A wonderful detached family home, approached over a gravelled driveway, with ample parking leading to the double garage. At over 4,500 sq ft, The Cottage has accommodation over two floors, with spacious cellars, and could be expanded (subject to planning).
The welcoming entrance hall radiates light from a large double height window on the wide wooden turned staircase. There are three main reception rooms on the ground floor: A drawing room of over 35' long, with a central fireplace in the middle of the room; a good size family room and a dining room. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of shaker style white wooden cupboards, a large centre island with space for a range cooker, a separate fitted Aga, space for a large dining table, and double doors leading out onto the rear terrace. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a boot room with cloakroom, utility room and further ground floor cloakroom.
The main bedroom suite has a spacious room with views over the rear garden, adjoining dressing room and bathroom with fitted shower. There is a further bedroom suite, bedroom two, which has an adjoining bathroom. There are two further double bedrooms, and a fifth bedroom, again a double, accessed via a sitting room/bedroom six. A family bathroom completes the first floor accommodation. The basement can be accessed from the ground floor under the staircase.
Immediately adjacent to the rear of the property is a large terrace with steps leading to the formal gardens. The mature gardens and grounds extend in all to about 0.64 acres and includes yew hedging and specimen plants and trees providing protection. There is a swimming pool that, whilst in need of some updating, would provide a recreational facility with its adjoining pool buildings, shower and sauna.
The Cottage is situated within Hursley, just south of Winchester, close to the heart of the village itself, which has a choice of pubs, a church, village hall, recreation ground, primary school, family butchers and a post office. The historic City of Winchester has plenty of specialist shops, award winning restaurants and cultural delights including theatre, cinema and sporting venues. The property is within the catchment area of Kings' School, John Keble Primary School, and Peter Symonds College. The surrounding area has a range of well regarded private schools including Princes Mead, Twyford and Pilgrims Preparatory, St Swithuns School for Girls, King Edwards, and Winchester College. Trains from Winchester to London Waterloo take from 57 minutes.
