Pretty Grade II listed farmhouse in Dorset
This period farmhouse near Wimborne in Dorset comes with landscaped gardens, paddock and tennis court

Dullar Farmhouse in Dorset is an attractive period property with Queen Anne origins in 1701. A Grade II listed former farmhouse with over seven acres of land near Wimborne, it's an excellent family house in a beautiful county.
With Purbeck stone flooring in the hall, kitchen and dining room, stripped floorboards in the drawing room, and open fireplaces, a trap door leading to a spiral wine cellar Dullar Farmhouse is not short of features which catch the eye.
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Accommodation comprises: porch, hall, drawing room, dining room, sitting room/study, kitchen, and wine cellar. Upstairs are six bedrooms and two family bathrooms on the first floor, plus a second floor studio and dressing room/store on the second floor.
Outside the gardens are complemented by a stone-paved terrace, while a greenhouse and kitchen garden are also useful. The hard tennis court is on a raised level. Aside from the gardens most of the land is given over to the paddock with a number of landscaped trees.
Dullar Farmhouse is a wonderfully private property. The village of Sturminster Marshall offers local facilities including a village shop/post office and a primary school as well as two pubs and a church. More extensive amenities are in Wimborne (five miles) and Blandford (nine miles).
The guide price is £1.85m. For further information please contact Knight Frank on 01935 812 236 or visit www.knightfrank.co.uk.
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