Private garden and woodland setting

Built on five and half acres that once formed part of Florence Nightingale’s family estate at East Wellow near Romsey, Gablewood House is a majestic family home secluded by its own gardens and woodland and approached over a long private driveway accessed via two gated entrances.

The pleasing gables of the house are mirrored in the first floor above the triple garage where there is a versatile space ideal as a games room and with a shower room. The garage has an adjacent utility room and links through to the house via a glazed boot room; this is just the beginning of the highly practical and versatile space.

This is very much a house which takes into account the enjoyment of the outdoors and there are six pairs of French doors from the extensive living space which open to various paved terraces, some of which are covered, thereby extending their use through the seasons. The vast reception hall is flooded with natural light and visitors will immediately delight in the view through the house to the gardens beyond.

The smart kitchen forms part of a beautiful open plan space which incorporates a snug, breakfast area and a superb dining room with a high vaulted ceiling and acres of glazing bringing the garden into the room. Alternative dining space lies within the principal reception room where the sitting and dining zones are given a degree of separation by a central fire pit with a suspended iron chimney adding drama to the room.

A gloriously bright galleried landing branches off to five double bedrooms, all of which have fitted wardrobes and en suites. The impressive master bedroom has a vaulted ceiling, lovely garden views on three sides, ample wardrobes, and a boutique hotel style bathroom where the double shower cubicle and egg shaped freestanding bath are set off to perfect effect by the burnished bronze tiling and inset lighting.

The clever design of the house includes an economical and environmentally friendly air source heat pump and bio digester with most of the rooms benefitting from a built in Sonos sound system.

Outside, the gardens wrap around the house with lawns abutting the terraces and decking adjacent to the house. This is a garden of interest with woodland areas to be enjoyed by wonderful rhododendron lined paths, a small lake with a children’s zip wire over, other play areas, enticing sun traps and even a rough terrain area for riding quad bikes.

East Wellow sits close to the borders of the New Forest and the busy market town of Romsey is less than three miles away.

A guide price of £2,250,000 is quoted by Charters in Winchester and further details are available by calling 01962 830880.