Basingstoke 3 miles
M3 (J6) 2.5 miles
Basingstoke to London Waterloo - from 45 minutes

Entrance Hall – open plan sitting/dining room – kitchen – three double bedrooms – two bedrooms with en-suite facilities – three bathroom/shower rooms - study space – gardens – off-street parking EPC Band C

SITUATION

Cliddesden is located 3 miles south of Basingstoke and is ideally positioned for excellent access to the M3 motorway and also direct rail links from Basingstoke into London Waterloo. Its location on the B3046 offers ideal cycling access (Cliddesden is on the National Cycle Network - NCN) to some of the most scenic countryside and villages in Hampshire as it meanders its way through the stunning Candover Valley towards Arlesford, Cheriton and beyond.
The Jolly Farmer public house and Cliddesden’s ‘Millenium’ village hall are the beating hearts of this pretty village, the latter providing a full programme of events throughout the year. St. Leonard’s Church is appropriately located nearby in Church Lane.
The village is fortunate to have access to two schools, both within walking distance of the property. They are Cliddesden Primary School and Otters Nursery School.

THE PROPERTY

This uniquely impressive and comfortable architecturally-designed family home is a genuinely rare opportunity to purchase a high-quality, well-appointed and spacious property that has been completely overhauled ‘top to bottom’ and sensitively extended, regardless of cost.
With its wonderful south-facing, manicured garden, this lovely home is testament to the current owner’s fastidious attention to detail which is evident in almost every aspect of this property and which really must be seen to be fully appreciated.

On the ground floor, immediately upon entering the property through the marble and granite floored hallway, you will become instantly aware of the wonderful vista provided by the half-glazed oak doors and expansive glazed bay window beyond that offers a virtually unobstructed view to the wonderfully well-tended, south-facing garden.
Centrally accessed off the entrance hallway is the spacious and wonderfully light, open-plan sitting/dining room benefitting from the large amount of natural daylight provided by the expansive south-facing bay window and double patio doors. The traditional, but completely re-built cottage fireplace with oak mantlepiece, has been prepared to accept a wood burning stove. Internal doors throughout are completely bespoke and constructed from solid oak.

Leading off the hallway is the spacious maple-finished kitchen with its many pan drawers and chromed pull-out storage units. Worktops are in solid black marble and appliances include a range cooker and dishwasher. The design of the feature kitchen ceiling and lighting make this not only a pleasurable place to work, but also to socialise. An Amtico finished floor, beautifully compliments this professionally-designed working kitchen.

Also leading off the hallway is Bedroom 3, a double bedroom with excellent wardrobe space and views to the landscaped internal courtyard. Directly across the hallway is a skilfully designed, fully porcelain tiled shower room incorporating high-quality sanitary-ware and fittings including chromed towel rail. The shower room is accessed via a lobby/cloaks space.

Leading off the sitting/dining area is the main stairs and access to Bedroom 2 which is an exceptionally spacious double bedroom with en-suite shower room. This bedroom has lovely open views to the garden and patio area and is located in a new extension built in 2012. The en-suite shower room once again is appealingly designed and specified. This area is fully porcelain tiled and is fitted-out with a high quality walk-in shower and associated sanitary-ware and chromed towel radiator.

On the first floor, the ‘master suite’ area is accessed via an impressive, architecturally-designed oak staircase. The upper stair area is an amazingly light space with windows strategically positioned to capture light from all directions. Views over the village pond and central conservation area can be seen from the top landing dormer window. This area also incorporates a very useable study/work space.
The master bedroom is accessed directly from the top landing. This room is once again a very light space, primarily due to the additional daylight provided by the triple Velux roof windows that have also been fitted with solar-controlled blackout blinds. The room also benefits from having a south facing aspect and lovely views down the garden. This room has two country-style fitted wardrobes.

The master en-suite bathroom is a large, cleverly designed space providing a generous walk-in shower, large bath plus additional high-quality sanitary-ware and fittings. This area is fully porcelain tiled and comes with two chromed heated towel rails. A condensing boiler and hot water cylinder cupboard is accessed from within this space. The bathroom window and boiler cupboard are fitted with painted folding shutters.

Outside

The ‘Secret Garden’, as the owners affectionately know it, is a south facing, meticulously tended, largely secluded and private garden that is bordered by trees, specimen ‘ball-shaped’ acers, beech and box hedging, laurel and bamboo screening and flower beds.

This beautifully landscaped garden which has taken the current owners many years to cultivate and would be ideally suited to those impatient gardeners looking for an ‘instant garden’.

The patio can be accessed from the dining area or from the pathway located at the side of the house. The patio finish is natural sawn Yorkstone paving with pebbled borders. This area currently incorporates an extra-large cantilevered parasol which easily covers the outside dining area.