Detached house for sale in London Road, Hook, Hampshire RG27

Hook House Hotel is a lovely Grade II Listed Georgian house that was built in about 1684 and sits within just over 2 acres of gardens and grounds. In recent years the property has been used as a boutique hotel (C1) and configured with 17 en suite bedrooms, of which 15 are currently used commercially.

The current owners have owned the property since 2016 and local council records show that the previous owner had planning permission to change the use to care homes (C2). There is also lapsed planning permission to change the use into a residential single dwelling (C3).

The ground floor consists of the hallway, bar and sitting room, the Georgian Room (that can be subdivided into a sitting area and a dining room and can seat up to 50), office, commercial kitchen, and library. The adjoining annex consists of four bedroom suites, of which two are let out commercially and two are currently used privately. The first floor consists of six bedroom suites and the second floor has seven bedroom suites. There is also a basement cellar that is used for storage. All bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms.

Outside there is a marquee that is used for wedding receptions and other large functions for up to 140 persons, three wooden storage huts, a cold store and a laundry room. Lovely mature lawns surround the house on two sides and there is plenty of parking on the gravelled driveway in front of the house with overflow parking beside the front lawn.

The property owns the driveway onto Searl's Lane over which the two neighbouring properties, The Coach House and The Stables, have a right of access.

Hook Railway Station 1 mile (London Waterloo from 58 mins), Winchfield Railway Station 2.5 miles (London Waterloo from 54 mins), M3 (Junction 5) 1.5 miles, Odiham 5.5 miles, Basingstoke 7 miles (London Waterloo from 45 minutes), M4 (Junction 11) 10 miles, Farnham 11 miles, London 47 miles
(All distances and times are approximate)

Hook House Hotel is located on the north-eastern edge of Hook, off the A30 towards Phoenix Green and Hartley Wintney. It is close to a new Sainsburys supermarket and also Hook railway Station. Both Hook and Hartley Wintney offer a good selection of shopping and local facilities. Hartley Wintney also offers boutique shops, bistros, restaurants, public houses, church, health centre, dentist and post office, golf club and cricket club. The nearby centres of Odiham, Basingstoke and Farnham are all within easy reach and provide a further range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities.

There are a number of excellent state and private schools within the area, including Daneshill, St Neots, Wellington College, Eagle House, and Lord Wandsworth.

Communications in the area are first class, with the M4 and M3 motorways a short drive away. There are mainline stations at both Winchfield and Hook which provide fast and regular services to London Waterloo. The surrounding countryside is most attractive with numerous public footpaths and bridleways throughout to enjoy