4 bedroom house

Summary

A beautifully presented four bedroom detached period cottage, with a later extension, facing the open forest at Burley Lawn, an idyllic beauty spot where the famed New Forest ponies and livestock roam freely, and also lying within the Burley Conservation area, about half a mile from the village centre, with its excellent range of amenities. The property is well set back from the unmade carriageway and stands in a garden plot of approximately 0.42 acres. The property offers tastefully decorated and versatile accommodation arranged over two floors that is full of character, whilst offering every modern convenience, including Multi-Pane double glazed windows, mains full gas fired central heating and also mains drains. Planning consent for a further ground floor extension was approved in October 2019 (Application number 19/00672)- includes the conversion of a first floor bedroom into a large master bedroom with ensuite facilities, and a dressing room. A further planning approval was granted in March 2021 for a garage and an extension to the existing gravel driveway. No Onward Chain.

Situation

Burley is situated in the South west corner of the New Forest National park with easy access onto the A31, which joins the M27/M3 to the east, for Southampton, Winchester and beyond, and Ringwood, Poole/Jurassic Coast to the West. Bournemouth and Cathedral City of Salisbury are also readily accessible via the A31and A338. Burley offers everything you would expect from a traditional New Forest village. The village is surrounded by an area of outstanding natural beauty which is protected by National Park Authority, and combines colourful heathlands with vast woodlands and a spectacular back drop forest scenery. Ponies and cattle roam free around this quaint and charming village due to many livestock owners continuing the ancient traditions that date back centuries allowing Commoners to graze their livestock on the open forest. The village is steeped in old custom and rich history with picturesque thatched cottages and period style properties tucked away off the beaten track, and offers a good choice of fine dining and country style Inns, supported by a local Post Office and Convenience Store.

Accommodation

Entrance Porch/Boot Room | Quarry tiled floor. Row of coat hooks. High wall mounted cupboards house the electricity consumer unit and meter. Ledge braced latch door leads into;

Sitting Room | A dual North West and South East aspect room - with multi-pane casement windows. Feature period brick open fireplace with a fitted cast iron wood burning stove, solid pine mantle shelf above. Quarry tiled floor. TV aerial point. Ledge braced latch doors leads into kitchen/breakfast room, and;

Study | Front South West aspect with full view across the front garden towards the open forest and beyond. A secondary staircase rises to a landing area and bedroom four and one. Pretty period fireplace with wooden surround and tiled hearth. Key pad for burglar alarm. Telephone/internet connection. Multi-pane door provides access to an enclosed front entrance porch.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room | A range of bespoke farmhouse style kitchen cabinets. Hardwood work surfaces and limestone tiled splash backs. Under mounted Belfast style sink unit - positioned beneath a multi-pane casement window with a lovely view across the rear garden. A comprehensive range of cupboard and drawer units. Integrated Bosch dishwasher. Rangemaster 1100mm range style cooker. Rangemaster extractor canopy above with multi-speed extraction and light. A counter 'top mounted' cupboard houses a newly installed Worcester gas fired central heating/hot water boiler. Matching wall hung kitchen cabinets. Bosch freestanding tall fridge/freezer and a breakfast or dining table and chairs. Further hardwood work surface with double cupboard beneath and wall hung kitchen cabinets/open gallery above. Beamed ceiling. Multi-pane French doors provide access onto the paved/loose gravelled patio area and rear garden. Travertine tiled floor extends via an opening into;

Vestibule/Side Hall | Multi-pane side entrance external door, and multi-pane casement window views towards the driveway. Ledge braced latch door leads into;

Cloakroom/Utility Room | Dual aspect, including a rear garden view. Hardwood work surface with limestone tiled splashback and window sill. Under mounted utility sink. Bosch freestanding washer/dryer. Cupboards beneath the work surface and sink. Close coupled wc. Travertine floor tiles. Heated towel rail.

Dining Room | Approached via a further door from the kitchen/breakfast room (currently configured as a family room). Enjoying a light filled triple front, side and rear garden aspects, including multi-pane French doors with matching side panel windows with quarry tiled sills. Direct access onto a front South West facing patio area. Travertine tiled floor. TV aerial point. Staircase rises out of this room with small under stairs cupboard, to a further first floor landing serving bedrooms one to three and the family bathroom.

First Floor Landing | Built in airing cupboard, slatted shelving, factory lagged hot water cylinder and immersion heater. Ledge braced latch doors lead to;

Family Bathroom | Modern four piece white suite. Panelled bath with mixer tap/shower attachment. Ceramic brickette tiled surround. Close coupled wc with tiled surround. Vanity unit with twin circular basins. Clicker wastes and 'riser style' counter top mounted mixer taps. Ceramic brickette tiled splashback with mirror above. Corner double shower enclosure with a thermostatic shower valve. Heated towel rail. Oak effect tiled floor. Multi-pane casement window.

Bedroom Two | A lovely view towards the open forest with dual South East and South West aspects. Double bedroom. Deep built in storage cupboard with clothes hanging rail.

Bedroom Three | North Westerly view across neighbouring paddocks. Double bedroom.

Bedroom One | Dual South East and North West aspect. A large double bedroom. Deep walk in storage cupboard/wardrobe with clothes hanging rail and shelving. Access to the attic space. Further ledge braced door leads onto a secondary landing area (also approached via the Study from the ground floor).

Secondary First Floor Landing | Built in shelved cupboard. Further ledge braced latch door leads to;

Bedroom Four | Dual South West and North West aspect. A double bedroom. Built in double wardrobe with louvre doors.

Externally

The property faces South West, and is well set back from Burley Lawn - to the far side of which is the open Forest. The front boundary is secured by a pair of solid oak rustic style gates with a long loose gravelled driveway leading to an expansive parking area immediately in front of the cottage, where there is also a raised timber sleeper edged border with an array of ground cover shrubs, and a good sized paved patio- which can also be approached internally via French doors from the dining room/family room. Immediately adjacent to the driveway, the garden is laid to lawn, bounded on the South east boundary by ranch style fencing, and a hedge row to the North West boundary. To either side of the property there is side access secured by five bar pedestrian gates and adjacent ranch style fencing into a private enclosed rear garden. A part paved, but mainly loose gravelled patio abuts the rear of the cottage, which then leads onto lawn inset with stepping stones, leading to an impressive timber built Pavilion style summerhouse with power and light. Also sited in the rear garden is a timber clad external garden store. (Note: comprises one third of the existing, internally divided detached garden store - the remaining two thirds is under the ownership of the neighbouring property), and a wood store: Note: Planning has been granted to create a garage and driveway extension to this area - New Forest National Park Application Number 21/00272. Overall this property stands in a garden plot of 0.42 acres.