"Longacres is a detached family home offering light filled flexible accommodation arranged over two floors. Configured to provide ideal family and entertaining space and featuring generously proportioned rooms with a wealth of wooden and tiled flooring throughout, the accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall with useful storage and cloakroom. The drawing room, with feature fireplace and inset woodburner, links with the dining room which in turn connects with the kitchen breakfast room, thereby creating superb entertaining space, with all of these room enjoying direct access to the rear terrace and gardens via French doors.
There is also a sitting room opening into a family room with a large front aspect bay window, part vaulted ceiling, numerous skylights and double doors to a gym and inter connecting dual aspect games room. The gym has a concealed staircase, also accessible from the forecourt, rising to a self contained bedroom with en suite shower room.
The extensive kitchen breakfast room, features a comprehensive range of wall and base units, a central island with integral breakfast bar, and modern integrated appliances; there is also ample space for a sizeable table in the breakfast area. Adjacent is a fitted utility room with doors leading to the rear garden and an inner hall. The inner hall, also accessible from the forecourt, provides access to a guest bedroom with an en suite bathroom and to the integral triple garage.
Upstairs, the accommodation is arranged to provide a principal bedroom with an en suite bathroom with freestanding bath and separate shower, three further bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room, and a modern family bathroom with bath and separate shower.
Set on a 2.5 acre plot against a backdrop of mature woodland, the property is approached over a sweeping driveway and block paved forecourt providing private parking and giving access to the integral triple garage. The gardens are a fine feature of the property and are laid mainly to lawn bordered by well stocked planting and mature trees. To the front, there is a garden pond, numerous seating areas and, to the rear, an area of light woodland and large paved terrace with decked dining area, the whole ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining.
Services Mains electricity, gas, water. Private drainage via a private pumping station that connects to a mains sewer.
Wellingtonia Avenue is a striking local feature and is lined on each side with majestic Wellingtonias. These giant Redwood trees are understood to have been planted in 1863 by John Walter Bearwood who was the owner of The Times and a great local benefactor.
Longacres is situated within easy reach of local shops which include a bakery and a craft beer and coffee shop, and is within striking distance of Crowthorne Station. Crowthorne village to the east provides further local shopping, convenience stores, a community centre, caf s, restaurants and GP practices, with more extensive amenities available at Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell and Camberley.
Ideal for the outdoor enthusiast, the area includes the nearby Simon s Wood and Finchampstead Ridges one of the National Trust s old acquisitions , Swinley Forest, Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve, Heathlake Nature Reserve, and Horseshoe Lake Activity Centre. Sport leisure facilities in the region are excellent and include golf at the local East Berkshire Golf Club and the renowned Wentworth and Sunningdale golf clubs.
Communications links are excellent the M3 to the south and M4 to the north give access to major regional centres and the motorway network, and Crowthorne station offers regular services on the Reading Guildford Gatwick line and onward connections to Paddington and Waterloo.
The region is fortunate to have some excellent schools including both in the state and independent sectors.
NEARBY STATIONS
Crowthorne 0.5 miles
Sandhurst 2.1 miles
Wokingham 4.1 miles
Bracknell 5.8 miles
KEY LOCATIONS
Castle Bottom National Nature Reserve
Blackbushe Heritage Trust Aviation history
Ascot Racecourse
Windsor Racecourse
Legoland Windsor
Windsor Castle
South Hill Park Arts Centre
NEARBY SCHOOLS
Wellington College
Our Lady s Preparatory School.
Eagle House School
Ludgrove School
Luckley House
Holme Grange School
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne CofE School
Hurst Lodge School
Yateley Manor School
Sandhurst School
Westende Junior School"
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Available
For Sale
6 beds
Detached
89 days on market
