Formerly known as the Watchfield Grange this property is an exceptional Grade II Listed detached period home which has been sympathetically and lovingly extended and refurbished to the highest of standards. The entrance hall gives you a taste of the delights to come as your eyes are drawn in the direction of a stunning family kitchen complete with bi-fold doors overlooking the rear garden. This room has beautiful oak framework. There are integral kitchen appliances, a walk in pantry and covered well in addition to a cosy fireplace with wood burning stove. Located to the rear of the kitchen is a large utility room with extensive storage and concealed space for washing machine, tumble dryer and sink unit. Beyond this is a cloakroom.
Reception rooms include a dining room, a play room, a snug with pretty Inglenook fireplace and wood burning stove, a separate sitting room with large open fireplace plus a large study.
On the first floor there are three large double bedrooms and a superb and spacious family bathroom. On the second floor is a master bedroom suite with open plan en-suite shower room, two further double bedrooms and shower room.
Outside the property has enclosed gardens enjoying a sunny southerly facing aspect being attractively landscaped with a large area of patio terrace, lawn and well-tended flower and shrub borders plus a circular seating area. To the side of the house is a gravelled driveway providing off road parking for several vehicles, there is an integral tool shed and a triple garage with large versatile room over.
The property has many period features which blend successfully with modern touches, there are exposed beams throughout the property, attractive fireplaces and pretty leaded light windows in many of the rooms and a gas heating system to radiators.
Watchfield has a charming village centre with a church, village hall and public house, and a small shopping centre with a public house and a restaurant near the roundabout with the A420. The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides post-graduate level education for UK and overseas military personnel. Many students and staff live in the village and play an active part in community life. The excellent village primary school has children from several different countries, which makes for an interesting learning environment.
Together, Watchfield and Shrivenham make one of the larger village areas within the Vale of the White Horse and are located to the north east of Swindon (circa 5 miles) and to the south west of the market town of Faringdon (circa 5 miles). A bypass built in 1984 ensures that the rural atmosphere of both villages is preserved. Shrivenham also has an extremely active community. There is a lovely tree-lined high street with shops, restaurants, public houses, a doctors' surgery, village primary school and an impressive church, parts of which date back to the 11th Century. There is also a golf course.
Both villages are ideally located for access to the M4 at Swindon and the A420 leading to Oxford and beyond. There is a frequent bus service from Swindon to Oxford and back.
