Binley, Andover, Hampshire, SP11

A magnificent country house set in just under 10 acres on the edge of the Bourne Valley in some of Hampshire’s finest countryside.

Description

Elm Farm is an outstanding country house, built in 2006 in the Hampshire brick and flint vernacular in a Georgian style with French windows and grand, classical proportions. It sits in a secluded rural location on the edge of the Bourne Valley and enjoys far-reaching views over the surrounding, rolling countryside.

The front door opens under a central porch into a wide reception hall with a limestone floor and working limestone fireplace. The hall gives access to all the reception rooms which include a magnificent drawing room, a dining room, library and sitting room. The library and dining room are located to the front of the house with the latter being a superb entertaining space with a working fireplace. The drawing room enjoys a particularly fine south-westerly aspect over the gardens and has a limestone fireplace and French doors to the terrace. There is an adjacent cosy sitting room and beyond this the kitchen/breakfast room, also with French doors to the terrace and a south-westerly aspect. The kitchen has a range of bespoke cabinets under granite worktops, a larder and an electric Aga. Beyond the kitchen is a back hall/boot room which links to a utility room.

A substantial basement floor contains a billiard room, temperature-controlled wine room, gun room, store room and plant room.

There are five bedrooms on the first floor, all focussed around a wide, central landing. The principal bedroom has an adjoining dressing room and bathroom and enjoys wonderful far-reaching views. There are four further bedrooms, each with an adjoining bathroom. Elm Farm also has a superb second floor with two further bedrooms, a bathrooms, large games room/bedroom 8 and a store room.

The Cottage
Located across the courtyard from the main house is a self-contained guest/staff cottage which has an open plan living room/kitchen, cloakroom, two bedrooms and a bathroom. It has an adjoining garage and its own private garden.

Outbuildings
Adjacent to the house is a recently constructed oak framed building containing a double garage with an integrated car stacking system, a separate single garage and a tractor shed. Across the courtyard is a further building used for garden and general storage. The fuel store and back-up generator are behind.

Gardens and Grounds
Elm Farm is approached through double security gates opening onto a sweeping gravel driveway which leads around to a gravel courtyard at the front of the house. The house sits in wonderful gardens and grounds with a superb balance of formal and informal spaces. To the south-west of the house is a terrace opening onto a formal lawn with wide herbaceous borders. Curved steps lead up to an avenue of trees which frame the view beyond.

To the south and east the ground gently slope upwards through areas of wild flower meadow divided from the pasture beyond by beautifully designed estate fencing. The pasture contains areas of recently planted specimen trees. The swimming pool is located in a secure, partly walled garden to the north of the property and has a pair of pavilions containing a pool house and plant room.

Location

Elm Farm sits in an exceptional location, on the edge of the Bourne Valley surrounded by unspoilt countryside. It sits on the outskirts of the hamlet of Binley and is around 2.5 miles from the pretty and vibrant village of St. Mary Bourne which has a church, village shop, primary school and two public houses.

The small town of Whitchurch is around approximately 5.5 miles away and has a range of local shops and direct rail services to London Waterloo (from 63 minutes). Andover is about 7 miles away and has a full range of supermarkets including a Waitrose and the historic city of Winchester is around 19 miles away.

The numerous well-regarded preparatory and secondary schools in the area including Cheam, Farleigh, Horris Hill, Winchester College, St Swithun’s, Marlborough College, Radley, and Godolphin amongst many others.

Square Footage: 8,494 sq ft


Acreage: 9.43 Acres

Directions

From the centre of the village of St Mary Bourne take the B3048 heading north towards Hurstbourne Tarrant. Shortly after passing through the village take the right hand turning onto Gangbridge Lane, signposted Binley and immediately bear left onto Binley Bottom. Follow the lane for about a mile and Elm Farm will be found on the right hand side.

Additional Info

Holding Deposit : £3,461.54 ( 1 week )
Deposit Payable : £37,500 ( 2.5 months )
Minimum Term : 12 months
Rent must be paid monthly in advance