Summerhill, Glebe Estate, Studland, Swanage, Dorset, BH19

Built in 1998 to a high specification, Summerhill is an impressive, two storey family house built with rendered and painted walls and a tiled roof. It has a truly spectacular setting on the southern edge of the exclusive Glebe Estate, which is accessed down a private road and therefore passing traffic is minimal and privacy is enhanced. The house predominantly faces south-west through to north-west and has been designed to maximise the areas of the house that can enjoy the beautiful sea views. The entire e state is surrounded by unspoilt countryside and this adds to the overall setting of the house. On the ground floor are three inter-connected, good-sized reception rooms with oak flooring and broad windows to capture the view and natural light and with direct access to the south-west facing conservatory. The two outer rooms also have fireplaces, one fitted with a Jetmaster grate and the other with an Olsberg solid fuel stove. Taken as a whole, the three rooms create a fantastic living and entertaining space. The house also has an imposing split level reception hall with a hardwood spiral staircase to the first floor and a large kitchen/breakfast room fitted with a lovely Poggenpohl kitchen with a Gaggenau cooktop and bar and a door through to the adjacent dining room which has a bay window and two sets of French windows opening out to the garden. Also on the ground floor are the cloakroom and utility room which has direct access to the integral double garage.
On the first floor are a total of five bedrooms and three bathrooms. The master bedroom has a large dressing room and en-suite bathroom. There are two further double bedrooms, one with an en-suite shower room, an interconnecting two-room family suite and the family bathroom. Also on the first floor is a spiral staircase rising to the loggia and rooftop terrace. Summerhill is approached up a short driveway leading to a broad, brick-paved parking area which is screened from the lane by tall, close boarded fencing. The parking area has space for several cars and is adjacent to the house’s integral double garage. The garden lies on two sides of the house and with the driveway with its boundary formed by a mixture of mature hedging and trees. The garden drops away from the house and consists of areas of lawn with mature, richly planted shrub borders and several mature broadleaf trees. The rear garden provides a private and secluded space with a raised seating area to take advantage of the panoramic views and areas of paving around the house for outside entertaining. To one side and below the house are the heated swimming pool with an adjacent hot tub and a large detached pool chalet providing a changing room with outside shower, store room and WC. In all the garden and grounds extend to about 0.46 acre (0.19 hectare).