6 bedroom detached house for sale

An imposing and handsome detached family home set in gardens and grounds of about 6.08 acres. Description Cornhill Hall is an imposing and handsome detached family home overlooking open countryside and cultivated vineyards. It has extensive accommodation approaching 6,000 square feet in the main house. The principal reception room, the drawing room, is a wonderful space with double aspect to both front and rear and a lovely feature fireplace. Double doors lead through to the television room and another set of double doors lead through to the snug. Off the main hall is a large office and a door that leads through to the beautifully fitted kitchen which opens into a large breakfast room and sitting area. This completes the ground floor accommodation in the main part of the house. From the breakfast room a door leads into a large section of the house which was once an indoor swimming pool. This has now been repurposed creating a fabulous garden room, large gym, games room, changing rooms and laundry. On the first floor the principal bedroom suite has a large dressing room and bathroom. There are three further excellent bedrooms one with an adjoining shower room and a family bathroom. On the second floor there are two further bedrooms one with adjoining bathroom. OUTSIDE The property is approached through an electric gated entrance between mature hedgerows leading to the front door of the main house. There is a central island with water feature which provides a focal point and a turning area. There is a double garage with electric doors and an adjoining garage which houses the boilers for the main house. In addition to the accommodation in the main house, there is a well-appointed detached cottage with a large open plan kitchen/living room, separate bedroom and shower room. The grounds of the property are immaculate with a beautiful large terrace on the western side of the house providing stunning views over the gardens and valley. The main lawn is adjoined by delightful ornamental box parterre gardens and a pergola for alfresco dining. Retaining walls with steps define the boundaries between the formal gardens and the fruit cage, areas of wilder natural gardens and the two paddocks. There is a separate walled kitchen garden, with greenhouse to the north of the house. Stables and Outbuildings There is an excellent courtyard of outbuildings, four stables, foaling box, open barn, workshop and garden shed. The tennis court lies at the southern end of the garden, close to the stabling. Location Situated just to the north of the medieval market town of Bishop’s Waltham, itself located at the southern end of the Meon Valley, Cornhill Hall has stunning views of beautiful countryside and is in the South Downs National Park. The property is within half a mile of the centre of Bishop’s Waltham, a thriving small country town, with several restaurants, pubs, cafes, shops, a post office and a doctor’s surgery. Cornhill Hall is well placed for easy communications with Winchester station taking approximately 57 minutes to London Waterloo, Botley station only 4.1 miles away taking 92 minutes to London Waterloo and Southampton international airport. Excellent schools, leisure and sporting activities nearby, including horse racing at Salisbury, Goodwood and Newbury, numerous Golf Clubs and more extensive shopping facilities and restaurants in the cathedral city of Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth. Superb schooling including Winchester College, St Swithun’s, Prince’s Mead, Pilgrims, Twyford, Bedales and Churcher’s College and Portsmouth Grammar School. Square Footage: 5,941 sq ft Acreage: 6.08 Acres Additional Info Mains services connected Council Tax Band H Freehold