5 bedroom house
Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1JR
Guide Price
£2,450,000
Residential Tags: Grade II
Property Tags: Equestrian
Land Tags: Paddock, Woodland
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Jul 2021
- Removed: Nov 2021
- Residential Tags: Grade II
- Property Tags: Equestrian
- Land Tags: Paddock, Woodland
An elegant Grade II listed house, set centrally within its established grounds, with a coach house and garaging.
Description
Oaklands Manor, thought to have been built in 1840, sits in a secluded and private position within its impressive grounds. It has been refurbished to a high standard and yet retains many period features.
A handsome portico, flanked by stone statuary, leads through the colonnade doorway into a galleried entrance hall, with sweeping staircase and Italian glass pendant chandelier. The dual-aspect drawing room and sitting room both have large floor-to-ceiling sash windows, overlooking the expansive lawns, and marble fireplaces. Like the main reception rooms, the dining room and study are also characterized by high ceilings. The focal point of the house is the impressive kitchen and adjoining orangery, with French doors on to the terrace. Fitted with hand crafted units, granite worktops and Miele integrated appliances, including two wine coolers, these rooms benefit from underfloor heating and can either be used as one large area, or separated by the glass bi-fold doors between them. An interesting feature in the kitchen is the wine cellar below, accessed down a stone staircase, via a reinforced glass door in the floor. A rear hall has a door to the courtyard and offers access to a cloakroom/lavatory, a boot room and a laundry room.
From the galleried landing, the spacious principal bedroom and dressing room have large windows overlooking the gardens and an en suite shower room. There are four further double bedrooms, two with en suite shower rooms, and a family bathroom, with free-standing bath and rain shower. Two of the bedrooms and adjacent shower room could, if required, be used as a separate guest/nursery suite, as there is an existing door to separate that wing.
The house is approached through electric gates on to a sweeping drive, past paddocks and woodland, that culminates in a gravel turning circle in front of the house. An adjacent courtyard has four garages and a separate coach house, with two integral workshops/store rooms adjoining the main, full height bay, which has room to store up to four further cars, and a plant/boiler room.
Note: planning permission was granted in 2012 (now lapsed) to convert the coach house into a fitness suite with sauna, bathroom, changing room, utility room and pump room for a swimming pool. It also included a mezzanine gallery level.
A rare antique rose climbs the front elevation of the house, with a spectacular wisteria and climbing hydrangea spanning the east elevation. The grounds are a particular feature of the property, with an abundance of mature trees, such as cedar, maple, beech, acacia and twisted willow forming a protective boundary around the immaculate lawns and deep herbaceous borders. Two sheltered paddocks flank the property, one with attractive beech trees along one edge, providing shade for any livestock. There is a wooden stable block. The boundary fencing is deer and badger proof.
Location
The property sits on the fringes of Fordingbridge, on the edge of the New Forest. It also falls within the sought-after Cranborne Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Fordingbridge has a range of useful amenities, including a doctors surgery, ‘cottage’ hospital, popular primary school and secondary school, small supermarkets, independent shops, butchers, cafés and pubs, along with both rugby and football clubs.
The beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury, approximately 11 miles north, offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational facilities. Trains from Salisbury to London Waterloo have a journey time of approximately 90 minutes.
The small market town of Ringwood is approximately 6 miles south and also has a wide range of amenities.
Southampton International Airport is approximately 21 miles east and Bournemouth International Airport approximately 17 miles south.
Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton and golf at Rushmore, South Wilts Golf Club and High Post. This area is renowned for its fishing on the River Avon, Test and outlying chalk streams.
The A303 or A31 provide access to the south west and London, via the M3.
There is a wide selection of both state and private schools in the area, including Forres Sandle Manor Prep School (a five minute walk from the house), Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove, Godolphin, Clayesmore and Canford, as well as Bishop Wordsworth and South Wilts Grammar Schools in Salisbury and four Grammar schools between Bournemouth and Poole. There is also Waldorf (Steiner) School in Ringwood.
Square Footage: 4,947 sq ft
Acreage: 4.6 Acres
Directions
From Salisbury, take the A338 towards Ringwood. After approximately 10 miles, you will pass The Burgate School on your right, slow down and turn right, towards Fordingbridge centre. Follow this road to the mini-roundabout just past Tesco Metro, where you should take the second exit. Continue up the High Street and follow the road round to the right at the top. Just after the Fire Station on your left, turn right on to Marl Lane. Oaklands Manor will be found approximately 300 yards up on the right-hand side.
