Detached house for sale in Mattingley, Hampshire RG27

Striking contemporary family home complemented by an excellent detached studio, established gardens and surrounding paddock.

Description
Cowfold House is an exceptional contemporary detached country residence, offering versatile accommodation and situated on the outskirts of Rotherwick, surrounded by the picturesque Hampshire countryside. The property is conveniently located near local amenities found in the surrounding villages.

This luxurious and contemporary country house spans over 3,600 sq ft, arranged over two levels, with a detached garden studio and garaging. It is designed for a range of lifestyles and uses, with flexible living spaces and exceptional attention to detail. The property also features an established garden and surrounding paddock.

The house has been designed to maximize the views across the surrounding Hampshire countryside. As you enter the generous double-height entrance hall, you are greeted with a view of fields through a large glass picture door. Throughout the home, large glazed elevations to the principal rooms allow for ample natural light.

The main feature of the ground floor is a spacious open plan living, dining, and kitchen area with triple aspect glass walls and full height sliding doors, offering views over the rear terrace, garden, and fields beyond. The kitchen is fitted in a contemporary style with an island, quartz worktops, and built in Siemens appliances. The open plan living area has ample space for seating and dining and features a brick fireplace with a log burning stove.

Adjacent to the kitchen is a pantry/food preparation room and a laundry room.

Next to the kitchen is a comfortable sitting room with a log burner, and at the other side of the house, there is a spacious cinema room fitted with a Dolby surround sound system. A cloakroom and study complete the ground floor, which has underfloor heating throughout.

The property also benefits from a Control 4 Home Automation System, which connects to the lighting, blinds, heating, and sound systems.

Upstairs, the principal bedroom suite features a walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom. There are four further bedrooms, three with built-in wardrobes and en suite bathrooms, and a family bathroom with separate shower. All the bathrooms have underfloor heating.

Cowfold House is set back from the road, accessed through automated gates and a gravel driveway, which provides access to the double barn-style garage and adjacent store room.

The garden wraps around the house on all sides, bordered by mature hedging and a selection of trees, including a small orchard, making it very private.

A five-bar gate opens to a paddock, planted with a young oak border, which protects the views from the house and garden. There is a raised terrace, landscaped with smart brick pavers and fitted with built-in lighting and external speakers, overlooking the garden, which is mainly laid to lawn.

Set within a contemporary garden is a studio with a kitchen, cloakroom, and covered BBQ area, and fitted with an audio-visual setup. There is also a tennis court.

In addition to the garden, there is an area of paddock of around 3 acres with a natural woodland border on the southeast side. In all, the plot measures approximately 4.3 acres.

Location
Rotherwick is a pretty rural hamlet set in unspoilt Hampshire countryside. Within the village there is a 13th Century church, 2 public houses, a village hall and a primary school.

Day to day facilities are available in the nearby villages of Hartley Wintney (about 3.9 miles) and Hook (about 3 miles) offers further amenities and shops.

More comprehensive shopping, cultural and recreational facilities can be found in the regional centres of Basingstoke (about 6 miles), Farnham (about 11 miles) and Reading about (17.2 miles).

There is good access to the M3 Motorway at Junction 5 as well as the M4 at Reading. Hook’s main line station (0.8 miles) offers a service into London Waterloo in around an hour, whilst Basingstoke is also perfect for London commuters with a journey time from 45 minutes.

Schools within the area are particularly well regarded and include Hook Infants and Juniors Schools, Robert Mays Senior School in nearby Odiham as well as the independent schools of Wellesley Prep, St, Neot’s, St Nicholas, Lord Wandsworth, Eagle house, Wellington College and St. Swithun’s. Nearby is the well regarded Tylney Park Golf Club in Rotherwick and The Four Seasons Hotel at Dogmersfield are close by which have extensive facilities including golfing, riding and a spa.

There are extensive country walks over the many footpaths which are directly accessible from the village.

Square Footage: 3,654 sq ft

Acreage:
1.2 Acres



Additional Info
Services: Mains water, electricity. Oil fired central heating. The property has private drainage and we understand is compliant with the relevant government regulations/registered with the appropriate body.