Thornton Avenue, Warsash

Rarely does an opportunity arise to acquire such an exceptional and secluded residence within Thornton Avenue, one of the premier roads within Warsash. The property extends to 2800 square feet of impressive accommodation and is set in gated, private gardens to both front and rear with ample parking and garaging and situated a stone’s throw from the River Hamble itself. In addition the property is the only one to benefit from vehicular access from both Thornton Avenue and Crofton Way.
The property is truly stunning with well proportioned with two reception rooms situated to the front of the property overlooking, via large picture windows, the delightful, private and mature traditional gardens. One is currently used as an office, and the other as a sitting room which includes a log burner. A particular selling feature of the property is the stunning kitchen/breakfast/family room, this is some 36 ft in length with a huge bank of bi-fold doors spanning over 6m, opening to the rear patio and more contemporary rear garden. The kitchen has an excellent range of cupboards with quartz work tops, breakfast bar, hot tap and a range of high quality appliances. The adjacent utility room gives access to the tandem garage with roller shutter, which in turn leads to a TV room which has multiple uses with bi-fold doors to the garden. On the first floor are four bedrooms, all of double proportions, two with ensuite facilities; the Master bedroom benefits from a substantial ensuite bathroom with separate shower and bath and adjacent dressing room. The dressing room could easily be made into a 5th bedroom if need. All bathrooms are beautifully fitted with Porcelanosa sanitary ware and tiling, with underfloor heating and a heated towel rail in each. There is also a family bathroom also featuring separate bath and shower.
Outside, the property is approached via double wooden gates leading to the driveway and in turn to the garage. The front garden is more traditional planted with mature shrubs and a covered seating area in front of the sitting room window. There is access via pathways down both sides of the property to the rear garden, which has been landscaped including the planting of 14 pleached photinia trees to give privacy at the back of the property. There is an extensive patio terrace immediately outside of the bifolds, and another large patio area in the corner of the garden. The remainder of the garden is laid to lawn with a large decked terrace, perfect for alfresco dining and leading to a large wooden outbuilding designed as an outside bar with ample cupboards and a bank of bi fold doors. There is an additional adjacent raised terrace with contemporary pergola with retractable cover which benefits from the sun throughout the day. This area benefits from its own lighting system. Additionally the rear garden benefits from double gated rear access onto Crofton Way. Both front and rear garden have external power and outside taps and benefit from well placed outdoor lighting including illumination of selected trees.
Warsash is a charming maritime village which is home to the Hook Nature Reserve, a 500-acre inter-tidal area and is also one of the most popular centres for sailing enthusiasts on the South Coast with a well subscribed Yacht Club and the Royal Southern and Royal Southampton Yacht Clubs nearby. There are links to Hamble Village via a ferry for pedestrians and cyclists where you can access the Royal Victoria Country Park. The centres of Southampton and Portsmouth are approximately 9 and 14 miles away respectively and both offer excellent shopping facilities. Junction 8 of the M27 links to the M3 for London and the Cathedral City of Winchester. Southampton International Airport (9 miles) offers excellent connections overseas with the adjacent Parkway station connecting to London Waterloo in one hour and ten minutes. With regard to schooling, Hook with Warsash Primary School and Brookfield Community School are nearby.