5 bedroom detached house

Deers Leap was designed with the owners,
by renowned Winchester architect, the Late
Huw Thomas. Built to a very high standard the
house is an oak framed house providing over
4000 sq.ft of accommodation over two floors.
The attention to detail and craftsmanship
is exceptional. With a nod to the classic
Hampshire architecture, there is a brick and
flint porch taking you into the entrance hall
which has limestone flooring. The rooms are
well proportioned throughout the house. Of
particular note are the reception spaces. To
one end of the house is a cosy sitting/TV room
which has double doors out onto the garden
The hallway opens into an impressive full height
central space which is currently configured to
provide both the formal dining area and the
drawing room, with a central double-sided
wood burning stove and feature chimney which
is a real focal point to the room. Double doors
lead through into the kitchen and breakfast
room, where again the craftsman ship is evident
in the bespoke kitchen units. There is a central
island with a handmade oak worksurface and
plenty of storage. Beyond the kitchen is an
excellent boot room and utility room with side
access into the gardens

There are five bedrooms and four bathrooms.
One of these is on the ground floor with an
en suite shower room, making an excellent
guest bedroom. A handmade staircase takes
you to the first floor and a galleried landing
leads to the four bedrooms on this level, two of
which have adjoining bath/shower rooms, and
there are two further bedrooms and a family
bathroom.

The house is approached via a long shingle
driveway, to the front of the house where
there is a ample parking for several vehicles
and a double garage. The mature gardens lie
predominantly to the front of the house, mainly
laid to lawn with a feature ornamental pond.
The lawns wrap around the house and there is
a generous paved terrace from which to admire
the view. In addition, there are two paddocks
and a livestock pen with a field shelter, bordered
by post and rail fencing. Adjacent to the
paddocks is a barn, with two stables and an
open bay tractor barn, with a storeroom and
office above it. There are further outbuildings,
including wood stores & a former kennels now
used as a pretty garden room.

The house is in the Parish of Micheldever. A few
miles north of the City of Winchester. The village
itself has a church, primary school, village shop/
post office and a pub with an active community
with plenty of social events throughout the year.
The area is famed for the Forestry Commission
owned, Micheldever Woods, which the house
has direct access into, and is particularly
known for its wonderful bluebells in the Spring.
Micheldever Station is a short distance away,
where there is a regular train service into
London Waterloo. The location has excellent
road links to the M3 and A34. The village of
Kings Worthy is also close by, where there is a
selection of local shops, a popular farm shop,
butchers and two pubs. The City of Winchester
provides a full range of amenities and is some 5
miles from the house.