For Sale8 Bedroom Character Property in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40£1,800,000

An exquisite period home restored to its former glory by its current occupier. The property boasts large rooms within its grand accommodation and many period features have been retained and improved. The home is located at the end of tree lined private driveway that secludes the property from its neighbours and the extensive grounds surround the impressive building. Elevated within the plot, the property boasts superb views across open countryside and many of the ground floor rooms have full height doors and picture windows to admire the outlook. At the rear of the property the driveway leads up to a vast parking area able to accommodate many vehicles with additional space within a large car port. The properties main entrance porch leads you into a substantial hallway which immediately showcases the period features and grandeur of the home with a beautiful tiled floor and an attractive staircase that leads up to the first floor. The main sitting room is an ideal room for entertaining, has an attractive feature fireplace and French style doors that lead out on to both the front and side gardens of this dual aspect room. The dining room which sits adjacent offers a wonderful ambiance with a large bay window flooding this room with light and also providing a door to access the grounds. The billiard room is a delightful room with ample light provided by the extensive sash windows and the glass atrium within the roof. The room features an attractive fireplace to offer additional warmth to this marvellous room. The kitchen includes space for a large range style oven with ample storage within the bespoke wooden units as well as offering a large pantry. The breakfast room sits adjacent and is a lovely area with ample space for a long family breakfast table and plenty of light provided from the array of windows. The main house ground floor is completed with a large study and separate cloakroom. An additional ground floor annex space offers one bedroom, a separate cloakroom and a large kitchen / diner and laundry room, and can be independently accessed from the main house if required. There is also a large store room located next to the annex and a matching storage cupboard replicated above on the first floor. The first floor is comprised of six of the seven/eight bedrooms. Three large bathrooms with both showers cubicles and attractive freestanding baths serve these bedrooms and all rooms are large doubles. The master bedroom is a light, spacious room which is dual aspect. Two interlinking doors lead into the dressing room, which could also be a great nursery or bedroom if required. The second-floor accommodation provides two further bedrooms, as well as two large store rooms with windows to the rear. A large tower room has a stairwell leading up to the top of the tower providing an enviable outlook over the surrounding area. Outside of the home the gardens extend to 2.4 acres, and is a wealth of admirable mature plants and trees and an existing tennis court. The garden offers various different sections with a woodland encouraging wildlife and providing a shady area in which to sit on a hot summer’s day, more formal lawns that surround the home offering superb entertaining spaces for social events, and a beautiful rose garden. The property is striking both by its impressive facade and extensive grounds, and if privacy and a peaceful location are within your priorities this wonderful home set in such a picturesque setting will not disappoint. The home has been both restored with love and well maintained to a high standard over its current ownership to allow the next owner to purely walk in with their bags and enjoy the period charm that this property offers.