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A bright and spacious 1920’s 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 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.