• 7 - 10 bedrooms +
• 10 reception rooms +
• 5 bathrooms +
• 7.96 acres +
• Period +
• Detached +
• Garden +
• Rural +
• Stabling +
• Tennis Court +

South Hay House is a fascinating country house, full of character and with well-proportioned rooms, fireplaces and beautiful exposed beams. Many of the rooms have the benefit of a dual aspect with fine views to the garden and beyond. Dating from the Jacobean period and timber framed, the house evolved in the 17th and 18th centuries with further additions in the 1900's. In the 1930's, the Author H V Morton, converted the large stone-built barn to a library and linked it to the house to provide a separate wing. This is now a magnificent vaulted room with multiple aspects, extensive shelving, cabinets and a beautiful fireplace, ideal for entertaining and family gatherings. Sympathetically improved over more recent years, the welcoming atmosphere of the house is immediate with a galleried entrance hall with a polished stone staircase and bespoke railings opening into the garden and a truly delightful kitchen/dining room with hammer beam oak trusses, four oven AGA and pantry. The kitchen forms the heart and hub of the house and provides an ideal layout for modern family living. The further extensive and very generous accommodation could be arranged to suit to variety of requirements. There is a lovely drawing room, dining room and 'snug'/2nd sitting room all adjoining a delightful south-facing vinery with double doors opening out to the terrace and gardens. There are five bedrooms and two bathrooms to the first floor interlinked via two independent staircases. Importantly, the main house is complemented by a self-contained annexe cottage and further annexe areas, providing semi-independent accommodation and/or home office space, as required.

The house is approached via a pair of drives centred by an island planted with mature roses at the front of the house. The stone and brickbuilt stable block, garden workshop, double (with electric vehicle charging point) and single garages are set to one side of the drive. Beneath the upper annexe area, there is a further double garage with access to the lower annexe and further basement areas to the rear. The boiler room, freezer room and cellar are set within the basement of the house together with further areas for oil and water storage.

The wonderful landscaped gardens and grounds are principally to the south and take full advantage of the beautiful valley setting. The inner garden has been landscaped with sweeping areas of lawn set between banks of flowering shrubs, herbaceous borders, specimen trees, acer and a 'box garden' together with a central urn. A broad paved terrace provides an ideal area for outdoor entertaining and adjoins the vinery and kitchen/dining room.