4 bed detached house for sale

Hale Purlieu, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6

A handsome 4-bedroom house dating from the 1930s occupying a discreet position along the sought-after Hale Purlieu with a wonderful outlook and direct access to the New Forest.

Folly Hill is a well-proportioned house believed to date from the early 1930s with later additions occupying a secluded position along the sought-after Hale Purlieu. It has a wonderful outlook and direct New Forest access. There is a vast array of bird and wildlife within the curtilage of the 2.8 acre plot and a myriad choice of New Forest paths from the door, a serene base for a family to further explore the the glorious New Forest National Park.

The accommodation is presented in extremely comfortable, welcoming condition yet there remains scope for an incoming purchaser to change and adapt according to personal taste and there is an excellent balance between versatile living rooms on the ground floor and the bedrooms on the upper level.

The house sits in a mature grounds that are a mixture of garden, former paddock and light woodland, which combine to offer a high level of privacy. Within the grounds are several useful buildings including a double garage and a generous workshop and tractor store.

A derivative from the Old English word 'halh' - meaning corner or nook - Hale certainly lives up to its name, being located in the uppermost Western corner of the New Forest, within the Western Escarpement Conservation Area of the New Forest National Park. The village itself has a thriving, well respected primary school, whilst the neighbouring village of Woodgreen has a further range of amenities extending to a Post Office and community run village shop, public house and Village Hall. The Avonside town of Fordingbridge (about 4 miles) has a range of services sufficient to cater for most everyday needs, including shops, excellent primary and secondary schools and sports facilities.

Communications in the area are good and the regional centres of Salisbury, Bournemouth and Southampton are all within convenient driving distance. All can offer mainline rail services to London Waterloo and there are international airports at the latter two.

For the outdoor enthusiast the open heathland and forest of Hale Purlieu National Trust Common is quite literally on the doorstep, its thousands of acres of heath and wood land providing glorious walking, riding and cycling country. There are reputable golf courses at Bramshaw, Hamptworth and Salisbury and water sports opportunities in abundance on the south coast.

The house is approached over a cattle grid that opens to a forked gravel driveway that leads to the house and double garage with twin up-and-over doors and power and light connected. The right hand fork leads to the rear of the property where there is ample further parking and access to a detached 36 m.sq. Workshop with twin doors and power and light connected and a tandem garage/tractor store .

The house sits discreetly to the front of a beautiful, mature garden plot that provides a range of colours and variety throughout the year and comprises various sections of well-maintained lawn with mature, established shrub beds and planting. An area of lawn surrounds the house on two elevations and runs into a lightly wooded area to the south of the property with a gated, direct access point onto Hale Purlieu. The lawn continues on a gentle gradient to the west of the house and runs into deep rhododendron and shrub bushes. The gardens as a whole offer a high degree of privacy and various aspects capture the natural light and sunshine afforded by the southerly and westerly aspects. The views of sunsets from the property are sometimes breathtakingly panoramic.

New Forest District Council. Band G.

Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Leave Fordingbridge travelling in a Northerly direction on the A338. Upon entering the village of Breamore turn right (signposted Woodgreen). Follow the road into Woodgreen, passing the Horse & Groom public house and turn immediately right. Follow along this road with the common on your right hand side and continue. At Densome Corner follow the road to the sharp left and continue onto Hale Purlieu. Folly Hill is located after about 1/4 mile on the left hand side.

Entrance Porch

Canopy Porch.

Entrance Hall

Stairs to first floor. Storage cupboard.

Dining Room

Front aspect to garden.

Sitting Room

Dual aspect with bay window over-looking garden and with westerly orientation. Stone fireplace housing Stovax wood burning stove.

Cloakroom

Hanging space for coats. Wash hand basin. Door to enclosed WC.

Study

Dual aspect with door to garden.

Kitchen

Units mounted at base and eye level comprising cupboards and drawers. Work surface over. Single bowl stainless steel sink and double drainer. Oil fired Aga (not presently working). Integral Hotpoint oven and separate 4-ring electric hob.

Rear Lobby

Walk-in larder. External door to rear. Small Utility Room with plumbing for washing machine. Boiler Room with small workshop area beyond.

Landing

Roof access.

Bedroom 1

Aspect over garden with distant far reaching views stretching as far as Cranborne Chase. Built in wardrobes.

Ensuite Bathroom

Panelled bath. Shower cubical. Wash hand basin. WC. Bidet.

Bedroom 2

Dual aspect. Outlook to garden. Built-in wardrobe.

Bedroom 3

Dual aspect. Outlook to garden.

Bedroom 4

Dual aspect. Built-in wardrobe.

Family Bathroom

Panelled bath with shower attachment. Wash hand basin.
WC. Linen cupboard.