12 Pickpocket Rd Exeter, NH 03833

The moment you enter through the wooden entry gates, you are reminded of an English country estate: long winding and rolling driveway, flanked on other side with white clumped birch trees and thousands of daffodils which lead to open fields and manicured grounds ending in a circular drive with gardens and a grand fountain. This is BIRCHLEIGH, a fourteen-room home sited on 14.3 private waterfront acres with a stately presence overlooking the rich grounds to the front and the lush waterfront setting in the back. No detail has been overlooked or spared in this fastidiously maintained home: from hand carved fireplace mantles, crown molding, to its epicurean-inspired, award winning custom island kitchen and family area with coffered celings, featured on HGTV. The formal living and dining rooms are perfect for entertaining with the focus being a hand carved wood burning fireplace. A first-floor riverfront bedroom with full en-suite tiled bathroom has its own private entrance. The master bedroom suite overlooks both the formal gardens and the river: screened porch, two walk-in closets, a bathroom also featured on HGTV with Carrera marble, steam shower and radiant heated floors, and a cathedral ceiling library/office with its own fireplace. With an infinity-edge pool overlooking a private pond with water fountain, private walking trails, several brick patio areas for outdoor entertaining, outdoor hot/cold shower, kennel accessed by a three-bay heated car garage, there is no reason for ever leaving this nature lover’s paradise…and the popcorn machine is ready in the home theater.