Detached house for sale in Aldworth, Reading, Berkshire RG8

Believed to date back to the late 1700’s, Downland Cottage is a beautiful detached cottage with beautiful gardens and enviable views across the rolling countryside beyond. The sitting room sits at the heart of the house with a beautiful log burner and bi-folding doors opening out into the gardens. A convenient passage way connects the sitting room to the beautiful, open plan kitchen which boasts an Alpha cooker to one side in an original fireplace recess with exposed brickwork. The kitchen/breakfast room opens into the modern conservatory which works as an ideal dining area or garden room with French doors out to the gardens.
To the first floor is a generous master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and enjoys views over the beautiful gardens and rolling countryside beyond. A guest room with en-suite and two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. The house is well proportioned with light and airy space throughout, making it ideal as a family home or country retreat.<br /><br />The house is approached through large wooden gates over a gravel driveway and up to the timber garage. A small gate leads into the gardens and up to the striking front door. The gardens lie to the South side of the house and have been adorned with a beautiful array of planting providing colour and variety. Mature trees and hedging line the boundaries with the extensive Downland countryside beyond. There is small paved terrace beside the conservatory which makes an ideal dining area, and a picturesque pergola runs down one side of the garden, as well as a summer house to the far corner.<br /><br />Downland Cottage occupies an idyllic, secluded position in the downland village of Aldworth, famous for its 12th century church and two popular public houses, The Bell and The Four Points. The Ridgeway path runs through Aldworth and provides incredible walks and stunning scenery. There is also a wonderful farm shop at Ashampstead only a few miles away.
The Thameside villages of Pangbourne and Goring are just a few miles away and provide an excellent range of local shops and services including main line rail links to London Paddington within the hour.
For more choice of shops and entertainment, the more comprehensive amenities of Reading and Newbury are both approximately 11 miles away.
The M4 (J12) is approximately 9 miles away and provides excellent vehicular access to the West Country, London and its airports. Junction 13 of the M4 is also only about 9 miles away and provides access to the A34.
The area is well served by an excellent range of schooling and the surrounding countryside is renowned for its beautiful walks and rides.