Twyford Road, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42

Believed to date from the 1770s, Elm Lodge offers elegance and charm, blended perfectly with contemporary styling to create a stunning home ideally suited to modern lifestyles. Beyond the attractive, wisteria-clad trellis and monochrome tiled floor of the entrance porch, the mellow tones of the stripped elm wood floor in the reception hall offers a warm welcome and extends across many of the rooms within. Beautifully preserved characteristics include sash windows with panelled shutters, cast iron fireplaces and decorative tile inserts, arched alcoves, and dado rails.

On the ground floor, the free-flowing layout provides a study with steps leading down into the adjoining sitting room and on the opposite side of the hallway, a family room that opens into an orangery. Filled with natural light, courtesy of a lantern skylight, this sunny setting has a link through to an impressive kitchen/breakfast room. Fitted with sleek cabinetry, with Corian work surfaces and integrated appliances, the well-designed kitchen features an island unit with rustic topped breakfast bar; a wall of bi-folding glazed doors open to the garden terrace providing a seamless transition from the inside to the outside environment. A utility/boot room and a cloakroom complete the ground floor accommodation, and there is also a cellar. Ancillary accommodation is provided by a detached timber annexe with its own garden, two bedrooms, a shower room and an open-plan kitchen/sitting room. The owners have previous let this on a long term basis and as an Airbnb.

On the first floor of the main house there are four bedrooms with the luxurious principal room enjoying a triple aspect and having the advantage of an en suite shower room. Two of the bedrooms have access to a Jack-and-Jill shower room and there is also a family bathroom with vintage roll-top tub and shower cubicle.

Elm Lodge is situated to the north of Binfield in a picturesque rural setting with access to miles of walking, cycling and riding routes on the doorstep, yet is within easy reach of Binfield village with its local shops and restaurants. The village of Waltham St. Lawrence, with its Norman church and 15th century pub, is just 2.7 miles away. A more extensive range of facilities can be found nearby in Ascot, Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell, the latter having a popular shopping centre, The Lexicon.

For road users, junctions to join the M4 are easily accessible and for commuters, there are non-stop train services to/from London Paddington from Twyford and Maidenhead, as well as access to Crossrail. Trains to Waterloo run from Bracknell and Ascot stations.

Educational opportunities in the vicinity include the highly regarded Lambrook, St Mary's School, Papplewick, Dolphin and Heathfield School.
Sporting and leisure facilities in the area are varied and include several well-regarded golf clubs, horse racing at Ascot and Windsor; Binfield village has a cricket club and football club and tennis courts, whilst Waltham St. Lawrence cricket club is in nearby Shurlock Row.

The attractive, automated gated entrance leads on to a gravelled driveway with several majestic trees interspersed within the lawned areas which surround the property. There is an area of pavers fronting the entrance to the home which extends forming a pathway around to the side and rear of the property. A gravelled terrace, with direct access from the kitchen/breakfast room offers opportunities for outdoor dining and relaxation whilst taking in the view over the adjoining landscape; post and wire fencing to the boundaries allows residents to enjoy the 'borrowed landscape'. A pathway meanders through the grassed area to the timber annexe, screened by evergreen hedging and with a raised, deck platform providing a spot in which to sit.