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mapleton farm mapleton farm LOWER BASILDON • BERKSHIRE

A beautifully presented period house in an idyllic position with a large cottage

Pangbourne 1.6 miles (London Paddington 47 minutes) • M4 (Junction 12) 6.8 miles Reading 8 miles (London Paddington 27 minutes) • Henley-on-Thames 13.8 miles Heathrow Airport 37 miles • Central London 51 miles (Distances and times approximate)

Entrance hall • Drawing room • Family room/dining hall Kitchen/breakfast room • Study • Office • Utility room • Wine cellar Galleried playroom • Studio

Master bedroom suite with en suite bathroom 3 further bedrooms • 2 bathrooms

Workshop • Landscaped gardens • Outdoor heated swimming pool Loggia • 3 bay garage • Tennis court • Ample garden stores

The Cottage Kitchen/sitting room • 2 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Sleeping platform • Storage

In all about 1.36 acres Leasehold - 65 years remaining (The National Trust have kindly offered an additional 50 year lease extension at no additional cost)

These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.

Mapleton Farm

Mapleton Farm stands in a most idyllic setting on the edge of the 400 acre ceiling heights and generously proportioned reception rooms. The spacious Basildon Park estate. An attractive Grade II listed brick and flint farmhouse, and well-appointed kitchen is situated in the heart of the house making a linked to a renovated timber framed barn, all principle rooms enjoy warm and comfortable family environment. The renovated barn leads from beautiful views down the valley to the south-west. Whilst the property has the kitchen comprising a large main dining hall/family room, a utility room been renovated to a high standard over the years, the owners have been and a spiral staircase to a galleried playroom and studio. The first floor careful to maintain many of the character features including exposed oak accommodation comprises a master bedroom suite, a further bedroom beams, splendid fireplaces and large sash windows. suite, 2 bedrooms and family bathroom, all enjoying beautiful views over The ground floor accommodation is well laid out and flexible, with good the surrounding countryside.

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Up Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area: Sitting Area Main House 6,275 sq.ft. / 583 sq.m. Dn Loggia Oil Tanks (including outbuildings) Cottage 786 sq.ft. / 73 sq.m. Galleried Playroom (not including mezzanine) 9.00 x 6.30 Study 29'7" x 20'8" Kitchen/ 3.85 x 3.10 Breakfast Room 12'8" x 10'2" Drawing Room W 7.71 x 7.46 7.72 x 5.14 in C e 25'4" x 24'6" 25'4" x 16'10" el lar

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Bedroom Sleeping Platform Ground Floor 3.90 x 3.06 Bathroom Eaves 12'10" x 10'0" Storage Dn Storage Mezzanine Gardens and grounds

The gardens have been specifically designed to enjoy the beautiful location storage rooms comprising a wine cellar, workshop, tool shed and 3 and the views over the immaculate garden to the parkland. The main lawn covered car bays which has recently been re-roofed and re-lined all with has been beautifully maintained forming an arena on which croquet is storage above. played with a ha-ha wall to the south west drawing your eye up the valley. The Cottage There is also an outdoor heated swimming pool built in 2012 with surrounding terrace providing ideal external dining space. The tennis court To the south of the main house, the cottage is constructed of brick has been recently renovated and is set away from the house, there is also a and flint under a slate tiled roof and presented to a high standard. pond, productive vegetable patch and large children’s play area and loggia The accommodation is ideal for guests or staff and comprises 2 bedrooms, to the rear of the house. Accessed from the office there are very useful 2 bathrooms, a kitchen/sitting room and sleeping platform.

A14 M1 Rugby A14 A45 A45 A509 A6 Huntingdon A508 A14 M40 A43 A46 Wellingborough A423 A5 Shopping Leamington Spa A426 A45 A1 Henley on Thames and Reading. A45 A14 A425 M1 Northampton A509 A46 A6 M40 A45 A428 Train A428 Mapleton Farm Cambridge Pangbourne (1.6 miles) to London Paddington 47 minutes. A5 Stratford-upon-Avon A428 A429 A43

Reading (8 miles) to London Paddington 27 minutes. A423 A428 A1 Bedford M1 M40 A10 Motorway The Cottage A5 A509 A505 M4 (Junction 12) 6.8 miles. A43 A6 A1 Banbury A505 A429 Airport A44 Brackley Milton Keynes A43 M1 Heathrow 37 miles. A6 A10

