5 bedroom house

Kents Farmhouse is a 5 bedroom, 3 reception room, rambling property with an eat in kitchen, and one of the best barn equestrian facilities on the market. Despite its age and character, the property is not Grade II listed. The house has three reception rooms including a fabulous parquet floored dining room which seats at least 14 for formal entertaining. The property also has a double garage with overhead loft space.


Opposite the Wallop Brook the farmhouse is hidden behind a high garden wall, in just under an acre, and has two paddocks in a field totalling an additional 5.7 acres. Nether Wallop has its own village green, community halls, two churches, the George Inn, a Budgens mini supermarket, village shop, pre/primary school, blacksmith and a petrol station. The Nether Wallop hall offers talks and movie nights with a glass of wine amongst other village events. The village has a vibrant community! Sports massage is just one of the facilities available locally. St Andrews Saxon Church is listed Grade I and attracts visitors from far and wide. The Wallops are well known for their idyllic rural scenery/walks/bridleways and are approached by beautiful country lanes bordered by high hedgerows. The idyllic valley is serviced by one of the most convenient rail services to London Waterloo at Grateley, some 3 miles, away (a train journey of 1 hour 20 minutes to Waterloo).

Nether Wallop is the eastern most of the three villages collectively known as The Wallops, the other two being Over Wallop and Middle Wallop. The village was the site of the Battle of Guoloph in AD 440 and was first reported in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Wallope'. Renowned for their charm, the three villages have been featured in many books and TV series such as Miss Marple and are considered as the most quintessential and prettiest of all English villages.

The adjacent black and white George Inn, offers a warm and inviting atmosphere with a great family restaurant offering traditional English fare as well as overnight accommodation. Local residents make great use of the takeaway pizza service. The attractive Inn is hidden from the garden of Kents Farmhouse by a high garden wall around its boundary, and is also separated by their own gardens.

Two horse paddocks (5.7 acres) drain well and are set on chalk surrounded by a fully maintained hedge. A footpath crosses the paddocks but is contained and fenced on both sides.
The vaulted barn comprise five large loose boxes with lofts at both ends of the barn. There is also a large tie up area, feed room and a high ceiling 2 lorry port. Both hot and cold water are available within with a wash down facility outside. Adjoining the barn is a large workshop/wood store. Access to the barn is a stone's throw from the back door of the spacious boot/tack room of the house.

This home will suit those looking for country sport and a rural village community lifestyle whilst living within easy commuting distance of London. The house will also suit those looking for home offices, with the potential to convert one of the outbuildings.

The property is serviced by oil fired central heating & an Esse cooker (which also heats water & has an electrical additional hob/oven). There is mains water and a septic tank.

The property is within easy reach of a number of local packs as well as being in the heart of a Pony Club branch and has a cross country course and prestigious stud within hacking distance. The Wallops offer fishing in chalk streams, and nearby Stockbridge is home to the esteemed Houghton Fishing Club on the River Test. The small town is a major tourist attraction with its historic drovers road of high street of galleries, craft and gift shops, clothing specialists, delicatessen and traditional butcher.

Kents Farm is centrally placed for an excellent selection of state and independent schools include Wallop Primary, Test Valley in Stockbridge and Peter Symonds College at sixth form in Winchester. Prep school at Farleigh is within 5 miles and local buses run to others such as Embley Park. Twyford and Pilgrims are 12 miles away in Winchester. In Salisbury (10 miles away) there is Godolphin, the Cathedral School, South & West Wilts and Chaffyn Grove.



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