Sherborne Lodge

It has its own private & secure access, via a double set of green gates that are electric, adjacent to the Lodge. (Please do not use the main Castle entrance, as it has to be kept clear at all times for emergency use.) You press in the access code on the keypad for the pedestrian gate, the electric gates switch is on the left hand side by the lock box, containing the keys.

The main door way is found across the large wooden deck area, leading into the kitchen.

Sherborne Lodge is dedicated to William Yeoward, the British Interior designer, and has a blue & white theme to it. The custom built kitchen is painted in Farrow & Ball pitch blue, with blue & white ceramics. Many are vintage, and collected especially for Sherborne Lodge. His fabrics & rugs give the house a handsome post war feel. The original club chairs are reconditioned from the 1930’s in blue velvet. The gold mirror above the wood burner was purchased in auction from New York.

The lodge is ideal for two couples, or a family with older children who are old enough to sleep separately in the guest cabana, which is separate from the main house, across the wooden decking.

Outside on the decking is a large oval, glass topped rattan table with six armchairs. The cushions are down the stairs underneath in the dry storage unit. Additionally there is a rattan sofa and low level drinks table on the deck area. ( Please do not use the fire pit on the timber decking!)

Deck chairs are also in the storage unit if you would like to sit around the fire pit on the lower lawned area.

In the kitchen there is a small breakfast bar with higher seats underneath. The dumb waiter in the kitchen can assist with transporting plated food downstairs to the garden room, where an antique table and chairs are located, with French opening doors onto a lawned terrace.

The kitchen is well serviced with many decorative antique pieces of china. There are two dinner services to choose from, all in blue & white. Crystal glasses to make a special dinner feel luxurious. A food processor, scales, nutribullet and food mixer. The white quartz work top is spacious and sleek, traditional handmade shelves above are adorned with cornishware & kitchen luxuries.

The fridge & freezer are integral & under the counter, alongside a slimline dishwasher. The range master electric oven & hob are easily operated. The Sonos speaker is in the larder cupboard. A canteen of silver cutlery is in the larder, additionally regular dishwasher safe cutlery in the drawers. Table linens all follow the harmonious theme, for use on the terrace.

In the main house the master bedroom occupies the entire top floor with three original stone mullioned windows across the front of the building. It is oak floored with a roll top bath in the bedroom. A super king huge bed occupies this room. With a doorway to the original turret staircase, and a new modern entrance at the other end, with four steps down to the mid level. A fitted wardrobe, heated towel rail & a regency dressing table, slender and feminine with the original mirror concealed within.

On the ascending level is a family bathroom with large shower, basin & wc.

Adjacent on this floor is a sweet room with an antique French daybed, perfect for a single guest staying, of even more special to lounge on and read a book in the afternoon sunshine. An antique bureau is in this room, should you wish to use this area as a working space.

The guest cabana, situated across the outside deck has an antique cast iron kingsize bed, dressing table, wall mounted TV, fitted wardrobe, Juliet balcony with views across the woodland and trout ponds. A small en suite shower room, basin & wc within the cabana.

The Guest Cabana suite has its own self contained shower room with wc inside. The main house has a family shower room, with principal bedroom having a roll top bath in the actual bedroom. Downstairs there is an original wc room/ with a stack washing machine & tumble drier located to one side of the garden room.

This is an original outhouse, with no hand basin. Wet wipes are provided. It is useful not having to climb several flights of stairs to use bathroom if you are outside!

Sherborne Lodge is built into a steep hillside, so the house is quite quirky & exists on several levels, as does the garden. Steps lead to higher & lower levels, mostly terraced with stone walls. The garden area is large with walks into private woodland.

It is not 100% fenced for small dogs, as natural edges form some of the boundaries in the woodland areas. The parkland and areas of deep water are securely fenced from the lodge and therefore safe. The Lodge areas are private and for the guests use alone.

Sherborne Lodge sits on the Sigwells road that if followed would take you into Sherborne after approximately 4 miles. It is the original & principal gatehouse to Compton Castle. The lodge is historically grade II* listed, and has many original features that must be preserved. It does not have the luxury of new double glazed windows!

The turret staircase is made from original oak timber. The lodge sits in open countryside and is several miles from shops and pubs, beautiful local pubs are hiking distance and dog friendly. Teals farm shop is nearby and stocks amazing locally sourced produce and has a delightful coffee lounge and cafe.

Sherborne Lodge has BT broadband. The smart TV and the internet is reasonably fast to use.

Once through the electric gates there is secure parking for two cars within. Please close the gates to keep the deer out of the garden area.

Sherborne Lodge is also home to a collection of one-of-a-kind antiques, including furniture, ceramics & silverware. Please enjoy them, some are purely for display use & would be hard to replace if broken. They are up high away from dogs & children! Breakages/damage would have to be paid for by the guests.

The Compton Estate is eco-friendly. We produce our own spring filtered water, solar panels provide electricity & we recycle as much as we can. We collect the recycling & place it outside for collection on Thursdays, unless it is a bank holiday week, when the collection alters. We ask that food packaging is rinsed out before being placed in the containers, so that pests are not too attracted to the collection area on the lane outside.

Please place food in the brown lined container. Vegetable peelings can be placed in the bucket for composting. Our actual rubbish bins are only collected for land fill once a month, so recycling is essential.

We use eco cleaning products for our excess water drainage. Recycled loo rolls and kitchen roll. Put coffee grounds from the cafetière into the flower beds, the plants love it & the gardener digs it into the soil, or in the compost bin. We use Grind compostable coffee pods. Do jot down your eco recommendations in the house book, we love to adopt guest ideas!

Well behaved dogs are welcome at Sherborne Lodge, generally one larger dog or two smaller dogs. Please don’t leave them alone in the house or garden. Do clean up after them in the garden. We also ask that you keep them on the hard floor areas, as muddy feet are best cleaned up from non carpeted areas.

The Miele pet hoover is in the downstairs cupboard in the garden room, as is the mop for any accidents! Livestock grazes in the areas with public footpaths, please keep dogs on a lead if you see animals grazing.

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Key Features

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