KEEPERS COTTAGEWHITCHURCH HILL ✦ SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE

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KEEPERS COTTAGEWHITCHURCH HILL SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE

Pangbourne on Thames and Station – 2 miles Reading – 6 miles M4 at Theale (Junction 12) – 8 miles Goring on Thames – 4 miles

Henley on Thames – 11 miles Newbury – 14 miles(Distances approximate)

The property is idyllically situated in an exclusive Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at the end of a private lane by Goring Heath village hall at Whitchurch Hill opposite St John’s Church and the village green.

Whitchurch on Thames and Pangbourne villages are at located at the bottom of the hill on the river with the Thames pathway walks and the riverside recreation at the Boathouse and Pangbourne meadow with boat moorings alongside the river Thames.

Pangbourne has an array of facilities, coffee shops, restaurants by the river and a mainline railway station providing access to London Paddington in under the hour. The area

has outstanding local schooling.

Keepers Cottage is a detached individual 4 bedroom period cottage offering a family home with the benefit of a heated swimming pool a bespoke studio pool house, and an additional 1 bedroom guest cottage. The accommodation in all amounts to approximately 3260sq ft, set in charming mature gardens surrounded with beech woodland in grounds of approximately 6 acres in a private and secluded position.

Private Gated Driveway & Forecourt

Main House

Covered Entrance Porch

Reception/Dining Hall

Inner Hall

Cloakroom

Drawing Room with fireplace

Conservatory

Sitting Room with wood burning stove.

Study

Kitchen / Breakfast Room with Pantry

Utility Room

Boiler/Drying Room

Master Bedroom & Bathroom

3 Further Double Bedrooms

2 Family Bathrooms

Detached Guest Cottage

Sitting Room

Kitchen

Bedroom

Bathroom

Detached bespoke Pool House

Sitting Room / Studio with oak bi-folding doors

Sauna

Shower Room

Cloakroom WC

2 Changing Rooms

Plant Room

Heated Swimming Pool

2 Detached Timber Garages

2 Stables & Tack Room

2 Further Store Sheds

In all Approximately 4148 Sq Ft

Delightful Private Gardens & Grounds

Private Beech Woodland

In all Approximately 6 Acres

LOCATIONWhitchurch Hill is with the surrounding countryside designated an “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty” on the edge of the Chilterns Escarpment close to the Thames Valley approximately a mile from Whitchurch –on-Thames & 2 miles from Pangbourne on Thames. Whitchurch Hill has a lovely village green by the Church of St. John & the Goring Heath Village Hall which supports a number of regular events for the village community and is striking distance of local nearby amenities and mainline train stations.

Traditional timbered and thatched cottages overlook the village green as does the parish church of St John and there are many other period properties reflecting the differing architectural styles through the ages, which essentially form the character and provenance of this unspoilt rural community historically based on agriculture and farming. In Hill Bottom on the Northern edge of the village, is located the well-known Sun Inn, a Brakspear Pub which has a good reputation for food and a large garden for children. The Oratory preparatory school at Great Oaks is nearby.

At the bottom of the hill is the village of Whitchurch on Thames lying on the Oxfordshire bank of the River opposite the village of Pangbourne, Whitchurch boasts 2 popular Inns, a highly rated C. of E. Primary School and an historic High Street leading down to the River and Toll Bridge.

Pangbourne on the Berkshire side of the River offers excellent shopping facilities including a supermarket as well as a wide range of amenities including a mainline railway station with fast commuter services to Reading and London (Paddington). There is a 143 bus service to Reading Monday-Friday from Whitchurch Hill via Whitchurch and Pangbourne as well as good road communications particularly for Reading, Henley on Thames, Oxford, Newbury and both the M.40 and M4 motorway networks.

The nearby riverside villages of Pangbourne and Goring & Streatley offer a BR train commuting service to London and Oxford. There are coffee shops, fresh locally sourced game and farm groceries, regular fetes, societies and beautiful walks along the Thames up and down the villages.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONKeepers Cottage is tucked away at the end of a private driveway, in a wonderfully peaceful countryside setting. The 4 Bedroom period property is historically The Game Keepers residence and was part of the large Coombe Park estate until the 1950’s. The accommodation is spacious and flexibly arranged comprising on the ground floor of a Dining Hall, Inner Hallway, Cloakroom, Drawing Room with fireplace, Conservatory, further Sitting Room with wood burning stove, Study, Kitchen/Breakfast Room with oil fired Aga & Pantry, Utility Room and Boiler/Drying Room. To the first floor are four generous Bedrooms and two Family Bathrooms. A wealth of character and charm is evident throughout, including bespoke Oak interior doors, Inglenook fireplace, exposed beams and leaded windows, and with every room

enjoying a picturesque view of the gardens and grounds. The property is a charming family home and has undoubtedly huge potential for possible contemporary enlargement subject to relevant permissions, especially being situated in such a spacious and private setting.

Adjacent to the house is a detached one Bedroom Cottage with Sitting Room, Kitchen & Bathroom, ideal as guest or staff accommodation with it’s own private courtyard garden.

Further accommodation can be found in the Pool house, which is arranged in an attractive and unusual curve around the pool terrace and has a spacious Living/Studio Bedroom, Cloakroom, Shower Room, Changing Rooms, Sauna and Plant Room.

OUTSIDEThe house is approached through wrought iron gates onto a sweeping gravelled driveway with ample parking for numerous cars, and turning circle with pretty planted herbaceous gardens and surrounded in grounds of beech trees and woodland gardens. Off the driveway are two timber garages, two stables, a tack room and additional timber storage sheds.

Across the frontage of the house is a large, wide paved South facing terrace, providing fantastic al-fresco dining and entertaining space and extending around the West side of the house to a BBQ area. The house

is surrounded on all sides by mature, private & secluded lawned gardens, with a heated swimming pool to the rear taking full advantage of the sunny Southerly aspect, with detached bespoke pool house. Adjacent to the house is also a detached guest cottage, with enclosed courtyard. To the West of the house is a large level lawn interspersed with a variety of mature planting and trees. Beyond the lawns is a substantial area of fantastic private woodland, amounting to approximately 4.5 acres.

Early viewing is advised in order to fully appreciate this advantageous position, with a wonderfully quiet rural setting in approximately 6 acres, within easy reach of amenities.

GENERAL INFORMATIONServices: Mains water and electricity are connected. Private septic tank drainage. Oil fired central heating and hot water. Electric heating and hot water to pool house and guest cottage.

Council Tax: H

Postcode: RG8 7NZ

Energy Efficiency Rating: F / 21

Local Authority: South Oxfordshire District CouncilTelephone: 01235 422422

DIRECTIONSFrom our offices in centre of Goring turn right and proceed up to the top of the High Street. At the railway bridge junction bear right and then next left into Reading Road. Follow the road up Whitehill and out of the village and on reaching Crays Pond in approximately 2 miles turn right at the crossroads for Whitchurch Hill and Pangbourne. In a further mile on reaching Whitchurch Hill, continue into the village, and after passing Orchard Coombe on your left, take the next turning right down a private track alongside the Village Hall. Follow the track around, keeping right all the way, until reaching Keepers Cottage at the very further end.

VIEWINGStrictly by appointment through Warmingham & Co.

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DISCLAIMERThe agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fittings or services so cannot verify that they are in working order. If required, the client is advised to obtain verification. These particulars are issued on the understanding that all negotiations are conducted through Warmingham & Co. Whilst all due care is taken in the preparation of these particulars, no responsibility for their accuracy is accepted, nor do they form part of any offer or contract. Intending clients must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy prior to signing a contract.