Detached Rural Retreat with Beautiful Surroundings

A very spacious modern 5 bedroom detached house set in the small village of Charminster. Only 2 miles from the Historic town of Dorchester and 15 minute drive to Weymouth Beach. Two bedrooms have an ensuite, there is a family bathroom and separate bathrooms on the ground and the 2nd floor. There is a separate kitchen/dinning area, lounge and office available. We have two young children (aged 10 & 11) and their rooms reflect their ages but there is also plenty of toys and children`s games available.

About the location

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England. It is situated between Poole and Bridport. An historic market town, Dorchester is on the banks of the River Frome to the south of the Dorset Downs and north of the South Dorset Ridgeway that separates the area from Weymouth, 7 miles (11 km) to the south.

The area around the town was first settled in prehistoric times. The Romans established a garrison there after defeating the Durotriges tribe, calling the settlement that grew up nearby Durnovaria; they built an aqueduct to supply water and an amphitheatre on an ancient British earthwork. After the departure of the Romans, the town diminished in significance, but during the medieval period became an important commercial and political centre. It was the site of the "Bloody Assizes" presided over by Judge Jeffreys after the Monmouth Rebellion, and later the trial of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.

The Dorset County Hospital offers an accident and emergency service, and the town is served by two railway stations. The town has a football club and a rugby union club, several museums and the biannual Dorchester Festival. As well as having many listed buildings, a number of notable people have been associated with the town. It was for many years the home and inspiration of the author Thomas Hardy, whose novel The Mayor of Casterbridge uses a fictionalised version of Dorchester as its setting.

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