Location

Forsters is situated on the north eastern edge on the thriving village of Bradpole about one mile from the centre of Bridport.

The village has a shop/Post Office, the pretty Holy Trinity Church, village hall and a popular butchers shop.

The attractive and vibrant Georgian market town of Bridport with its twice weekly market and regular farmers and vintage markets has an excellent range of facilities including shops, both national and independent restaurants, coffee shops and supermarkets including Waitrose, Morrisons and Co-op.

Within an easy drive of Bridport is the popular coastal resort of West Bay with access to wonderful walking along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage site.

The county town of Dorchester is a comfortable driving distance away and has a main line railway station to London Waterloo.

The county is well served by independent schools with Canford, Bryanston, Milton Abbey, Clayesmore, Sherborne within sensible reach. Preparatory schools include Perrot Hill, Nr Crewkerne and Sunninghill and state education is available at Colfox in Bridport and Colyton Grammar, Nr Axmouth.

Description

Forsters is a fine, prominent village property, thought to have been built in the 18th century with natural stone elevations under a pitched slate roof. In recent years the property has undergone complete renovation and now provides a most attractive period home with immaculate, stylish, contemporary and character accommodation. The renovation of the property has been carried out to an excellent level to include full rewiring, replumbing, reroofing and replastering throughout the whole house, new bathrooms, kitchen and utility room.

Whilst the property is not listed, period features include open fireplaces with wood burning stoves, exposed timbers and there are newly fitted solid oak floors, stunning oak doors and oak architraves throughout most of the house. The property has some particularly good rooms on the ground floor including a substantial kitchen/breakfast room with views over the lawn and countryside beyond and a further large games room with vaulted ceiling ideal for entertaining or perhaps a home fitness suite. On the first floor is a double aspect main bedroom with en suite bathroom and dressing room and three further bedrooms, two bathrooms all with attractive views over the delightful landscaped gardens. On the second floor there is a converted attic space with additional bedroom, study and spacious sitting room.

Outside
Forsters is approached from a quiet village lane where an impressive stone entrance with wrought iron gates opens onto the attractive private driveway with ample parking both for the main house and access to a triple bay oak framed car port beyond which lies a track leading to the rear of the garden. The gardens at Forsters are delightful with some particularly impressive features including a walled kitchen garden with raised beds, circular timber fruit cage, heritage style greenhouse, brick potting shed and clay oven. Double doors from the kitchen lead out onto a large terrace overlooking the main lawn which is enclosed in part with a stone wall with views beyond to open country. The eastern boundary of the property with a small paddock, is bordered by the river Mangerton. In all the gardens extend to just over one acre.

Directions

From Bridport head north on the A3066 (Sea Rd North) towards Beaminster. Proceed for about ½ mile turning right onto Village Road just past the Kings Head public House. Proceed down village road and bear right into Middle Street. Continue to the T junction by the village store and turn left onto Forsters lane. Forsters is found on the right hand side after about 50 yards.