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7 Bedroom Luxury Home - This spectacular one-of-a-kind manor home boasts over 12000sqft of high-end luxury living space. Exceptionally luxurious home set in private gated grounds of 3.5 acres with 12,355 ft.2 of versatile accommodation including 5 bedrooms, 4 reception rooms in the main home with an additional private 1 bedroom apartment, and a brand new detached 1/2 bedroom cottage. Additional features include an oversized study, BBQ room, wine bar, indoor leisure complex with pool, spa, and steam room, and beautifully landscaped gardens that are zoned and planted to perfection with a sports court, extensive parking, converted stables, and an amazing three level treehouse. Designed for year-round pleasure and entertaining, everything is here to make this smart house capable of providing resort-style living in your own home. About The Property An exceptional property, with a fascinating history and a unique architectural design. The original home was built in 1884 by Sir Charles Walters D’Oyly after distinguished military service in India. The D’Oyly family continued to live at the property until the 1970s. The current owners have extensively and completely modernised internally with major external grounds and additional buildings added to make this a truly magnificent residence. Main house The ground floor accommodation comprises of a modern fitted kitchen with an extensive range of units and work surface areas with double aspect glazing to look out across the impeccable landscaped grounds. 4 additional reception rooms play host to an array of home life living with the wonderfully addition of a private study and an extensive ‘work from home’ office. The laundry room features an additional drying room with the remaining rooms being the wine bar, BBQ room, mud and locker rooms, 2 guest toilets (one with shower), extensive storage with lift service and there is also internal access into the integral garage. Internal stairs lead down to a sunken level that hosts the magnificent leisure suite which has been breathtakingly completed with a swimming pool with a swim jet, jacuzzi spa, steam room, and changing room with shower and toilet, and wet bar. A cleverly located wine cellar and cedar cupboard complete this floor. To the first floor where the bedroom quarters are located. There are bedroom suites all with a walk-in dressing room and en-suite bathrooms with bedrooms 4 and 5, which are both large kings sized, and share the use of the family bathroom. The top floor has been designed to create a fantastic guest or staff accommodation with a kitchen/ diner, bedroom, shower room, and a sitting room. The Cottage Located beyond the walled garden and past the all-weather sports court, is a separate building that showcases a brand new 1 bedroom cottage. Cleverly designed to be concealed from the main house, this offers a breath-taking double bedroom, en-suite bath & shower room, sitting room, study, guest toilet, and kitchen /breakfast room, all looking out across heavenly designed landscaped decking with a feature pond with clever planting that conceals its own carport and separate drive that leads back up to the main gates. The Gardens The property extends over 3.5 acres which are zoned and planted to perfection with a beautiful variety of landscaped and wild gardens. There is extensive guest parking, an extensive pond, and a creek system all within a mix of formal gardens and the substantial wildflower meadow.. The outdoor features include a three-level sleep in treehouse with a covered play area, 7m spiral slide, electrics and plumbing all installed, an all-weather lit sports court, zip line, a tranquil walled garden with water features, and kitchen garden, hen house, greenhouse and converted stables comprising two storerooms, toilet and a workshop. This property is one of the finest examples of country living, with modern internal decoration with exemplary finishes and facilities. Education The area is renowned for its good schools. These include Bryanston, Canford, St. Mary’s Shaftesbury, St Antony’s Leweston, Downside, Clayesmore, Milton Abbey, Sherborne Boys and Girls Schools. Prep Schools include Castle Court, Dumpton, Port Regis, Sandroyd, Hanford, Bryanston Knighton House, Clayesmore Prep, Sherborne Prep and Hazlegrove. In addition, there is an excellent local state sector schools including The Blandford School, Queen Elizabeth School and Corfe Hills School and Poole & Bournemouth Grammars. Sporting and Recreation Racing at Wincanton, Salisbury and Bath. Golf at Sherborne, Tollard Royal and Blandford Forum. Walking and riding and cycling in the surrounding countryside. Watersports on the south coast. Location Charlton Marshall, described in the Domesday Book as “Cerletone”, lies two miles to the south of Blandford Forum. It has a pub and the Parish Church of St Mary and is just outside the Georgian market town of Blandford Forum which offers a comprehensive range of facilities, including three supermarkets, a range of shops, a community hospital, doctors’ and dentists’ surgeries, a hotel with some popular gastro pubs and restaurants nearby. Poole, Bournemouth, Dorchester, Southampton and Salisbury are within easy driving distance. There are mainline stations to London Waterloo at both Salisbury and Poole (1 hour 40 minutes or 2 hours 10 minutes respectively), and easy road links to London via Salisbury or the M27, both linking to the M3.