A beautifully restored period country house with lakeside gardens in prime Hampshire countryside.
Situated in the centre of its beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds, just outside the village of Ropley, Harcombe House is a striking red brick building with a distinctive Dutch gable fronted elevation. This side of the house faces west, offering far-reaching views over the Hampshire countryside from the principal reception rooms and bedrooms. The house is believed to date from the early 1900s.
The current owner has carried out extensive redecoration and modernisation to the house over the past few years. It now provides a perfect combination of formal reception rooms as well as ideal family accommodation which flows well around the house. Particularly impressive rooms include the spectacular conservatory, which leads off the sitting room, with all sides opening out on to the paved terrace to the rear of the house. There is also a well-equipped, modern family kitchen with dining and sitting areas also with doors to the outside.
Also of note is the superb indoor swimming pool, accessed by an enclosed link from the house, with a sauna and steam room, along with folding doors out on to a large terrace, perfect for entertaining. There is also a separate entertainments room with an overhead projector system. The first and second floors of the house offer good sized bedrooms with the master suite having an exceptional bathroom as well as two dressing rooms. In all there are eight bedrooms and six bathrooms, three of which are en suite, as well as a one bedroom guest annexe.
Features of the house include beautifully proportioned rooms with open fireplaces, full height sash windows, wooden and tiled floors, underfloor heating throughout the kitchen and bathrooms, state of the art audio/video system, air conditioning to the first floor, multi camera security with remote access and automatic air extraction in all of the bathrooms. There is also an excellent temperature controlled wine cellar, with tasting area.
Harcombe House is approached from a single track lane, through electric gates with brick pillars along a gravel drive, which winds through the grounds up to the turning circle at the front of the house.
Reception hall • Drawing room • Sitting room with spectacular conservatory • Dining room • Study Kitchen with breakfast room • Excellent wine cellar • Superb indoor swimming pool with steam room and sauna
Master bedroom suite with en suite bathroom and 2 dressing rooms • 7 further bedrooms
5 further bathrooms (2 en suite) • Self-contained guest annexe
Entertainment room • Manicured lawned gardens with mature trees • Kitchen garden
Lake • Grass and hard tennis courts • Outdoor swimming pool
2 excellent staff cottages • Triple garage
In all about 16.15 acres