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This magnificent country home offers extremely generous
accommodation including seven bedrooms, four reception rooms,
garaging for five cars, spectacular indoor pool complex and
meticulously maintained gardens extending to about 5 acres.
The property nestles in the highly prized location of Emery
Down, on the fringes of Lyndhurst and enjoys direct access to the
open forest.
Emery Down is one of the New Forest National Park‘s most sought
after villages, with its vibrant community, a village hall, a pub
(The New Forest Inn), and church. Lyndhurst is within two miles and
is a popular tourist location with many independent shops, art
galleries, cafés, restaurants, pubs and hotels.
For those with a keen eye on sailing Lymington is within ten
miles with its attractive local architecture and popular marina.
Southampton is a vibrant, modern city which has the popular West
Quay shopping centre and many attractions.
The surrounding areas of Southampton and Winchester have a wide
selection of well respected private schools. Transport links are
excellent with east and west access to the M27 and M3 within easy
reach. This provides access to London and the south coast. The
coastal resort town of Bournemouth is also only a short drive
away.
The spectacular reception hall sets the tone for this wonderful
home with, at its centre, the beautiful French polished turning
staircase leading to the galleried landing above. A Chesneys
fireplace and elegant tiled floor by Artisans of Devizes exude a
welcoming sense of calmness. This feel has been expertly continued
through the entire house with high ceilings and elegant flooring
being a common feature. The main living room includes a fireplace
at its heart and a deep bay with French doors leading to the
principal gardens. The adjacent sitting room is currently used as a
snookerpool room, with fireplace and two sets of French doors.
The kitchendiningconservatory area is the hub of the home and is
a fantastic area to socialise and entertain. The kitchen has been
meticulously planned and hand crafted for living, relaxing and
entertaining by world renowned Smallbone. The hand painted kitchen
includes streamlined storage solutions. The central island unit
boasts granite worktops and includes a 4-ring induction hob,
ceiling extractor, two gas rings and a bar stool seating area. All
of the kitchen appliances are by Gaggenau, and include two
integrated self-cleaning ovens, two plate warmer draws, coffee
machine, microwave oven grill and a double fridgefreezer, two wine
fridges, and a dishwasher. There are four integrated pantries
designed to keep clutter in the kitchen to a minimum along with a
Quooker hot water tap and a filtered water tap. The conservatory
area features impressive high vaulted ceilings filling the entire
space with natural light whilst providing a delightful outlook and
direct access over the gardens.
Returning to the hallway, there is an office with an outlook to
the front of the property and an impressive cinema room, beyond
which is a utility, separate W.C. and a triple garage with electric
doors. The garage and utility room both provide direct access to
the garden and there is a useful ‘gardeners W.C’ in the garage.
The property has been thoughtfully designed for modern living
with a ‘Control 4’ smart home operating system, HIK Vision security
cameras, integrated ceiling speakers, Cat 5 enabled and underfloor
heating to the ground floor.
The staircase leads to the first floor where there is a spacious
galleried landing overlooking the entrance hallway. The master
bedroom suite is an impressive room with fabulous views over the
garden from the Juliette balcony and a particularly generous
en-suite bathroom. This bathroom has been designed by ‘Dream
Design’ and includes Antonio Lupi bathroom furnishings including a
double sink basin, freestanding bath, W.C, and a walk in rainfall
shower.
There are a total of 7 bedrooms, two of which are currently used
as ‘his & hers’ walk-in wardrobes which were designed by Dream
Design. Bedroom two is located above the garage and offers a
particularly flexible space which could become a self-contained
apartment benefiting from the close proximity of the second
staircase leading to the ground floor hallway and a second front
door entrance.
Outside
Upon entering the immaculate garden, the flora and fauna aroma
immediately greets you in bountiful measures. The gardens have been
designed with great expertise, in order to blend perfectly with the
neighbouring forest, to which it has two gated access points. In
amongst the spectacular planting schemes there is a large area of
woodland, a fern garden with a working well, two ponds (fed from
the well), large expanses of lawn and patio and a separate double
garage with manual up and over doors. (Planning permission has
lapsed for a third garage and room above).
Pool Complex
The indoor pool complex is a super space for leisure activity
with a magnificent pool at its heart and a large seating area. The
pool has attractive mosaic tiles giving deep blue tones with
underwater LED lighting. The building is also fitted with a Calorex
air management system and has a separate boiler system to the main
house, bathroom with W.C and shower. The Control 4 music system is
extended to the pool house and delivered through a quadrophonic
speaker system. The pool measures 13.5m x 6.5m
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