6 bedroom house

Hopgrass Farm House is a beautiful 17th century attached period family house with a stunning symmetrical Georgian façade. The house is centred around an incredible vaulted galleried hallway with a gracious sweeping staircase. The house is a classically square design and the rooms are generous in proportion and benefit from large windows and original features. There is a formal drawing room with a huge three-quarter height sash window with original shutters, and an open fireplace. The dining room also has a large sash window, and an open fireplace, smart alcove cabinets and an original wooden floor. There is a charming family sitting room with an attractive bay window looking out over the gardens, and a log burning stove set within a pretty brick fireplace. The kitchen/breakfast room is a large square living space with an attractive box bay window with a window seat and shutters. The kitchen features an Aga range cooker, bespoke wooden cabinets, oak flooring and a large walk-in larder. There is a utility room in the cellar, which has been tanked and also provides further excellent dry storage space. Upstairs there are six bedrooms arranged over two floors. On the first floor the generous principal bedroom suite has south-easterly views over meadow land beyond, and a spacious bathroom. There is also a smart en suite guest bedroom with a stunning mullion window, stone surround fireplace, and beautiful timber floor. There are two further good-sized double bedrooms, as well as a family bathroom. On the second floor there are two bedrooms with beautiful exposed beams and charming fireplaces, and a shower room. In addition to the accommodation in the main house there is a delightful period brick-built barn which serves as a triple garage on the ground floor with a good-sized annexe above comprising a large reception space, kitchenette, bathroom and bedroom/office.

Hopgrass Farm House is situated between Hungerford and Marlborough on the Berkshire/Wiltshire borders. The area is renowned for its stunning countryside, close to the beautiful Savernake Forest, and is popular for walking and riding. The house is perfectly situated to take advantage of this wonderful location and one can access beautiful countryside on foot from the property, with the towpath of the River Dun, and Kennet and Avon canal, just beyond the garden. Hungerford offers excellent local amenities including a good choice of shops, cafes and restaurants and there is a popular farm shop very close by. Marlborough offers further amenities including a Waitrose supermarket, selection of independent shops, and a cinema. There is a direct train service from Hungerford into London Paddington, and easy access to the M4 and the A34, linking with London and the West Country. Highly rated schools in the area include Pinewood, St Francis Pewsey, Marlborough College, Dauntsey’s, Bradfield College and Downe House.

Hopgrass Farm House is accessed via a gravel driveway culminating in a gracious gravel turning circle in front of the classical façade. The gardens are fully mature and benefit from a delightful south-facing stone terrace bordered by neatly clipped box hedges and flowering mixed borders. The beautiful 17th century gabled rear elevation of the house is a stunning backdrop to the entertaining space focused around the terrace and more formal upper lawn. There is also a pergola planted with summer-flowering climbing plants attached to the period barn annexe. The gardens step down to a large, more informal area of lawn interspersed by mature trees and shrubs creating a beautiful green outlook from the house and upper garden.

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