PICTURES: Inside this £1.8m country house with a pool

With a whopping 11 bedrooms, this handsome Edwardian property is on the market with Savills Wimborne and has five star rated hotel accommodation.

Little Court was built in 1909 in the Arts and Crafts style and is understood to have been designed by Percy Morley Holder, who is well known for his work during the early part of the 20th century.

It is constructed of brick with rendered elevations and hung clay tiles, arranged in a courtyard style around a central gravelled parking area.

To the north, a wing originally constructed to house cars, coaches, stables and a harness room has now been incorporated into the house providing a main guest reception room with guest accommodation above.

To the south, the main private drawing room, with Delph tiled fireplace has charming views over the landscaped grounds which have been designed in the Gertrude Jekyll style.

Little Court, Charminster

The first floor is currently used for bed and breakfast guest bedrooms with en suite bathrooms.

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Presented in good order throughout, the property has been improved and updated over recent years and incorporates period features, including stone mullion windows with leaded lights and open fireplaces in a number of the rooms.

From the road, impressive stone pillars give access to a gravelled driveway and parking area within a courtyard at the front of the house.

To the north of the house there is access to the garages.

The remainder of the gardens surround the house with the main walled garden being particularly impressive to the rear.

The gardens were part of the original design by Holder and inspired by Gertrude Jekyll and noted in the publication 'Gardens for Small Country Houses' (1912).

Little Court

Within the walled garden is an outdoor swimming pool with covered gazebo changing area and a series of paths dissect the lawn.

Throughout the walled garden and beyond the boundaries of it there are a wealth of mature hedges, some fine trees, shrubs and plants providing a wonderful setting for the house.

Beyond the walled garden is a hard tennis court beyond which there is a paddock and to the south east of the property is a large sweeping lawn.

Ashley Rawlings, head of residential sales at Savills Wimborne, says: “Little Court is a lovely country house hotel close to thriving town of Dorchester.”

Situated in the village of Charminster, the property is approximately two miles north of Dorchester.