Property description
A fine, detached former cottage of late Victorian origins that has been tastefully enlarged in recent years to provide a family home of character which is ideally suited to a discerning purchaser seeking independent, self-contained linked accommodation.
Arranged over 2 floors, the accommodation, which benefits from oil fired heating and quality low-maintenance double glazing, provides for a superb triple aspect drawing room, a charming dining hall and an adjacent well-proportioned kitchen/breakfast room with a useful study area to one side. In addition, at ground floor level is a separate cloakroom and sizable utility room. Overhead in the main house, a total of 4 bedrooms are served by an independent bathroom and separate shower room. Attached to the property and linked via the utility room is a fine self-contained 1 bedroom annexe which could serve a variety of purposes, with its own sitting room, kitchen and shower room. Externally, the property features a fine octagonal home office/studio situated across the courtyard from the house and annexe. Surrounding the property is a beautifully maintained well-stocked private lawned garden with a fine arrangement of timber built outbuildings in the form of 3 linked stable/stores and a double carport. Beautifully sited for both the open forest and neighbouring forest villages of Sway and Brockenhurst, the property would be ideally suited to the developing family seeking privacy and seclusion in this ever popular rural hamlet
4 bedrooms, 2 bath/shower rooms, cloakroom, drawing room, dining hall, kitchen/breakfast room,
rear hall/study area, self-contained annexe, summerhouse/office, garage/stabling complex, gardens and grounds of approx 0.5 acreLYMINGTON The property is situated approximately 2.5 miles to the northwest of Lymington and close to the edge of the open forest. The New Forest comprises over 92,000 acres of open heathland and enclosed woodland, and offers many miles of unspoilt riding and walking. The Georgian market town of Lymington has a wide range of shops and boutiques, as well as having the benefit of excellent sailing facilities including 2 large marinas, a number of chandleries and moorings on the river and at the Town Quay for visiting Yachtsmen. Every Saturday there is a Charter Market which runs the entire length of the High Street. Lymington offers a branch line link to the Forest village of Brockenhurst (approximately 15 minutes), which is some 5 miles to the north by road, which in turn offers a mainline fast link to London (Waterloo 90 minutes approximately). Junction 1 of the M27 lies 12 miles to the north, and links with the M3 for access to London. Sway village is within close proximity, with St. Lukes Primary School (Ofsted outstanding school 2009), St. Lukes Church, a village post office and a grocery store.
ACCOMMODATION IN MORE DETAIL Painted panelled wood door opening through to:
ENTRANCE LOBBY Parquet hardwood floor throughout. Recessed ceiling light. Small pane glazed door opening through to:
DINING HALL A charming room of character with parquet floor under carpet. Feature projecting bay to fore. Exposed ceiling beams. Recessed ceiling light. Wall mounted thermostat control. Traditional painted wood panelling to wall at side. A straight run of stairs ascends to the first floor, with access to a useful deep understairs store cupboard. Panelled door opening through to kitchen/breakfast room. Further panelled door to:
DRAWING ROOM An elegant, naturally well lit triple aspect L-shaped room with a fine, exposed hardwood parquet floor throughout. Feature substantial open brick fire incorporating a raised tile capped hearth with areas of exposed brickwork, the whole set under a tiled mantel. Fitted bookshelves and cupboards below with moulded surrounds. Wall light point. Glazed patio doors opening to seating terrace and gardens to the side. Return door to:
REAR HALL/STUDY AREA Panelled doors to a range of cloaks storage with shelving over. Water softening unit. Recessed ceiling light. Telephone point. Small pane obscure glazed door leading to kitchen/breakfast room. Panelled door to:
CLOAKROOM Suite comprised of a low-level WC together with a wall mounted wash hand basin with contrasting tiled surround. Recessed ceiling lights.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM Fitted with a comprehensive range of bespoke base and high level pine store cabinets provided by local company Pine Design, with discrete surface downlighting over the surrounding wood capped mottled light beige coloured worksurfaces with contrasting tiled relief. Inset appliances in the form of a one-and-a-quarter bowl single drainer Leisure steel sink with monobloc tap and space under/to side for domestic dishwasher. Area for microwave housing. Built-in appliances in the form of a Neff oven and concealed 4-ring electric hob. Traditional tiled wood capped recess incorporating enamelled 2 oven AGA. Further range of general shelved pantry store cupboards. Traditional wood panelling to dado height with a ceramic tiled floor. Exposed ceiling beamwork. Recessed ceiling lights. Door through to:
UTILITY ROOM Further range of store cabinets to both base and high level with discrete surface downlighting over wood capped mottled beige coloured worksurfaces with contrasting tiled relief. Ceramic tiled floor continued from kitchen/breakfast room. Grant oil fired boiler for heating and hot water requirements throughout the property, together with a programme control panel. Inset appliances in the form of a single drainer steel sink with a monobloc tap with space under/side for a washing machine. Further space for a full height fridge/freezer. Traditional pine panelled ceiling with recessed lights. Access to overhead roof void. Stable style painted door to porch opening out to side and gardens with further part glazed panelled door to driveway at fore.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR
LANDING Access to a deep shelved Airing Cupboard housing a pre-lagged hot water cylinder with fitted immersion heater and further store cupboards over. Access to a similar deep shelved general linen store cupboard with further storage over. Wall light point. Recessed ceiling light. Door to:
BEDROOM 1 Affording a fine outlook over the adjacent pastures to the front of the property. Fitted with a comprehensive range of wardrobe storage to 2 walls incorporating a bedhead location with corresponding wall lights, the whole being linked by a range of overhead store cupboards. 2 further wall light points.
