5 bedroom detached house

Berkeley House is a beautiful early 19th Century Georgian village house which has been sympathetically enlarged and improved over the years. The house has all the expected charm of a period house of this era with large sash windows, well-proportioned reception rooms and attractive mellow brick elevations. Historically, the house had a wing added about 50 years ago which has weathered nicely, and in more recent times a kitchen extension and orangery have been added providing a more modern and up to date style of living which has greatly enhanced the appeal of the house. The house extends to over 5,500 sq. ft. of accommodation, the kitchens and bathrooms in the house have been updated and the internal decoration of the house is in good order in classically neutral and sophisticated tones. The addition of the orangery is excellent, and helps link the house with the garden seamlessly.

The beautiful gardens and grounds extend to approximately 3.5 acres. The house is approached via electric wooden gates and a long gravel driveway culminating in a turning circle in front of the pretty Georgian façade of the house. At the top of the drive, once inside the gates, there is a triple garage with extra accommodation above. The gardens are cleverly segregated to create more formal and screened intimate areas to each side of the house, in addition to the more open sweeping lawns which wrap around two sides of the house. A more formal garden, easily accessed from the orangery via a natural stone terrace, is defined by smart pleached limes and mature beech hedges. There are mixed borders and rose beds designed to give interest throughout the seasons. Off the kitchen/breakfast room is a further natural stone terrace, framed by neat formal structures of topiary and yew hedging, beyond which is a more informal area including a vegetable garden and views across the sweeping grass area, once used as paddocks but now a smart green backdrop to the property.

The property is located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the edge of Lambourn, well known for its racing and training yards. Situated on the edge of the Lambourn Downs, the surrounding countryside is renowned for its extensive walking and riding. Lambourn village is approximately a mile away providing extensive facilities including a shop, two supermarkets (one with post office), a butcher, chemist, church and primary school. The market towns of Newbury and Hungerford have a more comprehensive range of facilities and both offer train services into London Paddington. Road links are excellent with easy access to the M4 (J14) and the A34. There is a good range of schools available in the area including Pinewood, Stepping Stones, Cheam, Elstree, Marlborough College, St Mary’s Calne, Downe House and St Gabriels.