6 bedroom house

A wonderfully renovated and extended family home, offering flexible accommodation, more than 4.5 acres of gardens and grounds and far-reaching southerly views.


Description

Weston Hill House is a beautifully renovated and extended country house, which is presented in immaculate order and set in a glorious and peaceful elevated position, with far-reaching southerly views. The property is very private, with no near neighbours.

The spacious entrance hall provides a wonderful sense of arrival, with all principal ground floor rooms leading from here. There is a large kitchen/breakfast room with a range of modern units and appliances, set around an island unit and four-oven AGA. The kitchen opens into a fantastic garden room, which is used as a formal dining area with windows and doors that overlook the gardens and open onto the south-facing terraces. The drawing room offers excellent proportions and is wonderfully light and welcoming. A stone mantle frames a Jetmaster fire and large sliding doors lead out to a south-facing terrace. Adjacent to the drawing room is a further reception room, currently used as an office with further doors out to the terrace. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a large cloakroom with lavatory, a utility room and a boot room. The boot room connects to the large double garage with electric roller shutter doors.

Upstairs, the wide landing has a relaxed reading area and links to all bedrooms. The principal bedroom overlooks the rear garden and offers the best views of the surrounding countryside, with a private dressing room and an ensuite bathroom. There are two guest bedrooms with ensuite facilities and three further double bedrooms served by a family bathroom. In addition, there is a large attic room, measuring 57 ft in length, which is boarded and could be used for a variety of purposes.

A wide gravel driveway opens out into a large parking area in front of the house and integral double garage; there is also a detached three bay garage block down a side drive to the rear of the property. The gardens and grounds are immaculate, having been redesigned and landscaped from scratch by the current owners. Great care has been taken to make full use of the space and to maximise the fantastic views. Maturing trees have been planted. A large lawn makes the garden ideal for a family and the terrace wrapping around the south side of the house has elegant stone steps that lead down to it. There is a large green house to one side, together with a good-sized garden shed.

The owners have recently acquired a bare block of land flanking the road on the northern boundary that could be planted up or perhaps used to build a tennis court. A large grass paddock is stock-fenced. In total the property amounts to just over 4.5 acres.

Location

The Winterslows (Middle, East and West) lie in glorious countryside on the Wiltshire/Hampshire county boundary and south of the A30 Stockbridge to Salisbury road.

Weston Hill House lies on the edge of the village, set back from a very quiet country lane and offers unobstructed views to the south, over the adjoining valley to East Grimstead and West Dean. The villages have five churches, two public houses, cricket ground/football field, general store and post office, local bus services to Salisbury, Church of England primary school, tennis courts, village hall with coffee shop and a doctors surgery.

The nearby market town of Stockbridge provides an excellent range of day to day necessities, as well as several pubs, restaurants, hotels and galleries. The larger centres of Salisbury (7 miles) and Winchester (19 miles) are within reach and have an extensive range of amenities.

Transport links are good, with the A303 linking with the M3 and thereafter to the national motorway network and London airports.

The local area is renowned for its schools, both private and state. There is an excellent primary school in the village, whilst Salisbury offers very good Grammar Schools for both boys and girls. There are numerous private schools in the area including Farleigh, Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove, Leehurst Swan and Godolphin.

There are excellent local walks and rides over the surrounding countryside, including Bentley Wood which, together with the adjacent Blackmoor Copse, form one of the largest areas of woodland in Wiltshire.

A regular train service is available from Grateley (9 miles) which travels to London Waterloo taking from 79 minutes. Alternatively, trains travel to London Waterloo from Salisbury, taking from 85 minutes and Winchester from 59 minutes.

Square Footage: 4,790 sq ft




Acreage: 4.9 Acres

Directions

From Salisbury leave on the A30 heading east towards Stockbridge and the Wallops. Turn right signposted The Winterslows and Firsdown and follow the road into West Winterslow. On arrival in the village, take your second left into Weston Hill Lane and Weston Hill House can be found on the crest of the hill on the right hand side.

Marketed by: Savills, Salisbury