Ham, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3RB, UK

2021-09-19 12:20, User_1

Knight Frank - Country Department Sales Agent Valuation of this property is £5,500,000

Description:

The beautiful Grade II* listed manor house sits on the southern side of the village. Its location is peaceful and private yet allows one to be part of village life. Approached up a quiet no through road past the church, the gated entrance leads past the stables and dovecote to a large gravelled turning area in front of the house.

The house has been well cared for over the years. Dating back to the C17th with later C18th and C19th additions, the front façade is symmetrical with a beautiful central clock turret and both first and second floors have tile hung elevations. The house is believed to date back to Charles II period, however, it is believed that there might have been an earlier dwelling. The house was extended in Queen Anne times with a date stone to one end marked “1704”.

Today, the Manor is a lovely family house with an excellent balance of usable space over three floors. It has an excellent combination of reception rooms to bedrooms and bathrooms, making for an ideal home that is also ideal for entertaining.

The main house has many period features including panelling in the hall, landing and some of the reception rooms along with
some wonderful period fireplaces. The house has good ceiling heights and lots of windows making it a bright and inviting home. The kitchen is modern in layout with good proportions with a central island, four oven oil fired Aga and a Miele integrated wide oven. To the other end is a dining and
sitting area with French doors opening onto the gardens.

To the first and second floors are a master suite, guest bedroom suite, family bedrooms and a family bathroom. The bathrooms were updated by the current owners to a high standard.

To the rear of the house is a two-bedroom annexe which offers further accommodation to the main house or independent accommodation for guests or staff in addition to Stable Cottage. The cellars are extensive and divided into several rooms. To one end is the boiler room and beyond the storeroom are two wine store rooms.
Coach house

Constructed of brick under a tile roof, the Coach House is divided into a cottage, stables, tack room and a garage.
Stable cottage

A porch opens into a hall with doors to a family room with open fireplace and doors to the garden; kitchen with a tile floor, fitted units and Falcon cooker. Steps lead up to a landing with doors off to three bedrooms and a bathroom.
Stables

These are divided into four stables and a tack room. Adjoining these is a wide garage.
Outbuildings

Opposite the Coach House is a fivebay open barn with WC and storeroom.
Adjoining this is a compost area. There is also a further timber barn with kitchen to one end.

To the east of the main house are a pair of garages with a storeroom. Beyond, by the drive, is a Dovecote dating from 1794, constructed of brick and tile.
Garden and grounds

Ham Manor is surrounded by lovely gardens beyond which are numerous trees producing a wonderful setting for the house.

Doors from the main reception rooms lead westwards with lawned areas beyond a paved terrace, clipped yew hedges and lovely well-stocked herbaceous borders. To the south west of this is a tree house beyond which is a mature block of woodland.

To the west of the house is the swimming pool complex with pool with an electric cover, a brick and tile pool house with kitchen, shower and changing room plus an eating area. A short distance away is the hard tennis court with hedging and a wall providing excellent privacy.

The grounds have a wonderful parkland setting with numerous specimen trees including Beech, Wellingtonia, Oak, Willows, a pair of Sweet Chestnut Trees and Sycamore. Within the gardens is a sunken pond.

The gardens are noted as a point of interest in the listing with a square belvedere mound with ascending ramp.
Land

Beyond the Ha-ha the land stretches away with wonderful views to the south, whilst to the west is the pastureland.

The village of Ham is 4 miles south west of Hungerford and 11 miles south east of Marlborough in a Conservation Area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The house sits close to the county boundaries
of Wiltshire, West Berkshire and Hampshire.

It sits deep within rural countryside with footpaths and bridleways surrounding it offering excellent opportunities to walk and ride. Within the village is a church and the Crown & Anchor Public House.

Shopping - Hungerford, Newbury and Marlborough have an extensive range of shops, boutiques and supermarkets.

Schools - The area is renowned for its excellent prep schools, especially Horris Hill, Cheam, Farleigh, St Gabriel's and Pinewood. Marlborough College, St Mary's Calne and Downe House are nearby with Radley College 40 minutes away. Newbury and Marlborough also have excellent state schools.

Racing - National Hunt racing at Newbury. Lambourn, Valley of the racehorse, is 12 miles away.

Fishing - The River Kennet flows through Hungerford. The Avon and the Test are nearby.

Travel - Southampton and HeathrowAirports are both about 1 hour by car. A
direct train service runs from Hungerford to Paddington in 65 minutes or from Andover to London Waterloo takes 65 minutes. (Distances and times approximate)

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