7 bed detached house for sale

Coopers Hill, Eversley, Hook, Hampshire RG27

Occupying an exceptionally convenient and highly desirable position, a most attractive and substantial country house of generous proportions, providing seven bedrooms and five bathrooms, complemented by beautifully established gardens and grounds, extending to over 4.5 acres, and stabling.

The original parts of Hill House were constructed approximately a century ago, with the current vendors having tastefully and skilfully extended the property to create a substantial country house, now offering in excess of 6,000 sq. Ft. Of well-appointed accommodation arranged over three floors.

The house sits comfortably within its grounds and is approached via a fine, wide and sweeping gravelled drive, leading to a generous turning area with an attractive central island garden.

The principal reception rooms are beautifully positioned to take full advantage of the southerly aspect and comprise a library / study, drawing room and family room. The kitchen enjoys a delightful outlook over the gardens to the south, with doors opening directly onto the adjoining terrace, creating a natural connection between the house and its gardens. The majority of the bedrooms on the first and second floors are also south-facing, overlooking the gardens and grounds beyond.

The beautifully maintained gardens lie principally to the south and west of the house and incorporate an attractive dining terrace, conveniently accessed from both the kitchen and principal reception rooms. The gardens are well established, with an appealing variety of mature trees, shrubs and planting, together with a generous expanse of level lawn. Beyond the formal gardens, the grounds extend to include a tennis court, paddock with stable block, garden stores and a substantial belt of woodland. The woodland provides access to an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways, including routes leading to Bramshill Forest, offering a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the surrounding countryside.

Fleet railway station is approximately 4.2 miles away, providing direct services to London Waterloo, with journey times from 42 minutes. Winchfield railway station is approximately 4.8 miles away, with direct services to London Waterloo from 50 minutes. Local stations at Crowthorne and Blackwater provide connections to Reading and onwards to London Paddington, with journey times of approximately one hour.

Educational needs are well catered for locally, with a good selection of both independent and state schools, including Charles Kingsley’s Primary School, Lambrook School in Bracknell, Yateley Manor School, St Neot’s in Eversley, Wellesley, Wellington College, Yateley Secondary School and Lord Wandsworth College in Long Sutton.

Hill House is situated just to the south of the Hampshire village of Eversley, a picturesque village with a choice of public houses, a church and an active cricket club. The village has strong literary associations, being the former home of the Victorian novelist and clergyman Charles Kingsley, who is buried in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church. The nearby and thriving village of Hartley Wintney offers an attractive high street, with a broad selection of independent boutiques, shops, restaurants, cafés, butcher, delicatessens and specialist retailers, together with a number of pubs, wine merchant, beauticians, clothing, arts and antiques. The village also provides a Doctors' surgery, dentist, post office and pharmacy.

The local area offers a range of excellent recreational facilities, including Heckfield Place, Four Seasons at Dogmersfield and Tylney Hall Hotel. The extensive 2,000-acre Bramshill Forest is also nearby and provides an ideal setting for horse riding. Adjacent to the house is Castle Bottom National Nature Reserve, a 72-acre protected area of heathland, offering a beautiful setting for recreational activities and dog walking.

For more extensive shopping, leisure and recreational facilities, the larger centres of Reading, Fleet and Camberley are readily accessible. The property also benefits from excellent road communications, with convenient access to the M3 and M4, providing links to the national motorway network, London, the coast and the international airports.

Agents Note: A public footpath passes through the woodland on the southern side of the land.

(All times and distances are approximate)