2 bedroom apartment to rent

A wonderful Grade II listed 2/3 bedroom ground floor mansion apartment forming part of a truly magnificent New Forest country house, set in private parkland gardens, in a quiet and peaceful location next to the popular village of Sway and less than 4 miles from the Georgian market town of Lymington with its extensive yachting facilities, ferry service to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight and its famous Saturday county market.

The Property and Accommodation Forming part of the historic country house, Arnewood Court, constructed circa 1880 and owned by the former high court judge, Andrew Peterson, who was renowned for building the nearby Sway Tower's, this impressive ground floor apartment offers substantial accommodation (approx. 170 m2 or 2000 sq. ft) flanked by gardens and grounds, surrounded by majestic trees, set back and well screened from Flexford Lane and approached via a sweeping private driveway.

Upon entering the house, an impressive hallway leads to the private entrance to Flat 4 and its inner hallway with built in storage, which in turn links the principle living accommodation of drawing room, kitchen, conservatory/dining room, bedrooms and bathrooms.

The 33 ft dual aspect drawing room is a particularly impressive room with high ornate ceilings, matching chandeliers, parquet flooring, a large feature fireplace and three tall sash windows which overlook the gardens and add to the sense of grandeur yet provide a relaxed feel and abundant light. Set off the drawing room is a useful room currently arranged as a study with built in shelving and French doors opening onto a small terrace in the garden but this could be utilised as a small 3rd bedroom if required.

The kitchen really is the heart of the home with a range of cream shaker style wall and base units and features a number of appliances (double oven, gas hob, microwave, dishwasher) and a gas fired Aga. The room offers a great sense of space with its high barrelled ceiling and light flooding in from the conservatory/dining room where the American style fridge freezer sits

Adjoining and accessed from the kitchen, this magnificent conservatory/dining room offers vaulted glazing to the high roof and two sets of French doors opening out to the private rear garden and terrace. The conservatory/dining room has additional underfloor heating but this is rarely required as the room warms up so quickly with the sun, even in the middle of winter.

The principal bedroom is beautifully sunny with a high barrelled ceiling, parquet flooring an ornamental fireplace and fitted wardrobes. Two sets of French doors lead out to the private rear garden and steps lead up to an ensuite shower room.

A second bedroom also overlooks the rear garden and benefits from an ornamental fireplace, built in clothes storage and tall sash bay windows with built in seating. A large family bathroom with bath, handbasin, toilet and bidet, extensive linen storage cupboards, a wooden drying frame and plumbing for a washing machine completes the accommodation.

Grounds & Gardens Arnewood Court as a whole comprises six spacious individual apartments converted from a historic building, each with their own private gardens. The grounds attached specifically to apartment 4 are of particular note and are appointed into three main private gardens, including a gated private rear garden with direct access from the apartment. The two large areas of level lawn with hedging to the borders provide further outdoor entertaining areas and a small shed provides storage for garden tools or bicycles. A gardener looks after the maintenance of the three gardens and the cost of this is included in the rental price. To the front of the main house, there is residents parking.

The village of Sway benefits from a range of local shops, including a renowned butcher, a well-regarded primary school, two public houses, a popular tennis club and a mainline station offering a direct link to London Waterloo (approx. 1 hour 55 minutes) and connections to the London Airports. Viewing is strictly by appointment only. Useful Information: EPC - Exempt as Listed building Council Tax Band - Band E = £2,487.98 - 2023/24 (further details via the New Forest District Councils website) *Unfortunately pets are not allowed under the lease.
Rent: £2,500 pcm (includes gardener, water and sewerage) Deposit: £2,885