Detached house for sale in Bath Road, Halfway, Newbury RG20

Halfway Cottage is a delightful period property that has been extended over the years to provide a comfortable 5 bedroom home, sitting in grounds, land and paddocks that extend to approximately 6 acres.

The property can be approached across two graveled driveways, both which provide an abundance of parking. The ground floor of the property comprises a kitchen/dining room which is fitted with a range of wall and floor mounted units under a granite and oak work top. Fitted appliances include an integral microwave, dishwasher and a fridge/freezer. An Alpha range cooker provides both heating/hotwater to the property as well as a means of cooking. Accessed off the kitchen is a useful bootroom and laundry room. The ground floor also provides a snug, sitting room and a further reception room/study, all of which have multi-fuel burning stoves fitted. A conservatory, accessed from the sitting room benefits from far reaching views over the grounds and the countryside beyond. A cloakroom completes the ground floor.

Stairs from the snug lead up to the first floor, where these is an open and spacious landing. The master bedroom is of a generous size and affords views across the land to the rear and has a modern ensuite shower room. There are 4 further double bedrooms and a spacious family bathroom with a roll-top bath. Completing the first floor is a useful attic space (above the kitchen), currently used for storage.

The grounds are extensive, totaling approximately 6 acres and provide a mixture of south facing gardens, paddocks, garaging and stables. There are two driveways to the property and 3 separate gateways that give access to the paddocks which all have a water supply.

The property is oil fired centrally heated and has a private septic tank. The property is freehold.

Halfway Cottage lies in the rural hamlett of Halfway, adjacent to the A4 Bath Road, and approximately 5 miles midway between Hungerford and Newbury. The hamlet hosts the historic Halfway Inn and Restaurant and a small cluster of houses, set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

It is well placed for excellent communications being approximately 6 miles from junction 13 of the M4 which provides easy access to London, Heathrow and the West Country and the A34, giving good access to Oxford to the north and Winchester to the south. Mainline train stations at Newbury, Hungerford and Whitchurch provide access to London Paddington and Waterloo respectively in around an hour.

There are many well regarded schools in the area including Cheam, St Gabriel's, Horris Hill, Brockhurst and Marlston House and Downe House and Newbury offers a wide range of shops and recreational facilities including John Lewis, Waitrose, a cinema, David Lloyd health club and Newbury Racecourse.

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