Meadow Barn, Medstead
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MEADOW BARN MEDSTEAD, HAMPSHIRE MEADOW BARN MEDSTEAD, HAMPSHIRE Beautiful barn conversion set in delightful gardens and grounds of approximately 5.8 acres with stunning southerly views Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Sitting room Kitchen/breakfast room • Utility room • Cloakroom 6 bedrooms • 6 bathrooms Double garage and workshop • Store rooms • Wood store Detached stable block with 2 loose boxes, store and tack room Beautiful gardens and grounds, including paddocks of about 5.8 acres ﴿In all about 2.35 hectares ﴾5.8 acres Alton 6 miles • Alresford 6½ miles Basingstoke 12 miles • Winchester 14 miles M3 ﴾Junction 6﴿ 12 miles • A31 2½ miles London Waterloo via Alton or Basingstoke stations from 44 minutes ﴿All distances and times are approximate﴾ 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 text. Situation Meadow Barn is located in a delightful edge of village setting, between Medstead and Upper Wield, surrounded by open countryside on the plateau on the Hampshire Downs between the Itchen and Meon Valleys. The village of Medstead has an active community, as well as a primary school, shop, post office, church and a wide variety of social clubs. The market towns of Alton and Alresford are close by and provide a good range of facilities, as do the major commercial centres of Basingstoke, Farnham and Winchester, which are close by. Educational needs are well served by the Church of England Primary School in the village and state secondary schools including Amery Hill, Eggers and Perrins. In the independent sector there is an array of schools to choose from, including Alton Convent, Edgeborough, Frensham Heights, Winchester College and St Swithuns. Alton and Peter Symonds Sixth Form Colleges also have excellent reputations. Communication links are excellent, with the M3, A31 and A3 easily accessible and mainline stations to London Waterloo at Alton and Basingstoke. Meadow Barn Meadow Barn is a beautiful former barn, occupying a wonderful setting within its own landscaped gardens and grounds of approximately 5.8 acres. The accommodation provides incredibly flexible living space, which could incorporate a self‐contained annexe, should this be required. The reception rooms are quite magnificent and have features such as open fireplaces, exposed timber framing, vaulted ceilings and stone floors. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with an extensive range of bespoke Chalon hand‐made painted units and incorporates an electric Aga. Bedrooms are arranged over two levels, four of which are en suite, with the master bedroom having an adjoining dressing room. Outside, the property is approached through electric gates onto a broad gravel driveway with ample parking and turning. Proceeding through a croft, there is a further gravel courtyard with access to the garaging and outbuildings. The formal south facing gardens are quite magnificent and make the most of the undulating country views. They comprise areas of level lawn, with terraced and outside seating areas, including the attractive loggia which adjoins the drawing and dining rooms. There is a wealth of specimen shrubs and plants and attractive box hedging with pergola and climbers and a central stone fountain. There is a Hartley Botanic greenhouse with power and water. A small copse provides a natural woodland walkway to a very well positioned garden seat overlooking the garden and views beyond. The garden is supplied by an integrated irrigation system. To the west of the property are the paddocks, enclosed by post and rail fencing and incorporating a detached timber stable block with two loose boxes, store, tack room, power and water. ﴿Directions ﴾GU34 5NH From Basingstoke take the A339 towards Alton. Continue through Herriard and take the right hand turning towards Bentworth. Proceed through the village of Bentworth into Medstead, passing the church and The Castle of Comfort public house. Turn right towards Upper and Lower Wield. Meadow Barn can be found on the left after about ¾ mile. Services Mains water and electricity. Oil fired Aga. Private drainage. Fixtures & Fittings All those items regarded as tenant's fixtures 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 East Hampshire District Council 01730 266551 www.easthants.gov.uk Council Tax ‐ Band H 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. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint 01256 350600 01962 850333 agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information London Street 14 Jewry Street given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller﴾s﴿or lessor﴾s﴿. 2. Photos etc: The 27 Basingstoke RG21 7PG Winchester, SO23 8RZ photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, KnightFrank.co.uk [email protected] [email protected] or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building 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 all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the Viewing: By prior appointment only with the agents. property may change without notice. Particulars dated June 2017. Photographs dated November 2016 & June 2017. 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. .