6 bedroom house

Immaculately presented family home in about 6 acres offering a superb living environment with some well laid out accommodation and stunning views over its land and surrounding countryside.


Description

Buckingham House is set in about 6 acres of garden and paddock land and enjoys a commanding position with views across open countryside. This fine family home offers well-arranged and proportioned accommodation. A generous light and bright reception hall creates a welcoming feel and links through to a large kitchen/dining area/snug, which comes well-equipped with a bespoke range of kitchen units including a central island and Aga. This traditional farmhouse style kitchen is open plan to the dining area and family room with its cylindrical log burner creating a fabulous open plan living/entertaining space. There is a utility room and boot room off the kitchen which is a good practical arrangement.

The principal drawing room is well-proportioned with large central fireplace, with inset woodburner, and offers great views from the window seat at the front, French doors open out onto the south facing terrace making it a great room for formal entertaining. The family room which can be accessed off the kitchen is an informal living space and a real bonus, particularly for those with larger families. At first floor level there are five good double bedrooms, of which three have en suite facilities. The principal bedroom is a very impressive suite. The integral annexe offers great flexibility and provides good secondary accommodation as well as the potential to create an income stream, it comes with a kitchen/sitting room, a bedroom and its own bathroom.

The property is approached via a long gravel track with turns into a driveway and provides access to the parking area and garaging. There are attractive gardens which immediately surround the property including terraced areas for outdoor entertaining. The views down over the paddocks and surrounding country are really very special. A stable block is there for those looking to keep their horses at home and two paddocks, including a level grass arena, provide grazing sufficient to rotate between two or three horses. A really good package in a stunning setting.

Location

The property sits in a delightful rural location approximately 2 miles outside the village of Quarley which has an active community and boasts a village hall and a church. There is also the village of Grateley with a public house, primary school and main line railway station to London whilst the nearby town of Andover addresses most day-to-day shopping needs. Further afield, Stockbridge, Marlborough and the Cathedral cities of Salisbury and Winchester provide a wider range of specialist shopping, leisure facilities and cultural and sporting centres.

Good secondary state and independent schools include Farleigh in Red Rice, Godolphin in Salisbury, Winchester College and St Swithun’s in Winchester, and Marlborough College. There are also two grammar schools in Salisbury and Peter Symonds College in Winchester. Horse racing can be found Salisbury, Newbury and Goodwood.

Square Footage: 3,890 sq ft




Acreage: 6 Acres

Marketed by: Savills, Winchester