Park Lodge

The farmhouse dates back in part to the 16th century, with sympathetic additions added over the course of the preceding 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
The principal ground floor living accommodation comprises well-proportioned rooms consisting of a drawing room with adjoining snug and secondary staircase, a sitting room with French doors opening onto the rear terrace and an open kitchen/dining area.
Character features predominate throughout, with numerous period attributes including exposed beams, wooden flooring and Inglenook fireplaces.
Further rooms to the ground floor include an office, utility room, shower room, pantry room and cloakroom.
Set off the main drawing room is a small garden room, which enjoys private access onto a raised decked terrace overlooking the grounds and stream running beneath.
To the first floor, there are six bedrooms, five of which feature built-in wardrobe storage and three of which enjoy en-suite facilities. The principal bedroom also benefits from a mezzanine area with a small study, with several of the bedrooms also enjoying elevated views across the grounds. A family bathroom completes the first floor layout.
The property also benefits from brick floored, externally accessed cellar, offering potential for wine storage.
Outside

The property is accessed via electric gates opening onto a long driveway, providing ample parking for numerous vehicles. At the end of the driveway, a large gate opens onto an area of hard-standing, providing additional parking and access to open garaging and a workshop.
The grounds are apportioned into different areas of interest and feature areas of formal lawn gardens, together with wild meadow and organic areas and a large fish pond. A small tributary of the River Hamble bisects the grounds, running through the garden and creating a delightful feature of constant enjoyment. In total, the grounds attributed to the property extend to approximately 2.7 acres.
Set opposite and extending away from the farmhouse is a substantial Grade II listed brick outbuilding divided into storage areas, a pottery room with wood burning stove, a games rooms leading into a workshop/multi-purpose room and a further barn with a part constructed swimming pool (subject to the necessary planning consents being granted).
Additional outbuildings include a barn style shed, a
mower shed and a Scandinavian style barbecue cabin.

Situation

The position and location of this property is undoubtedly one of its most significant features, offering the best of both worlds with the sense of country living whilst still having excellent communication links. Set at the end of a no-through lane approximately 1 mile from Bishops Waltham town centre with its wide range of amenities including independent boutiques, cafés, restaurants, pubs, doctor’s surgery, post office, banks, supermarket and church. More comprehensive amenities can be found in the cathedral city of Winchester (10 miles) whilst rail links to London can be found at Botley (2.6 miles). The M3 and M27 motorway networks are also within easy reach, providing access to the commercial centres of Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth and the south coast. Furthermore Southampton International Airport is within 10 miles providing domestic and international flights. Falling just outside the South Downs National Park, the property boasts some outstanding countryside views with the area offering a wealth of countryside pursuits with fishing, golf and equestrian facilities all nearby.

Additional Information

Services: All main services connected.
Council Tax Band: G
Local Authority: Winchester.

Marketed by: Hamptons Sales, Winchester