A substantial family home offering a fabulous opportunity in a glorious setting.

Description

Kingswell Point offers extensive accommodation totalling approximately 4918 sq. ft., a large main house with adjoining cottage the property offers flexible family accommodation within grounds of about 1.8 acres, in a quiet enclave off the village street.

Approached over a driveway leading to a courtyard at the front of the house, the courtyard is created by useful outbuildings such as a party barn and another large games room, storage, and workshop. These buildings could be converted to many different uses subject to the necessary consents.

The main house is approached through a large and welcoming reception hall with an elegant sweeping staircase and full height ceilings with a galleried landing overlooking the hall, from the hall there is access to the principal reception rooms, the drawing room, dining room, sitting room and study. The drawing room is a very good size with open fireplace and aspects over the garden, double doors lead into the large dining room, the study is tucked away at the quiet end of the house and the charming sitting room with its open fire has doors to the conservatory. The kitchen/breakfast room is a very good size and beyond is a utility and boot room. Two ground floor cloakrooms complete the ground floor accommodation.

On the first floor the principal bedroom benefits from both a dressing room and bathroom with shower, there are four further bedrooms in the main house one with an adjoining cloakroom and a separate shower room and family bathroom.

THE COTTAGE
The cottage is attached to the house with its own private entrance off the front courtyard and alternative access via the first floor of the main house. On the ground floor of the cottage is a large sitting room, kitchen/dining room, boot room and utility, on the first floor are three bedrooms and a bathroom with shower. The cottage also benefits from a small private garden with an outdoor studio.

OUTSIDE
The gardens and grounds to Kingswell Point are extensive extending an all to approximately 1.8 acres. Approached over a driveway leading to a large courtyard in front of the property providing substantial parking and turning areas servicing both the main house and cottage.

The formal gardens to the main house are laid mainly lawn, surrounded and dispersed with mature shrubs and specimen trees providing an ideal setting for this wonderful family home. There is a terrace area immediately to the rear of the house and next to the conservatory is a charming Folly which provides outside dining space. There are two studios of timber construction within the grounds, one of these studios has a fitted playroom and both would make excellent garden offices. The cottage also has its own private garden where there is a further timber built studio which doubles as a gym/office.

Location

Kingswell Point is located in an envious location within the delightful village of Crawley, in the heart of the Hampshire countryside between the city of Winchester and traditional market town of Stockbridge. The village is extremely pretty, with an array of period houses, a charming duck pond and public house, The Fox. Stockbridge provides an excellent range of day to day necessities as well as several pubs, restaurants, hotels and galleries. The historic city of Winchester offers a wealth of amenities including shops, restaurants, a farmers’ market, Cathedral and the Theatre Royal.

There are a number of well-regarded preparatory and secondary schools in the surrounding area including; Farleigh School, Twyford, Pilgrims Prep, Prince’s Mead, Winchester College, St Swithun’s School for Girls, Peter Symonds Sixth Form College and Winchester University.

The surrounding countryside is renowned for chalk stream fishing and the nearby River Test is regarded by many to be one of the best fly-fishing rivers in the country, the River Itchen is also only a short distance away. Golf is available at Leckford, Royal Winchester, South Winchester and Hockley. There are numerous opportunities for walking and riding with a good network of footpaths and bridleways nearby.

Communications in the area are excellent, with the M3, A34 and A303 providing links towards London, Southampton, Oxford and the West Country. There is a regular train service from Winchester to London Waterloo taking from about 58 minutes.

Square Footage: 4,918 sq ft


Acreage: 1.8 Acres

Additional Info

Freehold
Council Tax Band H
Mains water, electricity and gas. Private drainage (septic tank).