Entrance: a useful porch with space for boots, coats, and garden furniture.
From the porch, you enter a stylish and spacious open plan living-room area. There is a comfortable seating-area where you can sit and look out of the large windows at the spectacular views of the garden and open forest. The sitting area also has a wood burning stove, with one bag of logs and kindling provided in the appropriate season. The dining table has seating for up to eight people. The kitchen has an electric hob and integrated oven, microwave, dishwasher, washing-machine, and fridge-freezer. There is TV, wifi, and shelves full of books.
A step up and a door leads to the bedroom area where you find the two ground-floor bedrooms and a bathroom.
Bedroom 1 has a king size bed (5ft). There are beautiful views through the big window.
Bedroom 2 has twin single beds (3ft), and three windows, with views of the open heathland.
Shower room with shower cubicle, hand basin and WC.
The third bedroom and second bathroom are downstairs on the lower ground floor.
Bedroom 3 has a king size bed (5ft).
Bathroom with shower over bath, hand basin and WC.
This unique modern house offers a rural haven in the heart of the New Forest. A cottage on this site was originally the home of the level-crossing operator (the gate-keeper); the disused railway line that runs alongside it has now been converted into a cycle track and footpath. With direct forest access from the front gate, walks and rides stretch for miles in every direction. From the large windows are spectacular views and there isn't another house in sight. Holmsley Gate House offers very comfortable accommodation for up to 6 people in 3 bedrooms. The enclosed garden is the perfect place to relax and watch the ponies as they wander by.
A five minute drive or half-hour walk brings you to Burley village centre, which has a variety of independent shops, pubs and tearooms which are well worth a visit. You can hire bikes from the village or enjoy a wagon ride through the forest. Burleys local golf course has been created from the New Forest heathland so ponies and donkeys will often be seen watching you tee off. The sea is a 15 minute drive away. You will find good shops, weekly markets, and larger supermarkets in Ringwood and Lymington, each a 20 minute drive from the house.
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