Property Details of England Chalet

East Meon is a beautiful Hampshire village with a Norman church and many thatched cottages. There are 2 pubs, both of which serve good food. There is a food store and a public phonebox within 300 yards. Chichester and Winchester are both within 20 miles. There is good sea bathing on the south coast also within 20 miles. Church Farm House is on the southern edge of the village.

The chalet is well away from the road so is quiet and there is a safe parking space off the road. The chalet is built of brick with insulated internal walls and insulated carpeted floor. It has a slate roof which is also insulated. It consists of one, very large room (20 ft X 22 ft), a separate power shower and a glassed porch leading to a cloakroom containing a w.c. and washbasin. There is a small secluded garden for guests with a marvellous view over sheep fields to the South Downs. A garden table with upright chairs and deck chairs are provided.

It is comfortably furnished and heated with an electric fire and electric radiators; the shower and cloakroom are also heated. A large portable gas stove is available on request. An electric immersion heater provides running hot water.

The fitted kitchen contains an electric cooker with oven, a microwave oven, a refrigerator, a clothes washer/dryer, a kettle and a toaster. Cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery are provided. The lounge area has a sofa, comfy chair and 20 inch colour T.V. The bedroom area has twin beds (6ft 2 inches X 2 ft 6 inches) with pillows and downies and extra blankets are available. There is a second sofa (6ft 2 inches X 5 ft) which converts to a double bed.

Guests must bring a pair of sheets each, bath towels and pillow cases. Duvet covers are provided for the twin beds. If the sofa bed is used, it is necessary for guests to bring their own sheets, duvet and cover. Cloths, cleaning materials and handtowels are provided.

The chalet is intended for 2 adults. Up to 2 children under 2 years or over 12 may accompany their parents. It is not suitable for children between these ages. Dogs are welcome but we ask that the owners bring a box and that the dog sleeps in the porch.

Local Area Details

Walking in the East Meon Area

OS Maps (Explorer 1:25,000) are provided for the use of guests. There are three maps (132,133 and 119) which cover the area south to Portsmouth, west to Winchester and north east to Haslemere.

There is a great circular walk starting and ending in the village.

The South Downs (1.5 miles)

The South Downs Way courses along the hilltops for 60 miles from Winchester to Eastbourne. The downland is very beautiful with plenty of wild flowers and animals and there are spectacular views from the top. It is also easy to access the Downs via footpaths from a number of other very pretty villages such as Buriton, South Harting and Elsted. Butser Hill, one of the highest points of the South Downs, is only a mile and a half away and is seen from the Chalet.

The Hangars (6 miles)

A line of tree clad hills stretching from Alton to Petersfield and walkable via ‘the Hangar’s Way’. This footpath undulates through lovely, fragile woodland and meadows including the Noar Hill Nature Reserve where Bee orchids can be seen. There are lovely views and several scenic villages nestling beneath the hills including Selborne, home of Gilbert White, the naturalist and Steep where Edward Thomas, the poet lived.

The Queen Elizabeth Country Park (5 miles)

A large area of beech and coniferous woodland with easy walking along broad, well maintained paths. There is an informative visitor centre and coffee shop.

Wildhams Wood and Stoughton Down (10 miles)

Within reach these beautiful woods are literally carpeted with bluebells and wild garlic in late Spring.

Park Hill (0.5 mile)

Behind the church in East Meon there is a footpath which climbs steeply up Park Hill giving a marvellous bird’s eye view of the village and hills beyond. A number of footpaths continue from here.

Old Winchester Hill (3 miles)

This nature reserve of chalk downland has good views and is the site of a former iron age settlement.

Birding from East Meon

East Meon is well placed for anyone interested in birding. The green woodpecker regularly feeds on the lawn. Pheasants roost in the garden and red-legged partridge is often seen.

Old Winchester Hill (3 miles) is in the parish. Passage migrants are often observed here on their way to breeding grounds in the north.

The Queen Elizabeth Country Park (5 miles) nestles amongst the South Downs and has woodland and downland birds as well as a good information centre.

The best locations for winter waders are Langstone harbour and Farlington marshes (15 miles). There are also magnificent flocks of Brent geese and a large number of other wildfowl.

Waggoners Wells (12 miles) has a sizeable area of woodland with many bird species. Nearby is Ludshott Common, a splendid heath. In the summer, hobbies may be seen as well as nightjar, woodlark and treepipit. A rich assemblage of birds including woodcock, lesser spotted woodpecker, nightingale, redstart, willow warbler and willow tit can be viewed in the woodlands.

The New Forest (50 miles) is one of the finest nature reserves in the south of England. The northerly part around Cadnum can be reached in 50 minutes via the M3 and M27. The ancient woodlands are a stronghold of the hawfinch-firecrest and sistin also breed here. Buzzard and hobbies are commonly seen and the Dartford warbler may be observed.

Finally there is Selborne (12 miles) where Gilbert White, the father of British ornithology lived and wrote his classic text ‘The Natural History of Selborne’. There is a museum which exhibits noteworthy aspects of his life and many interesting birds can be seen on Selborne Common which is an area of heath and woodland above the village.

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* Pets are allowed

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Name:	Christopher Moor
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