Royal Victoria Country Park, Southampton, SO31 5GA

Guide Price £700,000 to £750,000 - This beautiful and spacious four-bedroom apartment is set over two floors within an elegant and imposing, grade II listed building located in the heart of the famous Royal Victoria County Park. Formerly adopted as the Officer’s Mess of the Royal Military Hospital, the property boasts numerous character features including high, ornate ceilings and splendid arched windows.

The building is set within a gated development and benefits from ample parking for residents and a double garage. There is a communal courtyard and garden and a gym for the exclusive use of owners. Internally, the apartment offers plenty of space to relax and entertain with a spacious lounge/dining room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and cloakroom on the ground floor. On the first floor are four bedrooms, two with en-suite facilities; there is also a family bathroom. Notably the lounge/dining room and two bedrooms benefit from air conditioning.

Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to acquire a unique property in an idyllic setting. Call us today to arrange a viewing and experience firsthand all this delightful dwelling has to offer.

The Local Area

The property is set in the heart of Royal Victoria Country Park with its idyllic parkland with fabulous water views, a coffee shop and beach front access. Royal Victoria Country Park was once the home of the biggest military hospital in the Victorian Empire, this 200-acre site is now ideal for relaxation and leisure. All that remains of the hospital today is the chapel, which acts as a heritage centre providing history of the hospital. It also has a 150-foot (46 m) viewing tower, providing views over the park, and across Southampton Water to Hythe, and on a clear day, as far as Southampton itself.

 Netley is the most complete surviving abbey built by the Cistercian monks in southern England. Almost all the walls of its 13th century church still stand, together with many monastic buildings.

Netley village offers a range of local shops and a choice of public houses. Public transport is well catered for with Netley train station linking Portsmouth and Southampton and onward journey links to London Waterloo, it is also within close distance of local sailing clubs.