Location

Winterbrook Lodge is conveniently situated in the Conservation area of Winterbrook on the edge of the historic town of Wallingford. This thriving town on the River Thames offers excellent local facilities including a fine variety of shops, a large Waitrose, restaurants, a small Theatre/Cinema and Sports Centre. There are wonderful opportunities to walk in the surrounding Oxfordshire countryside and along the Thames Path.

Henley on Thames is just 12 miles distant, Cholsey railway station 2.7 miles away, has direct trains to London Paddington, Didcot, Oxford and Reading. Reading is 13 miles distant with good train services to London Paddington (from 25 minutes) including the Elizabeth Line. The M4 at J8/9 and the M40 J6 provide access to Heathrow and the motorway network.

Sporting facilities include fine golf courses at Huntercombe, Henley, Springs, Badgemore Park. Also the highly regarded Wallingford Rowing Club. Phyllis Court Private Members Club situated on the River Thames, Henley.

Schools

There are many highly regarded Independent Schools in the area which are reached by school coaches from nearby.

Schools include Abingdon School, St Helen and St Katherine School, The Manor Preparatory in Abingdon, Moulsford Preparatory School and Cranford in Moulsford. Rupert House in Henley. The Oratory School, Bradfield College, Pangbourne College, Radley College and excellent Independent schools in both Oxford and Reading.

Description

Winterbrook Lodge is a fine example of a Georgian double fronted town house with painted render and brick elevations with a Welsh slate roof. The original Georgian 4-panelled front door has a fanlight and porch with Doric columns. The elegant entrance hall has original period features including a fine Georgian cantilevered staircase. There are period features throughout, including sash windows with panelled wooden shutters, ornate cornices, ceiling roses, high ceilings and open fireplaces.

Ground Floor

The sitting room is a lovely double aspect light room with full height south facing bay windows overlooking the terrace and garden. There is a marble mantle piece with open flue and mains gas fire.

The drawing room is a beautiful spacious south facing room with large full height bay window with French doors opening onto the terrace and main garden with a large lawn. There is an Adam style carved wooden mantle piece surrounding a gas fire, with open flue. It's a wonderful room for entertaining.

The dining room is double aspect and has full height sash windows with original working wooden panelled shutters, a beautiful room with a door opening to the kitchen.

The kitchen is furnished with hand fitted Mark Wilkinson solid maple wood with solid granite work surfaces, an Amtico tiled flooring and a large central island. The Kitchen has original 16th Century features, including an ingle nook fireplace and exposed ceiling beams.

The utility room is opposite the kitchen and is fully fitted with cupboards and work surfaces, a large sink and drainer with plumbing for a washing machine and separate drier. Between the kitchen and the utility room is a passage with an external door that opens onto the gravel and parking.

There are two further rooms to the rear of the house currently used as Studies which overlook another part of the garden. These rooms can also be accessed by another external door which opens near the barn/garage.

The house has an extremely efficient hot air heating system with underfloor ducting, providing instant heat which can be controlled by a thermostat or louvred floor vents in each room. The boiler is oil fired with a 2.5L oil storage tank discreetly situated in the garden.

First Floor

The fine Georgian staircase leads to the first floor accommodation with a magnificent Principle bedroom suite. This comprises a double aspect bedroom with en suite shower room and a large adjoining dressing room with fitted wardrobes.

There are Five further double bedrooms. One triple aspect, two double aspect and two single aspect, two of the bedrooms have fitted wardrobes, four have feature fireplaces. There are two family bathrooms.

There is a second staircase to the rear of the long landing with feature window which leads down to the back hall by the kitchen, utility room and the side external entrance door with access to the gravel drive.

Outside

The property is accessed from the road by the gravel drive that continues through the grounds, past the barn/garage to exit in Winterbrook Lane. There is parking for several cars on the gravel drive.

The detached Timber Framed Barn has parking for two big cars and has a double width remote controlled electric overhead door. On the side of the barn are two original full height barn doors opening into a double height storage area. There is also a single door to a separate garden store room in the barn. The barn has electricity and an outside water tap.

A south facing terrace runs along the side of the house and is accessed from the drawing room. This side of the house has a beautiful mature climbing wisteria tree. To the west side of the house is a smaller garden, with terrace and a magnificent magnolia tree.

To the front of the house is a high trellis of Pleached Lime Trees. Throughout the garden are many mature trees, a magnificent magnolia grandiflora, copper beach hedges, fruit trees including quince, pears, apples and walnuts.

Directions

Leave Henley on Thames on the Fairmile (A4130) towards Wallingford. At Mongewell Roundabout take the A329 to Wallingford and from the town centre take the Reading Road which will lead to Winterbrook, continue past the Wallingford Medical Centre and the entrance to Winterbrook Lodge will be found on the right hand side, just before Winterbrook Lane.