Rent 8 bedroom house in Southampton

this imposing manor house is located in the highly desirable village of meonstoke in the heart of the meon valley. positioned on a secluded plot with extensive mature gardens and majestic countryside views. extending to approximately 4,770sqf of living space this grand home has been wonderfully designed and maintained to its original style. the ground floor accommodation briefly comprises a spacious timber built entrance porch, two large reception rooms, study, reading room, formal dining room, fitted kitchen / breakfast / dining room, utility room and cloakroom. on the first floor are eight well proportioned double bedrooms with en-suite and dressing room to master, modern family bathroom and further shower room. outside has a sweeping gravel driveway able to accommodate parking for multiple vehicles and car port to one side. the mature gardens have a selection of paved areas ideal for entertaining, large portions laid to lawn, landscaped nature trail and a wonderful selection of location meonstoke is approximately a twenty-five minute drive to the thriving historic city of winchester with a range of bars, restaurants and historical attractions. just a short distance are the market towns of peterseld, alresford, bishops waltham and wickham with an array of services and shops, pubs and eateries. winchester, and peterseld, both have regular one-hour rail connections to london waterloo and are 12 miles (25 minutes) away. meonstoke is in the south downs national park and close to the coast (13 miles), the coastal cities of chichester, portsmouth and southampton, and the new forest national park. private schooling in winchester, peterseld and fareham is convenient including bedales, churchers and ditcham park at peterseld and winchester college, twyford, pilgrim's, boundary oak, princes mead, and st. swithun's school for girls. meonstoke is well connected with the a3 to the east, the a31 to the north, the m27 to the south and the m3 at winchester. southampton international airport (14 miles) is convenient and offers an excellent choice of destinations across europe and the uk.