5 bedroom house

Pond Farm is a five bedroom house dating back to the 14th Century which originally was four farmworker cottages with a dairy. These cottages were combined to make a single property in the 1800s, with various additions and extensions since.

As soon as you enter Pond Farm you notice all the original character features such as the hand stripped timber beams, exposed brickwork, solid wooden herringbone floors, wooden latch doors, and open fireplaces. On the ground floor is a large open reception hallway with open fire, a sitting room with exposed timbers and log burner, and an open plan kitchen/dining room, hand-crafted by Smallbone, with Miele appliances and French doors out to the entertaining patio area. There is a pantry and utility/boot room with access to the garden. There is also a further family room and dining/sitting room with an open fireplace and downstairs cloakroom. The beautiful wooden panel staircase leads to the first floor which has five bedrooms; two of which benefit from an en-suite bathroom and the principal bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe. There is also a family bathroom.

The 0.857 acre garden offers complete privacy and backs onto the local SANG (Community Green Space). It is set on a level plot and is predominantly laid to lawn with the addition of a heated outdoor swimming pool with an electric safety cover. The approach to the house is via electric gates leading through a large sweeping driveway, with access to the double garage. The garage has a home office and a gym.

Planning permission was previously granted to convert the upstairs into a one bedroom apartment/annex. Details can be found on Hart District Council under REF 19/00619/HOU.

Wokingham 5 miles, Bracknell 8 miles, Fleet 8 miles, Basingstoke 17 miles, and Reading 13 miles (All distances and times are approximate).

The house is located about 5 miles to the south west of the charming market town of Wokingham. There is excellent schooling in the area including Wellington College, Holme Grange, Bearwood College, Eton, Eagle House, Ludgrove, Luckley House School and St Neots. The property is within easy access to both the M3 and M4 (junction 10 about 7 miles) motorways. Railway stations at Farnborough, Reading, Wokingham, Basingstoke, Hook, Sandhurst and Fleet provide fast and regular rail services to London Paddington and Waterloo. Heathrow Airport is about 35 miles and Farnborough Airport is about 13 miles distant. Private aircraft facilities are also available at Blackbushe Airport (about 8 miles). Extensive shopping, education and recreational facilities can be found in Fleet, Basingstoke, Reading and Guildford.

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