Property description
Border cottage offers a rare opportunity to purchase a period property in excellent condition in a quiet location with no passing traffic. It is on the edge of Riseley village and within easy reach of junction 11 on the M4 and junction 5 on the M3. The property has delightful accommodation, full of period features. Three/four bedrooms, 2 bath/shower rooms, 3 receptions including study/bedroom 4, office, kitchen, garden room. Timber barn garage with workshop and storage above. There are open views to the north and west and delightful gardens with an award-winning kitchen garden. EPC Rating E.
LOCAL INFORMATION Border Cottage sits with a handful of other character properties in a quiet lane. The approach is by Benham Lane, a Byway leading only to a small hamlet on the Hampshire Berkshire border hence the name. It is in beweeen the villages of Riseley and Swallowfield with the latter offering a thriving community with a village shop, hall, post office, doctors surgery and bus services. Communications are excellent with the property being just 1.8 miles from the A33 Basingstoke Road which links to J11 of the M4. The M3 is accessible from Hook (6.5 miles) and Heathrow Airport is less than 30 miles distant. Reading (8 miles) provides comprehensive shopping, recreational and leisure facilities. The nearest station is in the village of Mortimer (5 miles) which has a regular service to Reading (12 mins) then onto London, Paddington (from 29 mins) with Crossrail allowing direct access to the City, Canary Wharf, the West End and Heathrow from 2018. Hook Station (6 miles) connects to London, Waterloo in under an hour. There are miles of walking and riding in the surrounding countryside direct from the cottage to the Devils Highway and Wellington Country Park and riding stables nearby.
ACCOMMODATION Ground floor accommodation is generous. There are 2 large reception rooms and a cottage kitchen and garden room, currently used as a breakfast room. A study with bespoke fittings provides a well-appointed office space and there is a third reception room which can be used as a fourth bedroom, dining room or additional study. Off the hall there is a power shower room and cloakroom. Upstairs there are 3 double bedrooms. The master bedroom has lots of built-in wardrobe space and is dual aspect with views over the garden and fields to the north. There is a well appointed family bathroom.
OUTSIDE The gardens of Border Cottage are a delight and have been carefully planted with perennial borders and fruit trees. There are sitting areas positioned to enjoy the sun at different times of the day and a brick paved terrace is accessed from the garden room and dining room. Next to the terrace is a charming water feature. Behind a picket fence is the kitchen garden with a potting shed, full of neatly planted vegetable and herb beds. A Mulberry tree sits in a central bed, surrounded by box hedging. This part of the garden won an award in Kitchen Garden magazine. There is off road parking for 5/6 cars in front of the house and garage.
Barn Garage & Workshop
The large timber barn garage is accessed from the lane and has ample space for two cars, a separate workshop and a large mezzanine floor. This could easily be converted to extra accomodation as a large office or studio, subject to the usual consents. There is additional parking outside the barn and further parking to the front of the cottage.
LOCAL AUTHORITY and SERVICES Wokingham Borough Council 0118 974 6000.
www.wokingham.gov.uk.
Mains electricity and water. Oil fired central heating, private water treatment unit.
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DISCLAIMER These particulars are a general guide only. They do not form part of any contract. Services, systems and appliances have not been tested.
Property Features :
- Country and Riverside
- Character cottage
- Four reception rooms
- Lovely gardens and views
- Award-winning kitchen garden