8 bedroom detached house for sale

Dating from 1775, this historic home has been extensively modernised with updated plumbing, heating, and electrical systems while preserving period charm. The property features advanced technology including Cat 6 cabling, video security, and wireless music systems. The ground floor offers flowing reception areas from the entrance hall, a spacious dining hall with atrium setting, charming drawing room with wood burner, and bespoke family kitchen with Aga and conservatory. Two WCs (one with walk-in shower) and laundry room complete this level. Upstairs houses eight bedrooms and six bathrooms arranged around a bright landing. The double-aspect principal bedroom overlooks gardens and countryside, featuring an en suite bathroom flowing into a dressing room. Three additional bedrooms have en suites, plus three children's bedrooms and a second-floor bedroom with shower room.

The U-shaped outbuildings combine traditional brick and wooden construction, offering exceptional flexibility with three stables (two with mezzanine storage), storeroom, spacious barn, and indoor swimming pool. The attached cottage provides secondary accommodation with two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, home office, gym, and sauna. The first floor features a spectacular library/games room. Front kitchen garden and private rear lawn enhance the cottage. Surrounding land includes standing arrangements for local farming maintenance.

Canefield Farmhouse is located on the fringe of the village of Lockerley within the Test Valley and a stones throw from The New Forest, a national park of more than 220 square miles of semi-wild heathland where horses, deer, pigs and cattle roam freely. Lockerley centres around a large village green and includes a shop, a garage, primary school and two churches. A wider range of retail amenities can be found at nearby Romsey, with further facilities available at Winchester, Salisbury, Southampton and Stockbridge. The beautiful surrounding countryside encompasses the River Dun, which is a tributary of the River Test and provides excellent fishing, which combined with nearby walks and rides, offers an idyllic country lifestyle.

Local schooling includes Embley School, Lockerley CoE Primary School, Romsey Academy, Farleigh, Stroud, Godolpin, Chafyn Grove and senior schools include Winchester College, St Swithun’s School for Girls, South Wilts, Bishops Wordsworth, Marlborough, Bryanston, Sherborne.

Communications in the area are excellent with easy access on to the M27 heading east and connecting with the A34 to the Midlands and M3 to London. There are local railway stations at Mottisfont and Romsey and direct access to London from Winchester, Grateley, Southampton Parkway and Salisbury stations.