COLCHENNA • •

COLCHENNA EAST MEON • PETERSFIELD • HAMPSHIRE • GU32 1PQ

East Meon 0.5 miles • Petersfield 5.5 miles (trains to London Waterloo from 64 mins) 17 miles (trains to London Waterloo from 61 mins) • Central London 60 miles (Distances are approximate) An exceptional small estate, in the heart of the Meon Valley with far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside.

Accommodation Main House Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Study • Kitchen/breakfast room Boot room • Utility room • Cloakroom Principal bedroom with dressing room and bathroom 5 further bedrooms • 3 further bath/shower rooms (2 en suite) The Cottage Office • Living room/studio • Mezzanine • Kitchen • Shower room Outbuildings Double garage with adjoining workshop and attic storage • Steel framed barn Stable yard with 4 loose boxes, tack room, feed room and wash area • Manège Gardens and Grounds Swimming pool with pool house and covered terrace • Tennis court • Gardens Kitchen garden • Pasture and paddocks

About 38.3 acres in total

Savills Winchester Savills Country Department 1 Jewry Street 33 Margaret Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8RZ London, W1G 0JD Steven Moore Camilla Elwell [email protected] [email protected] 01962 834 010 0207 016 3718

Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text Situation and Amenities Colchenna sits in an exceptional location, in an elevated There are many fine partridge and pheasant shoots in the area, position with far reaching views across the valley. It sits just trout fishing on the as well as the Itchen and Test, outside the pretty and vibrant village of East Meon which has a golf at and Alresford and sailing on the South church, village shop, primary school and a public house. West Coast. Meon is just over 3 miles away and has a butchers, village shop The town of Petersfield is 5.5 miles away and has a wide range of and a well-regarded gastropub ‘The Thomas Lord’. amenities including a Waitrose supermarket and a railway station The villages take their names from the River Meon, a chalk with direct trains to London Waterloo (from 64 minutes). It is 17 stream which winds its way through the to the miles to the Cathedral . Solent at . The South Downs is a designated National Park and provides an exceptional, unspoilt setting with many The numerous well-regarded preparatory and secondary opportunities for walking, riding and other country pursuits. schools in the area including Winchester College, St Swithun’s, Bedales, Twyford, Prince’s Mead, Pilgrim’s, West Hill Park, Highfield, Churcher’s, Lord Wadsworth College and Grammar School. Colchenna Colchenna is an outstanding country house offering a wonderful rural lifestyle in a spectacular location within the South Downs National Park. The house is not listed and is understood to date from 1906. It sits in an elevated position enjoying far-reaching views across the Meon Valley and has the wonderful high ceilings and light, airy rooms one would expect in a house of this era. The front door opens under a porch into a spacious reception hall with a limestone tile floor and an impressive staircase to the first floor. On the left is a study with a large bay window. Double doors open through to a magnificent drawing room which has a working fireplace and wonderful south-westerly views with a deep bay window and French doors opening out to a covered veranda. The dining room is adjacent and can be linked by wide folding doors. It has a further deep bay window and a working fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room is an outstanding informal living space, with a beautiful bespoke kitchen with granite worktops and Miele appliances. The breakfast area is beautifully light and enjoys wonderful views with a triple aspect and bi-fold doors opening to the adjoining terrace and a pretty outside dining area under a pergola. Beyond the kitchen is a boot room with a backdoor which in turn leads to the utility room. The cloakroom is accessed from the reception hall. A wide, curved staircase leads up to the first floor landing, with the principal bedroom located above the drawing room to enjoy the best of the far-reaching views. It has a large adjoining bathroom which in turn opens through to the dressing room. There are three further double bedrooms on the first floor, one with an adjoining shower room and another with a link to the family bathroom. There are two double bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor as well as ample eaves storage. There is a safe in the main bedroom and a gun cabinet in the dressing room. There is a laundry shoot and CCTV on the ground floor ground floor.

Cottage Cottage COLCHENNA Approximate Gross Internal Area: Main House: 393 sq.m. / 4,230 sq.ft. Garage: 88 sq.m. / 954 sq.ft. Cottage: 80 sq.m. / 862 sq.ft. Outbuildings: 453 sq.m. / 4,873 sq.ft. (Including field shelters not shown) Total: 1,014 sq.m. / 10,919 sq.ft. For identification only. Not to scale.

Ground Floor

First Floor Second Floor Garage Ground Floor Garage First Floor Outbuilding

Cottage Ground Floor Cottage First Floor

Outbuilding Outbuilding

The Cottage The cottage is situated behind the main house and provides source heat pump. To the south is a sweeping lawn and a variety both office space and secondary accommodation. The of specimen trees. There is a kitchen garden with raised beds, ground floor currently provides a substantial office and an orchard and a paddock adjacent to the formal gardens. The studio accommodation with a kitchen and shower room and a tennis court is located to the north-west of the house. mezzanine above. The balance of the land is laid to pasture and is found to the south and west of the property, providing protection and Gardens and Grounds excellent grazing. It is predominantly divided into post-and-rail Colchenna is approached via double gates opening onto a fenced paddocks with a water supply. sweeping driveway which curves up to the house, passing the tennis court on your left and having outstanding views over the Outbuildings and Equestrian Facilities grounds and surrounding countryside. To the side of the house To the north of the property is a large steel framed barn which is there is a gravel parking and turning area framed by magnificent divided with an area suitable for the storage of classic cars and a mature trees. space for lorries and machinery as required.

The gardens at Colchenna are delightful and are designed to The stable yard is located to the west of the house and is in make the most of the outstanding setting with terraces and lawns immaculate condition with 4 loose boxes, a tack room, feed framed by deep herbaceous borders. To the east of the house is a store and wash area. The manége is adjacent and is 20x40m with beautifully landscaped swimming pool with a pool house, terrace a frost free silicon surface. and covered dining area. The pool has an electrical cover that is Adjacent to the house and cottage is a double garage with an also a special safety cover. This was new in 2019 alongside the air adjoining workshop and a large storage area above.

Colchenna

Main House

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908)

Method of Sale Rights of Way The freehold of Colchenna is for sale by private treaty with A footpath crosses the property as indicated on the adjacent vacant possession on completion. siteplan. It passes along the northern boundary of the field and is well screened from the house and garden by a hedge and The Cottage Services wicker fence. Private borehole. Directions (GU32 1PQ) Mains electricity. From Winchester take the A272 towards Petersfield. Follow the Private drainage. road for just under 10 miles and on reaching the crossroads with the A32 turn right towards . Follow the road into LPG gas. the village and after about 1.5 miles turn left onto West Meon Road, towards East Meon. Follow the road for just under 3 miles, Local Authority before turning left onto Workhouse Lane. Colchenna will be District Council. found on the left hand side after a short distance. Council tax band: G Viewing Strictly by appointment with sole agents Savills.

Important Notice: Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. 21.07.23.CE. Capture Property. 01225 667287.