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A picturesque five bedroom detached double fronted Victorian
home situated in an idyllic spot in the heart of the open forest
and within easy reach of Brockenhurst High Street with its mainline
station and array of shops and cafes. With direct access to some of
the most beautiful parts of the national park, this imposing family
home is a blank canvas for any concerning buyer to add their modern
touches to.
As well as the spacious bedrooms there are three reception
rooms, a detached brick garage and mature gardens to the front and
rear and the house is offered to the market with no onward
chain.
The property is situated in a prime position on Balmer Lawn
Road, overlooking the open forest, but easily accessible to the
centre of the village. Brockenhurst offers a main line rail station
serving London Waterloo (approximately 90 minutes), an extensive
range of shops and restaurants, a tertiary college, primary school
and 18 hole championship golf course.
Approximately ten miles to the south is the Georgian market town
of Lymington, renowned for its yachting facilities. Some four miles
to the north is the village of Lyndhurst, just beyond which is
Junction 1 of the M27 motorway, which links to the M3 and access to
London.
You enter through the front door via an open porch to a central
hallway, with doors leading to the sitting room, the large
kitchenbreakfast room, the dining room and with stairs in front of
you leading to the first floor.
The dining room to your left offers convenient access from the
kitchen as well as the hallway, and there is a useful utility room
on to other side of the kitchen which additionally houses a
downstairs WC.
The kitchen itself is the centre of the home with an oil-fired
AGA and flagstone flooring and boasts both low and eye level units
and views out to the garden.
The sitting room to the other side of the hallway balances the
downstairs space perfectly and provides a bright and sunny double
aspect room with double doors leading directly to the garden and
centres around a lovely feature fireplace. A further flexible
room, currently used as a family room, is accessed through the
sitting room offering a peaceful space with further duel aspect
views. Stairs from the main hallway lead you to the first floor
landing which provides access to all the bedrooms, the master of
which boasts its own en-suite and ample built in wardrobe
space.
Four further double bedrooms are accessed from the landing with
two of them sitting at the rear of the property offering stunning
views into the garden and forest. A further three piece family
bathroom completes the upstairs accommodation.
Surrounded by the open forest, which is directly accessed from a
double gate to the side of the gardens. The cottage has pretty
gardens with a high hedge to the front and picket entrance gate to
prevent the donkeys and ponies from entering.
There is a separate five bar entrance gate to the driveway and
parking for vehicles in front of the detached brick garage. A
second wooden double gate next to the garage leads directly onto
the forest.
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