Smannell, Andover, Hampshire, SP11

Exceptional, secluded country house, just under 7500 sq ft in all, with wonderful grounds of around 3.25 acres.

Description

Smannell House is a truly exceptional property. Although constructed only eight years ago, it is traditional in its design and boasts wonderfully light, well-proportioned rooms with high ceilings and an overriding feeling of space throughout. All thought has been given to satisfying every modern day living requirement with expansive accommodation flowing seamlessly from one room to the next, the ideal house for entertaining. The drawing room is supremely elegant and features a gas fireplace as a focal point whilst light floods in from six windows. In addition to a family room and dining room, the kitchen/breakfast room is 32 ft in length and boasts a stylish fitted kitchen with central island and ample relaxation and dining space. There are three sets bifold doors out to the elevated terrace. A walkway leads beyond to a spacious study/games room, again with bifold doors on each side of the room and with a staircase leading up to a studio room/bedroom above. These rooms combined could be used for semi-independent overflow accommodation if desired. The principal bedroom is dual aspect and benefits from an adjoining dressing room and well appointed bathroom, whilst the guest room also has an en suite bathroom. There are three further bedrooms which and a family bathroom.

Outside

Hidden behind mature hedging and shrubbery, Smannell House is gated with a driveway leading to a sizeable parking area where there is also a double garage/workshop and open bay parking space. The mature gardens to the front are a pure delight and generously extend around the sides of the house to the rear garden.
Mainly laid to lawn, the rear garden again boasts a wide variety of mature shrubs and trees, with a most attractive summerhouse which could serve as a home office away from the house. The summerhouse is the perfect place to sit and relax and enjoy the vista beyond the garden to the adjoining fields.

Location

Smannell House is enviably tucked away in a secluded location, within the small hamlet of Smannell which boasts a Church and a primary school. The hamlet is surrounded by glorious countryside and yet is well placed for amenities with Andover being a comprehensive centre with a range of shopping, educational and leisure facilities as well as excellent rail services to Waterloo, only two miles north-east of Smannell. Alternatively, Newbury is 15 miles north and provides a service to London Paddington. The A34 and A303 roads, as well as M3 and M4 motorways are all accessible. The area offers a wide selection of well-regarded schooling (private and state), including Farleigh Preparatory School which is a short drive away. Salisbury offers Grammar schools, Godolphin, Chaffyn Grove and the Cathedral School whilst Winchester offers Peter Symonds Sixth Form College, Winchester College and St. Swithun’s. Newbury and its surrounds boast Downe House, St. Gabriels, Horris Hill, Cheam, Bradfield College and Elstree. There is excellent fishing on the River Test locally and golf courses in Longstock as well as two in Andover. Polo is at Tidworth and racing at Newbury and Salisbury.

Square Footage: 7,454 sq ft


Acreage: 3.25 Acres

Directions

Follow Satnav: SP11 6JW