4 bedroom detached house

Set in the tranquil environs of Godshill Wood, an outstanding family home believed to date from the 1930s set in beautiful gardens of approximately 1.5 acres with outbuildings including workshops, garage and stables.

The house is known to date from the mid-1930s when it was originally constructed with a thatched roof. After a fire struck in the late-1930s, the house was partially rebuilt with the addition of a traditional tiled roof, which has been mirrored by subsequent extension and alterations. The current Vendors have been in residence for over thirty-five years and in that time have shaped and created a wonderful home that blends the original heritage of the house with modern comfort and adaptable accommodation that meets the needs of contemporary family life. We understand planning permission was granted for a 2-storey extension in 1979, and subject to securing relevant planning permission, there may be scope to extend the house by a maximum of 30% of the current footprint. A welcoming reception hall leads to a spacious kitchen/living/breakfast room, a separate dining room and elegant drawing room that features an original window, all of which enjoy a delightful aspect over the garden. The ground floor is also home to a library/music room and a study that can also serve as an occasional fourth bedroom. Complementing the living rooms are three generous double bedrooms on the first floor, two of which benefit from en suite facilities, and all enjoy the same delightful outlook over the garden and beyond to neighbouring farmland and forest. The house sits in a superb plot of approximately 1.5 acres that is a combination of formal planted areas, sweeping lawns that follow the undulations of the semi-elevated position and light woodland.

The house is positioned quite literally off the beaten track and occupies a private location close to the open heath, moor and woodland of Godshill Wood Inclosure and Castle Hill. The well-regarded community of Godshill is situated on the Western boundary of the New Forest National Park and provides excellent access to the open heathland stretching up to Hampton Ridge, where there is glorious walking, riding and cycling countryside. Godshill has a number of amenities including a village hall and popular public house and is supported by its close links to Sandy Balls Holiday Centre, where there is a leisure complex, restaurant and shop. The Avonside town of Fordingbridge (approximately 2 miles) provides a further range of day-to-day health, recreational and educational facilities. An excellent local road network ensures convenient access to Bournemouth, Southampton and the Cathedral City of Salisbury, all of which offer more comprehensive facilities including mainline rail links to London (Waterloo), and it is a short drive across the forest via the B3078 to Junction 1 of the M27 at Cadnam. There are international airports at Bournemouth and Southampton.

The property is approached via two gated entrance points that each open to a gravelled parking area to the front and side of the house respectively. Alongside the front driveway is a detached GARAGE with sliding door and power and light connected and a separate WORKSHOP with light and ample power point connections.

The delightful grounds are a special highlight of the property, predominantly surrounding the house on the easterly and southerly elevations and following the gentle undulations of the hillside location. A terrace runs the full length of the rear of the house and opens to a wider patio area, the ideal vantage point for al fresco dining, entertaining or simply drinking in the outlook over the sweeping lawned gardens that adjoin neighbouring farmland. At various intervals the lawns are bordered by or interspersed with colourful planting, beds and mature trees and slope away from the house in a southerly direction towards a small stream which is spanned by a wooden bridge. The bottom corner of the garden is home to a fenced enclosure within which is a STABLE BLOCK comprising three boxes fronted by a concrete apron. A gravel pathway trails back in the direction of the house, branching off to lead to an open-fronted GARDEN STORE and covered seating area. Located in the upper corner of the garden is a gate that accesses an enclosed area of light woodland. A natural spring provides a useful water supply for the garden during the summer months.

New Forest District Council. Tax Band: G.

Mains water and electricity. Klargester private drainage system. Oil fired central heating and hot water supplied by Alpha range in kitchen.

Leave Fordingbridge on the B3078 travelling in the signposted direction of Godshill. Enter the village and continue until crossing the cattle grid. Turn immediately left into Woodgreen Road and follow the road as it descends the hill, passing through the ford. Turn first left (signposted Castle Hill) and after a short distance turn into the first track on the left. Follow the track for approximately 500 yards and the entrance to the house will be found on the left hand side.