Hightown Hill, Ringwood, BH24

£1,150,000

Guide price

A bright and spacious 1920s country home situated in the New Forest National Park within beautifully landscaped and established gardens approaching an acre. This desirable four/five bedroom home with three reception rooms offers versatile accommodation throughout, including guest/annexe accommodation which could alternatively be used as a home office.

The Property: 

- Impressive dining hall with original brick fireplace and stairs to first floor accommodation

- Adjoining sitting room with fireplace and french doors into garden could be used as an additional bedroom

- Elegant living room with delightful bay window with lovely views of the private south facing rear gardens

- Separate snug/tv room which also features a large bay window with views of the garden

- Inner hall with access to the fine open plan kitchen/breakfast room , quality with superb porcelain floors

- Excellent range of fitted shaker style units complemented with granite worktops over

- Integrated appliances include fridge, double oven, ceramic hob, microwave and dishwasher

- Large adjoining utility room with a range of matching built-in units

- Additional ground floor accommodation includes bedroom/reception room, study and ground floor bathroom

- Annexe comprising garden room/lounge, fitted kitchen, double bedroom and bathroom

- Further potential to extend the annexe into an adjoining store room (STPP)

- First floor accommodation in the main house comprises of two double bedrooms with an impressive master suite and en suite bathroom with three piece suite

Gardens and Grounds:

The property can be accessed via two lanes/roads; access from Hightown Hill is via a 5 bar electric gate to a gravel drive. The other access, from Milky Down Lane, is through tall wooden gates that lead to a further parking area and to the timber framed double garage with power, light and roof storage. The mature gardens are a real feature of the property, having been beautifully landscaped; comprising of expanses of lawn, with well stocked flower and shrub beds and mature hedging providing a good degree of seclusion. The grounds amount to approximately one acre.

The property is situated in a semi-rural location within the New Forest National Park, offering thousands of acres of natural heath and woodland, ideal for walking, cycling and horse riding. Within walking distance is a great local country pub/restaurant, with a local farm shop and Ringwood schools within easy reach. Ringwood is approximately two miles distant, offering a comprehensive range of shops and facilities.

This old market town is positioned on the edge of the New Forest, yet is just ten minutes drive to the coast and also has easy access to the A31, with London, Southampton and Winchester in one direction and Bournemouth in the other. It is an increasingly popular destination for home hunters; the old cattle market has been transformed into a stylish shopping quarter with names such as Aga, Hobbs, Joules, Waitrose and Waterstones, and a programme of events that includes live music and farmers’ markets. The adjacent high street has retained its character, with a traditional weekly market and a selection of independents, a new artisan bakery, and a variety of decent eateries such as Framptons and Noisy Lobster. Families are attracted by the sense of community and highly regarded secondary school (its sixth form provision rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted). For commuters the A338 provides a link to the larger coastal towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch (approximately 10 miles), and the city of Salisbury (approximately 18 miles).

From the dining hall, featuring a brick fireplace, there is access to the majority of the versatile living accommodation, the rooms positioned to enjoy a bright southerly aspect over the gardens. The adjacent sitting room/bedrooms also comprises a brick fireplace with built in shelves and a door out to the garden. The elegant living room has a delightful bay window and connects to the separate snug/TV room, also with a large bay window taking advantage of the garden view. An inner hall gives access to the good sized kitchen/breakfast room finished with Porcelain tiled flooring and fitted with a good range of Shaker style units, with granite effect work-surfaces over, an integrated fridge, double oven, ceramic hob, microwave and dishwasher. The adjacent utility room also has a sink with space and plumbing for additional appliances. Further accommodation to the ground floor includes an additional ground floor bedroom/sitting room with double doors opening onto the gardens, ground floor bathroom, and separate study. Double doors lead to the annexe/guest accommodation, comprising a superb garden room enjoying a stunning aspect over the gardens, fitted kitchen, double bedrooms and bathrooms. There is potential to extend into the adjoining external store room. To the first floor there are two further double bedrooms, the master having the benefit of an en-suite bathroom and fitted wardrobes, and bedroom two with an en-suite cloakroom.

The property can be accessed via two lanes/roads; the front access is a through an electric gate to a gravel drive. The other access through a wooden five bar gate, leads a further parking area and to the timber framed double garage with power, light and roof storage. The mature gardens are a real feature of the property, having been beautifully landscaped; comprising of expanses of lawn, with well stocked flower and shrub beds and mature hedging providing a good degree of seclusion. The grounds amount to approximately one acre.