House For Sale £1,325,000
This is one of the most handsome detached houses in the area and occupies a stunning setting yet is within just 4.5 miles of the market town of Alton. Also, all of the amenities of Basingstoke including Festival Place, fast trains to London and M3 motorway are to the north. Throughout the property, the rooms are light and well-proportioned with fine views over the surrounding countryside. The generous accommodation was designed to take full advantage of the setting and includes a spacious family kitchen/breakfast room with doors opening out to the garden and an airy twin aspect sitting room with an Inglenook fireplace and a wood burning stove. There is also a separate dining room with doors opening out to the garden. Of note, there is underfloor heating to the ground and first floors with limestone flooring throughout most of the ground floor and an oak staircase with chestnut and oak flooring to the first floor. There are four bedrooms including a very impressive principal bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and exposed oak frame together with a balcony and magnificent rural views. The three further bedrooms are complemented by a separate family bathroom. In addition, there is an oak framed detached outbuilding providing a double car port and workshop. The first floor of the outbuilding provides an ideal home office/hobby room with an adjoining cloakroom.<br/><br/><b>Outside</b><br/><br/>The house is approached via a shingle driveway providing parking for several vehicles and leading up to the detached oak framed double garage and workshop. The gardens and grounds provide an ideal setting for the property with open views over the surrounding farmland. To the front and adjoining the driveway, there is an area of lawn with a shingle pathway leading up to the front door. The lawn extends to the rear whereupon there is a large area of paved patio. To the opposite side there is a further area of lawn enclosed by a post and rail fence with a mature hedge.<br/><br/><b>Situation</b><br/><br/>The beautiful village of Bentworth is set amidst fine Hampshire countryside and has an active community with ‘The Sun’ public house, church, hall and St Mary’s primary school. The thriving market town of Alton provides a range of individual shops together with weekly and specialist markets, Waitrose, M&S Simply Food, cinema, sports centre, two secondary schools, sixth form college and station to London Waterloo.
The Cathedral city of Winchester to the south and the large regional town of Basingstoke to the west provide a wider range of facilities, mainline railway stations and access to the M3.
The Cathedral city of Winchester to the south and the large regional town of Basingstoke to the west provide a wider range of facilities, mainline railway stations and access to the M3.
