Maidenhatch, Pangbourne, Reading, Berkshire, RG8

Built in 1725 with later additions, Maidenhatch Farm is a wonderfully generous family home offering extremely flexible accommodation in a unique setting.

The wide entrance hall is traditional and welcoming with the drawing room and dining room positioned on either side, all with beautiful herringbone parquet floors. The dining room has an impressive fireplace and double doors here lead through to the kitchen breakfast room with an electric Aga. Off the kitchen is the conservatory which has planning permission in place to build a smart Orangery.

From the main hall stairs rise to the first floor, where the principal bedroom suite and two of the double bedrooms are located, with a further staircase up to the attic rooms. From the kitchen the house flows along the rear corridor to the sitting room and study. There is a second staircase here up to the middle part of the house where there are two more double bedrooms. Finally at the other end of the house is a third staircase leading up to a bedroom and bathroom with a family room and kitchen at ground floor. There is a separate access into this section and it could easily be used as ancillary accommodation, however, the house as a whole flows extremely well on both floors.

Planning: Prospective purchasers are advised that they should make their own enquiries of the local planning authority.

Maidenhatch Farm is set in pretty countryside only 2.5 miles from the charming village of Pangbourne, where the mainline station is situated, serving London Paddington. Pangbourne provides an excellent range of local facilities including a church, a primary school, an excellent range of shops, as well as restaurants and pubs. The comprehensive amenities of Reading are just 7 miles away and the M4 (J12) provides excellent vehicular access to London, its airports and the motorway network. The area is well served by a first class range of schooling and recreational facilities. The surrounding countryside is renowned for its walks and rides in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

The property is approached along a long private driveway and can be entered through either of two sets of gates onto a large gravel drive. Located here are four stables as well as a pump room and workshop. There is a very large open barn and two garages behind the stables accessed from the driveway side.

At the rear of the house are pretty lawns which run down from a terrace. To one side is a lake which splits into two sections of the Maidenhatch brook. These meander through the garden and around the two paddocks where they join up again. A little bridge joins the garden to the woodland which runs up to the River Pang. On the easterly side of the house is the heated swimming pool and games room. There is also a lovely vegetable garden and a second little bridge over the brook leading into two paddocks.