House For Sale £1,475,000
A handsome and substantial detached family house occupying an elevated location standing in gardens and grounds of just over three acres with beautiful views.
The house was designed to take full advantage of its setting and the feeling of space is immediate with a large galleried reception hall. The generous and versatile living accommodation includes a spacious double aspect drawing room with a central fireplace, dining room, conservatory and study/second sitting room. Of note, each of the rooms have double doors opening out to the rear terrace and garden. The living accommodation is beautifully complemented by a very large family kitchen/dining/sitting room with French doors opening out to the conservatory. The property also has the considerable benefit of a utility room and two ground floor cloakrooms.
The five bedrooms are set around a galleried landing with double doors opening into the principal bedroom with an adjoining dressing room and a bath/shower room. The second bedroom has the benefit of an en suite shower room and there is also separate family bathroom and sauna room.
The house is complemented by a triple garage with a very useful room over (with an adjoining shower room) which could be utilised as a home office/bedroom or further living space.
The gardens and grounds provide a tranquil and commanding setting for the house with long views to the wooded valley beyond. The property provides a rare opportunity to purchase a very special lifelong family home in a superb village setting.
Situation
The house occupies a commanding location with a principally south aspect and beautiful views over its own grounds to the woodland beyond. The very attractive and active village of Beech is only about two miles distant of Alton and is surrounded by fine Hampshire countryside within an unspoilt wooded valley between the villages of Bentworth, Medstead and Shalden. The village has a very strong community with a parish church, hall and green. There are a number of foot and bridle paths nearby ideal for a number of country pursuits.
The village of Bentworth, about 3 miles, has a Primary School, The Sun Inn and church. The village of Medstead (about 2 miles) also has an active community with a selection of shops, Castle and Comfort Inn and Primary School. Alton provides a good range of individual shops together with weekly and specialist markets, cinema, sports centre, two secondary schools, 6th form college and mainline station to London Waterloo.
The A31 at Alton provides a convenient route to the A3 and M3 linking to London, the coast and beyond.
Public and Prep schools in the area include Alton Convent School, Frensham Heights, Highfield, Edgeborough, Lord Wandsworth College, Winchester College, The Pilgrims’ School, Twyford, Bedales, Churchers and St Swithun’s.
Outside
The house occupies an elevated and prominent position providing a stunning setting with broad expanses of lawn together with established borders and a variety of young and mature trees. A broad terrace to the rear with raised flower borders provides an ideal outside entertaining area and adjoins the drawing room, dining room, conservatory and study/second sitting room. Steps from the terrace lead to the rear lawns with a variety of trees and shrubs. There are lovely views from many parts of the garden over the village.
The house is approached via a pair of electric gates and a beech lined shared tarmac driveway providing access to private brick paved and shingle driveways with ample parking and access to the detached triple garage and room over. Garden store.
The house was designed to take full advantage of its setting and the feeling of space is immediate with a large galleried reception hall. The generous and versatile living accommodation includes a spacious double aspect drawing room with a central fireplace, dining room, conservatory and study/second sitting room. Of note, each of the rooms have double doors opening out to the rear terrace and garden. The living accommodation is beautifully complemented by a very large family kitchen/dining/sitting room with French doors opening out to the conservatory. The property also has the considerable benefit of a utility room and two ground floor cloakrooms.
The five bedrooms are set around a galleried landing with double doors opening into the principal bedroom with an adjoining dressing room and a bath/shower room. The second bedroom has the benefit of an en suite shower room and there is also separate family bathroom and sauna room.
The house is complemented by a triple garage with a very useful room over (with an adjoining shower room) which could be utilised as a home office/bedroom or further living space.
The gardens and grounds provide a tranquil and commanding setting for the house with long views to the wooded valley beyond. The property provides a rare opportunity to purchase a very special lifelong family home in a superb village setting.
Situation
The house occupies a commanding location with a principally south aspect and beautiful views over its own grounds to the woodland beyond. The very attractive and active village of Beech is only about two miles distant of Alton and is surrounded by fine Hampshire countryside within an unspoilt wooded valley between the villages of Bentworth, Medstead and Shalden. The village has a very strong community with a parish church, hall and green. There are a number of foot and bridle paths nearby ideal for a number of country pursuits.
The village of Bentworth, about 3 miles, has a Primary School, The Sun Inn and church. The village of Medstead (about 2 miles) also has an active community with a selection of shops, Castle and Comfort Inn and Primary School. Alton provides a good range of individual shops together with weekly and specialist markets, cinema, sports centre, two secondary schools, 6th form college and mainline station to London Waterloo.
The A31 at Alton provides a convenient route to the A3 and M3 linking to London, the coast and beyond.
Public and Prep schools in the area include Alton Convent School, Frensham Heights, Highfield, Edgeborough, Lord Wandsworth College, Winchester College, The Pilgrims’ School, Twyford, Bedales, Churchers and St Swithun’s.
Outside
The house occupies an elevated and prominent position providing a stunning setting with broad expanses of lawn together with established borders and a variety of young and mature trees. A broad terrace to the rear with raised flower borders provides an ideal outside entertaining area and adjoins the drawing room, dining room, conservatory and study/second sitting room. Steps from the terrace lead to the rear lawns with a variety of trees and shrubs. There are lovely views from many parts of the garden over the village.
The house is approached via a pair of electric gates and a beech lined shared tarmac driveway providing access to private brick paved and shingle driveways with ample parking and access to the detached triple garage and room over. Garden store.
