Bighton Road

Believed to date back to 1555, this picture box house was purchased by the current owners from Baron and Lady Mischon of Lambeth in 1993. The property has been lovingly maintained whilst retaining all of inherent character with present day attributes, including a distinctive framed style refitted kitchen and utility room, garden room and superb conservatory with views across the grounds.

The principle living accommodation comprises a double aspect drawing room with an Inglenook fireplace and multi-fuel stove and a double aspect dining room, also with an Inglenook fireplace and bread oven. Accessed from the drawing room, there is an excellent oak framed garden room to the rear with views over the garden.
The kitchen/breakfast room has been tastefully fitted with a range of bespoke fitted cabinets, granite work surfaces and built-in appliances, including a Neff split level electric double oven, Zanussi ceramic hob with AEG chimney style hood, a Micromat microwave and a concealed Bosch dishwasher.

Set off the kitchen, there is a very large, fully glazed conservatory providing an excellent day-to-day living space and sumptuous views and doors out to terraces and garden. From the conservatory, a door also opens into a useful utility area with fitted cabinets and granite work surfaces and a cloakroom.

To the opposite end of the ground floor (and accessed from the dining room) there is a ground floor bedroom with an en-suite shower room (ideal for guests).

The first floor bedrooms are accessed via separate staircases from the ground floor. Each of the double bedrooms has a double aspect and benefit from en-suite bath/ shower rooms and adjoining dressing areas. Of note, each of the adjoining dressing areas have also been used as occasional bedrooms.
Outside

Detached outbuilding of cedar and pitched roof consisting of a double garage with remote controlled roller shutter door and an attached ancillary space with a shower room.

Magnificent Gardens & Grounds
Are a captivating complement to the property and enjoy a myriad of vistas within the property's own curtilage as well as open views over rolling Hampshire farmland. Immediately encompassing the cottage are sun terraces to the front and rear behind the walled frontage with a profusion of carefully stocked flower borders and shrubs. Also beside the front sun terrace is a glass plated well and a decorative well head. The gently tiered rear lawns to the south feature central circular steps. Useful brick log and paint store. The three formal gardens beyond are to a white, all colour herbaceous and mixed rose/lavender theme. To the Westerly side is a laburnum and wisteria walkway and wild garden with bluebells and twisted hazel coppice. The grounds then widen further to the south with swathes of lawn flanked by an arboretum and large pond with jetty, gunera, water feature, rhododendrons and summerhouse. A wild flower garden adjoins the tractor shed and garden store (power connected). Heated greenhouse. A fruit orchard progresses to further natural grass area which also forms a lightly wooded perimeter to the paddock lying on the far southern side and is separated by a stock fence and has a separate gate onto neighbouring Goatacre Road. The grounds including the paddock extend in all to about 7.51 acres.

Situation

Threeways occupies an exceptional location with long views over undulating Hampshire countryside. The village has an active community with a number of village clubs and societies, primary school, ‘Castle and Comfort’ public house, shop, hall, cricket green and church. The market towns of Alton and Alresford both provide a good range of facilities with two secondary schools, sixth form college and a station to London Waterloo at Alton and the well renowned Perins secondary school at Alresford. The regional town of Basingstoke and the cathedral city of Winchester collectively provide a wider range of facilities as well as mainline railway stations to London Waterloo.

Additional Information

Council Tax Band G

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