Property description
An attractive detached cottage style family home built of traditional red brick in the late Victorian/early Edwardian era. The property has been tastefully refurbished and modernised in recent years, though retains much of its original charm and character. Set well back off the lane, approached over a remote controlled gated gravelled driveway, the property provides areas of casual parking adjacent the cottage with a garaging complex being set to one side. Internally, a central entrance lobby and reception hall with a useful cloakroom serves two fine reception rooms in the form of a through sitting room and family room. To the rear of the family room is a fine natural wood kitchen/dining room. Overhead, at first floor level a total of 4 bedrooms are served by 2 bathrooms (1 en suite). We understand that permission was granted in 2006 for the construction of a conservatory and detached garage (New Forest District Council Application Number 06/87107). Externally, the cottage stands in an easily maintained lawned garden that incorporates an area of fenced pasture having gated access out onto Hundred Lane to the rear. In all, the gardens and pasture extend to an area of approximately 2 acres.
4 bedrooms, 2 bath/shower rooms (1 en suite), cloakroom, drawing room, family room, kitchen/dining room, utility room, office, drying room/cloakroom, garaging complex, garden and paddock, approximately 2 acres in totalWALHAMPTON The property is situated in a lovely location in the New Forest National Park, yet close to the Solent foreshore as well as Lymington Town Centre. Within the hamlet is Walhampton private school and the property sits within the catchment for South Baddesley Primary School. The Georgian market town of Lymington, with its wide range of shopping facilities including three supermarkets, a range of boutiques and a Saturday Charter Market, lies approximately 1 mile to the south west. Lymington also offers excellent yachting facilities including two marinas and visitors moorings on the river and at Town Quay. There is also a frequent vehicle ferry to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.
ACCOMMODATION IN MORE DETAIL Painted panelled door opening through to:
RECEPTION LOBBY Cloaks hanging area to side. Recessed ceiling lights. Small pane painted panelled door opening through to:
RECEPTION HALL Recessed ceiling lights. Stairs ascending to first floor. Wall mounted thermostat control. Access to a useful deep cloaks/store cupboard. Twin small pane bevel glazed doors leading to sitting room. Painted panelled door opening through to:
CLOAKROOM Fitted with a modern white suite comprised of a low-level WC together with a wall mounted wash hand basin with mosaic relief. Similar tiled floor covering. Heated ladder style chromium towel rail. Recessed ceiling lights.
DRAWING ROOM 17'9\" x 12'10\" (5.4m x 3.91m). A fine room with exposed oak floor. Recessed ceiling lights. Feature wood burning stove set in a raised projecting brick hearth with ornate rustic brick surround encompassing timber beam. Small pane glazed double doors opening to gravelled seating terrace and gardens to rear.
FAMILY ROOM 14'5\" max x 12'10\" (4.4m max x 3.91m). A fine through room of character with exposed natural wood floor covering throughout, incorporating a projecting oblong bay to fore. Feature natural brick projecting hearth, on which is set a wood burning stove. Ornate exposed beamwork encompassing wooden beam. Square archway suitable to take bi-folding doors if required, opening through to:
KITCHEN/DINING ROOM 19' x 14'9\" (5.8m x 4.5m). A fine farmhouse style arrangement with carved natural wood store cabinets to both base and high level, with surrounding tiled worksurfaces with contrasting discreet surface downlighting. Further extensive range of wood capped Formica worksurfaces set over a range of traditional base store cupboards incorporating a single bowl enamelled sink with brass mixer style tap. Traditional plate rack with areas of open display shelving. Built-in concealed fridge/freezer with space for a slot-in style range cooker. Part glazed painted stable style door opening through to:
WALKWAY For general storage. Further door through to:
GARAGING COMPLEX Of shiplap faced block construction surmounted by a pitched slate roof in keeping with the property. Internally, the garaging complex has been subdivided to serve a variety of purposes providing excellent storage opportunities, comprising:
UTILITY ROOM 9'2\" x 8'6\" (2.8m x 2.6m). Single drainer one and a quarter bowl circular sink with a contemporary monoblock tap with a range of pull-out utility style drawers and cupboards. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer. Full height chromium ladder style towel rail. Further extensive range of general shelved store cupboards to one entire wall for utility purposes with areas of high level storage overhead. Recessed ceiling lights. Velux style window.
