A stunning, recently completed, modern country house of over 5,800 sq ft, on the edge of a desirable village on Cranborne Chase
SUMMARY
Furlong House is a stunning, light-filled family home that effortlessly blends space, character, and exceptional design. Built of ICF covered stone under a predominantly slate roof, the house is extremely well insulated and efficient to run. With flexible accommodation to suit a variety of uses and requirementswhether for family living, home offices, or multi-generational spacesthis property adapts to your lifestyle. Located on the edge of the tranquil village of Chilmark, Furlong House enjoys breath-taking views over the surrounding downland, offering the perfect blend of countryside tranquillity and village convenience. Available by separate negotiation, Lot 2 has a separate access and comprises about 11.2 acres of picturesque land, a barn/workshop, open barn and stabling.
FURLONG HOUSE
Finished in 2024, Furlong House really embraces that wonderful blend of traditional style with modern living. Built by a couple with plenty of experience building exceptional family houses, the property offers an outstanding level of design, modern-day practicality, and most importantly, a welcoming feel as you arrive. The house is extensive, but subtle changes in floor level and high ceilings create a sense of intimacy on one hand, and versatility on another.
Finishes include polished concrete floors in the entrance hall and grounds floor communal areas, plaster cornice, Sisal herringbone carpets, Pooky and Jim Lawrence light fittings, Barnaby Gates wallpaper, Lefroy and Brooks sanitaryware and bespoke cabinetry. The ground floor is all underfloor heated, with radiators on the first floor; all controlled with a Heatmeiser App. Bathrooms are electric underfloor heated.
The kitchen/dining room is without doubt one of the best in the market in the area; it offers hand-finished, bespoke fitted kitchen cabinets, Arabescato marble workstops, Perrin & Rowe taps with Parthian boiling hot water tap, an insinkerator, an Everhot 150i, separate integrated Fisher Paykel larder fridge and freezers, Dual Zone wine fridge and a Miele dishwasher. There is a large dining area, with family space around the Stone mantle and log burning stove. There is a walk-in larder and with fully opening sliding glass doors to the garden at the rear. A further set of sliding glass doors open out to the Brieze du Soleil, with terrace for outdoor eating.
The rooms on the ground floor can be used in any number of ways, currently configured to provide a family room/snug, a lovely sitting room with open fireplace, study (or sixth bedroom) and the fifth bedroom, with adjoining bathroom. The boot room and utility/laundry room are ideally placed to the side of the house, beautifully finished (including a bespoke built-in dog bed) and have a downstairs loo, wine store and plant room.
A polished concrete stair, with Sisal herringbone runner, leads up to the expansive first floor galleried landing. The principal bedroom suite provides a walk-through dressing area, 19ft bedroom with vaulted ceiling and en suite bathroom, with wooden Versailles Panel flooring, two timber vanity units, double ended bath and a double shower with 12 Rainfall Roses. Bedroom 2 adjoins but would also make a sumptuous dressing room if needed. Two further bedrooms share a family bathroom and separate shower room.
A full specification of the property is available by request.
OUTSIDE
The gardens have been sympathetically designed to allow the house to sit comfortably in the landscape, whilst also being low maintenance. Entrance gates lead into a large gravelled parking area, with a triple garage block to one side. Whilst still maturing, the garden has been carefully planted to offer colourful beds around the house and terrace. They envelop the house, with a large swathe of level lawn to the south and west, ensuring minimum interruption of the far-reaching views to the west. The garden blends seamlessly into an area of paddock which could easily be fenced off for horses and livestock if one wished.
LOT 2
Also available to purchase, Lot 2 comprises a block of about 11.2 acres adjoining the property, with independent access from Cow Drove. The two are currently inter-linked but separate naturally and easily. There is a large, secure, barn with workshop and stores, an open-fronted livestock barn and stabling for three horses with a tack room.
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I love Chilmark as a village and this is such a great family house, surrounded by lovely big gardens and within easy reach of bus routes for older children.
James McKillopProperty agent