This 1930s country house is tucked away in the peace of Hampshire's beautiful countryside, yet is within reach of four major centres (Winchester, Portsmouth, Southhampton and Chichester) for work and play and only five miles from the South Coast. It's a spacious, light family home set centrally within beautiful grounds in excess of 1.5 acres. A home that offers a great deal to quality family life and entertaining; 2600 sq ft of accommodation, good proportioned rooms, and summer dining on the patio enjoying lovely views to winter dining in the kitchen enjoying the warmth of the Aga. The current owners say \"There's a sense of serenity about this place that we will really miss. Visitors tell us that it is quite unique and they always feel peaceful and comfortable here\". There is a detached double brick-built garage with a 'gardener's cloakroom' and a large useful room over with gable windows and eaves storage. A second garage, of timber construction, provides further parking and workshop.
| Entrance | A substantial oak ledge and brace door welcomes you into the spacious entrance hall rich in period detail with oak ceiling beams and staircase and a charming faux fireplace in brick with an oak mantel. The hall accesses the dining hall, drawing room, morning / family room, kitchen / breakfast room, study and cloakroom.
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| Dining Hall | 21'2\" x 10'8\" (6.45m x 3.25m). The deep oak ceiling beams and solid panelling rising with the stairs create a warm and inviting ambience for dining. A white magnolia provides a charming focal point beyond the window.
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| Drawing Room | 23' x 13'6\" (7m x 4.11m). The drawing room has a beamed ceiling, picture rails and smoothly rounded ceiling edges so typical of the period. These features are common to the main rooms as are the traditional six panel painted doors. The room enjoys expansive views over the garden vista and to paddocks beyond. Step out through patio doors edged with lilac wisteria and onto the sun terrace for idyllic summer living. There is an open fire set in marble tiles and carved wood for warm winter nights.
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| Morning / Family Room | 16'1\" x 13'6\" (4.9m x 4.11m). This is a cosy room with a period brick fireplace and oak mantel. The window looks out to the sun terrace and garden and a glazed door leads onto the terrace.
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| Kitchen / Breakfast Room | 17'5\" x 10'6\" (5.3m x 3.2m). The kitchen retains a traditional air with the quintessentially English AGA and a quarry tiled floor. The breakfast area enjoys the warmth and cosy appeal of the AGA and a view over the front garden and is set slightly apart from the kitchen area. The working area is fitted with solid pine fronted wall and base units, a stainless double sink and space for a dishwasher. There is a pantry adding to the country charm.
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| Utility Room | The utility room has a terrazzo style tiled floor and a short unit with stainless sink. There is a warm Flow High Efficiency Condensing Boiler and ample space for laundry and refrigeration appliances. A door leads to the rear garden with easy access to the outside utility area and the kitchen garden.
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| Study | 9'2\" x 8'5\" (2.8m x 2.57m). Quietly located off the dining hall the study has a relaxing view over the garden and on towards a stand of mature trees.
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| Cloakroom | Fitted with a low level W>C> and a corner wash hand basin and there is a window.
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| First Floor | Oak stairs rise to the first floor and a substantial landing with oak 'A' frame and balustrade panelling. Sloping eaves provide a cosy feel. The landing accesses all five bedrooms, the house bathroom and there is an airing cupboard with hot water tank and shelved linen storage.
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| Master Bedroom | 23' x 12'5\" (7m x 3.78m). This is a room where you could retreat to shed the cares of the day and enjoy the vista of garden, paddocks, mature oak s and fields beyond.
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| En-suite Bathroom | The en-suite bathroom has the luxury of size with a canopied corner bath, bidet and set of two wash hand basins set on a tiled vanity unit. Light floods in through a window to the front.
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| Bedroom 2 | 15'1\" x 14'1\" (4.6m x 4.3m). The second bedroom has ample space and a window enjoying a relaxing view over the garden with a flowery cherry tree gently rustling in a country breeze. There is a wash hand basin over a storage cupboard.
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| Bedroom 3 | 14' x 9'1\" (4.27m x 2.77m). This room could make an ideal guest room with a window over the sun terrace and garden, a fitted wardrobe and a wash hand basin over a storage cupboard.
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| Bedroom 4 | 10'10\" x 8'5\" (3.3m x 2.57m). This is a charming room with a window to the front and a wash hand basin and located centrally it could make a delightful nursery.
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| Bedroom 5 | 9'7\" x 8' (2.92m x 2.44m). Currently used as a sewing room this could make and engaging small bedroom or a generous study. There is a window to the front.
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| Bathroom | The house bathroom is fitted with a bath with shower over and a wash hand basin over a storage cupboard. There is a period cupboard built under the window.
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| Cloakroom | The first floor cloakroom is fitted with low level W.C. and there is a window.
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| Outside | A short distance off a country lane a five bar gate opens onto a sweeping gravel drive with a circling area punctuated by an ancient crown of thorn trees. There is parking for several cars in addition to the garage parking.
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| . | The garden is mainly parkland grass dipping down to a dell profuse with daffodils and bluebells during the Spring and edged with mature oak trees. The grounds are interspersed with trees including beech, Italian poplars and flowering cherry. There are also shrubs including mahonia, white and pink camellia, magnolia, azalea, rhododendron and wisteria both climbing and freestanding. Roses are abundant and include not only climbing varieties and shrub roses such as canary bird but also, and providing a focal point from the drawing room window, the Victorian rose garden with scented and mixed colour tea roses and a sundial.
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| . | The brick paved sun terrace enjoys an open situation heavy with the scent of wisteria. To the rear is a utility area with two wooden garden storage sheds and two solid fuel stores. A short walk from the kitchen is a productive kitchen garden handily placed for fresh produce for the cook.
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| . | The garden is edged by post and wire fence and some laurel to allow far reaching views yet keep wildlife out.
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| Double Garage | The two bay garage has large vehicle access doors, a courtesy door and windows. There is a cloakroom with low level W.C., a wash hand basin and a window. There is additional space for workshop or storage facility.
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| . | Stairs lead to a first floor providing a fully boarded loft room with gable windows and two substantial eaves storage areas.
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| Garage | A second garage is constructed from timber and has a pair of doors, a courtesy door and two windows. In addition to car parking facility there is space for generous workshop area.
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