Location

Kingswell House is located in the delightful village of Crawley, in the heart of the Hampshire countryside between the city of Winchester and traditional market town of Stockbridge. The village is extremely pretty, with an array of period houses, a charming duck pond and the renowned public house and restaurant, The Fox & Hounds. Stockbridge provides an excellent range of day-to-day necessities as well as several pubs, restaurants, hotels and galleries. The historic city of Winchester offers a wealth of amenities including shops, restaurants, a farmers’ market, Cathedral and the Theatr e Royal.

There are a number of well-regarded preparatory and secondary schools in the surrounding area including Farleigh School, Norman Court, Twyford, Pilgrims Prep, Prince’s Mead, Winchester College, St Swithun’s School for Girls, Peter Symonds Sixth Form College and Winchester University.

The surrounding countryside is renowned for chalk stream fishing and the nearby River Test is regarded by many to be one of the best fly-fishing rivers in the country, the River Itchen is also only a short distance away. Golf is available at Leckford, Royal Winchester, South Winchester and Hockley. There are numerous opportunities for walking and riding with a good network of footpaths and bridleways nearby.

Communications in the area are excellent, with the M3, A34 and A303 providing links towards London, Southampton, Oxford and the West Country. There is a regular train service from either Winchester or Micheldever station to London Waterloo taking from about 58 minutes. In addition, Southampton Airport is nearby with an increasing international flight network.

Description

Kingswell House is an exceptional detached former farmhouse of 19th century origin, situated in the heart of this incredibly popular village. The property offers beautifully proportioned accommodation over two floors with the additional benefit of a cellar. The house is approached from a large and welcoming reception hall providing a wonderful sense of arrival, from here there is access to the drawing room and sitting room. The property has been extended and renovated during our client’s tenure and there is now a large kitchen/dining room which is the focal point of the ground floor accommodation. This superb room has been fitted with a range of kitchen units, a central island and fitted appliances, including an Everhot kitchen range, the dining area is a good size with double doors to the rear and bifold doors leading out to west facing terrace. There is a separate utility room and ground floor cloakroom.

On the first floor the principal bedroom suite is an exceptionally good size with vaulted ceiling and views over the rear garden, there is an adjoining large bathroom with separate shower. There are three further bedrooms including a guest suite with adjoining shower and a separate family bathroom.

OUTSIDE
Bordered from the road by an attractive brick and flint brick wall with mature hedge row the front, the cottage style gardens are very pretty indeed and provide a wonderful setting for the house. The rear gardens are an excellent size, immediately adjacent to the rear of the property is a large terrace an attractive brick retaining walls with steps that lead up to the lawn gardens. There are well stocked and tended flowerbeds and a wealth of mature flowering shrubs and trees alongside mature hedgerows. There is an attractive greenhouse at the side of the property and raised beds suitable for a kitchen garden. The property extends to in all 0.44 acres.