Property description
A beautifully restored, enlarged period cottage which overlooks and abuts the farmland associated with the Pylewell Estate, situated in a no-through country lane which terminates on the foreshore.
Built of mellow buff brick with characteristic casements surmounted by a pitched slate roof, the property retains much traditional period charm. The accommodation, arranged over 2 floors, provides for a cosy sitting room with an adjacent bespoke kitchen/dining room, a separate cloakroom and utility room. To the rear, opening to a paved courtyard terrace, is a fine vaulted 2-storey snug with stairs in one corner ascending to a mezzanine galleried area. To one side, 3 bedrooms are served by 2 bathrooms (1 en suite). Externally, the cottage has an easily maintained lawned area of garden to the fore with a short driveway. To the rear is a sheltered paved seating terrace. In all, a fine family home in a delightful tranquil setting being literally within a few hundred yards of the foreshore fronting The Solent.
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en suite), cloakroom, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, family room, utility room, rear hall, gardens, views towards the coastEAST END Tanner House is situated within the boundary of the New Forest National Park yet close to the Solent foreshore which can be accessed along Tanners Lane, with charming views over land belonging to The Pylewell Estate. Within the hamlet of East End is an excellent pub, the East End Arms, which has an enviable reputation for good food. The area is well served with schools, both state and private, and the Georgian market town of Lymington, with its wide range of shopping facilities, including three supermarkets, a range of boutiques, cafes and a Saturday Charter Market, lies some 3½ miles to the west. Lymington has the benefit of excellent sailing facilities including two large marinas, a number of chandleries and moorings on the river and at the Town Quay for visiting Yachtsmen.
ACCOMMODATION IN MORE DETAIL Glazed door opening through to:
KITCHEN/DINING ROOM A naturally well lit dual aspect room with a tiled floor covering and recessed lighting.
KITCHEN AREA A Mark Wilkinson kitchen fitted with a range of painted carved wood store cabinets to both base and high level, with a number of high level glazed china store cabinets with discrete surface downlighting over the surrounding wood capped contrasting worksurfaces. Inset polycarbonate single drainer sink with space/plumbing to side for a dishwasher. Built-in concealed fridge. Oil fired Aga set under a projecting canopy fan. Painted panelled door to fore.
DINING AREA Ample unobstructed dining area. 4 wall light points. Door through to:
SITTING ROOM Feature open fireplace with a projecting hearth and rustic wooden mantel with Fretwork style store cupboards with overhead display shelving to the adjacent recesses. Further alcove with open display shelving. Exposed wooden floor. Panelled door opens through to:
FAMILY ROOM Situated to the rear of the property, accessed off both the kitchen/dining room and sitting room, a fine well-lit dual aspect reception room with an open vaulted 2 storey ceiling and overhead galleried STUDY/ANTE ROOM. Feature wood burning stove set on a projecting hearth. Exposed ceiling beamwork. Turnaround stairs ascending to first floor. Twin glazed doors open to a sheltered south facing paved seating terrace.
REAR HALL Small pane glazed door to exterior. Further doors to:
CLOAKROOM Suite comprised of a low-level WC with a pedestal wash hand basin.
UTILITY ROOM Space and plumbing for a washing machine with space for additional appliances/storage. Access to a deep cupboard incorporating a pre-lagged hot water cylinder with adjacent control panel. Camray II oil fired boiler for heating and hot water requirements.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR
LANDING Access to galleried Study/Ante Room.
BEDROOM 1 Built-in louver fronted double wardrobe cupboard. Archway with shallow steps descend to:
EN SUITE BATHROOM Fitted with a suite comprised of a panelled bath set in a tiled surround with a matching pedestal wash hand basin and low-level WC. Half tiling to walls.
BEDROOM 2 Feature partial wood painted walls.
BEDROOM 3 Access to a deep part shelved wardrobe store cupboard. Access to overhead roof void.
BATHROOM 2 Fitted with a white suite comprised of a panelled bath set in a tiled surround with an Edwardian style chromium shower/mixer facility and independent similar drencher style overhead shower. Matching wash hand basin with a range of base store cupboards under, tiled and mirrored relief and a low-level WC. Tiled floor covering. Heated chromium towel rail. Recessed ceiling lights.
OUTSIDE The property is approached off the lane over a gated gravelled drive that leads to an side SHED. Attached further STORE area. To the fore is an established lawned garden with a small picket fence and evergreen hedgework. Adjacent to the property is a shallow paved terrace that enjoys a westerly aspect. To the rear, accessed from the family room, is a paved seating terrace that abuts Estate farmland. The property has both exterior security lighting and a water point.
SERVICES Mains water (supplied from the mains via the Pylewell Estate who are legally obliged to supply water to the house). Mains electricity. Oil fired heating. Private drainage . 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, turn right into Undershore Road. Continue past the Ferry Terminal and on for a further 2 miles. After crossing the cattle grid onto the forest, bear right passing Pylewell Home Farm. Take the first turning off on the right into Tanners Lane where the property will be seen on the left hand side.
VIEWING Strictly By Appointment through John D Wood & Co.
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