A1M A44 A421 Schooling M40

Mapleton Leighton Bradfield College, , Downe House, Buzzard Farm A5 NOTE: DROP GOOGLE MAP SNAPSHOT IN AT 100% A429 A44 M1 A6 Stevenage Cranford House, Moulsford Preparatory, Abingdon Boys and Bicester A505 A418 Luton A34 A1M The School of St Helen & Katharine. A41 A5 Luton Stanstead A44 M40 Airport Airport A40 A41 A34 M1 A5 Golf Aylesbury A44 Welwyn A429 A40 Garden City A40 Goring and Streatley, Huntercombe, Badgemore, Henley, Witney Hertford A40 A41 M40 A4010 Hemel Hempstead A1M Newbury and Crookham. Thame St Albans Harlow A40 M1 A413

A41 A420 Racing M40 M25 A34 Total area = 1.36 acres A413approx. M1 Ascot, Windsor and Newbury. Amersham M25 A420 M25 A4010 Abingdon Enfield Faringdon High Wycombe Watford Polo Tetbury A404 A419 A34 M40 Edgeware A413 M25 M48 A429 M5 Smiths Lawn,A433 Windsor and The Royal Country of Berkshire M4 Didcot A404 M40 M4 M48 A420 Pinner Wantage Date: Drawn By: Scale: Plan Ref: M4 Polo Club. Swindon Produced by: N Newport Land Use: 11:05:15 CW 1:1250 @ A4 Mapping and GIS Department Pasture Orchard Ruislip Wembley Heathland A46 A429 Knight Frank LLP Arable M4 M4 Game Cover Rocks / Boulders Title M49 Ramsbury House, 22 High Street A329 A40 W E Woodland Building (Residential) Maidenhead Mapleton Farm Boating , Berkshire, RG17 0NF A40 M4 Scrub Building / Structure (AgriculturalHenley-on-Thames) A404 M25 Verge / Misc Gardens (t) 01488 688508 (f) 01488 688505 A34 Mayfair M4 Water Road / Track This Plan is published for guidance only, and although it is believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed, Bristol Airport (e) [email protected] S Mapleton Farm M4 nor is it intended to form part of any contract. Where this plan is based on the Ordnance Survey map it is with M4 The . NB: If field & building type are unknown - assumed pasture & residential the sanction of the controller of H. M. Stationery Office Crown Copyright reserved. Licence No. 100021721 Cardiff M32 A350 Chelsea London A346 A308 M4 A4 London City A4 Chippenham A361 A4 Heathrow Airport Bristol Windsor Richmond M5 M4 Airport M4 A308 A316 A205 All distances and times are approximate. Reading A30 Calne M4 A329M A4 A4 A332 A3 Marlborough Hampton M5 A46 M25 A308 Hungerford M4 M4 Ascot A4 Newbury A329 A308 A4 Wokingham A38 Kingston-upon-Thames Bath A361 A33 A321 M3 M3 A37 A346 A322Bagshot Melksham A345 A3095 M25 Weybridge Esher A3 A240 Devizes A339 Highclere A361 M3 A243 Weston Super-Mare Trowbridge A33 A322 A36 A30 A3 A360 Kingsclere Epsom A38 A350 A338 A34 A339 Woking M25 M5 A361 A342 Farnborough Fleet Farnborough Leatherhead M25 A217 Airport A37 A331 M3 A3 A38 A342 Westbury A345 A24 Frome A360 Basingstoke A287 Guildford A350 Andover Aldershot A31 Dorking Illfracombe A36 Warminster M3 Farnham Reigate A361 A339 A31 A217 M5 Amesbury A303 A303 A24 Shepton Mallet A36 Godalming A303 Alton A3 Gatwick Exmoor A361 A350 A287 A343 A325 Airport National Park A39 A338 A34 Bridgewater A37 A36 A30 A283 Glastonbury A31 A303 M3 A30 Stockbridge A286 Barnstaple Alresford A3 A32 A303 Haslemere M5 Salisbury A31 A361 Winchester A350 A3057 Horsham A37 A272 A286 A283 A39 Taunton A3 A377 Shaftesbury A272 A354 A3090 M3 A272 Romsey A36 A32 Petersfield A272 A386 A361 A303 A338 M5 Midhurst A39 A37 A358 A283 Southampton A3 Pulborough Great Torrington Yeovil A36 M27 Airport A285 M5 Bishops Waltham A350 M27 A286 Southampton A354 A361 A303 Ilminster Totton M27 A32 Tiverton New Forest A39 A377 A35 NOTE EXTRA C ROADS A386 A31 A3M A338 Lyndhurst M5 A326 A37 M27 A3 Havant Blandford Forum A27 A27 A27 Arundel A35 M27 Chichester A30 Fareham Brighton A337 A27 A31 Ringwood Bude Wimborne Worthing Beaulieu A32 M275 Holsworthy A377 A354 Minster A326 Bournemouth Brockenhurst Crediton A31 Airport A386 Honiton A35 M5 A31 Portsmouth A35 A350 Lymington Cowes A377 Exeter Airport A35 A30 A35 A35 Exeter A37 Bournemouth Ryde A39 A30 A35 Dorchester A3020 A3054 A30 A35 Poole A30 M5 A3054 Newport Wareham

