5 Bed House For Sale Winchester Road, Newbury, RG20

Outstanding period property offering extensive accommodation, outbuildings and equestrian facilities.

\rDescription

Whitway House is a well presented Grade II Listed detached residence offering almost 7,500 sq. ft. of bright and flexible accommodation, arranged over three floors with ground floor accommodation comprising a welcoming reception hall, a spacious dual aspect drawing room, a good-sized dual aspect sitting room with feature fireplace and a well-proportioned dual aspect dining room with feature fireplace.

The ground floor accommodation is completed by a well-proportioned dining or breakfast room opening in to the kitchen complete with a range of fitted units and modern integrated appliances together with a useful neighbouring utility room with cloakroom.

The first floor offers a generous master bedroom suite with dressing room and spacious en suite bathroom with bath and separate walk-in shower together with five further bedrooms, all serviced by a spacious contemporary family bathroom with bath and separate walk-in shower. The house also provides a
lower ground floor, currently configured as two play rooms.

Outside, set well back from the road, Whitway House is approached over a driveway leading to a large gravelled courtyard offering turning and parking for multiple vehicles and with access to the garage and carport. An outdoor swimming pool with terrace to the rear of the house, creates a stunning setting for the property and is an ideal space for summer entertaining. The outbuildings are arranged around the rest of the courtyard and include a modern office-studio with vaulted ceiling. Behind this there is a large dual aspect gym and neighbouring dual aspect pool house with endless smart pool, both of which overlook the manège.

Further outbuildings include a spacious barn with two sets of double doors to the grounds, ideal for a variety of uses, together with a hay barn, pump room, oil store and stores including a machinery store, oil tank and wood store. The property’s four stables and hardstanding overlook the all-weather manège. There is a separate access to the stablesand equestrian facilities allowing a degree of separation from the main house if required.

Location

Whitway is situated just to the south of Burghclere, ideally located to the north of the North Wessex Downs and close to the well-known local areas of Beacon Hill and Watership Down, both designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty offering superb recreational opportunities.

The village of Burghclere has a church, public house, primary school and secondary school. Newbury and Basingstoke provide a comprehensive range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities. Communications in the area are excellent with regular fast train services to Paddington from Newbury and to Waterloo from Basingstoke. The A34, M4 and M3 give excellent road access to Heathrow airport, London, the Midlands and the West Country.

There is an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways in the area giving access to excellent countryside. There is racing at Newbury, Salisbury and Bath and fishing on the Kennet and Lambourn. Private schools in the area include Cheam, Elstree, Horris Hill, St Gabriel’s, and Downe House.

Square Footage: 6,221 sq ft
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Acreage: 3.07 Acres

Directions

SATNAV RG20 9LE \r

Additional Info

Photographs taken October 2019