6 bedroom detached house for sale

Situation:
Peregrine House is situated on Enborne Street which is a quiet residential area on the south west edge of the town. The house is well placed for not only easy access to the town centre facilities and mainline station, but also excellent road links via the A34 and M4 motorway and is on the edge of attractive open countryside. The property backs onto farmland and is in a very private position of being (remove) well screened by mature trees and hedges.

Newbury town offers a good selection of shops and department stores, including the Parkway retail development and John Lewis, with (a) supermarkets and retail park to the south of the town. There are plenty of restaurants, cafe's, public houses and leisure facilities, including Newbury Racecourse, the attractive Kennet & Avon canal, Vue cinema, Corn Exchange and Watermill theatres. There are arts and sports centres, health and golf clubs, a bowls club, museums and an outdoor market on Thursdays and Saturdays. There are well regarded schools for all age groups and Newbury College, with its campus to the south of the town.


Peregrine House is a very individual thatched period property that has been lovingly restored by the present vendors. It is not Listed and has a great deal of character including both the sitting and drawing room with exposed beams and open fireplaces. The property provides 3 reception rooms including a large drawing room beyond which is a conservatory looking out over a large lawn and gardens. The dining room leads out to a very wide and very private terrace for outside dining. There is a high quality fitted kitchen with aga, a separate utility and a useful cellar which is fitted out as a wine store.

Upstairs there are 4 bedrooms in total, two with en suites, two further bedrooms and a family bath and shower room. Two of the bedrooms have built in wardrobes and there is a useful loft/store.

Outside:
Peregrine House is approached by a sweeping gravel drive providing ample private parking and access to the cottage/ garage. This is a very useful building situated to one side of the property and could be used in a variety of different ways. Currently it offers storage via the double garage with a large reception room on the ground floor, separate kitchen and 2/3 bedrooms on the first floor with 2 bathrooms. It would be ideal as a studio, at home office, somewhere for over spill accommodation for the main house or an annexe for an elderly relation. Behind this building there is a very private and secluded pool area and large pool house. The garden is a particular feature of the property and it is designed with sheltered and private paved terraces beyond which is a large area of lawn which is surrounded by a variety of trees, shrubs and plants. There is an attractive water feature, a parterre garden and it also has a south facing aspect so gets plenty of sunlight.