Sundown is a much treasured family home and comes to the market for the first time in thirty two years. Built in the 1920’s and retaining many original features, full of light and offering comfortable and flexible accommodation. It is set in c1.7acres of south facing glorious lawns and flower beds with a small orchard. Beautifully presented and deceptively spacious, this is a five bedroomed home offering wonderful privacy and peace. The mature wisteria drapes the front of the house providing a floral canopy which frames the windows and doorways. On entering Sundown through the glass front doors, natural light floods the spacious double height entrance hall with a bespoke staircase and galleried landing above. Many of the main reception rooms are accessed from this welcoming space. At the heart of the house is a generous kitchen/breakfast room with an island and an Aga. Double doors lead out on to a pleasant and secluded eating area, just one of many spaces for everyday family living and entertaining. The kitchen flows into a sunny snug with a log burner and this in turn leads to a fifth bedroom/study, an area that has the potential to be reinstated to a one bedroom annex. The more formal drawing room has an attractive open brick fireplace. Patio doors lead out to the garden and a second set of patio doors lead to the south facing conservatory and again out into the garden. Additional ground floor rooms include a storage/utility room with ample storage. Bedroom one which can be found on the ground floor has its own dedicated bathroom, the wisteria clad windows giving a beautiful outlook over the garden. When you reach the first floor, you are met with a large galleried landing from which you will find three of the bedrooms and the family bathroom. Further benefits include a detached single and double garage and useful outbuildings, together with ample parking. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial family home in a beautiful setting, combining generous internal space with exceptional gardens and a peaceful rural outlook. OUTSIDE Outside, the beautiful and expansive mature garden is a particular feature, with established borders, hedging, and a variety of seating areas set in just over 1.7 acres of private, enclosed garden, bordered to the south by a beautiful brick wall separating Sundown from the Manor. The property includes ample parking, a single garage and a double garage, whilst in the garden proper there is a summer house & ride on lawnmower shed. There is a new water treatment system installed under the revamp your tank initiative from Wessex Rivers Trust. SITUATION Manningford Abbots is located in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the heart of the Pewsey Vale. Surrounded by farmland and countryside it offers the perfect rural idyll with a mainline train station to Paddington from Pewsey and to Waterloo at nearby Andover. On your doorstep you will find many features of gentle village life including a wonderful garden centre at Woodborough, a trout farm for a quiet days fishing, a local village hall offering many activities from yoga to dog training, and a pretty tributary of the River Avon which makes the perfect location for a peaceful walk to Abbots church. At nearby Woodborough there is an outstanding C of E Primary school and an excellent independent prep school at St Francis in Pewsey. For secondary provision, Dauntseys school and Marlborough College are well regarded in the independent sector. Pewsey main line station with fast trains (Paddington 70 minutes) is about 2 miles, The M3, A303 & M4 are all within a roughly 30min drive.