Marketed by: Savills, Salisbury
Description
Oaklands Manor, thought to have been built in 1840, sits in a secluded and private position within its impressive grounds. It has been refurbished to a high standard and yet retains many period features.
A handsome portico, flanked by stone statuary, leads through the colonnade doorway into a galleried entrance hall, with sweeping staircase and Italian glass pendant chandelier. The dual-aspect drawing room and sitting room both have large floor-to-ceiling sash windows, overlooking the expansive lawns, and marble fireplaces. Like the main reception rooms, the dining room and study are also characterized by high ceilings. The focal point of the house is the impressive kitchen and adjoining orangery, with French doors on to the terrace. Fitted with hand crafted units, granite worktops and Miele integrated appliances, including two wine coolers, these rooms benefit from underfloor heating and can either be used as one large area, or separated by the glass bi-fold doors between them. An interesting feature in the kitchen is the wine cellar below, accessed down a stone staircase, via a reinforced glass door in the floor. A rear hall has a door to the courtyard and offers access to a cloakroom/lavatory, a boot room and a laundry room.
From the galleried landing, the spacious principal bedroom and dressing room have large windows overlooking the gardens and an en suite shower room. There are four further double bedrooms, two with en suite shower rooms, and a family bathroom, with free-standing bath and rain shower. Two of the bedrooms and adjacent shower room could, if required, be used as a separate guest/nursery suite, as there is an existing door to separate that wing.
The house is approached through electric gates on to a sweeping drive, past paddocks and woodland, that culminates in a gravel turning circle in front of the house. An adjacent courtyard has four garages and a separate coach house, with two integral workshops/store rooms adjoining the main, full height bay, which has room to store up to four further cars, and a plant/boiler room.
Note: planning permission was granted in 2012 (now lapsed) to convert the coach house into a fitness suite with sauna, bathroom, changing room, utility room and pump room for a swimming pool. It also included a mezzanine gallery level.
A rare antique rose climbs the front elevation of the house, with a spectacular wisteria and climbing hydrangea spanning the east elevation. The grounds are a particular feature of the property, with an abundance of mature trees, such as cedar, maple, beech, acacia and twisted willow forming a protective boundary around the immaculate lawns and deep herbaceous borders. Two sheltered paddocks flank the property, one with attractive beech trees along one edge, providing shade for any livestock. There is a wooden stable block. The boundary fencing is deer and badger proof.
Location
The property sits on the fringes of Fordingbridge, on the edge of the New Forest. It also falls within the sought-after Cranborne Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Fordingbridge has a range of useful amenities, including a doctors surgery, ‘cottage’ hospital, popular primary school and secondary school, small supermarkets, independent shops, butchers, cafés and pubs, along with both rugby and football clubs.
The beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury, approximately 11 miles north, offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational facilities. Trains from Salisbury to London Waterloo have a journey time of approximately 90 minutes.
The small market town of Ringwood is approximately 6 miles south and also has a wide range of amenities.
Southampton International Airport is approximately 21 miles east and Bournemouth International Airport approximately 17 miles south.
Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton and golf at Rushmore, South Wilts Golf Club and High Post. This area is renowned for its fishing on the River Avon, Test and outlying chalk streams.
The A303 or A31 provide access to the south west and London, via the M3.
There is a wide selection of both state and private schools in the area, including Forres Sandle Manor Prep School (a five minute walk from the house), Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove, Godolphin, Clayesmore and Canford, as well as Bishop Wordsworth and South Wilts Grammar Schools in Salisbury and four Grammar schools between Bournemouth and Poole. There is also Waldorf (Steiner) School in Ringwood.
Square Footage: 4,947 sq ft
Acreage: 4.6 Acres
Directions
From Salisbury, take the A338 towards Ringwood. After approximately 10 miles, you will pass The Burgate School on your right, slow down and turn right, towards Fordingbridge centre. Follow this road to the mini-roundabout just past Tesco Metro, where you should take the second exit. Continue up the High Street and follow the road round to the right at the top. Just after the Fire Station on your left, turn right on to Marl Lane. Oaklands Manor will be found approximately 300 yards up on the right-hand side.
Marketed by: Savills, Salisbury
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.