• Substantial 4/5 bedroom semi-detached period home +
• Set over three floors with spacious, flexible accommodation +
• In need of modernisation – excellent potential throughout +
• Bright conservatory with garden views +
• Generous sitting room, drawing room, and garden room +
• Large walled rear garden with mature planting and fruit trees +
• River Cerne runs along the end of the garden with countryside views beyond +
• Detached garage, workshop, and three-part outbuilding +
• Off-street parking at the front of the property +
• Sought-after village location, close to Dorchester and local amenities +

A spacious semi-detached village house with stunning walled garden, river frontage and potential to modernise to create a beautiful home.

The Property - Built circa 1900, Dymond’s Folly was named after Captain Robert Dymond (1830–1922) of the 3rd Dragoon Guards, who originally built it as an annex to his main residence, Brooklands. The two properties were later subdivided to form separate dwellings.

The Brooklands estate, which included what is now the garden of Dymond’s Folly, was previously home to Joseph Hardy until 1841. Joseph was the brother of Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, 1st Baronet - best known as Nelson’s flag captain at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and a witness to Lord Nelson’s death aboard HMS Victory.

Set back from the road in the heart of Charminster, this substantial semi-detached home offers generous accommodation over three floors. Now in need of modernisation throughout, the property presents an excellent opportunity to create a beautiful and characterful family home.

The ground floor features a entrance hall leading to the dining room, which in turn opens into a bright conservatory overlooking the garden, with French doors providing direct access outside. The kitchen, just off the dining room, is fitted with a range of wall and base units. The sitting room is a spacious and comfortable reception space, and at the far end of the hall is a charming garden room with further access to the rear garden. A cloakroom with WC and utility area completes the ground floor layout.

On the first floor is a large drawing room – equally suited as a formal reception space or an additional bedroom – along with a good-sized double bedroom, family bathroom with bath, separate shower, and wash basin, and an additional separate WC. The second floor comprises three further well-proportioned bedrooms.

- The rear garden is a particular feature of the property. Mainly walled and thoughtfully planted, it has an array of flowering borders, mature shrubs, trees, and fruit trees. A greenhouse and the tranquil River Cerne at the far end add to the garden's charm, with open countryside views beyond.