DRYING ROOM/CLOAKROOM 9'2\" x 3'11\" (2.8m x 1.2m). Low-level WC. Excellent area of open hanging for general storage. Skylight. Recessed ceiling lights. Ladder style towel.
OFFICE 9'6\" x 7'10\" (2.9m x 2.39m). Separate office configuration overlooking the garden. with a Cathedral style ceiling having exposed beamwork. Natural oak floor covering.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR
LANDING Access to overhead roof void. Recessed ceiling lights. Access to full height shelved Airing Cupboard incorporating a Heatrae Sadia Megaflo system together with a programme control panel. Wall mounted thermostat control. Door to:
BEDROOM 1 13'9\" x 12'10\" (4.2m x 3.91m). A fine through room with a knee-hole vanity area. Recessed ceiling lights. Glazed double doors incorporating a Juliet style BALCONY affording a fine view out across the fields to the rear. Fitted with a range of painted wood part shelved wardrobe store cupboards to one wall. Door to:
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM Fitted with a contemporary walk-in double shower comprised of a etched glazed side screen with tiled surround, incorporating a drencher style shower with separate hand-held facility. Circular wash hand basin set in a vanity surround and low-level WC. Heated chromium style ladder towel rail. Recessed ceiling lights. Contrasting tiled flooring with underfloor heating.
BEDROOM 2 12'10\" x 11'6\" (3.91m x 3.5m). Situated to the front of the property, with a range of built-in wardrobe store cupboards. Feature register blackened grate with simple rustic wood surround.
BEDROOM 3 11'2\" x 10'2\" (3.4m x 3.1m). Affording a fine outlook across the fields to the rear.
BEDROOM 4 10'2\" x 8'10\" (3.1m x 2.7m). Access to an area of eaves storage. Velux style window affording an outlook to the rear.
BATHROOM Fitted with a modern white suite comprised of a panelled bath set in a tiled surround with separate hand-held shower, together with matching corner shower cubicle with drencher shower and glazed side screens, pedestal wash hand basin and low-level WC. Heated chromium ladder style towel rail. Contrasting tiling to both walls and floor with mosaic work. Underfloor heating. Recessed ceiling lights.
GARDENS The property is approached off the lane over a long gravelled driveway that features substantial remote controlled solid hardwood gates set on brick piers, the driveway encompassing an area adjacent to the property suitable for the casual parking of several vehicles. The gardens to the fore have clearly defined hedged boundaries laid to tracts of lawn with apple, plum and pear trees, together with ornamental shrubs providing colour and interest.
. To the rear, the lawned gardens feature a range of storage OUTUILDINGS extending to an area of PADDOCKLAND, the grazing having gated access out into Hundred Lane. In all, the gardens and paddock land associated with the properly extends to an area of approximately 2 acres.
PLANNING APPLICATION We understand that a Planning Application was granted in 2006 for the construction of a conservatory and detached garage (Application Number 06/87107).
SERVICES All mains services are connected. The services and equipment remaining with the property have not been tested by John D Wood & Co. and we are unable to verify that they are in working order.
FIXTURES & FITTINGS All items usually denominated as fixtures and fittings, apart from those mentioned specifically in these particulars, are excluded from the sale.
DIRECTIONS From our office in Lymington, proceed down the High Street and turn left at the bottom of the hill into Gosport Street. Turn right at the roundabout onto Bridge Road and immediately after crossing over the river, proceed left towards Walhampton Hill. Continue past Walhampton School where the property will be seen set back on the left hand side at the head of a long driveway - the driveway being identified by substantial solid wood gates set in a recessed curved brick splay.
VIEWING Strictly By Appointment through John D Wood & Co.
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