Longstock, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20

A substantial and distinctive modern family home offering exceptionally light, beautifully presented and versatile accommodation, including a guest annexe or holiday let, set within stunning landscaped gardens with far reaching open views in one of Hampshire’s most sought after villages

A unique contemporary home, extensively remodelled and enhanced in recent years, enjoying an elevated yet private setting in the beautiful village of Longstock, close to Stockbridge and the River Test. The well appointed accommodation includes a generous entrance and inner hall leading into an exceptional open plan kitchen, breakfast, dining and sitting room with a stable style door opening onto the lower breakfast terrace and front garden. The ground floor also features a dual aspect family room, store, WC with concealed laundry area, and a boot room connecting to a flexible annexe or holiday let. Upstairs, a central landing separates the bedroom accommodation from an elegant cocktail bar and library area leading through to a triple aspect main living room with fireplace and access to an upper terrace with a contemporary gazebo. The principal bedroom benefits from a private sitting room, gym or yoga space together with an en suite shower room, while two further double bedrooms share the main bathroom. The studio annexe has proved ideal for guests or holiday accommodation and could, if desired, be combined with the family room to create a larger independent living space for a relative. Particular highlights of the property include expansive modern glazing, beautiful elevated views and thoughtfully designed gardens offering a variety of seating areas for different occasions and changing valley vistas.

The property is situated in the village of Longstock which is home to the renowned Longstock Water Gardens (with its nursery and farm shop) has a public house with notable restaurant, church, village hall, and is surrounded by miles of riverside with country walks. Danebury Iron Age Fort is close by. Stockbridge, traversed by the River Test, offers a variety of shops, a post office, hotels, public houses, tea rooms, churches, a doctor’s surgery, primary and secondary schools. It is also home to the Houghton Fishing Club, renowned worldwide as one of the oldest clubs in England, which was founded in 1882. The cathedral cities of Winchester and Salisbury and the abbey town of Romsey are all within a twenty minute drive and the A303 is close at hand allowing convenient access to London and the West Country. There are also mainline railway stations in Winchester and Andover (both about a fifteen minute drive away) as well as Grateley (about a ten minute drive) with fast trains to Waterloo.