Stroud, Petersfield, GU32

The Property
This stunning Character home set in approximately 1.4 acres (0.56 ha) of garden & grounds has origins dating back to the 17th Century when the original farmhouse was constructed. The farmhouse has extensive beams, inglenook fireplace & other period features this combined with the elegant Georgian wing with light, well proportioned rooms & the homes 6023 sq. ft of total floor area.

The property offers an excellent opportunity for any entrepreneur looking to invest in a business as well as looking for a rural retreat & home grown produce & lifestyle.

The property has been adapted to include an Annex & mobile home suitable for rental &/or Bed & Breakfast. The current occupier has been doing this successfully for a number of years. Accounts available upon serious offers or discussion.

To the ground floor you enter via a large log room into an impressive entrance hall with stairs to the first floor, there is also a downstairs shower room. The entrance hall also gives access to a large lounge, separate dining room & library, drawing room, along with access to the older rear of the property offering ample storage and easy access to the cellar.

Beyond the drawing room you access the main kitchen/breakfast room with a huge walk in pantry, a rear lobby/boot room & further walk in storage rooms with outside access.

The kitchen has blocked off access to the self contained Annex for privacy purposes but this is still in place and easily removed to enable access if required.

From the kitchen there is a second stairway offering additional access to bedrooms 2 & 3 with Jack & Jill shower

To the first floor a large landing 4 good sized bedroom including the main bedroom with en-suite & a family bathroom and separate WC.

To the second floor you will find 2 further double bedrooms

NB: Services: Mains water & electricity, private sewage treatment plant installed in 2016 shared with adjoining property, oil fired boiler providing hot water & central heating via radiators.

Location
The house sits on the edge of the village of Stroud which has a popular pub and primary school and is 1.2 miles from Petersfield. The town has a comprehensive range of shopping and leisure facilities including Waitrose together with a mainline station with services to London Waterloo in just over an hour. The house is also conveniently located for the A3 which is around half a mile away and provides good regional transport links to the South Coast and the M25 and beyond.

There are an excellent range of schools within the area including Bedales, Churchers College and Ditcham Park, and in the state sector The Petersfield School and Bohunt.

The larger centres of Winchester, Guildford and Chichester are all within reasonable driving distance as are the harbours and creeks of the South Coast. There are a good number of footpaths and bridleways in the area including The South Downs Way, Shipwrights Way and Hanger Way.

Grounds
A drive leads up to a parking area adjacent to the house with space for several cars. The gardens lie mainly to the west of the house with an attractive southerly aspect with views to Buster Hill and the South Downs with open areas of lawn, borders and some mature trees, vegetable garden and hen house and green house.

To one side on an upper level there is a grass tennis court and beyond this, further areas of garden and in one corner there is the garage building and a greenhouse. The grounds total about 1.4 acres

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