For Sale5 Bedroom House in Pincents Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31£1,475,000

A substantial five-bedroom Tudor style home with an extensive private garden Harefield House is a handsome and historic family residence that offers over 4,000 sq. ft. of characterful internal accommodation, with an abundance of retained original features, including peg-tiling, leaded windows, timber beams and Inglenook fireplaces. The porch opens to the bright central reception hall offering a striking entrance, with its ornate timberwork, double-height ceiling, turned stairway to the mezzanine landing and charming feature fireplace. From here is access to the impressive 25 ft. multi-aspect drawing room and adjacent formal dining room with its French doors to the sunny rear terrace. There is also a front aspect family room, a study and a generous conservatory that offers panoramic views across the plentiful grounds. The sociable 28ft. kitchen/breakfast room merges traditional country style with an array of contemporary conveniences and integrated appliances. It has a blue inset AGA range and central island with an abundance of corresponding cabinetry, a freezer room and a utility room. The sprawling first floor houses five well proportioned bedrooms with a variety of unique period features. The sizeable multi-aspect principal suite has a luxurious en suite bathroom with linen cupboard and fully fitted dressing room alongside. Two further bedrooms benefit from a Jack and Jill shower room, and one further bedroom has an en suite bathroom. This property has 3.08 acres of land. Outside The property sits in a considerable plot totalling over 3 acres enclosed via a variety of towering specimen and evergreen trees, which features a large gated gravelled driveway beside the carport and attached double garage with office space above. The wrap-around garden features extensive sections of neat level lawn with established planting and a sunny paved terrace extending to the width of the home. To the rear of the home sits a tack room, stable and paddock. Situation The property is situated close to picturesque spaces including Arthur Newbery Park and the River Thames, as well as to an array of local shopping facilities and supermarkets at Overdown Road and Kentwood Hill. Nearby Reading offers further amenities and rail connections to London in half an hour, with Crossrail services (Elizabeth Line) now open. There is convenient access to the M4 (J12) and notable nearby schools include Pangbourne College, The Abbey School and St Andrew’s. Directions From Junction 12 of the M4 heading east, take the exit towards Theale and follow the A4 for around a mile before turning left onto Old Bath Road and Langley Hill. Continue onto Park Lane before taking the first exit at the roundabout onto City Road. Go through another roundabout and take the first exit at the next onto Pincents Lane, where the property will be on the right.