A rare opportunity to acquire a distinctive and substantial 4-5 bedroom family home with scope for improvement or development (stpp) set in approximately 2.8 acres in an appealing sylvan setting on Hale Purlieu.

A fascinating detached house principally of timber construction built in 1934, which formerly served as an artist's studio and residence. We understand the house was last extended in the 1970s and subsequently adapted during the current owner's tenure, thereby evolving into the spacious home of today, one that offers scope for internal improvement and updating or, subject to securing all relevant planning consent, extension or re-development. Spacious, well-proportioned living rooms are balanced by five bedrooms on the first floor (one of which is currently employed as an office) including a tremendous 25' principal bedroom with generous en suite. The house sits in mature grounds that are an idyllic combination of lawned garden and light woodland, which total approximately 2.8 acres.

AGENT'S NOTE
1. We understand the property benefits from Common Rights of Pasture, Marl and Turbary.

2. A further 11 acres (approximate) of adjoining woodland are available by separate negotiation and please speak to the Agent for further details.

A derivative from the Old English word 'halh' - meaning corner or nook - Hale certainly lives up to its name, being located in the uppermost Western corner of the New Forest, within the Western Escarpement Conservation Area of the New Forest National Park. The village itself has a thriving, well respected primary school, whilst the neighbouring village of Woodgreen has a further range of amenities extending to a Post Office and community run village shop, public house and Village Hall. The Avonside town of Fordingbridge (about 4 miles) has a range of services sufficient to cater for most everyday needs, including shops, excellent primary and secondary schools and sports facilities.

Communications in the area are good and the regional centres of Salisbury, Bournemouth and Southampton are all within convenient driving distance. All can offer mainline rail services to London Waterloo and there are international airports at the latter two.

For the outdoor enthusiast the open heathland and forest of Hale Purlieu National Trust Common is quite literally on the doorstep, its thousands of acres of heath and wood land providing glorious walking, riding and cycling country. There are reputable golf courses at Bramshaw, Hamptworth and Salisbury and water sports opportunities in abundance on the south coast.

A set of gates open to a gravelled driveway to the front and side of the house leading to a DOUBLE GARAGE with twin up-and-over doors and a personal door to the garden. The driveway to the side of the house continues to a further parking and turning area.

The wonderful grounds flank the house on three elevations, with the formal gardens laid primarily to a combination of patio seating areas and established lawn interspersed with swathes of mature shrubs including rhododendrons and azaleas. Almost directly behind the house is a 'kitchen' garden with raised vegetable beds, a large GREENHOUSE and a most useful WORKSHOP of timber construction with double doors, power and light connected. Attached to the workshop are two STABLES. The formal gardens run into mature, broadleaf woodland comprising principally of oaks and the ground total approximately 2.8 acres.

New Forest District Council. Tax Band G.

Mains water and electricity. Oil fired central heating via boiler in utility room. Private drainage.

Leave Fordingbridge travelling in a Northerly direction on the A338. Upon entering the village of Breamore turn right (signposted Woodgreen). Follow the road into Woodgreen, passing the Horse & Groom public house and turn immediately right. Follow along this road with the common on your right hand side and continue. At Densome Corner follow the road to the sharp left and continue onto Hale Purlieu. Woodriding is the first house on the left hand side.