Property description
In the very heart of this ever popular village surrounded by miles of open forest, a restored and refurbished picturesque family home.
Facing due south overlooking beautiful classic woodland spring gardens, the property offers a well balanced blend of characteristic naturally well lit accommodation arranged over 2 floors. The ground floor, with its entrance lobby and cloakroom, opens to a number of fine through reception rooms in the form of a drawing room, a sitting room and sizable separate dining room with an adjacent bespoke through kitchen/breakfast room. Overhead at first floor level, a total of 4 bedrooms are served by 3 bathrooms (2 en suite). Externally, the property has a fine gravelled splay to the fore linking the property with its range of garaging. To the rear, the gardens afford a high degree of privacy and seclusion, making an undoubted feature of the property with extensive banks of seasonal shrubs and tracts of maintained lawn providing a riot of colour and interest.
In all, an excellent individual family home.
4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 en suite), cloakroom, sitting room, drawing room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, gardens and grounds of a little under 0.5 acreBURLEY The village falls within the designated Conservation Area, with the surrounding forestry designated as an area of Special Protection. Within close proximity to the property through the village is a renowned 9-hole golf course situated on the open forest, along with a cricket ground and a popular Junior School held in very high regard. The market town of Ringwood affords a diverse array of leisure, educational and shopping amenities, together with the A31, being within a 2 mile drive north of the property which in turn affords easy access to both Bournemouth and Southampton, with both towns offering international airports.
ACCOMMODATION IN MORE DETAIL Painted panelled door with obscure glazed inset opening through to:
ENTRANCE LOBBY With cloaks hanging area to side. Door to:
CLOAKROOM Suite comprised of a low-level WC together with a wall mounted wash hand basin with tiled relief. Further cloaks hanging area with base storage.
SITTING ROOM A fine through room with twin small pane glazed casement doors and adjacent side panels opening to a paved seating terrace with extensive gardens beyond. Feature wood burning stove set on a raised projecting slate hearth with areas of rustic brickwork, the whole surmounted by a rustic beam. 3 wall light points. Turnaround stairs ascending to the first floor. Further panelled door opens through to:
DRAWING ROOM A naturally well lit dual aspect room incorporating a projecting semi-circular bay to the garden side affording a fine outlook. Further oblong projecting bay to side. Traditional open fire with a carved projecting marble capped hearth with similar marbled insets, the whole having a carved painted Adam style surround. Television aerial point.
DINING ROOM A reception room of good proportions with twin small pane glazed doors and adjacent side panels opening to the paved seating terrace and gardens beyond. 2 picture lights and 2 wall light points.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM A fine triple aspect through room with tiled floor covering throughout. Extensive exposed ceiling beamwork. Ceiling spotlights.
BREAKFAST AREA Ample unobstructed area for informal dining purposes with a part glazed stable style door providing access to side.
KITCHEN Fitted with a bespoke range of carved natural store cabinets in a natural farmhouse style to both base and high level with discrete surface downlighting over the surrounding granite worksurfaces with contrasting tiled relief. Areas of open display shelving with high level glazed china stores with discrete downlighting. Inset one and a half bowl carved drainer sink with monoblock tap, water purification unit and waste disposal facility. Space and plumbing for domestic dishwasher. Slot-in 5 ring range style cooker set under a projecting canopy extractor. Space for a substantial American style fridge freezer. Separate island unit incorporating a range of pull out pan drawers and areas of open display shelving. Further extensive pull-out larder store cabinets with further range of pantry style storage to one wall, to suit a variety of purposes. Walk-in utility cupboard.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR
GALLERIED LANDING Access to recently boarded overhead roof void with pull down aluminium ladder, providing excellent storage. Door to:
BEDROOM 1 A naturally well lit room providing delightful views across the gardens, with a fine Cathedral style ceiling incorporating areas of exposed beamwork and Velux windows. Access to a useful loft store area. Fitted with an extensive range of wardrobe store cupboards to one wall incorporating base storage. Television aerial point. 2 wall light points. Recessed ceiling lights. Door to:
EN SUITE BATHROOM Fitted with a modern white suite comprised of a bath with centralised Edwardian style chromium shower mixer, the whole set in a contrasting tiled surround with an independent overhead drencher style shower. Matching his-and-hers wash hand basins set in a capped tiled surround with mirrored relief and discrete downlighting, the whole having a range of base store cupboards and drawers under. Matching low-level WC and bidet. Half tiling to walls. Recessed ceiling lights. Ladder style towel rail.
BEDROOM 2 Affording a fine outlook onto the gardens. Fitted with an extensive range of his-and-hers wardrobe store cupboards incorporating base store cabinets to one entire wall. Door to:
EN SUITE BATHROOM Fitted with a modern white suite comprised of a bath with centralised Edwardian style chromium shower mixer, the whole set in a contrasting tiled surround with an independent overhead drencher style shower. Matching his-and-hers wash hand basins set in a capped tiled surround with mirrored relief and discrete downlighting, the whole having a range of base store cupboards and drawers under. Matching low-level WC and bidet. Half tiling to walls. Recessed ceiling lights. Ladder style towel rail.
BEDROOM 3 Situated to the rear of the property affording a fine outlook to the gardens. Fitted with an extensive range of wardrobe store cupboards to one entire wall, incorporating base store cupboards or drawers.
BEDROOM 4 Situated to the rear of the property with an outlook onto the gardens. Fitted with a part shelved wardrobe store cupboard incorporating a range of base store drawers.
BATHROOM Suite comprised of a panelled bath set in a wood clad and tiled surround with contemporary hand held shower mixer facility. Matching low-level WC and pedestal wash hand basin. Part tiling to walls.
OUTSIDE The property is approached off Clough Lane over a remote controlled 5-bar gated drive that opens to a considerable gravelled splay in front of the property, in turns providing ample areas of unobstructed parking suitable for numerous vehicles. To one side is a range of OUTBUILDINGS in the form of GARAGING. Access is provided around the property to a beautifully screened mature classic woodland garden, that from its banks of camellias, azaleas and rhododendrons (the majority underplanted with ground cover planting and spring bulbs) forms an undoubted and surprisingly low-maintenance garden, together with a POND. Adjacent to the property is a fine full-width paved seating terrace that, with the backdrop of the wisteria clad property, offers a fine southerly private outlook with a sense of privacy and seclusion.
SERVICES All main services 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 the M27 (Junction 1 at Cadnam), continue west crossing the forest on the A31. On the outskirts of the market town of Ringwood, bear left at Picket Post following the directional signs for Burley. Continue into the village centre, turning right into Clough Lane where the property will be seen on the immediate right hand side.
VIEWING Strictly By Appointment by John D Wood & Co.
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