Hoe Benham

The Property

A beautifully converted former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel occupying a lovely secluded garden of around a quarter of an acre.

This charming home retains enormous character and charm. The property has been described as being of 'historic and architectural importance'.

The versatile accommodation includes a large split level sitting room with tall ceilings and a fireplace housing a wood burning stove.

The fabulous double aspect kitchen/dining room boats a twin Belfast sink complimented by
woodblock work surfaces and offers plenty of space for a dining table.

The wonderful main bedroom on the first floor has a spacious dressing room and en-suite bathroom. The two ground floor bedrooms are served by a separate shower room.

Outside

The mature garden is incredibly private with a variety of trees including oak, ash, hawthorn, plum and crab apple together with a number of shrubs and wildflowers. The garden has been re-wilded and is a wildlife haven. It has been organic for the past twenty years and no pesticides used.

A network of paths cross the garden with delightful views over fields on the north side of the garden.

The property is approached via a five-bar gate accessed off a small track, which leads to a parking area and oak-framed garage with adjacent store. There is a small side gate off the lane.

There is a separate insulated shed/workshop with power and a log store.

Chapel Cottage also finds itself in a Dark Skies area of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape.

Situation

The property is located in a sought after hamlet just ten minutes from Newbury. Newbury is a pretty market town well renowned for its racecourse, situated on the banks of the River Kennet. The Kennet and Avon canal runs through the town. The town centre itself has a range of national and independent retailers, supermarkets such as Waitrose approximately 8 minutes drive away, restaurants, a weekly market and the Corn Exchange, which has regular plays and concerts. Both the town centre and surrounding countryside offer a wide range of leisure and sporting facilities, such as the Watermill Theatre and a choice of three golf courses within very close proximity. There are also well known Michelin star restaurants near by such as The Woodspeen and the Vineyard at Stockcross. Hoe Benham also benefits from a local pub, The Half Way Inn and a gastro restaurant The Boxford and are both a short walk away. Local Schools include Downe House, St Gabriel's, Cheam, Brokenhurst and Marlston House, Horris Hill, St Bartholomew's, Trinity and Park House all in easy reach. Newbury is superbly situated approximately an hour by road from London and Bristol on junction 13 of the M4. Approximately 45 minutes from both Oxford and Southampton on the A34. Newbury also has a mainline railway station with fast trains to London (Paddington) in approximately 40 minutes.