Wonderful country home

A beautifully renovated spacious detached country house in a delightful and private forest location is available to purchase either with or without a separate two bedroom cottage. Tom’s Lane Corner occupies a central position within garden and grounds extending to more than five acres here at Minstead and consequently enjoys total seclusion and outstanding distant views of the New Forest.

Built in the 1920s, a mature wisteria runs along the sunny front elevation of the house, and the principal entrance opens to reveal an impressive reception hall. The subject of an extensive refurbishment programme the house is superbly presented and work has included a new roof and repointing to the exterior with fabulous hand crafted cabinets in the kitchen with stone work surfaces and an Aga, all bathroom suites replaced and rewiring and replumbing throughout.

Open fireplaces give the large reception rooms to the east and western flanks a focal point and both these rooms have delightful views over the gardens. The kitchen/breakfast room has plenty of space for large family gatherings and has direct access to the garden as well as through the utility room and rear lobby.

Four spacious double bedrooms are arranged off the galleried landing including a superb guest suite and a master bedroom which is approached through a dressing room and has its own smart shower room. The family bathroom is a work of art with a free standing bath, separate shower and a wonderful run of marble housing the basin with storage below.

The soil in this part of the New Forest is perfect for the array of azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons which provide the garden with its vibrant colour and these large shrubs are interspersed with footpaths. Lawns surround the house and run to an area of woodland which is due shortly to burst into a haze of bluebells. The grounds include four paddocks with stabling, tack and feed storage. There is direct access onto the Forest via five separate gates linking into footpaths and bridleways.

Minstead is an unspoilt village close to Lyndhurst and has an active community, keeping alive the 13th century parish church, local farmshop, cricket club, tearoom and pub.

The detached two bedroom cottage, which is situated in the grounds of the main house, has also been modernised and is ideally suited as an extension to the accommodation of Tom’s Lane Corner, or as a self-contained unit. Permission has been established to split the properties, re-route the driveway and provide new garaging to the main house.

A guide price of £2,250,000 is quotes and further details are available from Savills by calling 01962 834835