Property Details: - Type: Link detached house - Bedrooms: 5 - Bathrooms: 5
Agent: Winkworth - Reading Phone: 0118 443 9360
An exceptional, spacious four/five-bedroom link-detached townhouse, set within the prestigious former Douai Abbey School site, adjoining Douai Monastery and surrounded by beautiful semi-rural countryside.<br/><br/>Offering over 3000sq. ft. (283sq. m.) of living accommodation over four floors and finished to an exacting standard throughout. This impressive and highly individual home offers exceptionally versatile accommodation, combining elegant living spaces with outstanding flexibility.<br/><br/>The ground floor features a superb kitchen/breakfast room with integrated Bosch appliances and granite worktops, alongside a generous living/dining room with double doors opening onto the landscaped rear garden. A utility room, cloakroom and large double integral garage complete this level, with the garage offering excellent potential as a gym, storage or hobby space.<br/><br/>The first floor provides a bedroom suite, shower room and spacious dual-aspect sitting room, which could equally serve as an additional bedroom. The second floor offers two further bedroom suites, including the principal bedroom with walk-in dressing room/study area.<br/><br/>One of the highlights of the property is the top floor, accessed via an elegant oak spiral staircase, where an impressive 20ft x 21ft living space with its own bathroom provides a wealth of possibilities — from a luxurious master suite or guest accommodation to a teenagers' retreat or exceptional entertainment space/cinema room.<br/>Outside, the property enjoys a beautifully landscaped rear garden and driveway parking for 2–3 cars, in addition to the double garage.<br/><br/>A rare opportunity to acquire a beautifully appointed and exceptionally versatile home in a peaceful, prestigious setting, yet conveniently positioned for the transport links to Reading and Newbury.<br/><br/>No onward chain.<br/><br/>Location:<br/>Abbey Gardens can be found on the site of the former Douai Abbey School adjacent to the abbey accessed from the top of Woolhampton Hill and Cods Hill both of which run from the A4, Bath Road. Woolhampton is a picturesque, quiet West Berkshire village nestled along the River Kennet and the Kennet & Avon Canal, sitting about 8 miles west of Reading and 6 miles east of Newbury. The village offers lovely canal side walks and boasts two excellent gastro pubs and is also home to Midgham train station from where regular trains run to both Reading and Newbury<br/><br/>
