The Martins

EASY ACCESS ONTO THE BEAUTIFUL PART OF OPEN FOREST APPROACHING BURLEY DIRECTION. A rare opportunity to acquire this grand Victorian dwelling on grounds of approximately 5.5 acres. The property offers excellent equestrian facilities, which includes an all-weather dressage arena, railed paddocks, a stable block, tack room, and haybarn. Other benefits include a private chapel, mature gardens, and a separate outbuilding/garage with office/games room/etc. Set in an extremely desirable location within the New Forest National Park and only a short distance from the market town of Ringwood.

Agents Note: The property is attached to apartments, albeit offers its own privacy.

The property is believed to have been built in 1889 and separated into two dwellings sometime later. Martins occupies the east wing and enjoys views across mature gardens, paddock land, and the forest beyond.

Internally there are a number of significant features such as evocative period windows, ornate coving, original tile flooring, and a selection of intricate fireplaces. The house offers stately proportions with an impressive entrance hallway, kitchen breakfast room, triple aspect drawing room, and private chapel, currently utilised as a dining room. Above all, the sheer sense of scale is enough to marvel.

The substantial polished oak staircase with heavy turned balusters and substantial square newel posts surmounted by carved finial leads to the first-floor landing with a barrel-vaulted triple height ceiling. The first floor provides four well-proportioned bedrooms and three bathrooms. Please see the floorplan for full detail of the accommodation.

Crow is a small village situated in the New Forest National Park. The thriving town of Ringwood is only 1 mile distant and offers a bustling community, well supported by a range of local and national shops, cafes, wine bars and restaurants. There is an equally good range of schooling in both state and private sector, and the Sixth Form at Ringwood Secondary School. The outdoor enthusiast only has to step out of the gate to experience unrivalled walking, cycling and riding opportunities and the Spinnaker Sailing Club is only a few miles distant. The location is well placed for excellent communication links, with the A31 and A338 providing convenient access to , Brockenhurst, Southampton and Bournemouth respectively, where mainline rail services and international airports can be found.

The extensive outbuildings include a generous range of stores, an alarmed tack room, 5 x stables (potential for two more), a covered wash down space and a summer house. There’s also separate access and communal parking should you wish to rent our the fields.

The separate garages includes an office, games room, bathroom, kitchen private garden, separate entrance and could have potential as an annexe or air bnb, subject to obtaining the necessary regulations.

The garden moves beautifully from season to season enjoying bursts of colour from a wide variety of rhododendrons, azaleas, primrose, and more. The sloping lawns are interspersed with ancient trees that provide ample shade in a garden filled with sunshine and a secluded courtyard garden Is situated off the kitchen/breakfast room, ideally suited for morning coffee and pastries.

The gardens also benefit from areas of woodland and two gated entries from the paddock land give easy access onto the adjoining forest,

The property is approached via a five-bar gate onto a sweeping gravel drive that provides ample parking and turning space.

Easy access to New Forest for equestrian and walking use, will be provided either via agreement with the owners of the land which sits between the property and Charles’ Lane, or via a newly installed gate in the bottom left hand corner of the paddock.

Private drainage with septic tank.
Mains gas supply.



Marketed by: Woolley & Wallis, Ringwood