Browns Farm Pound Green, Ramsdell, Hampshire Browns Farm Pound Green, Ramsdell, Hampshire Most attractive Grade II listed Hampshire farmhouse with separate cottage and outbuildings. Kingsclere 3 miles, Basingstoke 8 miles, Newbury 10½ miles, Reading 14½ miles, M3 (Junction 6) 9 miles M4 (Junction 13) 14½ miles, London Waterloo via Basingstoke Station from 45 minutes (All distances and times are approximate) Accommodation and amenities Hall | Drawing room | Sitting room | Dining room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Study | Cloakroom | Master bedroom with walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom | 4 further bedrooms | Family bathroom Planning application submitted to extend to provide two further bedrooms and bathroom and to enlarge the kitchen/breakfast room Browns Cottage 4 bedrooms | Garaging | Office Period Barn Stable | Store room | Garden machinery store | Workshop | Attic with potential for games room or storage Mature gardens | Paddock land | Hard tennis court In all about 1.214 hectares (3 acres) Basingstoke Matrix House, Basing View Basingstoke RG21 4FF Tel: 1256 630 978 [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk Situation Browns Farm is situated in a superb rural position approximately 1½ miles north of Ramsdell, a popular village in this sought after location which lies between the towns of Basingstoke and Newbury. Day-to-day shopping requirements can be found in Kingsclere and Tadley. There are public houses at Charter Alley and Wolverton Townsend, as well as the popular Wellington Arms public house/restaurant in Baughurst. The major regional centres of Basingstoke, Reading and Newbury have a broad range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities and are all within easy reach. Despite its rural location, communications within the area are excellent with a mainline railway station at Basingstoke and easy access to both the M3 and M4 motorways providing good road access to London, the South Coast, the West Country and Heathrow and Gatwick airports. There are an excellent number of independent schools in the area, which include Cheam, Daneshill, Elstree, Bradfield, Horris Hill and Downe House, all of which are within ten miles. There is also the renowned grant maintained Priory School which is two miles away in Monk Sherborne and The Children’s House, which is a highly regarded Montessori Nursery and pre-prep school 1½ miles away. Throughout the adjoining countryside there are numerous public footpaths and bridleways. Browns Farm Browns Farm is an attractive traditional Hampshire farmhouse, which is listed Grade II and dates originally from the 16th century, with later additions in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The original house is constructed of a fine oak frame, evident throughout the earliest parts of the house, with brick elevations and wooden casement windows beneath a clay tiled roof. During the 17th century the farmhouse was used as a Quaker meeting house. The property has been within the same ownership for the last thirty years and has been a much enjoyed and loved family home. There are three principal reception rooms, including a good sized drawing room with open fire and a cosy snug/sitting room, with its original open inglenook, as does the dining room which is fitted with a wood burning stove. There is also a study which is thought to have been the original dairy of the farmhouse. The typical farmhouse kitchen has an Aga, walk-in larder and utility area. The principal bedroom has an en suite bathroom with both bath and shower and, in addition, there is a good sized walk- in wardrobe. There are two further bedrooms on the first floor, both of which have cupboards and are served by the family bathroom. To the second floor, there are two further bedrooms with a large attic room off one of them. The farmhouse has incredible atmosphere and charm, with every room enjoying a delightful aspect over either the garden or adjoining farmland. A planning application has been submitted to extend the property to provide two further bedrooms, a bathroom, a new and larger kitchen/breakfast room, a new utility room and a downstairs w/c. Services Brown’s Farm Cottage Mains water and electricity Oil fired heating to both the house and cottage. Private drainage. Fixtures and fittings Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc, are specifically excluded but may be made available by separate negotiation. First Floor Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Cottage: 1,549 sq ft / 143.92 sq m Browns Cottage Barn: 1,604 sq ft / 149.04 sq m Browns Cottage is a superb four bedroom cottage which lies Office: 184 sq ft / 17.08 sq m to the rear of the house and also provides garaging. Barn The Barn There is a wonderful brick and timber framed barn within Ground Floor which is a stable, tack room, log store and large garden machinery store, off which is an enclosed workshop. To the first floor is a fully boarded attic which would make an ideal play or games area. Office First Floor Adjacent to the rear of the house and forming a small courtyard is a home office. Gardens and Grounds The house stands in the centre of its mature garden, which is principally laid to lawn with mature trees, including a variety of fruit trees. To the rear of the house is a pretty courtyard garden and adjacent to the barn is a well fenced vegetable garden and a hard tennis court. Beyond the formal garden there are two paddocks, which Ground Floor amount to approximately 1½ acres. Reception Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area Local authority 3,568 sq ft / 331.51 sq m Bedroom Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. 01256 844844 Bathroom Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars www.basingstoke.gov.uk Kitchen/Utility Council tax Storage Outside House - Band G Cottage - Band E Recreation EPC E Viewing Second Floor Viewing by prior appointment only with the Agents. Directions (Postcode RG26 5SS) From Basingstoke proceed west on the A339 towards Kingsclere and Newbury. From the last roundabout on the outskirts of Basingstoke proceed for approximately 5 miles and at the bottom of the long hill and on the sharp right hand bend turn right signposted to Baughurst and Wolverton Townsend. Continue along this road, passing the George and Dragon public house on your right and after approximately ¾ mile, Browns Farm can be found on the right Ground Floor First Floor hand side shortly after the right hand turning to Ramsdell. Connecting people & property, perfectly. Fixtures and fittings: A list of the fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and other items fixed to the property which are included in the sale (or may be available by separate negotiation) will be provided by the Seller’s Solicitors. Important Notice: 1. 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 or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. 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