For Sale5 Bedroom Detached House in Loddon Drive, Wargrave, Berkshire, RG10.£3,750,000

An impressive contemporary home on the much sought after Loddon Drive with frontage to the River Loddon. Lodona is a uniquely designed property, with rural and river views, extending to around 4,800 sq. ft, including the garage, on Loddon Drive, near to the sought-after village of Wargrave. The house, which was constructed in 2002 and was designed by the architect John Hardy, offers outstanding open family living and entertaining spaces, with generously proportioned rooms and a contemporary décor throughout. On arrival, Lodona is a house of imposing stature and on entering through the front door, which is surrounded by glass, there are views straight through the entrance hall across the lawns and down to the river. The layout of the accommodation is perfectly designed for family life as well as entertaining, with well laid-out ground floor space with largely open-plan layout on the ground floor with floor to wall windows and sliding doors along the rear elevation of the house, to the deck, gardens and river which also make the house extremely light throughout. Within the main 55ft living area there is a large open plan kitchen, dining room and sitting area, with a triple storey atrium, as well as an adjoining snug with a secondary spiral staircase to the first-floor galleried study. There is also a family room at the other end of the house, off the entrance hall, along with the ground floor WC, large utility room and boiler room. On the first floor, a galleried landing leads to the principal bedroom with fitted wardrobes and sliding glass doors onto a decked balcony, with delightful views across the gardens and river. The en suite bathroom has twin basins, a freestanding bath and glass fronted shower. There is a guest bedroom with en suite shower room three further bedrooms, as well as a family bathroom. The large mezzanine study area overlooks the living space below. Garden and Grounds Lodona is accessed from Loddon Drive through electric gates to a large gravel driveway with ample parking and access to the triple garage. The house is set back from the river with the majority of the predominantly well-tended lawned gardens lying to the eastern side of the property, between the house and the jetty on the river and there is space to moor several boats. Mature trees, including beech, horse chestnut and willow line the boundaries of the garden. There is a large wooden deck extending along the whole of the rear of the house. A formal garden, to the front of the house, comprises a lawned area with gravel paths and a variety of shrubs. There is also an enclosed kitchen garden as well as a small ornamental garden planted with various flowerbeds and acers, to the side.