6 bed detached house for sale

Bull Lane, Riseley, Reading, Berkshire RG7

Bull Lane Cottage offers versatile family accommodation, combining the character of the older period residence with the newer additions extremely well. An attractive covered entrance with double doors opens into a reception hall featuring a striking part-beamed wall.

The impressive light-filled kitchen/dining room is triple aspect, with double doors opening onto the garden and delightful views across an open field and woodland beyond. The kitchen is fitted with integrated appliances and hardwood units. A sizable utility/boot room provides further access to the garden and adjoins a separate cloakroom. In addition, there is a spacious family room with double doors opening onto a paved sitting area.

The sitting room, with its beamed ceiling, deep brick fireplace and wood burner, is particularly appealing and allows access to the front of the property, whilst the home office has a door leading to the garden.

Upstairs the property provides flexible six-bedroom accommodation, including interconnecting bedrooms suitable for children, guests, or home office use. There is a spacious principal bedroom and four of the remaining five bedrooms are doubles and include built-in wardrobes, with one featuring an eye-catching floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the garden and adjoining field. In addition, there are two large family bathrooms, both fitted with bathtubs and separate power showers.

Approached across a gravelled drive which allows ample parking and access to the garage. The private gardens are well established with a variety of trees and shrubs. Areas of lawn surround the property interspersed with flower beds and there are paved sitting areas off the dining room, sitting room and family room. Additionally, there is a useful brick-built outbuilding with an attached BBQ area.

Bull Lane Cottage is situated next to ancient woodland and a designated wildlife site, with direct access to long beautiful countryside walks and bike rides. It is very near to Wellington Country Park and Bramshill Forest, which provide additional opportunities for walking, horse riding and cycling. Swallowfield and Riseley are popular areas with each village offering tennis courts, a village hall and public house, Swallowfield additionally has a general store post office and doctor's surgery. There is also a local farm shop nearby on the Wellington Estate, within walking distance.

Commuters are well provided for with access to Junction 11 (of the M4) about 5 miles to the north. Along the A33 to the south is Basingstoke with its access to the M3. Both the M4 and the M3 connect with the M25 in the east and the west country and the A34 north-south access in the west. Excellent rail connections from Reading into Paddington (25 minutes), including access to the Crossrail, Elizabeth Line. Heathrow is 31 miles away. The area is particularly well known for its range of excellent schools including Bradfield College, Wellington College, Reading Blue Coat, Wellesley, Sherfield, Crosfields, The Abbey, St Neot's and Lord Wandsworth College.