Location

The property is situated in the heart of the South Downs National Park, set back from a peaceful country lane in the highly regarded village of Privett. The village features a church, a village hall, and the nearest shop is located at the Meon Hut crossroads, approximately 1.2 miles away. Nearby larger villages include West Meon, East Meon, and Froxfield, while the market town of Petersfield, offering a wide range of amenities including a mainline train station and Waitrose, is just 6.8 miles to the east.

Winchester, accessible via the A272, is about 14 miles to the west. The A3 at Petersfield provides excellent regional transport links to Guildford, the M25, and London. From Winchester, the M3/A34 connects to Southampton and the north.

The region boasts a range of respected state and private schools, including Bedales and Churcher's College in Petersfield, as well as St Swithun's, Winchester College, Twyford, and The Pilgrims' School in Winchester, along with Alton College in Alton.

The surrounding countryside is easily accessible right from the doorstep, with direct access to a network of footpaths and bridleways, including the South Downs Way.

Description

The Starting Gate is a superbly positioned link-detached family home enjoying an elevated position within the pretty hamlet of Privett. The house has an interesting layout with the majority of accommodation over the ground floor. A large dining hall makes for a welcoming first impression and is a great space for formal entertaining as well as giving access to the kitchen and breakfast room. This open plan room works really well, the kitchen area with its range of fitted units comprising cupboard and drawer sections with work surfaces over, there is a space for a cooking range and the exposed ceiling timbers provide real character feel. The breakfast area has generous space for table and chairs with a deep bay window providing lots of light and attractive outlook over the front garden.

The principal sitting room with its central fireplace housing a log burner is a generous well-balanced room. The morning room/office is again well proportioned with the other side of the log burner featuring. A family room has a bay window with outlook to the rear and this leads through to the fourth bedroom. On the first floor there are three bedrooms, all serviced by a family bathroom.

Integral Annexe
Out of the dining hall is a door leading through to the integral annexe. This comes with a kitchen with a range of units, a living room and its bedroom with an ensuite shower room. The annexe also has independent access to the outside so can be completely separate from the main house if required.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached via a gateway which opens on to a tarmac providing parking for numerous vehicles as well as space for turning. The immediate gardens lie predominantly to the side and rear of the property with some open spaces ideal for recreation and relaxing. The agricultural land is self evident and is made up of a number of post and rail paddocks which provide excellent grazing and turn out facilities. There is also a large barn with adjoining 3-bay stable block as well as a menage making this a perfect property for those with an equestrian interest. The land extends in all to 15 acres.