Location

Emery Down is one of the New Forest National Park’s most sought after villages, with its vibrant community, a village hall, a pub (The New Forest Inn), and church. There is direct access onto the open forest providing a network of footpaths and bridleways for walking and riding. The village of Lyndhurst is within 2 miles and is a popular tourist location with many independent shops, art galleries, cafés, restaurants, pubs and hotels. For those with a keen eye on sailing, Lymington is within 10 miles with its attractive local architecture and popular marina.

Southampton is a vibrant, modern city which has the popular West Quay shopping centre and many attractions. The surrounding areas of Southampton and Winchester have a wide selection of well respected private schools.

Communications are excellent with east and west access to the M27 and M3 within easy reach. This provides access to London and the south coast. The coastal resort town of Bournemouth is also only a short drive away.

Description

The Old Vicarage in Emery Down is a charming period house with considerable provenance. The property was once an Inn called The Running Horse before being transformed from a thatched cottage to a tiled red brick Vicarage in 1896. The property was owned and lived in by Admiral Frederick Moore Boultbee and his daughter. Boultbee became a major benefactor to the village, building the church, the school and the Almshouses.

Today, The Old Vicarage offers extensive family accommodation over two floors extending in all to approximately 5250 ft.², with five reception rooms plus a conservatory, a large kitchen/breakfast room and many other domestic offices. On the first floor the property has six bedrooms, but also a living room and a kitchen, this enables the house to be split if required, creating annexed accommodation.

The property is situated in enviable grounds of 1.77 acres, laid to lawn with wonderful areas of terracing, a beautiful veranda and entertaining areas including large terraces in multiple locations. The gardens themselves are beautifully stocked with a wide variety of mature specimen trees, shrubs and large flowerbeds. There is a lower lawn area perfect for ball games and a charming wooded area to the south with footpaths leading through.

Parking to the house is on the northern side of the property with the driveway adjacent to the triple garage and indeed going on beyond that to a large secondary parking area.

The gardens and grounds of the property are a wonderful environment in the heart of this most sought after New Forest village.