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A bright and spacious 1920s country home situated in the New
Forest National Park within beautifully landscaped and established
gardens approaching an acre. This desirable fourfive bedroom home
with three reception rooms offers versatile accommodation
throughout, including guestannexe accommodation which could
alternatively be used as a home office.
The Property:
- Impressive dining hall with original brick fireplace and
stairs to first floor accommodation
- Adjoining sitting room with fireplace and french doors into
garden could be used as an additional bedroom
- Elegant living room with delightful bay window with lovely
views of the private south facing rear gardens
- Separate snugtv room which also features a large bay window
with views of the garden
- Inner hall with access to the fine open plan kitchenbreakfast
room , quality with superb porcelain floors
- Excellent range of fitted shaker style units complemented with
granite worktops over
- Integrated appliances include fridge, double oven, ceramic
hob, microwave and dishwasher
- Large adjoining utility room with a range of matching built-in
units
- Additional ground floor accommodation includes
bedroomreception room, study and ground floor bathroom
- Annexe comprising garden roomlounge, fitted kitchen, double
bedroom and bathroom
- Further potential to extend the annexe into an adjoining store
room (STPP)
- First floor accommodation in the main house comprises of two
double bedrooms with an impressive master suite and en suite
bathroom with three piece suite
Gardens and Grounds:
The property can be accessed via two lanesroads; access from
Hightown Hill is via a 5 bar electric gate to a gravel drive. The
other access, from Milky Down Lane, is through tall wooden gates
that lead to a further parking area and to the timber framed double
garage with power, light and roof storage. The mature gardens are a
real feature of the property, having been beautifully landscaped;
comprising of expanses of lawn, with well stocked flower and shrub
beds and mature hedging providing a good degree of seclusion. The
grounds amount to approximately one acre.
The property is situated in a semi-rural location within the New
Forest National Park, offering thousands of acres of natural heath
and woodland, ideal for walking, cycling and horse riding. Within
walking distance is a great local country pubrestaurant, with a
local farm shop and Ringwood schools within easy reach. Ringwood is
approximately two miles distant, offering a comprehensive range of
shops and facilities.
This old market town is positioned on the edge of the New Forest,
yet is just ten minutes drive to the coast and also has easy access
to the A31, with London, Southampton and Winchester in one
direction and Bournemouth in the other. It is an increasingly
popular destination for home hunters; the old cattle market has
been transformed into a stylish shopping quarter with names such as
Aga, Hobbs, Joules, Waitrose and Waterstones, and a programme of
events that includes live music and farmers’ markets. The adjacent
high street has retained its character, with a traditional weekly
market and a selection of independents, a new artisan bakery, and a
variety of decent eateries such as Framptons and Noisy Lobster.
Families are attracted by the sense of community and highly
regarded secondary school (its sixth form provision rated
‘outstanding’ by Ofsted). For commuters the A338 provides a link to
the larger coastal towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch
(approximately 10 miles), and the city of Salisbury (approximately
18 miles).
From the dining hall, featuring a brick fireplace, there is access
to the majority of the versatile living accommodation, the rooms
positioned to enjoy a bright southerly aspect over the gardens. The
adjacent sitting roombedrooms also comprises a brick fireplace with
built in shelves and a door out to the garden. The elegant living
room has a delightful bay window and connects to the separate
snugTV room, also with a large bay window taking advantage of the
garden view. An inner hall gives access to the good sized
kitchenbreakfast room finished with Porcelain tiled flooring and
fitted with a good range of Shaker style units, with granite effect
work-surfaces over, an integrated fridge, double oven, ceramic hob,
microwave and dishwasher. The adjacent utility room also has a sink
with space and plumbing for additional appliances. Further
accommodation to the ground floor includes an additional ground
floor bedroomsitting room with double doors opening onto the
gardens, ground floor bathroom, and separate study. Double doors
lead to the annexeguest accommodation, comprising a superb garden
room enjoying a stunning aspect over the gardens, fitted kitchen,
double bedrooms and bathrooms. There is potential to extend into
the adjoining external store room. To the first floor there are two
further double bedrooms, the master having the benefit of an
en-suite bathroom and fitted wardrobes, and bedroom two with an
en-suite cloakroom.
The property can be accessed via two lanesroads; the front access
is a through an electric gate to a gravel drive. The other access
through a wooden five bar gate, leads a further parking area and to
the timber framed double garage with power, light and roof storage.
The mature gardens are a real feature of the property, having been
beautifully landscaped; comprising of expanses of lawn, with well
stocked flower and shrub beds and mature hedging providing a good
degree of seclusion. The grounds amount to approximately one
acre.
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