5 bedroom house for sale

Mill Field House is an extremely well presented family home offering flexible living with attractive, understated décor, arranged over two light-filled floors.

The ground floor has four comfortable reception rooms, including the drawing room at the front, with bespoke built-in shelving and cupboards either side of the fireplace which is fitted with a log burning stove. There is also a home office with built-in desk and storage, and a snug in which to relax. The formal dining room at the rear has natural stone flooring with wet underfloor heating and bi-fold doors opening onto the southwest-facing garden, and adjoins the well-equipped kitchen with its plentiful storage, range cooker and central island with a breakfast bar.

There is one double bedroom on the ground floor, as well as a shower room. The first floor has a particularly spacious landing with a fantastic outlook across the rear garden. The generous principal bedroom has its own dressing room and an en suite bathroom with dual washbasins and a separate shower unit. There are four further double bedrooms. The first floor also has a family bathroom, with one bedroom benefitting from Jack and Jill access.

At the entrance to the property, the five-bar electric gate opens onto the gravel driveway, which has plenty of parking space and access to the detached garage. There is an area of lawn at the front, while at the rear, the stunning southwest-facing garden has paved sitting areas for al fresco dining, an area of level lawn and well-stocked border beds with various shrubs and flowering perennials with hidden garden lighting for sunning all-year round entertainment. At the end of the garden there is a timber-framed shed for garden storage.

The property lies in a peaceful position on the edge of the village of Bentworth and surrounded by beautiful countryside, four miles from the Hampshire market town of Alton. Bentworth has a local pub and a primary school, with Alton offering a variety of shops and everyday amenities, as well as several restaurants, pubs, sports centre, cafés, and large supermarkets including Waitrose. Alton and Basingstoke mainline station provide services to London Waterloo, while there is also well connected by road, with the M3 nine miles away. There are several excellent schools in the area, including the independent Alton School, Eggar’s School and Lord Wandsworth College.