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About
An attractive 4/5 bedroom detached cottage style family home with delightful gardens and a fully insulated yoga studio ideal for a home office, in the popular village of Furzehill, just over a mile from Wimborne.
The property was built circa 1955 and extended by the current owners in 2006. A large detached garage was built in 2025, standing in an excellent landscaped parking area.
Connected to all mains services, the property benefits from gas central heating, hardwood double glazing, oak interior doors, and a digital network with data points throughout the house.
Woodlawn offers flexible accommodation which, with minor alterations, could provide a ground floor annexe. The pretty gardens including a surface swimming pool.
A gabled porch (with stone floor and down timbers) leads to the large reception hall which has a polished natural slate floor, under stairs storage space, and an ash staircase to the first floor.
The ground floor cloakroom has WC, wash basin and plumbing for a shower.
The light, triple aspect sitting room features an open fire (with copper canopy and timber over), a large bay window and glazed double doors to the garden.
There is a study to the front, and a dining room/fifth bedroom overlooking the rear garden. From the reception hall, 2 steps and a walkway lead to the kitchen/breakfast/family room.
The kitchen has an excellent range of units, stainless steel sink, hardwood work surfaces, island/breakfast bar, 5-burner AEG gas hob, American style fridge-freezer, dishwasher and AEG oven and grill.
At the rear, an attractive area with a high gabled glass roof has casement doors to the garden terrace which is ideal for al fresco dining.
In addition, there is a utility room with Belfast sink, space for white goods, Worcester boiler and Megaflow water system.
From the hall, a solid ash staircase leads to the galleried first floor landing.
The principal bedroom features double doors to a Juliet balcony with a superb open outlook over surrounding farmland, a dressing room (with an excellent range of wardrobes and drawers), and an en suite shower room (with shower, vanity wash basin and WC).
Bedroom 2 is a double room overlooking the gardens and farmland beyond, with fitted wardrobes. Bedroom 3 also has country views, and bedroom 4 has a built-in wardrobe.
The family bathroom comprises bath, vanity wash basin and WC. From the village road, a cobbled slipway leads into a large stone driveway and turning area providing excellent parking.
The detached garage was built to a high specification and has a secure roller door, power, lighting and ample storage space in the fully insulated, gabled loft.
Outside there is a water tap, LED lighting, and a useful storage area to the rear. The driveway is screened by mixed hedges.
A 5-bar gate leads to a well stocked front garden area with a circular lawn and an insulated yoga studio (with power, lighting, heating and sound system).
There is a lawn and terracing in front of the studio. In addition there is a large workshop (with double doors) and a further tarmac parking area.
The rear garden is enclosed by mixed hedges, with a well maintained lawn, established climbing roses, rhododendrons, a sandstone terrace ideal for outdoor dining, raised beds, timber seating, and a large, above ground filtered swimming pool.
A side garden area has a wrought iron gate to the front.
Location: Furzehill is a popular village set just over a mile from Wimborne town centre, with The Stocks Inn pub/restaurant and a busy post office/shop.
Dumpton Preparatory School is situated on the edge of the village and there is easy access to first schools at Gaunts Common and Witchampton, Allenbourn Middle School, and Queen Elizabeth’s School at Pamphill.
The major coastal towns of Poole and Bournemouth, both of which have mainline rail links to London Waterloo, are within 30 minutes’ drive.
Directions: From Wimborne, proceed north on the B3078 towards Cranborne, turning right into the village of Furzehill.
Woodlawn can be found on the left hand side, just after the turning on the right to Crofton.
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