Property description

The Beeches is an elegant and remarkably spacious country residence in the heart of the New Forest National Park, built in 1991, as a replacement for the original dwelling, and sited in a central position amidst enchanting gardens and grounds of 1.89 acres. Holding a discreet elevated position taking full advantage of the views across its own land as well as the undulating Frogham Hill and New Forest landscape, the rooms are of excellent proportions and provide family orientated, flowing accommodation over two floors. The arrangement and flow of the accommodation which is south facing, thus attracting a lot of sun, is a feature of the rooms, with all of them overlooking the beautiful gardens and grounds. The house works particularly well for a family with a stunning dual aspect sitting room with a log burner, garden room enjoying wonderful views, spacious dining room with wonderful full height patio doors and windows over looking the terrace and gardens, a heart of the home sizeable kitchen/ breakfast room with useful utility area and cloakroom. The ground floor accommodation is excellently balanced for space and practicality. On the first floor there are four generous bedrooms, three of which enjoy dual aspect views including a glorious master suite with en-suite shower room and a family bathroom.

Properties of this calibre, position and versatility are rarely available and is ideal for those wishing to combine the benefits of rural living whilst being able to access all the local amenities of a thriving village.

Situation
The house is situated in the highly sought after village of Frogham on the North West curtilage of the New Forest National Park, famed for its wonderful walking and riding country. Within Frogham and the neighbouring village of Hyde there is a garden shop/general store, as well as a superb primary school (Ofsted Good 2014) and two wonderful pubs within walking distance. Nearby is Fordingbridge, a small market town, which has a post office, a number of banks and a variety of other shops. Shopping centres and a wider range of amenities are available a short drive away in the cathedral city of Salisbury to the north and Bournemouth to the south. As well as the leisure opportunities in the New Forest, the property benefits from easy access to Poole, Christchurch and the Solent ports for sailing and water sports. There are numerous good schools nearby including the prep school Forres Sandle Manor and Moyles Court. An excellent range of schools in both the public and private sector are located nearby in Salisbury. Hyde is also very well placed for commuting to the business centres in Salisbury, Southampton and Bournemouth, all with good train services to London Waterloo (Soton Parkway 68 minutes).

Outside
The beautiful gardens and grounds, which extend to approximately 1.89 acres, are undoubtedly an outstanding feature of the property, having been professionally designed and landscaped by the current owners. Immediately to the rear of the property is an angular terrace and adjoining raised beds and borders reflecting the shape of the glass fronted dining room. Beyond the paved terrace satellites of mature lawns flow from one to another, interspersed with deep full herbaceous borders, intertwining gravelled pathways and stunning specimen trees. The expansive lawns have been cleverly planted to create a diverse selection of garden rooms offering either seclusion and quiet, open level lawns ideal for boisterous children, abundant kitchen garden with stunning scented wild rose border, wild woodland areas or could even be reverted back to be a useful paddock. The present owners have created stunning, maintainable grounds which are a real joy to behold, and have become a haven for a multitude of wildlife species.

The sweeping gravelled driveway is flanked by laurel hedges, accessed through a five bar gate and over a cattle grid leading to a generous parking and turning area, there is a discreet large parking bay ideal for a horse trailer, boat or caravan to the side of the double garage.

Additional Information
In addition to the main house there is a useful and deceptively spacious annexe or outbuilding currently comprising of a sitting room with kitchenette, shower room and office or bedroom. The super versatile additional accommodation would be ideal as a home office, holiday let or ancillary accommodation to the main residence and is complimented by the plentiful orchard garden to the front.

Property Features :

• Entrance Hall
• Cloakroom
• Sitting Room
• Conservatory
• Dining Room