Whitchurch on Thames, Oxfordshire

Property Details: - Type: Detached house - Bedrooms: 8 - Bathrooms: 8

Agent: Strutt & Parker - Newbury Phone: 01635 726850

Stoney Croft is a unique and significant Arts & Crafts inspired 1930s country house that has been significantly altered and improved by the current owners during their 15 year ownership. With a commanding position to appreciate stunning views, it's conveniently located on the edge of the pretty Oxfordshire village of Whitchurch on Thames, well connected for transport links and close to pubs, shops and other facilities. Downstairs, what was historically a rather impractical layout has been re-imagined to now offer four, distinct, spacious and flexible reception rooms, of which three capture those rear facing views. The more formal drawing room with feature fireplace measures over 500 sq ft and the current dining room has bifold doors out onto a terrace. There is sizeable open plan, contemporary kitchen with a long, 'L shaped' central island, Gaggenau steam oven, stainless steel Wolf range cooker, large American Sub-Zero fridge/freezer and a walk-in pantry. Nearly the entirety of the rear wall of the kitchen consists of a bi-fold doors that when open lead directly onto a raised terrace for perfect outdoor dining. As well as separate boot and utility rooms, next to secondary access is a back hallway providing direct access to a double garage, boiler room and large workshop and store. A back staircase from this hallway leads upstairs to two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a dressing room which have a useful privacy and independence from the main house whether for staff, teenage children or longer staying guests. Upstairs there are five double bedrooms on the first floor, all with en-suite bathrooms. The principal bedroom is notable for a walk-through dressing room area and grand en-suite bathroom with a large shower and separate bathtub. The second floor was more recently converted to now provide over 550 sq ft with a shower en-suite, storage space and potential to be a playroom, bedroom or very grand dressing room.<br/><br/>Accessed via a gated driveway, a driveway leads down through a shallow wooded area and provides parking for numerous vehicles with a double garage. There is an immediate feeling of privacy from neighbours and nearly the entirety of the just shy of 15 acres of grounds extends directly south from the rear of the property. The arguably unrivaled and unhindered views across your land down towards the Thames and across the valley bottom can be best enjoyed from a raised terrace which runs almost the full width of the rear of the property with attractive stone steps leading down to the majority lawned gardens. There are numerous, mature specimen trees alongside well planted beds. A low fence line denotes the end of the more formal gardens where there is a fenced, fruit and vegetable garden and tucked neatly out of direct view is an over 700 sq ft barn for garden equipment and general storage.<br/><br/>Located with a commanding hill-top position on the rural edge of the sought-after Oxfordshire village of Whitchurch-on-Thames. The village sits on The River Thames with a popular pub, The Greyhound and well-regarded primary school. A picturesque bridge crossing to the neighbouring village of Pangbourne which provides a variety of independent shops, a Co-Op, pharmacy, doctors surgery, library, restaurants, cafe, three pubs and a London bound train station. The fastest services to London take around 45 mins with trains also connecting to the highspeed Elizabeth line via Reading. The is also fairly swift access to the M4 at junction 12. The area has long been renowned for its selection of both state and private schools, including but not limited to Langtree, The Oratory, Bradfield College, St Andrews School Berkshire, Pangbourne College, Cranford and Moulsford.