Browninghill Green, Baughurst, Hampshire

The Bell House is a spacious and interesting family house of huge character and versatility, dating from around 1850. In more recent years the property has been enlarged to complement the more traditional aspects of the house with some large open plan modern living spaces, adding a new twist perfectly suited for modern family life. There is a spacious and sophisticated hallway which not only unites the house but also serves as an excellent reception space when entertaining on scale. The elegant square drawing room is in the original early Victorian core of the old house and is centred around an open fireplace and is bathed in natural light from windows on three sides. The fabulous kitchen is a real game changing room of barn inspired proportions, with a full elevation window at one end and the other hosting a mezzanine and wonderful open fireplace. The kitchen has a wonderful cooking and entertaining vibe and serves as a whole family living space. On the ground floor there is also a fun and well proportioned playroom. The bedroom accommodation is ideally located over two floors, with the first floor playing host to a lovely principal bedroom suite, as well as a sophisticated guest bedroom with en suite, a third bedroom and a family bathroom. The second floor is centred around a galleried landing where there are 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. There is also a nicely separate self-contained one bedroom annexe located at the other end of the house.

The gardens and grounds are a wonderfully complete package within a comfortable 6 acres. The gardens surrounding the house are mainly lawn, interspersed with flower borders and attractive climbers, including wisteria, on the house itself. There is an attractive potager style vegetable and cutting garden with fruit trees. There is a swimming pool with stone terrace surround discreetly located to one side of the garden with a timber pool house, as well as a tennis court which is in good condition. The Bell House also has a fantastic equestrian element with 4 stables and a tack room, and a generous area of paddock land which is bordered by beautiful mature oaks. There is a substantial high quality 37' timber framed barn style outbuilding ideal as a workshop/machinery store.

The Bell House is situated about half way between the towns of Newbury and Basingstoke in the small hamlet of Browninghill Green, south of the village of Baughurst. Surrounded by beautiful countryside with wonderful walking and riding opportunities, Browninghill Green offers all the advantages of outdoor space, combined with accessibility to larger towns and fast transport links. There is an active local community, and excellent local facilities including The Children’s House Montessori nursery school and the popular Wellington Arms gastro pub/restaurant nearby. Kingsclere is just 3 miles away and offers a fantastic range of amenities including a primary school, village shop, post office, doctors’ surgery, chemist and popular pub., and there are also excellent local facilities in Baughurst and Tadley. It is in an excellent location for commuting from Basingstoke into London Waterloo, or by car via the M4 or M3. There is a wide choice of highly regarded schools in the area.