cement roof on a concrete floor.

6. Stable Block C – Two 5.23m x 2.84m and one 5.13m x 4.14m loose boxes. Brick render with fibre cement roof on a concrete floor.

7. Stable Block D – Two 3.52 m x 3.52m loose boxes. Timber frame and construction with tin roof on a concrete floor.

8. Stable Block E - Two 4.19m x 3.99m loose boxes. Brick render with a tin roof, concrete floor and wooden fishing office attached.

The LakeIn a tranquil spot surrounded by mature trees there is a spring fed coarse fishing lake of about 1.4 acres containing carp, tench, perch and rudd with fishing offered on a day ticket basis.

Farm Income (2015)The table below breaks down the current farm incomes:

Income Stream £/Annum (Approx.)

Basic Payment £1,800

12 DIY Livery Clients £15,000 - £16,000

Fishing £1,500

Total £18,300

General Basic Payment Scheme: The Basic Payment Scheme entitlements are included in the sale.Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage (Klargester system). A ground source heat pump serves the hot water supply and central heating system. Oil fired Aga. Agents Note: Martins Farm Lane is owned and maintained by the current owners. Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way:The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing easements and rights of way, whether public or private especially mentioned or not. There is a bridle path and footpath crossing the property as shown on the plan. Other properties have access along Martins Farm Lane. Fixtures & Fittings: Items regarded as fixtures and fittings including carpets and curtains are initially excluded from the sale although certain items may be available by separate negotiation.Local Authority: East Dorset District Council Tel: 01202 886 201 Council Tax: Band G Viewings: Strictly by appointment through the sole agents Strutt & Parker.

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This plan is published for the convenience of the purchaser

only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly

excluded from any contract.

Based on Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 mapping with the

permission of the Controller of HMSO © Crown Copyright

Licence No ES 100018525

Not to Scale. Drawing No. P7567-01 | Date 11.01.16

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Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Crown Copyright (100018525). NOT TO SCALE

IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker LLP gives notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All measurements are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves of the correctness of the information within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & Parker LLP does not have any authority to give any representations or warranties whatsoever in relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. Strutt & Parker LLP does not accept responsibility for any expenses incurred by prospective purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 5. If there is anything of particular importance to you, please contact this office and Strutt & Parker will try to have the information checked for you. Photographs taken June 2015. Particulars prepared December 2015.

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DirectionsFrom Salisbury head south from the ring road onto the A354 signposted Bournemouth and Blandford. Follow the A354 out through Coombe Bissett and Woodyates. At the first roundabout after Woodyates take the first exit onto the B3081 signposted Ringwood. Follow this through Sutton Holms and then take a right onto Verwood Road signposted to Woodlands. After a few hundred yards turn left onto New Road. Keep straight on, the road leads onto a private track to Martins Farm.

From Ringwood take the B3347 towards the A31. Upon reaching the A31 head left signposted for Wimborne. Turn off the A31 onto the B3081 signposted Verwood. Go under the A31 and drive through Verwood and then Romford. Bare left into Verwood Road signposted to Woodlands. After a few hundred yards turn left onto New Road. Keep straight on, the road leads onto a private track to Martins Farm.

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