East Lockinge, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12

Arn Cottage, 34 East Lockinge is approached through a five-bar gate off a country lane, and you are greeted by a gravel driveway providing ample parking.

On entering the cottage through the back door, you step on to a tiled floor. Ahead of you is a characterful wall exposing the oak frame and brickwork of the house. To the left, you'll find a convenient downstairs cloakroom.

The open-plan kitchen/dining room is a highlight of the property, with its spacious layout and high ceilings. French double doors lead to the patio, seamlessly connecting indoor and outdoor living spaces. Ascending into the drawing room, you will notice the inviting multifuel burner, exposed brickwork, and valuable storage. The lovely oak flooring enhances the warmth and charm of this room. Adjacent to the drawing room is the sitting room, featuring the traditional oak framework and a wood burner in a large fireplace.

A hallway off the drawing room leads to the downstairs family bathroom, which features underfloor heating and high-quality fittings, including a Perrin & Rowe shower and Duravit sanitaryware.

A wooden staircase leads you upstairs to a hallway with open storage to your right. The first double bedroom on the left offers built-in storage, wooden flooring, and good ceiling height. You will find another double bedroom along the corridor with a built-in storage cupboard and a charming feature fireplace.

The principal bedroom is a true retreat, featuring double-aspect windows and a feature fireplace. This room benefits from an en suite shower room with a window, toilet and basin.

The outdoor space is enchanting, with a sizeable split-level patio behind the house leading to an L-shaped lawn bordered by mature shrubs and trees. From the garden, one can admire beautiful views over open meadows with majestic oak trees and across the surrounding Estate.

Part of the garden is rented from the Lockinge Estate for a current annual rent of £160 per year.

Arn Cottage is a delightful 18th-century cottage in a picturesque, peaceful village in the Vale of White Horse and the North Wessex Downs AONB.

East Lockinge is primarily a model village created by Lord and Lady Wantage in the 1860s. With their descendants still owning and protecting most of the land and buildings, properties rarely come up for sale in this highly desirable village.

Located under the Ridgeway, there are many walks, runs and bike rides directly from the house, over fields, through woods, by chalk streams and up on the Downs. Other activities include fly-fishing in the village lake and riding from the stables around Lockinge.

Ardington is a short walk over the fields and has a shop/cafe (the Grocer Chef), The Boar's Head pub, a village hall and Busy Bees private day nursery. Wantage has various shops, including Waitrose and Sainsbury's, a chemist, doctors, dentists, garages and twice-weekly markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A more comprehensive selection of shopping and recreational facilities can be found in Oxford and Newbury.

Communications are excellent, with easy access to Oxford, Newbury, London, the South and the West using the M40 and the M4 via the A34. Didcot Parkway station has frequent trains to Paddington from 37 minutes. Heathrow is about one hour's drive.

In addition to the primary schools in East Hendred, many popular independent schools are nearby, including Cothill, St Helen and St Katherine, St Edwards, Radley College and Abingdon School. The cottage lies close to the Grove Park Drive nodal point for entry to the Europa School UK.

Services: Mains gas, electricity and drainage. The Lockinge Estate supplies water. Gas central heating with additional underfloor heating in the downstairs bathroom.

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