For Sale8 Bedroom Detached House in Brown Candover, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24£4,450,000

An enchanting, detached Grade II listed country home. Moth House is an enchanting detached Grade II listed country home, nestled in the heart of the sought-after and picturesque Candover Valley. Believed to date back to the Georgian era of the 18th century, the house features later additions with rendered elevations under a slate roof. Set on the edge of the village, the property overlooks open farmland and is surrounded by beautiful formal gardens. The house is accessed via a gravel driveway through timber gates, leading to a spacious parking and turning area adjacent to the main house and extending towards the outbuildings, which include former farm buildings. Moth House is an elegant family home that has been thoughtfully extended and enhanced by the current owners over their 40+ year ownership, offering well proportioned reception space and accommodation across three floors. The five ground floor reception rooms include a stunning drawing room, dining room, large playroom, and a party room. There is a generously sized, kitchen/ breakfast room and a second kitchen, which could potentially be converted into a study or office. There is also a laundry room, cloakroom and boot room. The house has been adapted for use by two families, hence the presence of a second kitchen, but can be restored to function as a single residence. The first floor comprises six double bedrooms, including a substantial principal suite with a bathroom and separate shower room. Three additional bathrooms serve the remaining five bedrooms. On the second floor, there are two further attic bedrooms and an ensuite bathroom. In addition to the accommodation in the main house, the property features three notable outbuildings: ‘Moth House Barn’: This remarkable detached barn conversion offers a spacious open-plan layout with a high vaulted ceiling that extends throughout the ground floor. The living/dining area seamlessly connects to the kitchen, and there is also a ground floor cloakroom and bedroom. A staircase leads to a central gallery overlooking the living/ dining space, which provides access to a double bedroom on one side and a family bathroom on the other. ‘Moth House Cottage’: This timber-built structure comprises garaging and rooms which are currently arranged as a one-bedroom maisonette. The ground floor includes a bedroom and bathroom, while the first floor features a large open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area. The Stable: This characterful, traditional stable block is currently laid out as a studio and used as additional accommodation. The gardens and grounds are exemplary, offering a perfect setting for a fine, edge-of-village country house. To the front of the house is a formal lawn with beautifully planted borders, which provides a lovely outlook from the drawing room and dining room in particular. To the rear of the property is a stone terraced area, surrounded by flowerbeds, which looks towards the meadow and farmland beyond. This area is an ideal spot for summer dining. In front of the converted farm buildings is the tennis court. There are 5 golf holes throughout the gardens and meadow. There is a vegetable and fruit garden.