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An exceptional country home done to an extremely high
specification, combining classic country life and modern living
located on the beautiful Mill Lane, boasting direct forest access
and forest rights. The property offers extremely generous
accommodation including five bedrooms, four reception rooms and the
further benefit of a versatile and spacious separate outbuilding
currently being used as an office and gymnasium and all set within
beautiful south facing grounds measuring just over an acre in
size.
THE SITUATION
Mill Lawn House lies about a mile from the centre of, arguably,
one of the most beautiful and sought after villages in The New
Forest, ideally situated to make full use of all the wonderful
facilities the Forest has to offer. Whether it be sailing at nearby
Lymington (12 miles) or golf at one of the many courses in the area
including nearby Burley and Brockenhurst with its mainline railway
station (8 miles, Waterloo 90 minutes). The market town of Ringwood
is but a short drive away (5 miles). The larger shopping towns of
Southampton (20 miles) to the east and Bournemouth (16 miles) to
the west, both with their airports are both easily accessible.
THE PROPERTY
A timber framed covered porch gives you access to the main front
door and brings you immediately into an extremely spacious main
entrance hall where you are greeted with wooden flooring
throughout, wooden beams and staircase to the first floor. A bright
and airy sitting room with a continuation of wooden flooring sits
just from the hallway. Further from the hallway sits a good-sized
boot room with separate entranceexit to the front, with ample
storage and sink making it ideal for returning from walks with
muddy boots and dogs. A further downstairs shower room and airing
cupboard sit off from the entrance hall.
Continuing through the house beyond the staircase to the first
floor you are met with an entrance into a large playroom with tiled
flooring and bay window with French doors leading out onto the
garden. There is access from the playroom into a further snug laid
with carpet and large window. A large utility room sits just beyond
the playroom area allowing for complete separation of laundry from
the kitchen and further storage.
From the entrance hall, further access takes you into arguably
the most impressive room of the house, the kitchenfamily room which
is laid with Amtico flooring throughout and extended to create a
stunning main focal point of the house. The shaker style kitchen
area offers you both base and wall units, integrated appliances
including dishwasher, oven, steam oven, warming draw, and space for
a large American style fridgefreezer. An island offers additional
worktop space with an induction hob and further storage units. An
inset sink sits just below a feature oculus window. Two sets of
Crittall style double glazed doors leading out onto the garden sit
either side of the room giving access to the garden and patio
areas. Walking through the kitchen, the room opens up into a
vaulted ceiling making the room a beautiful atrium style family
area, with large bi-fold doors stretching the majority of the
length of the back and further paneled glass continuing to the full
height of the room allowing for an abundance of natural light
throughout this room and stunning views down the length of the
garden. A brick-built inglenook style fireplace with inset log
burner completes this room and makes for the epitome of country
living with all the modern necessities around you.
Stairs from the main hallway lead to the first floor landing,
with access to all bedrooms. The principal bedroom offers a large
bedroom with fully fitted air conditioning unit leading through to
an ideally designed walk-in dressing room at one end, with
wall-to-wall built-in wardrobe and an ensuite wet room, through to
a further washroom situated at the other end. Bedroom two makes for
the ideal guest room with built-in wardrobes, large window with
views over the garden and access to a three-piece ensuite. Two
further double bedrooms sit at the rear of the property, both with
views over the lovely garden and both offering built-in wardrobes.
A family shower room completes the upstairs accommodation and
services the two further bedrooms.
A separate home office with wooden flooring and spotlighting
provides fantastic versatile accommodation that is currently being
used as an office and gym, making it the ideal place of the work
from home environment, being completely detached from the main
house. Further benefiting from kitchen style units wrapping around
the other end of the room with a sink, making this the ideal space
for potential future accommodation as a separate annex.
GROUNDS & GARDENS
The property is approached via a small gravel track, just off
Mill Lane, where you are met with a brick-built entrance fitted
with electric gates. Through the gates, you approach the house on a
gravel driveway with the triple garage outbuilding to your
immediate left and the main house on your right. The driveway
offers ample parking for several cars. The property is enclosed by
its front wall and fencing and border hedging which continues
around the perimeter.
The property is set within just over an acre of peaceful, and
tranquil land, completely set on its own with no immediate
neighbors, giving the property an element of complete privacy. The
garden is mostly laid to lawn making it the perfect family space
and entertaining area. A large patio area wraps around the house,
with the main section leading from the extended kitchenfamily room
through bi-folding doors, making the ideal social space that
filters into the grounds through its variety of French and bi-fold
doors.
A selection of mature trees laden the garden, giving it a very
country and green view with the surroundings, enclosed by fencing
and hedging allowing for a private and peaceful plot. A small
decking area surrounded by planting also gives you a lovely and
relaxing evening area. There are a variety of store rooms and
workshop within the outbuilding, which sits next to the triple
garage, allowing further storage for garden equipment or just for
general storage.
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