Property description
A charming former Manorial Farmhouse of period origins, with a separate GUEST COTTAGE, situated out on the open forest on the periphery of the village of Minstead.
The property has an interesting provenance in that at one time it was occupied by the celebrity Jack Hargreaves, who was frontman for the immensely popular television series Out of Town (1959 -1981). Indeed, the picturesque Garden Bothy was his studio from where the series was screened. The property provides for a total of 3 well balanced reception rooms, served by a fine through kitchen/family room. Overhead, the first floor provides for a total of 4 bedrooms served by 3 bathrooms (2 en suite). Externally the property is approached off the lane over a cattle-grid into a gravelled courtyard formed by a range of traditional outbuildings, partially converted to provide for a self-contained 2-storey Guest Cottage, an adjacent store barn /playroom, a series of linked workshops and the obligatory run of stables. The property stands in spectacular gardens that have evolved over the years to make for a delightful tranquil setting, having the backdrop of its own parcels of fenced pasture for grazing purposes. In all, the property stands in an area of approximately 4 acres.
4 bedroom farmhouse with 4 bath/shower rooms, sitting room, dining room, conservatory, family room, kitchen and gardens. Further outbuildings incorporating Barnyard Cottage with bedroom, shower room sitting room, kitchen and private gardens., The Bothy, workshops, loose boxes and store barns. In all, a little under 4 acres.MINSTEAD Fleetwater Farm is situated in the manorial village of Minstead, which has a General Store, historic Church and renowned Public House. The village abuts the open forest, with the neighbouring town of Lyndhurst, commonly regarded as the capital of the New Forest, situated some 3 miles due south. The village of Brockenhurst (5 miles south) has a mainline rail connection to London/Waterloo (journey time approximately 90 minutes). The M27 (Junction 1) is some 3 miles north of the property, connecting through to the M3 at Chilworth to the north of Southampton. The coastline and Georgian market town of Lymington, famed for its river, marinas and yacht clubs, lies some 10 miles to the south of the property.
FARMHOUSE
CANOPY STORM PORCH with tiled floor opening through to:
ENTRANCE LOBBY Wooden floor with stairs ascending to the first floor. Door to:
KITCHEN A through farmhouse refectory style kitchen of colour washed wood store cabinets with contrasting wood capped tiled worksurfaces. Traditional oil fired Aga with larder store cupboard to side. Inset appliances comprising one and a quarter bowl single drainer polycarbonate sink with space and plumbing under for domestic dishwasher. Further base appliance areas. Glazed china display cabinet. Opening through to:
FAMILY ROOM Double glazed doors onto the formal gardens. Further glazed door opens to rear hall. Opening through to:
DINING ROOM/SNUG Classic flagstone floor. A dual aspect room with a feature raised open fireplace incorporating a projecting brick hearth surmounted by a slate beam with library display shelving to either side with base store cupboard. Television aerial point. Return door to hall. Further areas of open display shelving. Casement door through to:
CONSERVATORY Built on a brick base surmounted by double glazed panels with a pitched roof and tiled floor with a productive vine.
SITTING ROOM A barn style sitting room with vaulted ceiling and exposed ceiling beamwork. A well lit triple aspect room with a tiled floor covering. Twin casement doors to seating terrace and courtyard garden. Feature multi fuel stove on a projecting raised brick hearth. Extensive range of shelved CD store cabinets etc
REAR HALL/UTILITY Tiled floor covering. Vaulted ceiling with exposed ceiling beamwork. Extensive range of utility store cupboards to one entire wall with Belfast sink and carved wooden drainer with further range of store cupboards. Oil fired boiler with an adjacent programme control panel. Utility store cupboard with stack style system for washing machine and tumble dryer. Panelled door beyond to:
CLOAKROOM Low-level WC with wall mounted wash hand basin. Contrasting tiled relief. Vaulted ceiling with exposed ceiling beamwork
BATHROOM 2 Fitted with a suite comprised of a roll topped bath with Edwardian style shower mixer facility, adjacent low-level WC and pedestal wash hand basin with shaver point. Contrasting tiled relief to principal walls with tiled floor covering. Vaulted ceiling and ceiling beamwork. Access to a full height deep shelved Utility/Pantry Store Cupboard with a tiled floor covering
ON THE FIRST FLOOR
LANDING Shelved Airing Cupboard. Access to: TANK ROOM Pre-lagged tank with fitted immersion heater and shelving over
BEDROOM 1 A dual aspect bedroom situated to the front of the property. Door to:
EN SUITE BATHROOM Suite comprises a bath with shower over and glass shower screen, pedestal wash hand basin and low-level WC. Shaver point. Tiled walls. Tiled floor covering
BEDROOM 2 Situated to the fore, a dual aspect room with a fine outlook across the formal gardens with the backdrop of the paddocks. Built in wardrobe
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM Walk-in tiled shower cubicle, together with a sculpted wash hand basin on a tiled plinth with tiled surround and adjacent shaver point, as well as a low-level WC with concealed cistern
BEDROOM 3 Situated to the side of the property, with a fine outlook across the formal gardens and paddocks.
