5 bedroom detached house for sale

A beautifully presented detached house on the edge of the popular village of Fovant.

Description

An attractive period detached house in a lovely edge of village setting with elegant versatile accommodation and extensive grounds making it an ideal family home.
Backing onto fields, this is a handsome detached country residence believed to have been built around 1901 with painted brick external elevations under a slate tiled roof. Altered and improved over the years, the well- proportioned and elegant accommodation is beautifully presented and offers versatility as to how it can be enjoyed as well as scope to make further changes.

On the ground floor, an enclosed entrance porch leads to a welcoming entrance hall and on to the three reception rooms which includes a comfortable sitting room and elegant dining room, both of which have open fireplaces with marble surrounds and overlook the garden. The good-sized family room gives access to the attractively fitted and equipped modern kitchen fitted by Howdens which has an electric Rangemaster cooker and adjoins the light and airy garden/breakfast room. There is also a utility/larder area and cloakroom on this level.

Upstairs on the first floor is a galleried landing, a lovely master bedroom with super views, three further double bedrooms and a well-appointed family bathroom. On the second floor is a fifth bedroom with an en-suite shower room.

Outside
The property benefits from having the most delightful Southerly facing grounds that extend to around 0.75 of an acre and are bordered on one side by open countryside. These consist of a tarmacadam drive providing parking that lead to a stone paved terrace with steps down to areas of lawn interspersed with mature hedging with flower and shrub borders, an interesting variety of broadleaf, conifer, ornamental and fruit trees. The lower part of the garden has a greenhouse and a wooden shed and opens out to a wild garden area and a small copse. To the side of the house is a garden store/workshop and a shed housing the oil-fired boiler.

Location

Fovant is a pretty village in the sought-after Nadder Valley. The village has a post office/shop, pub, garage and doctors surgery, which are all within walking distance of the property. The neighbouring village of Dinton has a popular primary school. For more comprehensive amenities, nearby Tisbury has a range of facilities including shops, doctors surgery, library, school, churches, pubs, florist, cafés, wine merchant/bistro and an outdoor lido and leisure centre. Tisbury also benefits from a mainline train station to London Waterloo (journey time of approximately 2 hours).

The beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational facilities. Trains from Salisbury to London Waterloo have a journey time of approximately 90 minutes.
Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton and golf at Rushmore and South Wilts Golf Club. This area is renowned for its fishing on the River Avon, Test and outlying chalk streams.

The A303 provides access to the south west and London, via the M3.

There is a wide selection of both state and private schools in the area, including Port Regis, Sandroyd, Bryanston, Sherborne, Claysmore, Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove and Godolphin, as well as Bishop Wordsworth and South Wilts Grammar Schools.

Square Footage: 2,303 sq ft


Acreage: 0.75 Acres

Directions

SP3 5LB : Take the A36 out of Salisbury when you reach Wilton at the roundabout take the first left onto the A30. Follow the A30 through Wilton and for approximately 7 miles until you come in to Fovant. Just passed the Greater Good public House turn right into the village. Go passed the village post office/shop and just in front of the village hall turn left on to Tisbury Road. After a short whilt Tisbury Road becomes Moor Hill at the turning for Sutton Road. Proceed forwards onto Moor Hill and the property will be found off a track on your left just as you are leaving the village.

All distances and travel times are approximate.

Additional Info

Fixtures and Fittings : Please note that, unless specifically mentioned, all fixtures and fittings and garden ornaments are excluded from the sale.

Services : Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil-fired central heating. Full fibre BT broadband to the property.

Viewing : Strictly by appointment with Savills