Family village house near Alresford
This Grade II listed family house in the village of Bramdean has characterful accommodation, and also a garden with orchard and vegetable garden


Manchester House is a Grade II listed property in the pretty village of Bramdean just five miles from Alresford in Hampshire. The property has been renovated in such a way as to retain its character features, which include exposed beams and wonderful fireplaces, and is beautifully suited to family life, as well as formal and informal entertaining.
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The accommodation comprises: entrance hall, drawing room, sitting room, galleried study/playroom, kitchen/breakfast room with Aga and cloakroom downstairs; upstairs are four double bedrooms and two bathrooms (one en-suite).
The delightful gardens come to around one acre and feature terraces, well-stocked borders and neat lawns framing a magnificent hornbeam tree. The house also comes with a productive orchard; at the top of the garden are a well-established vegetable garden, a fruit cage and a chicken run.
Manchester House is located in the village of Bramdean in the South Downs National Park. The Georgian market town of Alresford is just five miles from the house, while Petersham and Winchester have extensive shopping.
The guide price is £1.2m. For further information please contact Knight Frank on 01962 850 333, or visit www.knightfrank.co.uk.
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