BEDROOM 2 Situated to the front of the property, a charming room of character with twin feature shelved display niches, deep walk-in shelved cloaks lobby/store area over the stairwell. Picture rail.
BEDROOM 3 Situated to the front of the property overlooking the pastures.
BEDROOM 4/STUDY Currently subdivided to provide for a separate study area with a range of corresponding wardrobe store cupboards, linked by areas of overhead open display shelving. Archway through to:
BEDROOM AREA Shelved general store cupboard. 2 wall light points.
BATHROOM Fully tiled with a suite comprised of a moulded panelled bath set in a mottled surround with contrasting tiled relief and contemporary style taps, together with a matching sculpted wash hand basin with store cupboards below, contemporary style taps and illuminated mirrored relief above. Low-level WC set against a stowage unit with a range of illuminated mirrored cabinets above. Heated ladder style towel rail. Traditional yacht style teak deck floor. Access to overhead roof void.
SHOWER ROOM Fully tiled, fitted with a suite comprised of low-level WC, sculpted wash hand basin with base store cupboards under with an illuminated overhead mirror, and a corner shower cubicle. Traditional yacht style teak deck floor. Heated chromium ladder style towel rail.
ANNEXE
KITCHENETTE Fitted with a range of store cabinets to both base and high level. Mottle effect roll topped worksurfaces with contrasting tiled relief. Inset appliances in the form of a single drainer stainless steel sink with space for a free-standing cooker set under a Tricity extractor canopy. Space for fridge. Access to overhead roof void.
SITTING ROOM/OFFICE A fine, full-width through room with twin glazed casement doors to fore opening to paved seating terrace. Velux sky lights. Extensive range of general display store cupboards linked by a range of base drawers. Hatch to kitchenette. Feature multi-fuel stove that can serve a radiator and independent hot water (if required) set on a tiled brick edged hearth with areas of open brickwork, the whole set under a tiled sill. Telephone point. Panelled door opening through to:
HALL Access to overhead roof void. Small pane glazed door to the exterior courtyard and covered way to studio. Further door to:
BEDROOM/OFFICE Affording an outlook across the gardens to the rear. Fitted with a further extensive range of deep general part shelved store cupboards with overhead storage. Telephone points.
SHOWER ROOM Suite comprised of an enclosed shower cubicle with glazed side screen, together with a low-level WC and pedestal wash hand basin with tiled relief. Mirrored fluorescent striplight. Heated towel rail. Recessed ceiling lights. Floor to ceiling cupboards.
SUMMERHOUSE/OFFICE A stand alone office comprised of an octagonal summerhouse surmounted by a pitched roof. Twin glazed small pane casement doors to gardens and seating terrace to side. This feature of the property provides excellent storage. Telephone points.
OUTSIDE The property is approached off the lane over a gated block paved driveway which provides an area of parking to the fore suitable for a number of vehicles, with access to a side porch and the front door. The gardens to the fore afford a high degree of privacy and seclusion, being laid to sweeping tracts of well-maintained lawn interspersed with stone retained raised decorative beds and borders housing a diverse array of ornamental trees, conifers and shrubs providing seasonal colour and interest. Adjacent to the property, clad with ornamental climbers, are a number of maintained decorative beds and borders. Forming a horseshoe incorporating the principal house, the annexe configuration and office, is an extensive paved SEATING TERRACE with a raised brick built planter housing a variety of shrubs. To the rear, a separate substantial gated gravelled driveway which provides parking for various vehicles, in turn leading to:
GARAGE/STABLING COMPLEX An L-shaped range of outbuildings of treated timber construction, the whole set under a projecting concrete plinth surmounted by a pitched roof. 3 LOOSE BOXES with power and light connected. Adjacent LOG STORE and TWIN CARPORT. Exterior light, water and power connected.
SERVICES Mains water and 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 Lymington, take the A337 Southampton Road towards Brockenhurst. Just beyond The Monkey House, turn left into Sway Road. Proceed round the bends and turn right into Mount Pleasant Lane. Continue past the Passford House Hotel turning left at the brow of the hill into Kings Hyde where the primary drive serving the property will be seen on the right. If one were to continue on past Kings Hyde still on Mount Pleasant Lane and round the left hand bend, a further gravelled driveway accessing the rear of the property and its outbuildings will be found immediately on the left hand side.
VIEWING Strictly By Appointment through John D Wood & Co.
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