Property description
Affording a wonderful sense of privacy, seclusion and tranquillity approached over a long gravelled access track and long drive, a beautiful country house situated within the New Forest National Park, out on the open forest on the periphery of the manorial village of Beaulieu, together with a useful 3 bedroom detached guest cottage, the whole surrounded by its own grounds of some 4.3 acres with paddocks, stabling and a fine tennis court.
Originally understood to be in the ownership of the Beaulieu Estate, the property, of commanding appearance and period origins (circa 1750), exhibits a wealth of period features. Arranged over 2 floors with fine outlooks in all directions, the principal house provides for a total of 5 bedrooms served by 3 bathrooms (2 en suite), with some beautiful garden side linked reception rooms, a study and characteristic large farmhouse kitchen/breakfast room. This is the first time in 37 years that the property has come to the marketplace.
5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 en suite), 2 cloakrooms, reception hall, drawing room, dining room, study, farmhouse kitchen with aga, rear lobby, laundry/flower room, outside WC.
Detached 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom guest cottage.
Formal gardens and grounds incorporating a range of outbuildings including 3 stables, 2 tack rooms,
barn, dovecote, tennis court, orchard, paddocks and woodland.
In all approximately 4.3 acres within the New Forest National Park.BEAULIEU The village is the historic seat of the Montagu family who have for generations occupied Palace House. The Estate with its famed and picturesque river that flows out into The Solent encompasses the historic maritime hamlet of Bucklers Hard (approximately 3 miles South). Renowned for its eclectic mix of picturesque period properties both large and small the village is located some 7 miles north east of the Georgian market town of Lymington, famed for its river marinas and yacht clubs. The neighbouring forest village of Brockenhurst (approximately 7 miles west) affords a diverse range of shops and educational establishments, together with a useful mainline rail connection to London (Waterloo approximately 90 minutes). Approximately 7 miles east is the waterside village of Hythe that has a ferry service across Southampton Water/River Test that links with the commercial city of nearby Southampton.
ACCOMMODATION IN MORE DETAIL
CANOPIED PORCH Hardwood door leading through to:
ENTRANCE LOBBY Original floor tiles. Wall light points. Door to:
CLOAKS LOBBY Original tiled floor. Wash hand basin set in a mahogany vanity surround with contrasting tiled relief and store cupboards under. Open through to:
CLOAKROOM Low-level WC. Original tiled floor. Open display shelving. Extractor fan.
CLOAKROOM With cloaks hanging area to side. Door through to:
CLYLINDER/AIRING CUPBOARD Incorporating a pre-lagged hot water cylinder with fitted immersion heater. Area of open shelving for linen/airing purposes.
RECEPTION HALL An elegant reception hall with turnaround stairs ascending to the first floor, with access to a small understairs store cupboard. Exposed limestone flagged floor. Two wall light points. Exposed ceiling beams. Wall mounted thermostat control. Door to:
DRAWING ROOM A large, elegant, naturally well lit reception room of good dimensions featuring a wide bow window overlooking the gardens. French windows opening to a stone paved terrace. Feature open fire with a fine carved marble surround with projecting hearth with traditional recessed display areas to side. Door through to:
DINING ROOM Of very good proportions with an exposed flagstone floor. Glazed sliding doors opening to stone paved terrace with gardens beyond. Feature open fireplace with a stone surround, carved wooden mantelpiece and projecting hearth with traditional recessed display area. Wall light point. Return door to:
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM Terracotta tiled floor with some exposed original beams. Deep brick recess surmounted by a rustic beam incorporating an oil fired 4 oven Aga with the adjacent companion set. Recessed downlighting. Ceramic double sink. Integrated appliances in the form of a Bosch dishwasher, a 4 ring Belling halogen hob and Neff double oven Useful separate broom cupboard and further built-in cupboards.
REAR LOBBY Terracotta tiled floor. Access to a boiler store room incorporating a Trianco oil fired boiler together with a programme control panel. Access to a deep shelved walk-in PANTRY. Access to roof void.
STUDY Recessed ceiling lights. Fitted with a comprehensive range of bespoke open library/book shelving with cupboards under to the two principal walls. Door to:
LAUNDRY/FLOWER ROOM Fitted with a range of store cabinets to both base and high level with surrounding worksurfaces. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer.
