4 bedroom house

A substantial, 4-double bedroom former coach house dating from the mid-Victorian period quietly located within the sought-after village of Bickton.

Situated at the far end of the village through-road, Bickton Lodge is an attractive detached house of traditional red brick elevation believed to date from the 1870s that formerly served as the coach house and stables to neighbouring Bickton House. The house has been significantly improved during the current owners' time in residence and offers impressively proportioned accommodation over its two floors, featuring four double-bedrooms, including a wonderful principal bedroom suite. The heritage and character of the house is evident throughout, with gracious ceiling heights blessing many of the rooms with a sense of elegance, and some original windows also featuring in many of the rooms. The house sits in an attractive landscaped garden of approximately 0.12 acre within which are two attached outbuildings that comprise a store and workshop.

Bickton Lodge is located a short walk from the River Avon 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.

The larger commercial centres of Ringwood, Bournemouth and Salisbury are all accessible via the A338, whilst the B3078 from Fordingbridge skirts the top of the forest and provides ready access to Junction 1 of the M27 for Southampton and beyond. Those enjoying outdoor pursuits are given ample opportunity for walking, riding and cycling in the surrounding countryside and New Forest, whilst there is a choice of local golf and angling clubs.

To the side of the house is a parking area, beyond which a 5 bar gate opens to a further gravelled area sufficient for 2 - 3 vehicles and the rear garden.

The rear garden is a particular feature of this lovely home. Adjacent to the house is a paved patio and covered verandah, perfect for alfresco dining and entertaining during the warmer months. The remainder of the garden is raised and laid as lawn with various mature flower and shrub beds. The store room/workshop is accessed via double wooden doors and may offer potential to be incoporated into the house for alternative use (subject to securing all relevant planning/regulation permission).

New Forest District Council. Tax Band: G.

Mains water and electricity.

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 to the far end, whereupon the property will be located on the left hand side where the road bends to the right.


















Marketed by: Woolley & Wallis, Fordingbridge