Description
An immaculate modern detached family home situated at the head of a quiet cul-de-sac in the Hampshire town of Fareham, England.
Offering a host of aspects including spacious family lounge, dining room, well appointed kitchen, seperate breakfast / utility room, four double bedrooms, en-suite and family bathrooms, study, walled garden with outside entertaining area (patio), garage and off road parking.
Our home is equipped with high-speed wireless internet, satellite television and VOIP phone (offering free long-distance calls over internet, great for keeping in touch with friends and family back home). There's a well stocked DVD library of over 100 movies and Playstation 2 to keep the kids amused.
Leisure centre, heated swimming, spa and fitness facilities are just 5 minutes away; a 10 minute walk to the town centre accesses fashion and lifestyle retail outlets; 15 minutes drive takes you to the sandy beach of Hill Head and Lee-on-the-Solent promenade offering beautiful coastal walks, views to the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth and a host of water-based activity opportunities including sailing, kite surfing, diving, body boarding etc.
Fareham town offers a varied choice of restaurants and bars, cinema and theatre, covered retail shopping, healthcare facilities etc.
Access to integrated public transport is just a few minutes walk from our home, offering direct links to central London via train (90 minutes), and rail and ferry links to Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight. Both the public transport system and a comprehensive motorway and A road network enables access to all that the beautiful south coast and surrounding Shire counties have to offer.
In addition to a small family car, we have bicycles which we regularly use to explore the immediate surrounding countryside, rivers, hamlets and villages...a lovely way to build-up an appetite, enjoy a pint of local ale then work-off a traditional Sunday roast dinner on the lazy ride back home.
Neighborhood
Fareham is a charming coastal borough of approximately 60,000 residents, offering a host of vacation and lifestyle experiences.
Nestled between the historic British Royal Naval city of Portsmouth (home to Admiral Lord Nelson's HMS Victory and King Henry VIII's Mary Rose) and the bustling commercial port city of Southampton, Fareham is a thriving suburban community that offers much for local residents and visitors to see and do!
Just a 90 minute commute to central London and all that the capital city has to offer, Fareham is a great central base from which to discover southern England.
Walkers and cyclists can enjoy the spectacular South Downs, an expanse of gently rolling hills stretching the breadth of the south central English coastland. The idyllic New Forest, protected and unchanged since 1079 when William The Conqueror named the area his ‘new hunting forest’, offers the visitor the quinticential English countryside lifestyle experience. A host of nearby stately homes, castles, forts and cathedrals are equally accessible. Queen Victoria's summer retreat "Osborne House" is just across the Solent on the Isle of Wight, which is also where the internationally renowned Cowes sailing regatta occurs each summer. For those wishing to access continental Europe, an overnight car ferry or fast cat will see you make France in time to breakfast on fresh croissant and coffee!
The Solent coastline offers abundant water-based experiences, including sail schools and activity centres. Children will enjoy the nearby world famous Marwell Zooilogical Conservation Park and Monkey World rescue centre, riding rollercoasters at any one of three local Adventure Parks or hunting dinosaur fossils on the World Heritage Jurassic coastline in neighbouring Dorset!
Whether you enjoy sports, entertainments, walking in the countryside, shopping, museums, or historic buildings there are many attractions within the area to suit everyone's taste.
Visit www.enjoyengland.com
About Us
We are a young family, both employed professionals. We work for Central and Local Government, in Policy and Education Services.
We are parents to two young boys who are both very active and enjoy the outdoor life.
We are non-smokers. We enjoy sport and fitness, and take full advantage of all the local lifestyle facilities including the excellent leisure centre, local beaches and countryside. We could likely arrange guest passes to the leisure centre for the exchanging family.
We are hoping to grab a slice of Australian living before our children start full time schooling in September 2008.
Destination
Ideal Locations: Sydney and suburbs; Brisbane and suburbs; Gold coast area
NOTHING DISCOUNTED - Please get in touch if you are interested, everything considered and we have some flexibility on dates.