BEDROOM 4 Situated to the rear of the property with high level window.
SHOWER ROOM Enclosed tiled shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin and low-level WC. Shaver point. Tiled walls. Access to overhead roof void. Tiled floor covering
BARNYARD COTTAGE Comprising a two storey configuration as follows:
KITCHEN Fitted with a simple range of wooden store cabinets with open display shelving. Stainless steel single drainer sink. Night storage heater.
SITTING ROOM Small-pane double-glazed windows to the fore/courtyard approach. Partial colour wood panelling to dado height. Exposed ceiling beamwork. Night storage heater. Return part glazed door to:
SHOWER ROOM Self contained tiled shower cubicle with matching wash hand basin in carved marble surround with a base store cupboard under and an adjacent shaver point and low-level WC. Electric heated towel rail. Fully tiled walls.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR
BEDROOM 1 Vaulted ceiling and exposed ceiling beamwork. Fitted with a range of general wardrobe store cupboards. Night storage heater.
GARDENS (Barnyard Cottage) Barnyard Cottage has its own area of gardens retained by a timber picket fence.
OUTSIDE The property is approached off the lane over a cattle grid into a gravelled courtyard that features a raised circular planter bed. The courtyard is bounded on three sides by a diverse array of OUTBUILDINGS AS FOLLOWS
ON THE LANE SIDE
WORKSHOP 1 with vaulted ceiling having exposed ceiling beamwork. Opening through to:
WORKSHOP 2 / STUDIO Vaulted beamed ceiling. Glazed casement doors to fore overlooking courtyard approach. Adjacent STORE and:
BATHROOM Fitted with a roll topped bath with centralised Edwardian chromium shower mixer facility. Separate tiled shower cubicle. Vanity basin set in a wood capped tiled surround with a store cupboard under and an adjacent low-level WC.
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STORE BARN 1 With a vaulted ceiling and exposed beamwork. Suitable for a games room.
DOUBLE PONY STALL Suitable for storage to serve a variety of purposes.
LOOSE BOXES To the side is a further run of 3 loose boxes, the whole being set in a projecting concrete apron. 2 of the loose boxes have independent access to the gardens at the rear.
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STORE BARN 2 An adjacent 2-storey height store barn with vaulted ceiling and exposed ceiling beamwork. Carriage style double doors to the fore onto the courtyard approach, which makes for a versatile area. Further WORKSHOP /STORE with power and light connected.
. Within the curtilage of the formal gardens is a charming detached brick built BOTHY clad in ornamental wisteria surmounted by a pitched clay tiled roof with a herringbone brick area to fore for seating purposes.
THE BOTHY incorporates a pedestal basin with a base cupboard to side. The Bothy is referred to as Jack's Den, from where the Out of Town series was filmed during the 60's to the 80's, when at that time the property was owned by the local naturalist historian Jack Hargreaves.
. In addition, and in close proximity, is a further range of secondary outbuildings comprising former PIG STYES and CHICKEN COOPS. The property is effectively horseshoed by its own pasture with the parcels of grazing subdivided into 4 turn out paddocks two with field shelters with water being laid on, one of which has gated access onto the lane.
OUTSIDE In all, the land associated with the property extends to an area of approximately 4 acres.
FORMAL GARDENS Surrounding the property are tracts of beautifully maintained, well stocked and mature ornamental decorative beds housing a diverse array of specimen shrubs, in particular a fabulous collection of rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas, many underplanted with spring bulbs and ground cover planting. Within the curtilage is a spring fed POND stocked with aquatic marginals with a sleeper bridge leading to an informal area of GARDEN abutting the paddocks.
SERVICES Main water, 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 London continue south west on the M3 and M27. On reaching Junction 1 (M27) at Cadnam continue westerly onto the open forest on the A31. After about 2 miles, turn left signed Emery Down. Continue in a southerly direction out over the open forest. On descending the slight incline at the crossroads, turn left towards Newtown. Follow this minor country lane for a distance of a few hundred yards where the property will be seen set back on the left hand side. Directions from Lymington supplied upon request.
VIEWING Strictly By Appointment through John D Wood & Co.
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