5 bedroom house

A beautifully renovated and extended period house featuring superb open plan kitchen/dining/living space, set in the peaceful hamlet of Bickton in lovely gardens of about 1/3 acre.

Situated toward the far end of the village through-road, The Old White House is an attractive, traditional double-fronted house of white-wash elevation believed to date from the mid-19th Century. The house has been significantly improved and extended in more recent years and offers spacious accommodation over three floors in the form of adaptable living rooms and bedrooms. The centrepiece of the house is undoubtedly a stunning open-plan kitchen/dining/living room with a partially vaulted ceiling and double doors to the garden that make provision for a high degree of natural light, which is complemented by a beautifully appointed sitting room and separate study for those who require work-from-home space. The bedrooms are set over the upper two floors, with the first-floor home to a stylishly fitted en-suite shower room and family bathroom. The house sits to the front of a generous garden plot of approximately 1/3 acre and there is a detached double garage.

The Old White House is located in the delightful rural hamlet of Bickton, a short distance from the boundary of the New Forest National Park and within the heart of the Avon Valley. The former market town of Fordingbridge lies approximately 1 mile to the North and offers a good range of everyday services, including independent shops, a building society, a library, an excellent health centre as well as highly regarded state primary and secondary schools, supplemented by Forres Sandle Manor and Moyles Court in the private sector.

For those seeking a balance between a 'work-from-home' and office-based environment, communications in the area are excellent. The local road network, including the A338, A31 and A36, draws the regional centres of Salisbury, Bournemouth and Southampton within striking distance. There are mainline rail services from Salisbury and Southampton Parkway (90 minutes and 71 minutes respectively) to London Waterloo and international airports at Southampton and Bournemouth.

Those seeking outdoor pursuits will undoubtedly be satisfied by the wonderful location and the glorious walking, riding and cycling countryside available in the National Park. There is a choice of local golf and angling clubs in the vicinity and sailing opportunities abound on the South Coast and at Spinnaker Sailing Club at Blashford Lakes, near Ringwood.

To the side of the house is a gravelled driveway providing off road parking for 2 - 3 vehicles and leading to the detached DOUBLE GARAGE 5.41m (17'9) x 5.16m (16'11) with twin up and over doors.

To the front is an enclosed cottage style garden laid to lawn with a pedestrian gated access inset to a low level whitewashed wall. Pedestrian access to the rear garden is via secure gates from the driveway. Adjoining the rear of the house and accessed from the kitchen/living room is a good-sized patio, beyond which is an expanse of lawn featuring the occasional shrub bed with hedged and fenced boundaries, and the garden backs onto neighbouring farmland.

New Forest District Council. Tax Band F.

Mains water, electricity and gas. Private drainage system. Fibre broadband. Under floor heating to hall and kitchen/dining/living room.

Leave Fordingbridge on the A338 travelling in a southerly direction towards Ringwood. After approximately 1 mile turn right at the Hyde/Bickton crossroads. Enter the hamlet and follow the road almost to the far end, whereupon the property will be located on the right hand side.




















Marketed by: Woolley & Wallis, Fordingbridge