- Five bedroom house +
- Almost 2 acres of grounds +
- Indoor swimming pool +
- Vast reception space +
- No onward chain +
- EPC Rating = E +
A rare opportunity to acquire a home of character, space and rural views in one of Hampshire's more picturesque settings.
Description
Bottle Row is a spacious detached home surrounded by rolling countryside and with extensive private grounds.
The formal entrance to Bottle Row opens out to a large reception hall from which all the main reception rooms can be accessed. To the front of the house the dual aspect family room has lots of natural light and a woodburning stove at its heart.
The kitchen/breakfast room features modern cabinetry, a range cooker and ample room for social dining. A useful utility room and pantry adjoin.
The large dining room with inglenook fireplace is a fabulous space for more formal entertaining and has French doors leading directly onto the garden. A separate rear lobby, with its own entrance, leads to the contemporary sitting room where a vaulted ceiling and full height windows frame view of the garden and flood the space with light.
Beyond the sitting room lies one of Bottle Row's most remarkable features : a magnificent 40ft indoor pool room, complete with sliding doors on two sides, seamlessly connecting the pool to the surrounding gardens.
Upstairs, the property offers five well proportioned bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room. Two further bedrooms benefit from built in storage, and a stylish family bathroom serves the remaining rooms.
Location
Located in the small Hampshire hamlet of Penwood, Bottle Row enjoys a setting defined by woodland, farmland and the sweeping landscapes of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape.
Nearby Highclere offers a thriving community, a welcoming pub, cafe/deli, a beautiful church and excellent schools while fine dining can be found at the Dewpond in Old Burghclere.
For everyday amenities, the bustling market town of Newbury is just a short drive away, providing superb shopping, dining and leisure facilities. Commuters benefit from fast rail services to London Paddington (approx. 40 minutes) from Newbury station, London Waterloo from Whitchurch station (approx. 60 minutes) while the M4 motorway is conveniently located just nine miles from the property.
The area is well served for schooling, both state and private, the latter including Elstree, Cheam, Horris Hill, Brockhurst and Marlston House, St Gabriel’s, Bradfield College, Downe House and Marlborough College.