5 bedroom house for sale

Overview

Set within secluded gardens, Willow Tree Cottage is a substantial property, brimming with character and featuring flexible accommodation arranged over two light-filled floors. The house offers the option of arranging the living space as a main four-bedroom house with a self-contained one-bedroom annexe.The principal part of the house provides has comfortable living and entertaining space to its ground floor, including the 22ft sitting room with its brick-built fireplace and logburner. There is also a home office, a formal dining room with a fireplace and logburner, and two sunny conservatories, both of which open onto the gardens via French doors. The large kitchen, with its terracotta tiled floor, is comprehensively fitted with a range of units, a central island and a Rayburn range, and has the benefit of an adjoining pantry connecting to a useful utility room/2nd kitchen, which could be used as an annexe kitchen with its own private entrance.Adjoining the utility room in the annexe wing of the house there is a dual aspect drawing room and adjoining shower room, as well as a dressing room, with a spiral staircase leading to a 24ft bedroom. This self-contained area of the house provides ideal living space for family members or guests. The main first floor comprises the principal bedroom with a balcony, dressing room and en suite bathroom, three further bedrooms, 1 with en suite bathroom and another with its own dressing room, and a family shower roomAt the entrance to the house, double timber gates open onto the block-paved driveway with its extensive parking, with a separate entrance providing access to the detached, timber-framed garage and adjoining workshop and a cabin that is ideal as a home gym or office space. The secluded, lawned rear garden includes a patio area for al fresco dining and is bordered by mature trees and established hedgerows. There is a further patio area at the side of the house, providing additional space in which to relax. Additional features include a pond and a greenhouse. The property is secured by a state-of-the-art security system, camera network and motion sensors.Services: Mains electricity and water. LPG gas. Private drainage Klargester. Oil fired central heating.Willow Tree Cottage is situated in a picturesque rural setting with access to miles of walking, cycling and riding routes on the doorstep, yet is within easy reach of Binfield village with its day-to-day amenities, including a post office, pharmacy, library, primary school and college, plus several shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants. Any further requirements can be met in nearby Wokingham, Ascot, Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell. There are excellent transport links to and from the area, with the M4 less than six miles away. Reading mainline station offers fast services, including the Elizabeth Line, to London Paddington, while there are also stations at Twyford, Maidenhead (also Elizabeth Line), Wokingham and Bracknell. Educational opportunities in the vicinity include the highly regarded Dolphin School in Hurst, Lambrook in Winkfield RowCressex Lodge School in Binfield, St Mary's School, Papplewick and Heathfield School in Ascot.