Upper Lambourn, Hungerford, Berkshire

Property Details: - Type: Detached house - Bedrooms: 4 - Bathrooms: 3

Agent: Strutt & Parker - Newbury Phone: 01635 726850

Cruck Cottage is an attractive period cottage full of character and charm and with many beautiful original features still in place. The cottage has been cleverly extended in recent years and links with a light filled garden room, creating an ideal combination of period charm and modern style. The cottage is believed to date from the 15th century and is set in a delightful garden with a wonderful outlook across the surrounding countryside. Cruck Cottage is well presented and includes a spacious, triple aspect sitting room with a beautiful inglenook fireplace and wood burning stove, as well as a good sized dining room, also with an attractive inglenook fireplace. The kitchen is well fitted with painted wooden units, smart granite worktops, an Aga range cooker, limestone floor and space for a dining table. Beyond the kitchen the fabulous vaulted garden room benefits from full height windows and French doors, and has a lovely outlook across the garden and view beyond. There is also a rear hall and shower room on the ground floor. Two separate staircases lead up to the first floor where there are four bedrooms, all of which can be accessed by either staircase. There is a Jack and Jill shower room serving two of the bedrooms, and a further family bathroom.<br/><br/>The property is approached from the village lane through a five-bar gate leading to a gravelled driveway providing plenty of parking beside the double garage. The beautiful south-west facing garden lies to the rear and side of the house and is mainly laid to lawn, interspersed with mature hedges, trees, shrubs and mixed flower borders. There is a large terrace outside the garden room, ideal for outdoor entertaining and enjoying the afternoon and evening sunshine. In addition, there is a very pretty, detached period outbuilding, ideal as an office or studio.<br/><br/>The property is located in Upper Lambourn, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the edge of Lambourn, well known for its racing and training yards. Lambourn is at the centre of the racing world in what has become known as 'The Valley of the Racehorse'. Situated on the edge of the Lambourn Downs, the surrounding countryside is renowned for its extensive walking and riding opportunities. There are extensive local facilities in the village itself, including two supermarkets (one with post office), several pubs, a butcher, chemist, church, primary school and doctor's surgery. The nearby market towns of Newbury, Hungerford and Wantage provide a further wide range of shopping and leisure facilities catering for most day-to-day needs. Communications in the area are excellent with Hungerford and Newbury providing train services into London Paddington, and there is easy access to the M4 (J14) and the A34. There is a wide range of highly regarded schools in the area including Lambourn, Ramsbury, Shefford and<br/>Chilton Foliat primary schools, Pinewood, Elstree, Marlborough College, St Mary's Calne and Downe House.