Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7

The Dairy is a single-storey high spec barn-style new build home in an idyllic rural location. The perfect retirement property or a great home for a young family. Excellent eco credentials allow for low bills despite the unusually high ceilings. Set within its own half acre of gardens, paddock, and wildflower meadow and with views across unspoilt farmland to Duncliffe and Shaftesbury hill.

Internally the house is beautifully finished using top-quality materials and bespoke design. The large glass front door opens into a hall with handmade boot & coat racks. Herringbone terracotta tiled flooring runs through the hall, adjoining cloakroom, corridor and open-plan living space.

The kitchen, dining, and living room is a fantastic open-plan space – perfect for entertaining. 4m bifold doors open out onto the south-facing terrace, with sliding doors opening up to a second terrace to the North. The bespoke handmade kitchen includes Perrin & Rowe taps, Belfast sink, Caple appliances, plank hardware, and marble worktops. The sitting area includes a free-standing modern wood-burning stove on a slate hearth. There is a separate cosy sitting room/snug with a lime-washed oak floor and views out over the garden.

The full-height corridor runs the length of the building, with bedrooms and bathrooms off both sides. 

The principal bedroom has built-in wardrobes, an integrated dressing table, sliding doors onto its own terrace and an ensuite with walk-in shower, large basin, and WC. 

Two further bedrooms share the family bathroom with bath with a shower over.

There is a utility/boot room with its own separate entrance, cupboards, sink, washing machine, dryer and reclaimed scaffold board worktops.

Underfloor heating runs throughout the house, all powered by the latest Mitsubishi Ecodan air source heat pump. The house has been beautifully built and finished with handmade bespoke cabinetry and high quality interior design, using stunning elements such as Andrew Martin wallpaper.

Outside there are gardens to the front and rear. The garden and drive are enclosed with black steel estate fencing.

The house has been designed with low maintenance in mind, there are leaky hoses in the flowerbeds, steel-edged boundaries, and aluminium doors & windows. 

The house has its own sewage treatment plant, electric and water, and fibre to the house internet (providing speeds of up to 900mbps).

There is an option to purchase the house fully furnished by separate negotiation.

The house is accessed via a 250m shared driveway that leads to the shared courtyard, from which drives to the four houses begin. 

Old Tythe Farm is a superb reimagining and redevelopment of a former dairy farm into 4 individual detached houses each finished to the same exacting standards with large plots giving privacy. The presence of other homes on the farm gives a sense of security and peace of mind when the house is left empty. 

The rural hamlet of Hartgrove is two miles west of the charming village of Fontmell Magna with a village store, pub/restaurant, primary school, church and doctor’s surgery. Four miles north is the Saxon hilltop town of Shaftesbury offering a range of boutique shops, pubs, restaurants, a supermarket and recreational and commercial facilities. Five miles south is the former market town of Sturminster Newton. A mainline railway station direct to London (Waterloo) is accessible at Gillingham, 6 miles away.

On the doorstep is a network of country lanes, bridleways and footpaths to enjoy walking, cycling or riding. Melbury Hill and Fontmell Down provide open access for walking and riding.

The area is famous for its huge range of excellent independent and state schools. The beaches of Dorset’s famous Jurassic coast are also within an hour’s drive. As are the beautiful cities of Bath and Salisbury. The nearby A303 gives quick access to Devon and Cornwall to the West and London to the East. Poole ferry terminal is under 40mins drive making weekends in France an easy option.