The sale of Mappowder Court will be the largest of this year to date of vacant freehold land in Dorset. The 683 acres are accompanied by a handsome Grade II* Listed five bedroom Manor house, a pair of cottages, a new grain store and a large livery yard with an all-weather gallop.

The farm is for sale by private treaty as a whole or in six lots through selling agent Savills with a guide price of £7.5 million for the whole.

Mappowder Court is situated in a lovely part of mid Dorset with views up to Bulbarrow, over to Dorset Gap and up towards Alfred’s Tower.

The land has been farmed on an arable and grass basis and is versatile enough to support a variety of crops. There is a 2,500 tonne grain store, which was built two years ago.

The farm has also been lotted into six lots and is likely to appeal to a number of different purchasers, including people wanting a period house with 160 acres (Lot 1) or those just wanting commercial farmland.

It is rare for a good commercial farm to come to the market in Dorset and David Cross of Savills Salisbury Office says “This is a lovely farm that will appeal to both farmers and those people seeking a good house in the country.

“With this in mind, the house and 160 acres are available as one lot and there are a number of lots of commercial farmland.”