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" A beautifully presented Georgian house with lovely gardens in a peaceful rural location. Five bedrooms, two bathrooms, large sitting room, kitchen / breakfast room, dining room with vaulted ceiling, utility room. Lovely garden backing onto woodland with summer house / office. Garage & off street parking.

WARNING Warning these particulars are currently in 'draft format'. Their accuracy has not yet been verified by the vendor. COLD ASH Cold Ash offers various facilities including a Post Office / Village shop, two inns, village school and a parish church, more extensive facilities can be found in Newbury c.4 miles. Mainline railway facilities can be found at Newbury and Thatcham, the M4 Motorway and A34 are also close by. PROPERTY Florence Cottage is situated towards the bottom of a quiet country lane but within walking distance of the village's amenities. Bucklebury Alley is a highly sought after lane, which merges into Bucklebury Common and offers great opportunities for riding and walks.
The property dates from early 1800's and has been meticiously maintained and enlarged by the current owners over the last thirty years. The property offers light and beautifully presented accommodation throughout with many character features expected of a property from this era such as sash windows, good ceiling heights and open fires.
You enter the property into a spacious entrance hall; to the left is the sitting room. The sitting room is a beautifully large and light room thanks to several tall sash windows and enjoys views over the front garden and also has an open fire.
The kitchen / breakfast room has recently been refitted and is beautifully finished. It offers a wide selection of built in cupboards with granite work surfaces and sink with mixer tap. Built in appliances include an oven and hob with extractor fan over. This room has ample space for kitchen table which gives lovely views out onto the back garden. There is also a spacious dining room with vaulted ceiling and exposed beams again with lovely views out onto the back garden. There is the scope to join the kitchen and dining room together to create a very large open plan kitchen / breakfast room if desired.
PROPERTY CONTINUED Upstairs there are five bedrooms. The main bedroom is a well proportioned double bedroom with ensuite shower room, there are two further double bedrooms both with built in wardrobes and two single bedrooms (one is currently used as a study.) These bedrooms are served by a spacious and well appointed family bathroom.
Overall the property offers beautifully presented accommodation in a lovely rural, yet accessible location.
OUTSIDE The property is set back from the lane with a gravel driveway giving space for parking of several vehicles and gives access to the integral garage. There is a lawned area to one side which is divided into two sections by a black iron fence.
The rear garden is particular feature of the property being private and beautifully kept. The garden is mainly laid to lawn and interspersed with variety of mature shrubs and trees and flanked by well stocked flower beds. Towards the bottom of the garden, the garden takes on a more natural feel incorporating the woodland. There is a very useful and pretty summerhouse which has power and light and would work very well as an office or artist's studio, there is also a log store.
ROUTE TO VIEW On entering the village of Cold Ash continue up Cold Ash Hill past the Village shop on your right and continue up the hill until the road flattens out passing the school on your right. continue straight past the crossroads and take the next right turn into Bucklebury Alley, proceed down this lane and the lane soon narrows and goes down a small hill. Florence Cottage can be found on your left hand side. SERVICES Mains electricity, water and private drainage (recycling plant). Oil fired central heating (although mains gas is available). Telephone lines subject to the usual transfer regulations. (No tests to the suitability of services have been carried out and intending purchasers should commission their own tests if required).
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NOT TO SCALE. DISCLAIMER These particulars, including any plan, are a general guide only and do not form any part of any offer or contract. All descriptions, including photographs, dimensions and other details are given in good faith but do not amount to a representation or warranty. They should not be relied upon as statements of fact and anyone interested must satisfy themselves as to their correctness by inspection or otherwise. Neither Henry George nor the seller accepts responsibility for any error that these particulars may contain however caused. No employee of Henry George has any authority to make any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. Any plan is for layout guidance only and is not drawn to scale. All dimensions, shapes and compass bearings are approximate and you should not rely upon them without checking them first. Please discuss with us any aspects, which are particularly important to you before travelling to view the property.
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