Location

Lime House is situated at the end of a charming, little known, no-through street, next to St. Peters church in Bishop’s Waltham to the southern end of the Meon Valley surrounded by beautiful countryside on the edge of the South Downs. The house is in St Peter’s Street which is within the centre of this thriving small country town which has several restaurants, pubs, cafes and shops, a fresh fish shop, a butcher and greengrocer, a post office and doctors’ surgery.

The property is incredibly well placed for easy communications, with Winchester station about 10 miles away, taking only approximately 57 minutes to London Waterloo, Botley station only 4 miles away taking 90 minutes to London Waterloo and Southampton international airport approximately 11 miles away. The M3 and M27 motorway networks are also within easy reach, providing access to the commercial centres of Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth and the south coast.

There are excellent schools, leisure and sporting activities nearby, including horse racing at Salisbury, Goodwood and Newbury, numerous Golf Clubs and more extensive shopping facilities and restaurants in the cathedral city of Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth. Superb schooling including Winchester College, St Swithun’s, Prince’s Mead, Pilgrims, Twyford, Bedales and Churcher’s College and Portsmouth Grammar School.

Description

Lime House is a Grade II listed period family home which is believed to date from back to 1760 and offers a fabulous living environment. The property with its Georgian origins comes with extremely well-balanced accommodation including a generous reception hall which makes for a positive first impression and links through to all principal living areas. There are four good reception rooms including a sitting room with central fireplace and bay window with an attractive outlook over the rear garden. A dining room provides a great space for formal entertaining and a study ideal for working from home. The magnificent oak framed family room with its vaulted glazed rooflight and corner log burner is a fabulous living space and is ideal for everyday living as well as being located next to the kitchen which makes for a practical set up. The kitchen comes with a range of floor and wall mounted units including cupboard and drawer sections with work surfaces over, there is a breakfast bar which provides further preparation area and an Aga which completes the farmhouse feel. There is a walk in pantry and separate utility room. At first floor level there are four generous bedrooms, a family bathroom and separate shower room.

OUTSIDE
There is a tandem style garage with doors at each end which open on to a drive at the rear of the property which provides parking for several vehicles. The main gardens sit to the rear of the property and include a terraced area and further seating space which is perfect for outdoor entertaining and from which to admire the elevated view over the grounds. The gardens are well established with mature borders and planting giving a good degree of interest throughout the year. There are steps down to the main lawned area which provides great space for recreation. This area extends down towards the summer house with its own seating area. There is a log store and shed. The grounds extend in all to about 0.35 acres.