Situation
Clease House is located at the end of Clease Way, Compton Down. The popular village of Compton is highly regarded, with a superb primary school nearby and well-used village facilities including the playing fields and tennis club. There is direct access to bridleways and walks from Hurdle Way. A wider range of facilities can be found in the cathedral city of Winchester, which offers a wealth of shopping and recreational opportunities as well as first-class state and private schooling, including Winchester College, Pilgrim’s School, St Swithun’s School for Girls and Peter Symonds College. The nearby village of Twyford hosts Twyford Preparatory and Pre-Prep School, and there are many other schools in the immediate area. Main line railway services are located at Winchester and Shawford with their regular services to London Waterloo in approximately 1 hour. Easy access to the M3 motorway provides fast road links to London, the M27 to the south and the A34 with its access to the West Country via the A303, and the Midlands. Southampton International Airport is only a short distance away with national and international destinations.
Description
Clease house was built in 1987 of brick elevations, part rendered with decorative timber framing under a tiled and dormered roof. The house is linked to the original double garage that has been converted by a vaulted part glazed summer family/dining room. The accommodation has a wealth of character features with exposed timbers, stained doors, architraves and skirtings and there are views over the gardens and grounds from the majority of the rooms.
Outside
The landscaped gardens are lawned with banks of shrubs and rhododendrons, interspersed with some exceptional specimen trees. There is a beautiful ornamental pond, rockery and terraces. The pool building has a sauna and the swimming pool is part inside and part outside. There are two timber garden stores and a summer house. Adjoining the garden on the western side is an open area of field of just over 3 acres. In all the gardens and grounds amount to about 4.9 acres.
Note: There is a public footpath along the eastern boundary of the garden.
Accommodation
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Directions
Leave Winchester on the St Cross Road and on reaching the first roundabout continue, taking the 2nd exit towards Otterbourne and Compton. Proceed along this road and then take the next right-hand turn immediately before reaching the motorway into Hurdle Way. Take the second left into Field Way and first right into Clease Way. At the end of Clease Way take the right fork into the driveway to Clease House.
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