House For Sale £2,900,000
Isle Hill is a stylish country house built in the Georgian style in the 1930’s and was fully refurbished and enlarged in 2000. The house now offers fantastic and versatile family accommodation extending to approaching 4000 sq ft. The accommodation flows from a graceful entrance hallway with sweeping staircase to the first floor. On the ground floor there is a smart drawing room which has beautiful views over the gardens and beyond. There is a second sitting room, which could also easily be designated as a dining room if preferred. The kitchen/breakfast room extends to over 30 feet and is a focal point of the house. On the first floor there is an impressive principal bedroom suite and four further bedrooms. There are two further bedrooms on the second floor which in particular have incredible views over Watership Down in the distance.
The gardens and grounds at Isle Hill extend to approximately 6 acres and flow around the property on all sides. The house is approached via a long sweeping gravel driveway which is flanked by beautiful flowering cherry trees. In addition to the main house there is a substantial garage block with a 30 foot playroom above with a fabulous picture window with superb views. This building is adjacent to the swimming pool and works well as a focus for outside living and entertaining. The pool itself sits in a pretty flower garden with beautiful professionally planted and designed borders to give interest, peaking in the high summer months when the pool is most frequently used. There is also a hard tennis court which is flood lit to allow enjoyment in the evenings year round.
Isle Hill is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty overlooking the famous Watership Down in North Hampshire, and offers wonderful walking, riding and cycling opportunities. Nearby Kingsclere has a thriving community and provides excellent local facilities including a village shop/post office, butcher, doctors’ surgery, chemist, hairdresser, church and gastro-pub (Bell & Dragon). The property is also very conveniently located for Newbury, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton Airport, Heathrow and Gatwick. There are good train services from Basingstoke into Clapham or London Waterloo, as well as trains from Newbury into London Paddington, and there is easy access to the A34, M4 and M3. The area offers a wide choice of schools including Cheam, Elstree, Bradfield College and Downe House, and has primary schools in both Ecchinswell and Kingsclere.
The gardens and grounds at Isle Hill extend to approximately 6 acres and flow around the property on all sides. The house is approached via a long sweeping gravel driveway which is flanked by beautiful flowering cherry trees. In addition to the main house there is a substantial garage block with a 30 foot playroom above with a fabulous picture window with superb views. This building is adjacent to the swimming pool and works well as a focus for outside living and entertaining. The pool itself sits in a pretty flower garden with beautiful professionally planted and designed borders to give interest, peaking in the high summer months when the pool is most frequently used. There is also a hard tennis court which is flood lit to allow enjoyment in the evenings year round.
Isle Hill is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty overlooking the famous Watership Down in North Hampshire, and offers wonderful walking, riding and cycling opportunities. Nearby Kingsclere has a thriving community and provides excellent local facilities including a village shop/post office, butcher, doctors’ surgery, chemist, hairdresser, church and gastro-pub (Bell & Dragon). The property is also very conveniently located for Newbury, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton Airport, Heathrow and Gatwick. There are good train services from Basingstoke into Clapham or London Waterloo, as well as trains from Newbury into London Paddington, and there is easy access to the A34, M4 and M3. The area offers a wide choice of schools including Cheam, Elstree, Bradfield College and Downe House, and has primary schools in both Ecchinswell and Kingsclere.
