5 bedroom detached house for sale

Carpenters Cottage is a charming and much loved home in a wonderfully peaceful and private setting. The accommodation is versatile offering various lifestyles options to suit. On entering, one is immediately struck by the character in the dining hall that leads seamlessly into the kitchen on the left which features a range of bespoke cabinets, work surfaces, exposed timbers, open fireplace and an electric AGA and a separate electric hob and oven. A comfortable sitting room has a dual aspect over the gardens and has a wood burning stove as a notable focal point. To the rear of the property is a family room or study with French windows. From here, you can access the wine store cellar. The character throughout this property continues on the first floor with further exposed timbers. The first floor has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Stairs lead up to the second floor, which is currently used as storage and an occasional bedroom. Above the garage there is an additional, ancillary living space/kitchen and shower room. This could be used as an annexe for guests. Carpenters Cottage is situated on a picturesque, level plot of around 2.65 acres. The enclosed, wrap-around garden is wonderfully private, and mainly laid to lawn with various trees and shrubs. There is a terrace to the front of the property which is ideal for outdoor entertaining. The property is approached along a driveway arriving at ample parking. The garage building provides secure vehicle cover to extensive storage to suit. This could be used as an annexe for guests. There are further stone outbuildings that, subject to necessary consent, could be converted. A large paddock, open to the garden and the south of the property, is ideal for equestrian or pasture use and has a clay pigeon tower. Carpenters Cottage can be found in the most glorious setting in the hamlet of Burkham, on the edge of the Candover Valley. From the property, there is direct access to woodland owned by the Woodland Trust. The nearby market town of Alton provides good shopping facilities, with the larger regional centres of Basingstoke and Winchester offering a broader range of amenities. Communications are excellent, with the M3 and A31 easily accessible, providing access to central London and the south coast and linking the national motorway networks for Heathrow, Gatwick and Southampton airports. Mainline stations at Basingstoke and Alton connect to London Waterloo - from 46 minutes. Distances • Alton 7 miles • Odiham 11 miles • Basingstoke 9 miles • Farnham 17 miles • M3 (Jct 5) 10 miles Nearby Stations • Basingstoke • Alton Nearby Schools • Lords Wandsworth College • Eggar's School • St Swithun's School • The Sherfield School • Wellesley Prep School