4 bedroom house

Manor Barn is a stunning period home arranged over two floors with origins dating back to the 1700s. The property has been carefully restored and extended to provide a perfect, stylish home in a village setting. There are many period features, including exposed timbers and fireplaces in this beautifully presented house.
The charming reception hall with beamed ceiling and parquet flooring has doors radiating to the reception rooms and stairs rising to the first floor. The wood beamed reception rooms include an impressive dual aspect sitting room with beautiful, full-height windows looking out to the rear garden, a stone fireplace with wood burning stove, and a study/garden room with French windows to the rear terrace. There is a spacious dining room with a stone fireplace, log effect gas fire, a study/bedroom from the inner hallway, and a cloakroom with a shower.
Manor Barn benefits greatly from a lovely kitchen/breakfast room. This light and airy room has wonderful views over the rear gardens. The kitchen area has a range of wall and base units with integrated appliances, including a range cooker, dishwasher, fridge and freezer. There is ample space for a dining table and sitting area with a bay window, wood-burning stove and door opening to the terrace, an ideal place for al fresco entertaining.
The first floor comprises a galleried landing with ample storage and access to the principal bedroom with en suite shower room and dressing area with fitted wardrobes, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. All the rooms have beams and views across the gardens.

Manor Barn has the most amazing gardens. To the front of the property, you enter the gravel driveway through a brick entrance with parking for several cars under an attractive carport with ornate metal gates and access to the double garage and bike store. You enter a delightful covered walkway from the drive leading you to the front door and the charming front garden with a mixture of gravel and raised beds bordered by a rendered, arched wall. The superb rear garden is accessed from the kitchen and study. From the kitchen, there is a raised terrace with perfect views over a pond and rills that flow across the width of the terrace. Steps take you to the lower terrace and a beautiful seating area beneath a stone pillared pergola. Above the terrace, the garden is laid mainly to lawn with mature hedging, mature trees and flowerbeds filled with herbaceous plants. An orchard with views over neighbouring fields is to the back of the garden. Behind mature hedging is a summerhouse/home office, a greenhouse and shed that houses garden machinery.

Manor Barn is situated in Sonning, a historic and picturesque Thameside village in the county of Berkshire, and a highly sought-after location with proximity to Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Wargrave. With much of the original structure retained, the Mill at Sonning, the 18th Century Flour Mill, has been converted into a renowned Dinner Theatre where you can enjoy a meal before watching the performance in the 215 seat air-conditioned auditorium. There are several other excellent pubs and restaurants. There are many clubs, tennis, squash, hockey, cricket, golf, sports and social clubs, and a village shop with tea rooms. There are also annual social events that immediately make you feel part of a friendly but respectful community; it truly is a magical place to live. There is access to the River Thames, and Sonning Lock with colourful gardens is lovely for a stroll along the towpath and the magical scenery surrounding this village is a joy for cyclists and walkers.
Distances – Henley-on-Thames 6 miles; Reading 3.5 miles; M4 (J10) 5.5 miles; London Paddington 25 minutes from Reading. (Distances and times approximate)

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