Detached house for sale in Hungerford RG17, 7 Bedroom

Saxon House is an attractive, grade II listed
house thought to date in part from 1699, with
later additions. The property extends to over
5,000 sq ft and has wonderful accommodation
with well-proportioned rooms, high ceilings and
large sash windows which fill the house with
natural light.
Now in need of modernisation and renovation,
this is a wonderful opportunity for a purchaser
to make their own mark and there is scope
to re-design the current layout to fit in with
today’s modern lifestyle. The current owners
have started the restoration of the house and
have taken great care to retain as much of the
original character of the property as possible.
The roof has been re-tiled and insulated and
the large loft space, which runs the length of
the house, is now fully boarded and suitable
for conversion to further accommodation if
required, subject to planning permission.
As it is currently laid out, two of the reception
rooms look out across the beautiful walled
garden and there are two kitchens, one with a
4-door Aga, as well as a large pantry, larder and
utility room. Upstairs there are 7 bedrooms and
5 bathrooms.

Saxon House is situated on the edge of the
village, in an Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty and on the edge of the Downs.
Lambourn is renowned as the home of horse
racing and the surrounding countryside is crisscrossed with footpaths and bridleways making
ideal walking and riding country. The village
centre is less than a mile away and provides
extensive local amenities including a post office,
two small supermarkets, nursery and primary
schools, a doctors' surgery, and a number of
pubs/restaurants. A wider range of shops and
services can be found in the nearby market
towns of Hungerford, Newbury and Wantage.
There is an excellent choice of schools in the
area including Pinewood, Cheam, Marlborough
College, St Mary’s Calne, and Downe House, as
well as Lambourn primary school in the village.
Communications are very good with easy access
to the M4 (J14) and the A34, linking with the
national road network, and there are good train
services from Hungerford and Newbury into
London Paddington.

The beautiful south-facing walled garden sits
at the back of the house, and is mostly laid
to lawn surrounded on three sides by the old
Victorian wall of the former kitchen garden.
The lawns are interspersed with mature shrubs
and borders, together with more recently
planted pleached hornbeams and a wisteriacovered
pergola. A large terraced area running
the length of the house looks out across the
garden, from where you can enjoy the peaceful
setting and view to the Downs. There is also
a swimming pool, and an old greenhouse
and various outbuildings. The property is
approached from the lane, with parking for a
number of cars to the front, and is adjacent to
an established racing yard.