A versatile character home with potential in a secluded hamlet set amongst an ancient rural landscape. VIRTUAL VIEWING TOUR available.

PROPERTY Home Farm House was originally designed by Unwin and Trigg and is believed to date from the 1920's and has an Arts and Crafts heritage. It was originally built as two farm cottages yet designed to look as one being the home farm to Hawkley Hurst and forms part of a small rural community with three neighbouring properties in an idyllic secluded rural setting approached up a long private drive. The house is in need of updating but has extensive accommodation having reunited both sides and provides potential to improve and or extend subject to planning.



Upstairs many of the bedrooms have rural aspects looking out across the ancient adjoining 'hanger' landscape unaltered over many centuries and downstairs there is a lovely sized kitchen/living room and three further reception rooms for family life. The utility/boot room is practical space for dogs or drying from winter walks. Part of the first floor has been used as a flat for relatives and can flex as 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, small kitchen and living room. It is a wonderful versatile family house, ready for the next generation to enjoy.



LOCATION Hawkley is one of Hampshire's most unspoilt quintessential villages, where time has almost passed by, but the village is far from a "time warp" with an active community, wonderful local walks and miles of single track country lanes to explore, set amongst beautiful undulating countryside including the Ashford Hangers Nature Reserve nearby. Home Farm House is located between Hawkley and Empshott villages set amongst the ancient wooded hangers with their hidden valleys and miles of winding lanes. Village amenities include the well regarded Hawkley Inn, church, village hall (with Montessori school), cricket ground with play area and tennis court. Petersfield with its comprehensive range of facilities including Waitrose and main line station is an easy drive or a more local station at Liss for commuting. Alton is also within easy reach. The A3 with trunk road connections is within 5 minutes' drive meaning the larger centres of Guildford, Portsmouth (with ferry services) and Winchester via A31/A272 are within reasonable driving distance, as are the creeks and inlets of the South Coast. There are well regarded state and private schools in the region.



Hawkley and Empshott form part of an ancient landscape virtually unaltered over the centuries and now in the heart of the South Downs National Park. The steep sided wooded hillsides are known as the 'hangers' and are largely beech woodland with some yew, ash and wild cherry on chalk which provide a habitat for many rare species.



In a nutshell:



"We love being hidden in this untouched rural landscape yet being part of a close knit rural community and with easy access to Petersfield or Alton. The wildlife, local walking and cycling has been a fantastic natural resource as the family grew up".



OUTSIDE A long private drive swings off Mill Lane being a shared approach with neighbours. There is a large courtyard area with turning space and parking and access to the 4 bay open fronted barn store/garage. To one side is a large brick workshop barn providing a great home working space or scope for an annexe subject to planning.



The garden is mainly to the rear. There is a wide terrace with a wonderful sunny aspect behind the house and steps up behind to a raised area of lawn. The garden is mainly lawn for ease of management with several old trees and cob nut stools providing a sheltered area for children to explore and back drop. There is also an old high brick wall to the north east corner sheltering a wide flower border. In all about 0.84 of an acre (0.340 ha).