A PERIOD barn has been converted into a character home, with equestrian facilities for horse owners.

The listed Stags Barn is set in more than seven acres of land in the hamlet of Hazeley Lea, which is a couple of miles from Hartley Wintney village.

There is also an option to buy another four-and-a-half acres of grounds.

The barn conversion was carried out about nine years ago and the original timber frame has been revealed in a magnificent vaulted drawing room, which has a tiled floor and a woodburner set into the fireplace.

Reclaimed French terracotta floor tiles are in the drawing room, which, like the open-plan dining area, has underfloor heating.

Slate tiles are laid in the hall and the kitchen/breakfast room, which has a range of traditional painted units with oak worktops, and a Stanley cooker set into a brick recess with an oak bressumer above it.

The master bedroom, with its en suite shower room, is on the ground floor and above are two more bedrooms, a bath and shower room and a study area.

Next to the barn is a timber outbuilding, which has a garage and gym.

And there are steps up the outside to a one-bedroomed annexe, which has its own bathroom and kitchenette area.

There is another detached barn in the grounds and a modern stable block.

The whole of Stags Barn is reached by a long, single-track driveway edged by woodland.

Stags Barn shares the drive with one other dwelling.

Chris Nicklin, of selling agent Lane Fox, said: "The availability of Stags Barn is a rare opportunity providing an exceptional equestrian facility within delightful rural surroundings."

The price guide for the property is £795,000.