Location

The house is located in the heart of the village of Upham, amid some of Hampshire’s most beautiful countryside. The village has a church, a highly regarded primary school and a popular public house. Bishops Waltham is about 2 miles away, offering a range of traditional and specialist shops. Winchester (7.8 miles) and Southampton (11.1 miles) have a wider range of shopping, leisure and cultural facilities.

Immediately west of Twyford the M3 provides access to London and the national motorway network. Regular trains leave from Winchester station to London Waterloo, the journey taking approximately 58 minutes.

Winchester and the surrounding area have an excellent selection of independent schools: at preparatory level, Pilgrims, Twyford and Prince’s Mead, whilst at senior level St Swithun’s School for Girls and Winchester College are all highly regarded. There are several well-known state schools and colleges in the area, including Peter Symonds Sixth Form College in Winchester.

This area of Hampshire benefits from beautiful countryside with a network of footpaths and bridleways for walking and riding. There are several golf courses in the area including East Horton, Botley, Corhampton and a number around Winchester. The area is well known for its chalk stream fishing, with the River Itchen, Meon and Test all nearby. Sailing and other water sports are available on the River Hamble, Southampton Water and the Solent.

Description

Pond House is an attractive period home which has undergone significant enhancement and extension during the current ownership resulting in a fabulous living environment with the perfect blend of modern-day convenience and period charm.

The front door opens on to the reception hall off which is access to the principal living areas. A fabulous kitchen/dining/family room is a superb open plan living space. The kitchen area comes with a comprehensive range of floor and wall mounted units comprising cupboard and drawer sections with work surfaces over, a large central island is a real focal point and provides further storage space with breakfast bar and integrated hob with extractor above. Bifold doors lead on to the garden making for a light and bright living space. The dining area provides great space for entertaining and there is room for a large sofa. The formal reception rooms include a delightful sitting room with large feature fireplace housing a log burner with surrounding fenders, this charming room with its exposed ceiling beam has a wealth of character. The two other reception rooms are currently used as a large study again, with a log burner and the other reception room being used as a gym.

At first floor there are a total of five bedrooms two of which come with ensuite bathrooms The remaining bedrooms being serviced by a family bathroom.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached via electric gates which open on to a gravel drive where there is parking as well as access to the double garage. The gardens lie to the rear of the property and include a large expanse of terrace providing excellent space for outdoor entertaining and relaxing. A raised decked area provides a further seating area and being a part walled garden there is a feeling of privacy. The raised area of artificial lawn sits behind an attractively planted retaining sleeper wall and is accessed via steps. The garden has some attractive planting offering a good degree of interest for throughout the year.