Location

The property occupies a delightful position on the outskirts of the village of Droxford on a tree-lined road. Located within the South Downs National Park, the village benefits from a junior school, village pub, post office and shop, doctors’ surgery and a thriving community Cafe in the church. The nearby village of Swanmore also provides a range of local amenities, schools, public houses, café and village shop.

More extensive facilities can be found at Bishops Waltham and the cathedral city of Winchester, with railway services from both Winchester and Petersfield providing access to London Waterloo in approximately 1 hour. The beautiful Meon Valley is well known for a range of outdoor pursuits including walking and riding, with a cricket club in the village of Droxford, golf at Swanmore Golf Centre and Corhampton Golf Club, and sailing on the Solent and the Hamble.

For those with families the local schools include Meonstoke Infants School, Swanmore Church of England Primary School, Droxford Junior School, Ridgemead Junior School and Swanmore College at secondary level. There are also numerous independent schools which include Bedales and Churchers schools in Petersfield, W inchester College, The Pilgrims School, Twyford School, St Swithun’s School for Girls, Wykeham House School, West Hill Park at Fareham, and King Edward VI School in Southampton, with a coach service from Swanmore Lane.

Description

The Limes is a well presented detached family home offering a generous amount of accommodation within a delightful setting. An entrance vestibule opens out onto the reception hall off which is easy access to all principal living areas. At the heart of the house is a kitchen/breakfast room which comes with a range of floor and wall mounted cupboards and drawer sections with work surfaces over. A door links through to the conservatory from which there are fabulous views out of the rear gardens and countryside beyond. The formal sitting room is well proportioned, ideal for entertaining and there are doors leaning through to a smaller snug/study area with wood-burner. A dining room provides perfect space for formal occasions and off the kitchen/breakfast room is a large family room making for a practical set up. A utility room comes with further work surfaces and appliance space and links through to the outdoors.

At first floor level there are a total of five double bedrooms including a guest bedroom with cloakroom, a principal bedroom with en suite bathroom and the remaining bedrooms are serviced by the family bathroom. A study/bedroom 6 provides good space for home working and has flexible use.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached over a gravel drive which provides ample parking for numerous vehicles as well as access to the double garage. The garden at the front is neatly arranged and there’s a good degree of screening giving the feeling of great privacy. The formal gardens lie predominantly to the rear of the property and include a large terrace running across the back of the property incorporating an elevated seating area which provides perfect space for outdoor entertaining and relaxing as well as the perfect vantage point to enjoy the view across the gardens and the valley beyond. The gardens include a summerhouse in the main garden, greenhouse, raised beds and fruit trees in the side garden and large lawn sections suitable for ball games (such as tennis, croquet or children’s football), interspersed by some attractive planting which is well established and provides a great degree of interest throughout the year. There is a post and rail fence that surrounds the formal gardens and beyond this are the paddock areas which provide perfect turn out facilities and double stable currently used as a garden store, ideal for those with an equestrian interest. The Limes really does enjoy a stunning setting with views across the South Downs National Park.