5 bedroom house

Classical proportioned period family home.


Description

Mount Pleasant is situated in a beautiful location on the edge of the picturesque village of Great Shefford, near to the water meadows of the River Lambourn with unrivalled views across the Lambourn Valley. The village includes a shop, post office, garage and pub, with further facilities found in nearby markets towns of Hungerford, Newbury and Wantage. Transport facilities from the house are excellent; positioned 2 miles away from Junction 14 of the M4 and with access to regular high speed trains to London from either Newbury (50 minutes) or Didcot (45 minutes). The area offers a great deal of sporting opportunities including nearby racing in Newbury and golf courses at Newbury, Chaddleworth, Frilford Heath and Marlborough. Fishing is also excellent on the Rivers Lambourn and Kennet

Location

Believed to date from 1870, Mount Pleasant is a very attractive detached period house. The accommodation is well laid out predominantly over two floors, and has an additional cellar and separate outbuildings. The house has been extended and remodelled over the current owners tenure, but could now benefit from some refurbishment.

On entering, there is a very welcoming entrance hall with parquet flooring, from which all of the ground floor rooms are accessed. There is a lovely dual aspect sitting room which enjoys views out over the southern side of the garden, and has an open fire place, a dining room, again dual aspect with a wood burning stove and built in cabinets. There is a good size kitchen/breakfast room at the rear of the house with a range of built in cupboards, excellent work surface space and a feature Everhot cooker. Double doors lead out onto the terrace at the rear of the house. There is a good sized study which also has a wood burning stove in it and very generous utility room. A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation. An attractive staircase leads up to the first floor, which has a lovely light landing from which there are 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.

Outside

The house is approached by a private driveway leading to a gravel driveway to the front of the house. The extensive gardens lie predominantly to the front and side of the house and are mainly laid to lawn with shrub and herbaceous borders. There is a wonderful vegetable garden, with potting shed, along with a variety of fruit trees, including, apple, pear and plum. To the rear of the house is separate outbuilding which comprises a studio and office along with workshop, garden store and wood store.

Square Footage: 3,429 sq ft




Acreage: 0.76 Acres

Directions

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Marketed by: Savills, Newbury