Peachy Pink Country Retreat - perfect for families

Welcome to our spacious house No. 78 Main Road Littleton in the heart of the village of Littleton, parish of Littleton and Harestock, approximately 2 miles from Winchester city centre. We are 150 yards from the village pub, the Running Horse, so named because of the village’s long and continuing association with horse-racing. The pub, which is owned by Upham Breweries, does excellent real ale, and reliably good food.

Walking down the hill beyond the pub you come to the delightful village church of St Catherine’s. Following Church Lane, between the church and the churchyard, will take you to the public footpath through Littleton stud where there are always many racehorses to be admired as well as the wonderful Hampshire countryside.

A bit further afield are the picturesque villages of Crawley, with its duck-pond and gastropub, the Fox and Hounds, and of Sparsholt, with the Plough pub and the elegant Lainston House Hotel which does memorable afternoon teas in a grand setting.

Winchester possibly has the highest density of pubs, restaurants, cafes and eating places of any city in England. Good Indian food at the Gandhi in the Broad and Gurkha’s Inn on City Road. Excellent Italian at Tom’s Deli in St George’s Street and God Begot House in the High Street. Rick Stein’s in the Broad for fish and Wagamama for East Asian/vegetarian in Jewry Street are other recommendations.

Pubs with history and distinction include the Old Vine and the Eclipse on Market Street and, for real ale, the place to go is the Hyde Tavern on Hyde Street.

Space and light come to mind when you stay in this beautiful 1960 s built detached house upgraded over the years with modern kitchen instant hot water for showers and gas central heating along with double glazing for warmth - there even a fireplace for when it is really chilli.

5 bedrooms (3 doubles, 2 singles) sleeping up to 8 people with crisp white linens
2 bathrooms (1 on the 1st floor 1 on the ground floor) both with showers and 1 with a bath for soaking away the stress of city living listening to the bird song.

As there is 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom on the ground floor it s perfect for those who don t like to take the stairs!

Plenty off street parking for 4 cars, garage and EV Charger for multi generation families to gather together.

Mature well cared for gardens (front and rear) with abundant apples in the autumn - see the squirrels, birds busy about their day - even the odd deer wanders into the garden on occasion!

Plenty of walking on public footpaths to be done yet it s only 10 minutes drive to Winchester!

SUSTAINABILITY: This property has an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) rating of D

Littleton and Harestock
Littleton and Harestock is a civil parish consisting of the villages of Littleton and Harestock in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 3,577.
Littleton is slightly north-west of Harestock, and is roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Winchester city centre. It is 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) in size, and is home to around 2,900 people.
Notable buildings
Old houses
Littleton was originally a small hamlet outside Winchester and still retains half a dozen very old houses dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Some of them are Hampshire Hall houses. They are clustered around St Catherine s church, and include the old parsonage beside the church itself. Later development of housing began chiefly in the early twentieth century.
Old Memorial Hall
It was decided after the end of the First World War to build a village hall in Littleton, which was to be dedicated to the residents of the village who had been killed during the war. The Memorial Hall was opened in October 1923 and remained the focus of the village for over 70 years. However, over this time the population of the village grew steadily, and in the 1990s it became clear that the hall could no longer meet the requirements of the residents. At a meeting in 1995 it was decided that a new hall would be built.
New Memorial Hall
The construction of the new hall began in July 1998 and the building was completed in February of the following year. The official opening took place on 15 May 1999, although the first event in the hall, a professional performance of Macbeth, occurred two months earlier.
Governance
Littleton and Harestock are part of the Wonston and Micheldever Ward which elects three councillors to Winchester City Council, as well as the wider Winchester Downlands ward which elects a councillor to Hampshire County Council.
Location: Hampshire
Population: 3,577
Civil parish: Littleton and Harestock
District: City of Winchester
Shire county: Hampshire
Region: South East
Country: England
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Post town: WINCHESTER
Postcode district: SO
Dialling code 01962
Police: Hampshire
Fire: Hampshire
Ambulance: South Central
UK Parliamen:t Winchester
Coordinates: 51.08629990°N 1.34874222°W

Littleton and Harestock
Littleton and Harestock is a civil parish consisting of the villages of Littleton and Harestock in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 3,577.
Littleton is slightly north-west of Harestock, and is roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Winchester city centre. It is 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) in size, and is home to around 2,900 people.
Notable buildings
Old houses
Littleton was originally a small hamlet outside Winchester and still retains half a dozen very old houses dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Some of them are Hampshire Hall houses. They are clustered around St Catherine s church, and include the old parsonage beside the church itself. Later development of housing began chiefly in the early twentieth century.
Old Memorial Hall
It was decided after the end of the First World War to build a village hall in Littleton, which was to be dedicated to the residents of the village who had been killed during the war. The Memorial Hall was opened in October 1923 and remained the focus of the village for over 70 years. However, over this time the population of the village grew steadily, and in the 1990s it became clear that the hall could no longer meet the requirements of the residents. At a meeting in 1995 it was decided that a new hall would be built.
New Memorial Hall
The construction of the new hall began in July 1998 and the building was completed in February of the following year. The official opening took place on 15 May 1999, although the first event in the hall, a professional performance of Macbeth, occurred two months earlier.
Governance
Littleton and Harestock are part of the Wonston and Micheldever Ward which elects three councillors to Winchester City Council, as well as the wider Winchester Downlands ward which elects a councillor to Hampshire County Council.
Location: Hampshire
Population: 3,577
Civil parish: Littleton and Harestock
District: City of Winchester
Shire county: Hampshire
Region: South East
Country: England
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Post town: WINCHESTER
Postcode district: SO
Dialling code 01962
Police: Hampshire
Fire: Hampshire
Ambulance: South Central
UK Parliamen:t Winchester
Coordinates: 51.08629990°N 1.34874222°W