Gosport Road, Alton, GU34

A rare opportunity to own a delightful Grade II listed period home in Lower Farringdon. Its good-sized rooms and several vaulted ceilings give Forge House a real sense of space. It retains all its inherent character, with a host of period features including open fireplaces, numerous exposed timber beams, wide floorboards, period doors and a priest hole. The principal ground floor accommodation comprises an impressive triple aspect sitting room with wood-burning stove, kitchen/dining room, a bright and lofty garden room, a study/bed 3/utility room, and a ground floor bathroom. On the first floor there are two substantial double bedrooms, both featuring stunning vaulted ceilings with exposed beams. There is also an en-suite cloakroom off one of the bedrooms, and beyond it a useful loft area with further potential.

Outside

Extending across the front of the property is a small area of open lawn garden with a planted border set against the façade together with a drive to the side of the house providing off-road parking. To the rear of the house is a paved terrace with a flint wall. The rear garden is of a good size, enjoying delightful south and westerly aspects ideal for summer entertaining. Predominantly laid to level lawn, its established tree and hedge borders provide a good degree of privacy and seclusion.

Situation

Lower Farringdon stands at the head of the Meon Valley, amidst fine Hampshire countryside within the South Downs National Park. The village has an active community and together with Upper Farringdon has a café, two public houses and an ancient church. Neighbouring Chawton, renowned for its association with Jane Austen, has a primary school and public house. There is a shop/post office and a farm shop selling locally reared meat in the nearby village of East Tisted. There are also, in Four Marks above Farringdon, a selection of shops and a café, post office, a traditional butcher and greengrocer, a Co-Op, Tesco and M&S fuel station/convenience store, hardware shop, hairdresser, pharmacy, primary school and a golf club. The thriving market town of Alton has a weekly market, a traditional butcher, M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's supermarkets, a wide range of cafés, public houses and restaurants, schools for all age groups, a further education college, a large modern sports centre and a railway station with direct connection to London Waterloo.

Property Ref Number:

HAM-54992