Property Summary
A rare and unique opportunity to acquire an idyllic country estate of stature, extending to over 10 acres in the desirable NE Hampshire enclave of Bramshott.
The substantial, single storey property offers enviable privacy with spacious, light and flexible accommodation in a unique rural setting with a Southerly aspect, magnificent countryside views and significant frontage to the River Wey.
Internally, the property would benefit from some updating.
The peaceful, beautiful setting belies its close proximity to the A3 (3-4mins.) and Liphook’s mainline railway station (6-7mins.) providing ease of access to London Waterloo, Farnborough, London Gatwick and Heathrow airports, the South Coast, and Portsmouth and its continental ferries.
The surrounding area boasts over 25,000 acres of hill and heathland walking protected by the National Trust and the stunning beauty and recreational facilities of the South Downs National Park.
If required, the property has the additional benefit of flexible, outline planning permission granted by EHDC to significantly develop the building to suit the buyer’s accommodation needs and requirements.
Permission also includes conversion of the former tennis pavilion (currently in use as an eight-bay garage and workshop) to two-bedroom staff accommodation, workshop and gymnasium, with three site options for new garaging and an additional access drive.
(Please note the Tarmac tennis court requiring resurfacing).
The grounds incorporate the original Bramshott Pleasure & Rock Gardens, and are attributed to the famous Edwardian garden designer Gertrude Jekyll.
Delightful streams and water features meander through these early 20th.C. gardens (parts of which would benefit from restoration) which include a significant waterfall and stone aqueduct spanning the river, the various water features falling under the aegis of the River Wey Trust.
A superb Pine arboretum dating from the latter part of the 19th.C. forms part of the extensive woodland and delightful waterside walks.
A formal croquet lawn, a substantial outdoor swimming pool, a helicopter landing area and recreational gardens and walls surround the property, dating from the 16th.C.. with areas of formal Arts & Crafts walling, all within Bramshott’s protected Conservation area.
