Whitsbury Road, Fordingbridge, SP6

Built approximately 25 years ago on the footprint of a former dairy, Fiddlesticks Farm was created to provide the ultimate in luxury living and be the quintessential country retreat with a great deal of thought and care being lavished on the design and finish. The accommodation is beautifully arranged around a central courtyard with vast windows and glazed doors providing an abundance of light. The gardens and grounds form an ever-changing backdrop, beyond which lies beautiful countryside. The house offers the ultimate in space and versatility with exceptional attention paid to the details of practical contemporary family living.

The accommodation is divided into living and sleeping areas. At the rear of the house is a deeply impressive kitchen, dining and living area that has been carefully designed around its views across the garden. This seamless space provides unrivalled flexibility and is large enough for expansive entertaining while being easily zoned to provide more intimate and individual living areas. Naturally, there is a choice of formal as well as informal dining and seating areas. Much of the living space opens onto an Ipe hardwood terrace and there is a real sense of bringing the outside in. The kitchen is comprehensively appointed with ample storage units under Avonite worksurfaces, large walk-in pantry and large centre island/breakfast bar and a two-way chimney breast defining the kitchen area from the seating/dining areas.

Also to the rear is the principal bedroom suite which boasts two walk-in wardrobes and an en-suite bathroom with large Jacuzzi bath, separate shower and a sauna. There are five further bedrooms to the side and front, all with en-suite bathrooms, two with large walk-in wardrobes and one with a Jack & Jill bathroom. There is also a media room/snug and a sizeable utility room and boot room, a must for any rural home! On the first floor to the western wing, there is a large study with views over the paddock and on the eastern wing, there is a pretty, vaulted double bedroom with an en-suite bathroom.

Outside

The property is approached through an electric gate. The sweeping driveway divides, one leading to the home and the other to the garage complex where there is a five-bay carport with storage above. In addition, there is an attached room that has a cloakroom and doors that open to a rear terrace, ideal for use as a gym or studio.

A vast decked terrace wraps around the rear of the home, the ideal alfresco entertaining and dining area, perfectly orientated to enjoy the elevated views across the naturally undulating grounds. Beyond, the parkland style grounds are predominantly laid to lawn and interspersed with mature specimen trees. Structured shrub and floral borders flank the home. There is a large ornamental pond with a small Ipe hardwood terrace to sit and enjoy its scenery. There is also a championship sized Le Court Tournament Pro tennis court with a twisted pile synthetic grass surface, which is enclosed by Thuja trees.

Situation

Fiddlesticks Farm is set in a rural location close to the market town of Fordingbridge, surrounded by unspoilt countryside close to the New Forest. There are numerous paths for walkers and riders alike and nearby is Martin Down, an Area of Outstanding Natural and Scientific interest. The New Forest offers 140,000 acres of ancient forest and heathlands.

Fordingbridge caters for most daily requirements whilst the cathedral city of Salisbury, which is 10 miles to the north offers a wider range of recreational and shopping facilities including the outstanding Salisbury Playhouse theatre and a multi-screen cinema and offers a direct rail service to London Waterloo (90 minutes).

The house is also well situated for motorways with the M27 linking to the M3 giving access to both Southampton and London. The nearby A338 leads to Salisbury and Bournemouth. The area is renowned for its excellent schools including the Grammar schools for Girls and Boys in Salisbury. There are numerous prep and private schools nearby including Forres Sandle Manor and Moyles Court. There are also well regarded state schools at Burgate and Downton.