Newbury, Berkshire | 3 Bed

Beautiful,characterful, cottage style barn conversion, barn circa 1860

Sleeps 6 | Bedrooms 3 | Bathrooms 2

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What

Beautiful,characterful, cottage style barn conversion, barn circa 1860

Where

Set in the stunning Berkshire countryside and just an hour from London

Why

Beautiful rural location and near so many beautiful historic towns


Features

  • Garden
  • Cleaner
  • Wifi
  • Cable TV
  • Equipped for kids

About our home

Our charming barn conversion set in the rolling West Berkshire countryside was completed about 15 years ago, as a result it has lovely established gardens and blends in beautifully into the surrounding countryside. From the moment you step out the front gate you have a large variety of walks available to you. The garden itself also contains prettily stocked English cottage garden borders and several fruit trees. Tucked at the back of the garden is a large wooden-edge sandpit and children's play area. Finally the garden features a patio and bbq entertaining area with a large hardwood outdoor dining set (seats 8). The patio is nestled next to a calming pond and waterfall. The barn and gardens,over look fields to the front and a quaint courtyard to the rear with a lovely wall mounted fountain. The courtyard is the perfect place for taking breakfast in, in spring/summer and plotting your day's activities. The house itself has gorgeous beams, interesting nooks, vintage quarry tiles and oak floors. It also has solid wood doors with latch locks throughout, lovely fireplace and a comfortable, cream, country farmhouse family kitchen/diner with all modern integrated appliances, complete the comfortable country charm of this property . Upstairs the property has 3 large bedrooms (one ensuite) and with Sky Plus tv/dvd, there is also good size family bathroom. Downstairs is a large entry hall, lounge with a super open fireplace (the lounge also has Sky HD Plus, 40" 3D tv/dvd 3D Blueray), kitchen/diner (seating for 8), study/library, utility/boot room and cloakroom/(wc). Every room in the house has a great views both- upstairs and down. Plus, we are only 10 minutes drive from ''Downton Abbey'' or "Highclere Castle'' (íts real name and no it's not really in Yorkshire for those outside U.K).

Buzzy restaurants
The Award Winning Seafood Restaurant, 'The Crab' at Chieveley and The Gastro Pub 'The Winterbourne Arms' at Winterbourne
Cool bars
Document House, Newbury Town Centre, The Watermill Bar
Cozy cafés
Take your pick from the many and lovely cafes in Newbury or Hungerford or 30 minutes away visit 'The Polly Tea Rooms' in historic Marlborough.
Retail therapy
Newbury town centre has some excellent shops, but we're also 30 minutes from Oxford, Winchester, Salisbury, Marlborough and an hour from London or Bath or just 15 minutes drive away visit the picturesque town of Hungerford famed for its Antique Shops.
Bit of culture
Go and see a show at the amazing Watermill Theatre in Bagnor, 5 minutes down the road or take a walk to Donnington Castle, English Heritage Site. The Corn Exchange Gallery, Theatre and Art House Movies in town. Arlington Arts Centre a gentle 10 minute stroll down our country lane.
Walks in the park
From our house you can walk to the stunning Snelsmore Country Park. Or just out of our front gate go and say hello to a paddock of Minature Shetland Ponies!
Spot of exercise
All within 5-15 minute walk of our house. Walk in countryside fields along, rivers or canals and into town. Canoeing on The River Kennet or The River Lambourne or pop down to the award winning Donnington Valley Hotel, Country Club, Spa and Golf Course.
Day tripping
Our property is ideally located as a base for most of Southern England, so be it Stone Henge, Avebury, Oxford, Bath or London the possibilities are endless.
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Kate

Newbury, United Kingdom

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December 2010

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3 Things about us

1
We're a married professional couple with two, lovely, little boys Tom 5 and William 3
2
We are both 'career' teachers John is 'Head of Humanities Faculty' and Kate is a' Head of Drama'
3
We love the outdoors, the arts and gardening. We also enjoy comfortable surroundings, entertaining friends and family and travel and our home reflects this.

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