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The Forge ROTHERWICK, HAMPSHIRE the Forge ROTHERWICK, HAMPSHIRE The Forge ROTHERWICK, HAMPSHIRE The Forge ROTHERWICK, HAMPSHIRE Attractive conversion of a former forge Hook 2.7 miles Hartley Wintney 5.6 miles Basingstoke 6.5 miles M3 (Junction 5) 2.5 miles M4 (Junction 11) 10 miles London Waterloo via Basingstoke Station from 42 minutes London Paddington via Newbury Station from 51 minutes (All distances and times are approximate) Accommodation and amenities Sitting room • Garden room • Family room Kitchen/breakfast room • Dining room • Utility room • Cloakroom 5 Bedrooms • 3 Bathrooms Garage Attractive courtyard garden These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the brochure. Situation • The Forge forms part of Home Farm, which lies to the south of the popular and picturesque village of Rotherwick, in the open Hampshire countryside between Basingstoke and Hartley Wintney. Rotherwick is a popular rural village with a church, village hall, G and two public houses. Tylney Hall Hotel and Tylney Park Golf Club also lie within the village environs. There are a number of excellent private schools in the area E including Daneshill, The Grey House, Lord Wandsworth and St Neots. In Rotherwick itself are the locally renowned Anchor pre-school nursery and Whitewater Primary School. The nearby centre of Hook provides a good range of shopping, S recreational and educational facilities. A broader range of facilities can be found in the regional centres of Basingstoke, Reading, Farnham and Camberley. The property is ideally located for commuters with mainline M rail access Into London from Basingstoke, Hook or Winchfield Stations and the M3 and M4 motorways close by. The Forge • The Forge forms part of Home Farm, which was built as a model Victorian farm and has now been converted into attractive private houses. The property was converted in 2003 and provides spacious and flexible accommodation. The current owners have extensively updated the property to create a wonderful home that offers a charming blend of old and new. • The large kitchen/breakfast room is ideally placed within the centre of the house. The good size formal sitting room adjoins the kitchen and benefits from a large full length windows and French doors leading out to the attractive courtyard garden. • The garden room, with its two sets of French doors, looks out to the courtyard and has an orangery-like feel creating a very peaceful and sunny area to sit in. The ground floor also features a dining room, family room, utility room, cloakroom and internal access to the garage. • The master bedroom is of very good proportions with charming exposed beams and benefitting from a recently updated en-suite with shower. There is a guest bedroom also with en-suite shower and three further double bedrooms (one of which is currently used as a study). • The family bathroom has also recently been updated and benefits from having both a bath and a shower. Reception Bedroom Outside Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Bathroom • The property is approached via a private driveway which leads onto a 280.6 sq.m. / 3,020 sq.ft. private parking and turning area, and provides access to the garage. Kitchen/Utility • Enclosed by a brick and rendered garden wall, the sheltered courtyard Storage garden is to the south of the property and can be accessed from the sitting room, garden room and family room. Designed for ease of maintenance the landscaped garden incorporates a paved terrace with raised borders, a lawn area and a large raised wooden deck with pergola to the rear which provide a multitude of options for both eating and sitting in this sun trap. Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Fixtures and fittings: All those items regarded as tenant’s fixtures First Floor and fittings, together with the fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings, are specifically excluded from the sale. However, certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Local authority: Hart District Council 01252 622122 www.hart.gov.uk Council tax: Band G Postcode: RG27 9AT Viewing: Viewing by prior appointment only with the Agents. Directions From M3 Junction 5, at the roundabout take the exit towards the A30 signposted to Newnham. Upon reaching the traffic lights at The Hoggett Public House proceed straight across and turn left at the T-junction at the end of the road. On entering Newnham Green, turn right at the crossroads towards Rotherwick and continue along this road for approximately 1.5 miles passing the entrance to Tylney Hall Hotel on your left. The entrance to Home Farm is a short distance further on the Ground Floor right. Proceed up the private driveway and The Forge is the property immediately facing you on the right. This plan is for layout guidance only. Not drawn to scale unless stated. Windows & door openings are approximate. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this plan,please check all dimensions, shapes & compass bearings before making any decisions reliant upon them. Important Notice: Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars 01256 350 600 or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent has 27 London Street, Basingstoke, any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances Hampshire RG21 7PG given are approximate only. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building [email protected] regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that KnightFrank.co.uk all information is correct. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice. Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England with registered number OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list of members’ names. Ref: TS/ 353093. Photographs: April 2015. Particulars: April 2015. Kingfisher Print and Design. 01803 867087..
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