6 bedroom detached house for sale

Hawking Down House is a stone-built family home offering almost 7,000 sq. ft. of light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over four floors.

The accommodation flows from a reception hall with fireplace and briefly comprises sitting and dining rooms, the former with large bay window and fireplace and the latter with bespoke storage, and a spacious kitchen with a range of wall and base units including a large central island, four-oven Aga, integrated appliances, space for a sizeable table and French doors to the garden. Neighbouring the kitchen is a fitted utility, laundry rooms and useful cloakroom. A door from the kitchen leads to a morning room with French doors to the garden. Completing the ground floor is an indoor swimming pool with paved surround, shower and patio and French doors to a terrace. The property also benefits from generous cellarage incorporating a wine cellar and stores.

The first floor offers a principal bedroom with two en suite bathrooms and four further double bedrooms, all en suite. The property’s remaining bedroom, with fitted dressing room and bathroom, can be found on the second floor.

The property is approached over a tarmac driveway with turning circle, giving access to more than 10,000 sq. ft. of additional space including a gate house (sitting and dining rooms, kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, three bedrooms, family bathroom, private garden), an outbuilding with warehouse and cottage with sitting room, kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, three bedrooms and family bathroom, an outbuilding with three stores and a U-shaped outbuilding with two double carports, a barn, vaulted garden room, greenhouse, two stables and multiple stores. The well-maintained garden is laid mainly to lawn interspersed with mature topiary and features a garden room, all-weather tennis court and paved terraces, all ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.

Situated in the Cranborne Chase National Landscape on the Wessex Ridgeway, Monarch’s Way and Orange Way footpaths, Hindon village has a church, general store, Post Office, GP surgery, primary school and two public houses. More extensive amenities are available in Tisbury, Shaftesbury, Warminster and the cathedral city of Salisbury. Communications in the area are excellent: the A303 links to the M3, M25 and M4 and Tisbury Station offers a regular mainline railway service to London Waterloo. The area offers a range of independent schools including Bishopstrow College, Port Regis and Warminster School.