5 bedroom detached house for sale

Tenure: Freehold

House with 5 bedrooms, dressing room, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, hall, cloakroom, utility room, farmhouse style kitchen. Garaging, workshop, stores and equestrian block comprising 4 loose boxes, tack room and feed room. Paddock land and woodland. In all about 8.96 acres (3.63 ha).

Description:
Set in a lovely location about 1.5 miles west of Lymington on the edge of Pennington Common and about 3 miles south of the New Forest, which comprises thousands of acres of Moor, Heath and Woodland open to riders and walkers alike while the attractive Solent coastline is a similar distance to the South.

The village of Pennington has a general convenience store with post office and is complimented by a selection of further shops, pubs and an extensive leisure centre. Four schools are all situated locally. World renowned as a yachting centre, the Georgian market town of Lymington offers an additional varied and cosmopolitan shopping experience. Every Saturday a traditional market lines the High Street, as it has from the Middle Ages. Wightlink ferries run a regular service to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight and a local rail link runs to the main line station of Brockenhurst connecting to London Waterloo; with junction 1 of the M27 motorway being approximately 12 miles to the north.

Furzey Down is believed to have been built in the 1930's and has recently undergone tasteful refurbishment and modernisation and now offers excellent family accommodation of five bedrooms served by three bathrooms and complimented by spacious light and airy living space of three reception rooms and a fine, modern farmhouse style kitchen. The grounds which amount in all to about nine acres offers a little something to all comprising mature gardens, pony paddocks and about three acres of woodland bordering the Avon Water.




Accommodation
Entrance:
Via porch over front door to:

Hall:
Spacious hall. Understairs cupboard. Two recessed book shelves. Oak floor. Archway to:

Sitting Room:
6.6m (21ft 8in) x 6.6m (21ft 8in) French doors and windows to rear terrace. Lovely views to the southwest over its own grounds. Large inglenook style brick fireplace with Herringbone hearth, beam over and log recesses and concealed lighting.

Kitchen/breakfast Room:
8.05m (26ft 5in) x 4.39m (14ft 5in) Window to side and rear and double doors to rear terrace. Dresser style unit with double cupboard and drawers below. Broom cupboard. Vegetable larder cupboard inset with microwave. Shelves and wine rack unit. Recess for American style fridge freezer. Fitted with a generous range of wall and base units incorporating a dishwasher and double butler sink unit. Gas fired AGA with electric hob, ovens to side and cooker hood. Island unit. Granite work surfaces. Archway to:

Kitchen Area
Family Room:
4.14m (13ft 7in) x 4.17m (13ft 8in) Double doors to side terrace. Door to:

Study:
4.11m (13ft 6in) x 3.76m (12ft 4in) Window to front. Return door to hall. Built in bookcase/shelves with cupboards under.

Utility Room:
3.05m (10ft) x 2.01m (6ft 7in) minimum. Window to front and side access. Range of cupboards including single drainer stainless steel sink, space and plumbing for washing machine. Potterton gas fired central heating boiler.

Cloakroom:
Corner wash hand basin and WC.

Landing:
In built display unit. Airing cupboard with Megaflow hot water tank.

Bedroom 1:
4.39m (14ft 5in) x 3.91m (12ft 10in) maximum. Window to rear.

Dressing Room:
1.75m (5ft 9in) x 4.39m (14ft 5in) overall. Window to rear. Good range of carcassed wardrobes some mirror fronted.

En-suite:
Window to rear. Suite comprising tiled panelled bath in tiled surround, WC, bidet, wash hand basin and shower cubicle.

Bedroom 2:
4.11m (13ft 6in) x 3.28m (10ft 9in) Window to front. Door to:

En-suite Shower Room:
Suite comprising WC, wash basin and steam jet enclosed shower cubicle.

Bedroom 3:
4.06m (13ft 4in) x 3.73m (12ft 3in) Window to front. Triple wardrobes. Door to:

Bathroom:
Window to front and side. Suite comprising WC, bidet, wash hand basin inset into timber shelf, recessed storage and bath. Return door to hall.

Bedroom 4:
2.74m (9ft) x 2.64m (8ft 8in) to face of cupboards.Window to front.

Bedroom 5:
3.17m (10ft 5in) x 2.44m (8ft) Window to front.

Outside:
The property is approached from Wainsford Road by way of a gravel drive to a large and spacious parking and turning area which gives access to the double garage. To the east of the house there is a terrace with a path and rose arbour with a central bed leading to a Summerlosia, all flanked by lawns. Pedestrian gate gives access to a secondary right of way over the neighbouring property's drive. Former hard tennis court, for which there is an application pending for a Manège (NFDC No: tba). Two further sheds and stable yard. In all the grounds amount to approximately 8.97acres (3.63ha).

Pony Paddocks:
Down to grass.

Woodland:
Access to Avon water.

Garage Block:
6.58m (21ft 7in) x 5.31m (17ft 5in) Ranmge of built in storage cupboards. Twin up and over doors. Personal door. Door to:

Workshop:
3.71m (12ft 2in) x 2.39m (7ft 10in) Door to outside.

Stableyard:
L shaped stable block comprising 4 loose boxes 3.61m (11ft 10in) x 3.07m (10ft 1in), 3.73m (12ft 3in) x 3.07m (10ft 1in), 5.33m (17ft 6in) x 3.07m (10ft 1in) and 3.56m (11ft 8in) x 3.07m (10ft 1in). Feed Room 2.06m (6ft 9in) x 3.07m (10ft 1in) and Corner Tack Room.

Directions:
From our office in St Thomas Street proceed towards the one way system and join the left hand lane in the direction of Everton (A337). Proceed over the roundabout at Pennington Cross and take the second right into South Street. Just after the Old School turn left into Wainsford Road and continue passing the houses on the left until you begin to come into open country and the drive to Furxey Down will be found to the left.

Promap:
See attached plan.

Services and Council Tax:
Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage. Council Tax band: G £2,485.32 payable 2011/1012

GeoTag:
50.754351, -1.571259