OUTSIDE WC Suite comprised of a high-level WC and wash hand basin.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR
SPLIT LEVEL LANDING Access to roof void. Three wall light points. Access to deep shelved linen store cupboard with secondary cupboard to side.
PRINCIPAL SUITE Comprised of:
BEDROOM 1 A south facing bedroom situated above the drawing room, with a wide bow window overlooking the gardens with an overhead beam. Fitted with a range of part shelved wardrobe store cabinets with central concealed double doors opening through to:
DRESSING ROOM/BEDROOM 5 A dual aspect room fitted with a range of wardrobe store cupboards with a central knee hole vanity area with base store drawers. Door through to:
EN SUITE BATHROOM 1 Fitted with a white suite comprised of a panelled bath with chromium shower mixer facility, together with a pedestal wash hand basin with mirrored relief and adjacent shaver point, low-level WC and matching bidet. Heated chromium towel rails. Return door to landing (enabling independent use if required).
BEDROOM 2 A dual aspect room affording a fine outlook onto the gardens. Part shelved vanity unit incorporating a wash hand basin with a base store cupboard under. Access to various areas of eaves storage. Built-in wardrobe cupboard.
BEDROOM 3 A double aspect bedroom overlooking the gardens, fitted with a wardrobe store cupboard being part shelved. Door to:
EN SUITE BATHROOM 3 Fitted with a white suite comprised of a panelled bath together with a pedestal wash hand basin with mirrored relief and overhead striplight/shaver point. Low-level WC. Recessed downlighting. Heated chromium towel rail. Return door to landing (enabling independent use if required).
BEDROOM 4 Range of louvre fronted wardrobe cupboards to one wall.
FAMILY BATHROOM Panelled bath set in a recess with downlighting and display shelving. Pedestal wash hand basin with mirrored relief, twin medicine cabinets and adjacent shaver point. Low-level WC. Bidet. Separate tiled enclosed power shower cubicle. Heated chromium towel rail.
OUTSIDE The property is approached off the road over a long gravelled track crossing Crown Land, with access at all times for all purposes under Licence. At the head of the private approach is a cattle grid with adjacent riding gate that opens to a long maintained gravelled drive in the private ownership of the property, abutting an open copse, much of which is underplanted with spring bulbs. The drive terminates in a forecourt with a gravelled sweep providing an in-and-out circular approach with a centralised bed. A delightful hexagonal DOVECOTE of timber and colour washed rendered construction surmounted by a cedar shingled roof, the whole providing for a workshop/store or potential studio.
A spur off the forecourt serves a fine range of OUTBUILDINGS:
DETACHED STABLES Of timber construction surmounted by a pitched roof, the whole set on a concrete projecting apron comprising 2 LOOSE BOXES, a TACK ROOM and adjoining BARN. At right angles is a further large timber POTTING SHED/MACHINERY STORE surmounted by a mono pitched roof. To one side is an enclosed HARD TENNIS COURT.
GRAZING Currently subdivided into 3 post and rail PADDOCKS for turnout/schooling/ grazing or dressage purposes, one of which has a further STABLE and adjacent TACK ROOM.
In close proximity to the property is:
GARDENS The formal gardens associated with the property horseshoe the house, incorporating a diverse array of ornamental beds and specimen borders as well as rhododendrons and azaleas. Full width paved stone TERRACE with brick-built, capped, retained beds, accessed from the drawing room and dining room. Beyond the formal gardens are tracts of lawn with areas of wildflower meadow with specimen trees underplanted with an array of spring bulbs for seasonal colour and interest, with an ORCHARD housing a variety of fruit trees. The property is situated approximately half a mile from the road, with no near neighbours, affording the occupants outstanding privacy and seclusion in a forest location.
In all, the gardens and paddocks extend to an area of approximately 4.3 acres (1.7 Hectares).
. The residences offer a combined total of 8 bedrooms served by 5 bathrooms, making a flexible and extensive range of accommodation.
AGENTS NOTE ALL garden statuary and the family coat of arms on the gates at the head of the drive are specifically excluded from the sale for personal reasons.
SERVICES Mains metered water and electricity connected. Oil fired heating. LPG gas supply to cottage. Private drainage. 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.
VIEWING STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT through John D Wood & Co.
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