The house lies south east of Bishop's Waltham on the edge of the Meon Valley. Bishops Waltham which is a thriving former market town and is well catered for with a fine range of shops, restaurants and everyday services. Communications in the area are excellent with easy access to the M3 at Winchester for the M25 orbital motorway, the airports and London and the M27 coastal motorway at Hedge End only 7.6 miles to the south west provides easy access to Southampton International Airport, Parkway Station, Portsmouth and The New Forest National Park. There are regular commuter services into London Waterloo from Southampton Parkway and Winchester.
There are excellent preparatory schools in the area including Rookesbury Park at Wickham, West Hill Park at Titchfield, Twyford and Pilgrims in Winchester. There are also excellent public schools in Winchester with St Swithuns and Winchester College. Local schools include Swanmore CofE Primary and Swanmore College of Technology.
Built in the style of a modern barn conversion, the house has been designed with entertaining at its heart, there is an abundance of flexible accommodation arranged over three floor including a superb three storey, vaulted fitness and entertainment wing. The house is entered via a large wooden frame facade which has been fully glazed in sun protecting glass. The house is constructed with brick elevations, inset timber windows under a handmade clay tile roof. There is little doubt that this is one of the finest country houses to be built in this area of Hampshire in the last few years, the quality of the finishes and fittings can only be described as state of the art and one can't help but be impressed by the attention to detail the developers have insisted upon For the layout of the house, please see the floor plans.
Notable Features:Underfloor heating throughout the house
Pre-wired and furnished cinema room
Hot tub, sauna and steam room
Triple garage with electric doors
Limestone wine store
Large drawing room with open fire
Magnificent Swarovski crystal chandelier over the galleried staircase
Further 15 acres of paddocks available by separate negotiation
Kitchen:Oak kitchen units
Extensive range of cupboards and drawers
Fully fitted appliances
Laundry chute to utility room
Bathrooms/Shower Rooms:The master en-suite is a unique mix of iced marble, a rainfall shower with waterfalls, a freestanding bath and designer basins
All other bathrooms and shower rooms are fully fitted and finished to a very high quality
Flooring:Limestone flooring to hall and kitchen
Solid timber flooring to Drawing Room, Dining Room and Family Room
High quality carpets to all other areas
THE GARDENSThe extensive gardens and grounds extend to the rear and side of the property.
The gardens extend in all to about 5 acres. (A further 15 acres are available by separate negotiation).