Descripción
Martyr Worthy Manor is an extremely handsome Grade II listed country house with Queen Anne origins. The house has been remodelled over time and the current owners have recently added a very successful Georgian style wing which sits beautifully with the original house.
Martyr Worthy Manor has been the subject of an exceptional scheme of renovation and improvement over the past decade. It now offers excellent accommodation centred around beautiful reception rooms and an outstanding open-plan kitchen, dining and family room. The house offers a wonderful combination of classical proportions and modern amenities including CAT-5 cabling, an integrated music system and Lutron lighting. There is under floor heating within the new wing.
The front door opens from under a porch into a formal entrance hall which gives access to a panelled library with a Jetmaster fireplace and a wonderful 30' drawing room with far-reaching views over the gardens and an open fireplace. Beyond the library is a sun room opening out into a pretty courtyard garden and an adjoining fitness room or office and a cloakroom.
A large rear hall provides an informal entrance with a log burning stove and has double doors opening into the kitchen/dining/family room which is a fantastic space with a beautiful bespoke kitchen by Wychwood Furniture, a gas fired four oven Aga, Quooker tap, integrated appliances and a walk-in larder. There is a spacious dining area, sitting area and French doors to the terrace. Beyond the kitchen is a flower room linking through to the drawing room and the inner hall and with a door to the terrace. The inner hall provides access to a cloakroom, laundry room and study as well as the double garage with games room above. There are extensive cellars with wine stores and plant room.
There are four bedrooms on the first floor including an outstanding master suite which extends across the entire west wing of the house. The master suite includes a wide reception/sitting area, bedroom with beautiful views to the South and West, dressing room, bathroom and shower room. There are two further principal bedrooms on this floor, one with an en suite bathroom and the other with an adjoining shower room and dressing room/study. There is a fourth bedroom and secondary staircase which continues up to the second floor.
On the second floor there are four further bedrooms, two with en suite bath/shower rooms and a family bathroom. There is also a superb second floor study/sitting room, with extensive southerly views over the Church and Itchen Valley and a log-burning stove, and two useful store rooms.
Cottages and Outbuildings
The cottages and outbuildings are centred around an attractive traditional courtyard which is well screened from the main house, to the east of the drive.
Manor Cottage: Manor Cottage is a single storey property of brick and flint construction and is a one bedroom cottage with a living room, kitchen and bathroom. It has its own private enclosed yard with double gates and path access directly out to the lane.
The Old Coach House: Adjoining Manor Cottage, The Old Coach House is a similar brick and flint construction and has recently been the subject of complete renovation. It has an open plan sitting/dining room, modern kitchen, 2 double bedrooms and a bathroom. Outside it has a private terrace and lawned garden.
The Courtyard Buildings: Adjoining The Old Coach House is a workshop and a former apple store, both of brick construction with recently repaired slate roofs. There is also a brick barn, recently refurbished with electricity and mains water and an adjoining former tack room.
Gardens and Grounds
Martyr Worthy Manor is beautifully set within delightful gardens and grounds which provide a mature and private setting. The driveway winds through parkland and opens out into a wide gravel parking and turning area to the front of the house bordered by formal lawns and parterres. A spur driveway gives access to the double garage and back door and another leads to the courtyard.
The gardens are predominantly to the north and west of the house with terraces and beautiful formal lawns bordered by herbaceous beds. To the north, the tennis court and swimming pool are nestled within beautifully designed grounds with a kitchen garden, fruit cage, and greenhouse beyond.
The Pool House
The pool house is a real triumph and forms a wonderful centre piece between the swimming pool and tennis court. It is focussed around a superb entertaining room with surrounding bi-fold doors which is fully heated and connected to the music system and data network. There is an adjoining kitchenette, cloakroom, shower, changing rooms and stores.
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