Description
A spectacular and substantial family home on the prestigious and sought after Swains Lane in Bembridge.
Accommodation
Spacious Hallway | Four Substantial Reception Rooms | Open Plan Kitchen Dining Room | Orangery | Master Bedroom Suite with Dressing Room & Ensuite | Guest Bedroom Suite With Ensuite | Five Further Bedrooms | Three Bathrooms | Large Basement | Wine Cellar
Pool Complex & Grounds
Extensive Parking & Detached Garage | Landscaped Grounds | Dining Terraces | Formal Gardens | Pool Complex | Changing Facilities | Showers | Gymnasium | Outdoor Kitchen | Garage Store
The Island
Only 23 miles by 13 miles, and a short sea crossing from the mainland, the Island has a unique atmosphere boasting many attributes, not least of which is its slower pace of life and its own microclimate. It enjoys unspoilt villages and fine seaside resorts with many miles of impressive coastal scenery. With safe sandy beaches, it is a place for sailing, windsurfing and swimming, ideal for both young and old.
Travel
There are many ways of crossing The Solent to the Island. If travelling by car there is a choice of three routes all with frequent services: including, Portsmouth to Fishbourne (45 minutes). If travelling on foot there is a fast and frequent catamaran service from Portsmouth to Ryde (15 minutes) and a similar service from Southampton to Cowes (23 minutes), both connecting with regular mainline train services to London Waterloo. There is also a hovercraft from Southsea to Ryde, taking 10 minutes. To the west of Bembridge village is a small private aerodrome. Southampton Airport is also within easy reach, on the mainland.
The Island is an international sailing mecca with many events throughout the season. The most famous is Cowes Week. In addition there are many premier yacht and sailing clubs including nearby Bembridge Sailing Club and Brading Haven Yacht Club.
Bembridge
The Village has a good range of small shops for everyday needs, including an excellent fishmonger with freshly caught fish, a farm shop, a butcher, delicatessen and several good restaurants. A more comprehensive range of shopping facilities is available in the county town of Newport (13 miles) and the nearby town of Ryde (7 miles). Located close to the eastern most point of The Island, Bembridge Harbour has extensive mooring facilities and two sailing clubs and there are wonderful coastal walks and sandy beaches accessible directly from the property. There are shallow beaches, perfect for swimming, kite-surfing and beach-combing.
Lavender House
Extending to 7 bedrooms this luxurious property has a high specification finish and stunning gardens extending to a pool complex with gymnasium changing facilities and heated swimming pool. The house is idyllic with unique styling and immense curb appeal, traditionally constructed with low-maintenance weatherboard effect cladding, uPVC sash windows and a slate tile roof. The accommodation is capacious and arranged over three floors with grand reception rooms off an impressive reception hall, a stunning kitchen, dining room and orangery overlooking the gardens. The property benefits from underfloor heating on all floors and a recently installed boiler making the house and the pool house has been comprehensively refurbished to provide an excellent and enjoyable entertaining space with a versatile layout and superb south westerly aspect.
Accommodation
Ground Floor
Entrance
With large panelled timber door and arched fanlight and lantern over.
Entrance Hall
This exceptionally wide and spacious entrance lobby has panelled walls to mid height and access to a W.C. / cloakroom beneath the stairs to one side.
Drawing Room
A substantial room with open fire, marble surround and slate hearth, deep skirting boards, coving and windows overlooking the front aspect.
Study/Home Office
A good sized room overlooking the front aspect with oak floors and shelving inside on open fireplace.
Dining Room
Bay window to the side and oak flooring, wall lighting and pendant candelabra light.
Open Plan Kitchen, Dining and Family Room
This is a superb space with bespoke handmade 'Martin Moore' kitchen incorporating hinged wooden fronted shaker style storage units beneath a natural stone worktop, twin bowl ceramic sink, waste disposal, integrated Neff dishwasher and gas fired Aga with gas hob companion within an inglenook with extractor hood over. Central breakfast bar island and plenty of deep larder cupboards with space for American style fridge/freezer. Adjacent is a glazed orangery with lantern roof and patio doors to the garden.
Utility Room
A further range of under-counter and wall-mounted storage units with blue fronts, stone worktop with undermounted sink and mixer tap over. There is also space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer and plenty of wall hanging space for coats.
First Floor
Stairs with carpeted runner rise to a substantial galleried landing where there are four double bedrooms and three bathrooms, two of which are ensuite and a luxurious family bathroom with free standing roll top bath, shower and vanity unit wash basin and W.C. The principal bedroom enjoys a garden outlook, walk through dressing area and ensuite with travertine tiled floors, twin wash basins, free standing roll top bath and shower.
Second Floor
With large landing space and natural light provided by a roof lantern, the second floor provides a further three bedrooms of accommodation with two bathrooms, but could easily be arranged as an annexe or office/stores.
Basement
An open space with tanked areas and walls. Housing plant including wall-mounted boiler and recently fitted with 'Tsunami' sump pump wired automatically to operate when required.
Outside
Lavender House is set back from the lane behind a five bar gate and hedge with gravelled driveway and parking for several cars. There is a detached garage to one side and access to a fabulous landscaped rear garden which extends over 100m from the house. At the foot of the garden is an impressive recently renovated pool complex with changing facilities, kitchen, plant room, reception space and gymnasium. The gardens offer an attractive space with rose walk, ornamental pond with running water feature as well as mature olive trees within a Mediterranean themed garden and a large paved terrace at the rear of the house overlooking the garden.
Services
Mains electricity, water and drainage. Central Heating provided by gas fired boiler located in the cellar with twin unvented cylinders for pressurised water and delivered via underfloor heating on all three floors. The pool is heated via an air source heat pump.
Tenure
The property is offered Freehold.
EPC Rating
C
Council Tax Band
H
Postcode
PO35 5ST
Viewings
All viewings will be strictly by prior arrangement with the sole selling agents
Spence Willard.
Important Notice:
1.Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Spence Willard and Waterside Properties in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ("information") as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Spence Willard nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.
