Property description
A spectacular new build Country House backing onto the open forest within a level walk of the village of Brockenhurst.
The property, comprising one of only 3 individual family homes has been built in the last year by a local bespoke practice. The property is constructed of pleasing mellow Michelmersh brick with contrasting painted double glazed casements and extensive garden-side bi-fold doors, the whole surmounted by a pitched tiled and or/slate roof with a characteristic garden side veranda.
The extensive accommodation, arranged over 2 floors, has modern amenities in the form of under floor heating to both ground and first floor. The accommodation is designed around a fine paved courtyard with, a hot tub to one side and with various access points from the principal house and attached annex configuration.
Accessed through the courtyard, the accommodation opens off a tiled reception hall to serve a fine internal hall with an associated cloakroom, boiler room and side lobby. The property provides for an exceptional garden-side naturally well lit reception area with full width bi-fold doors and a vaulted ceiling opened through to the apex, having a return to a beautifully appointed bespoke contemporary kitchen. Similarly, at ground floor level and forming part of the courtyard, is the sizable principal suite comprised of a spacious bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom. Overhead at first floor level, a further 2 bedrooms share a generous independent shower room.
Opposite the house, though still linked, is a fine ground floor studio/guest annexe that provides for a sitting room, bedroom and adjacent bathroom.
Externally, the property has a simple, low-maintenance lawned garden affording a high degree of privacy and seclusion with extensive areas of garden-side terracing. To the rear, accessed off Forest Park Road, a gravelled driveway links with a detached double garage and a useful workshop store to one side with a internal stairwell that serves an open store area which would in turn make for a fine home office.
3 bedrooms, bathroom, cloaks/shower room, reception area, kitchen, dressing room, guest annex/studio (1 bedroom, 1 bathroom)BROCKENHURST Situated in the heart of the New Forest, Brockenhurst benefits from a mainline station with direct access to London/Waterloo and the North, an extensive range of local shops, restaurants, a popular Primary School with a highly regarded tertiary college, as well as the renowned Brockenhurst Golf Club. There are several private schools in the area to cater for all requirements. The Georgian market town of Lymington is approximately 4 miles south with its extensive yachting facilities, a ferry service to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight and a Saturday market. To the north is the New Forest village of Lyndhurst and Junction 1 of the M27 motorway which links to the M3 for access to London.
ACCOMMODATION ACCOMMODATION A courtyard opens to a vaulted reception hall. To one side is an internal hall with a cloaks/shower room, walk-in boiler room and adjacent side lobby. Stairs ascend to first floor. Spectacular garden side full-width reception area with contemporary raised fire and cathedral style ceiling. Contemporary kitchen with further doors onto paved courtyard approach and adjacent utility room.
At ground floor level is the principal suite comprised of a sizeable double bedroom with cathedral style ceiling, bi-fold doors onto the courtyard approach, adjacent dressing room and corresponding bathroom.
At first floor level are two further bedrooms and an Independent cloaks shower room.
Forming part of the courtyard approach at right angles to the principal house, a guest annex/studio features a sitting room with adjacent bedroom and bathroom, with vaulted cathedral style ceilings throughout. Adjacent to the southern elevation is an area of lawned garden enclosed on all sides by ornamental brick walls and substantial wooden fencing. The paved courtyard approach and veranda overlooks a lawned garden with a block paved parking apron that in turn serves a DOUBLE GARAGE.
The property can be accessed off Forest Park Road over a substantial gravel driveway featuring a cattle grid at the head with further remote controlled double doors. The garaging complex features a useful workshop with turnaround stairs that ascend to a sizeable playroom/home office.
SERVICES All main services are connected. The services and equipment remaining with the property have not been tested by John D Wood & Co. and we are unable to verify that they are in working order.
FIXTURES & FITTINGS All items usually denominated as fixtures and fittings, apart from those mentioned specifically in these particulars, are excluded from the sale.
DIRECTIONS From London, continue south west on the M3 and M27, leaving the M27 at Junction 1 (Cadnam). Continue due south through the New Forest on the A337 passing through Lyndhurst. Follow the directional signs for Brockenhurst. On the outskirts of the village, on passing the Balmer Lawn Hotel turn right (after approximately 300 yards) into Meerut Road. Continue along this road onto the open forest turning right at the T-junction with Rhinefield Road. Continue along the Rhinefield Road passing the Forest Park Hotel. Turn left into Forest Park Road where the property will be the third house on the left hand side.
VIEWING Strictly By Appointment by John D Wood & Co.
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