Donnington, Newbury, Berkshire

Rotherwood is a handsome period house offering more than 5,700 sq ft that has been tastefully restored by the current owners retaining many of the period features that you would expect of this era. The property benefits from well proportioned rooms, high ceilings, attractive cornicing, and numerous large windows providing plenty of natural light. The flexible layout offers the potential to divide the property into a main house and a separate two-bedroom apartment if desired. There is a magnificent entrance hall with an elegant and well-proportioned drawing room and dining room to either side, both with south west facing bay windows and open fireplaces. The dining room has French doors opening onto the garden, as does the delightful dual aspect morning room. In addition there is a cosy sitting/family room off the kitchen/ breakfast room. The spacious kitchen/breakfast room has an attractive solid oak floor and is fitted with a range of bespoke cabinets, a central island, butlers sink, and an Aga cooker. In addition, there is a large utility room, laundry and cloakroom on the ground floor, as well as a cellar. The elegant staircase leads up to the first floor which is equally spacious and well proportioned. There are six double bedrooms and four bathrooms, including a magnificent principal bedroom with en suite bathroom. Two of the bedrooms and one bathroom are located in the rear wing of the house, and can be separated by an internal door if required. There is also a secondary kitchen in the rear wing.

Rotherwood is approached across a gravel 'in and out' driveway providing plenty of parking in front of the property. The generous sized garden wraps around the house and is mainly laid to lawn enclosed by mature trees and established hedgerows on all sides creating privacy and seclusion. There is a sheltered, sunny south-facing terrace accessed from the kitchen/breakfast room for outside entertaining, and a smaller south-facing terrace accessed via the dining room. The tennis court is located to one side of the garden.

The property is situated in a highly convenient location in Donnington, a small village on the northern edge of the market town of Newbury. The area is surrounded by beautiful countryside and offers the options of walking, riding, cycling, golf and fishing. Donnington itself provides good local amenities including a primary school and popular pub, and extensive further facilities can be found in nearby Newbury which caters for most day to day needs, and includes a wide choice of shops, cafes and restaurants, and supermarkets including Waitrose, Sainsbury's,Tesco, Aldi and Lidl. There is a choice of leisure facilities in the area including a cinema, the Watermill Theatre, several health clubs and gyms, horse racing, two golf courses and fishing on the rivers Kennet and Lambourn. Communications in the area are excellent, with easy access to the A34 and M4 (J13), and fast train services from Newbury into London Paddington. There is also a wide choice of highly regarded schools in the area.