3 bed country house for sale

Royal Victoria Country Park, Southampton SO31

In the Country – By the Water – Village - City

You can have it all!

This unique Hidden Gem offers Lifestyle, Location, Comfort and Convenience

Within a Country Park bordering Southampton Water, close to the village and with excellent travel connections

For those who crave charm and tranquillity without compromising on practical considerations this is a truly special – and very rare! - opportunity

Tucked away within its own serene clearing in the beautiful Royal Victoria Country Park and a stroll from the waterside and the village this ‘cottage in a mansion’ is surrounded by peaceful and private, gated, landscaped gardens framed by mature woodlands, offering a rare sense of seclusion and relaxation. A retreat that feels like a holiday, every day.

A beautiful and tranquil lifestyle home – but with Southampton, main line stations, an international airport and continental ferries all less than 30 minutes away - plus easy access to the M3 and M27.

The property:

(Details of rooms/layout as before. But Include ‘spacious, country style kitchen’?)

facts:

One of five individually designed properties in a 2001 conversion of an historic Victorian mansion. (No listing restrictions) The former residence of the Chief Medical Officer of the famous Netley Military Hospital, founded by Queen Victoria and Florence Nightingale – built in the 1860s and demolished in the 1960s. The Chapel, the former Officers Mess and this house were preserved.

The approximately 200 acre Park offers woodland and open spaces with walking and cycling trails leading on to further Hampshire countryside routes, sports, sailing, cafes, play areas plus...

Village amenities include Pub, Restaurant, Café, Supermarket, Pharmacy, po, Barbers, Dry Cleaners, Garage, Take Aways etc. The charming riverside village of Hamble, with its many marinas, pubs and restaurants, is also nearby.

Shared services and maintenance are jointly decided on and equally funded by the five properties, whose owners form the Management Committee. These include Buildings Insurance, grounds maintenance contracts, window and gutter cleaning, tree surgery, security gates, all external repairs, regular external painting, gravel driveway, etc. This minimises the burden of house maintenance on individual owners.

The gated compound, contracted services and presence of neighbours render it reassuringly secure to ‘lock and leave.’

New UPVC double glazing was installed throughout the whole building in 2024