A376 A386 Dartmoor A3056 A395 Launceston National Park A3020 A39 Weymouth Shanklin A38 Exmouth A3055 A380 A30 Swanage

A388

A39 Tavistock Padstow A30 Newton Abbot Rock

A30 Wadebridge A38 A380

Bodmin A39 Torquay A38 A388 Newquay Airport Liskeard A38 Paignton A386 Newquay A30 A38 Totnes A390 A385 A392 Plymouth A391 A38 A38

A30 St Austell

A390

A30 Truro A390

Redruth Salcombe

Camborne St Ives

Penzance Falmouth

Portheleven

Sennen

Lizard Services: Mains electricity, water and private drainage, oil fired central heating.

Fixtures and fittings: Only those mentioned in these sales particulars Mapleton Farm are included in the sale. All others, such as fitted carpets, curtains, light fittings and garden ornaments, are specifically excluded but may be made Knight Frank LLP Knight Frank LLP 20 Thameside 55 Baker Street, available by separate negotiation. Henley-on-Thames London Easements, wayleaves and rights of way: The property is offered for RG9 2LJ W1U 8AN sale subject to and with the benefits of any rights of way, either public or Tel: +44 (0)1491 844900 Tel: +44 (0)20 7861 1230

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specifically referred to or not. KnightFrank.co.uk Local authority: Council. Tel: 01635 42400. Mapleton Farm Viewing: Viewing is strictly by appointment only via Knight Frank LLP. Important notice Directions (RG8 9NY): Leaving the M4 at Jct 12 take 1st exit onto A4. At 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on the 2nd roundabout take 3rd exit to Pangbourne on A340. In Pangbourne statements by Knight Frank LLP in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) cross straight over mini roundabout onto A329. After 1.5 miles take left as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP nor any joint agent have any authority to make any representations about the property, and turn onto Mead Lane towards . After about 300 meters the accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, entrance to Mapleton Farm is found on the right. seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. Total area = 1.36 acres approx. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not Mapleton Farm Mapleton Cottage mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.

Produced by: N Date: Drawn By: Scale: Plan Ref: Land Use: 11:05:15 CW 1:1250 @ A4 Particulars dated: May 2015. Photographs dated: April 2015. Mapping and GIS Department Pasture Orchard Heathland Knight Frank LLP Arable Game Cover Rocks / Boulders Title Ramsbury House, 22 High Street Knight Frank LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in with registered number W E Woodland Building (Residential) Mapleton Farm Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0NF Scrub Building / Structure (Agricultural) OC305934. Our registered office is 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8AN, where you may look at a list Verge / Misc Gardens (t) 01488 688508 (f) 01488 688505 Water Road / Track This Plan is published for guidance only, and although it is believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed, (e) [email protected] S nor is it intended to form part of any contract. Where this plan is based on the Ordnance Survey map it is with of members’ names. NB: If field & building type are unknown - assumed pasture & residential the sanction of the controller of H. M. Stationery Office Crown Copyright reserved. Licence No. 100021721 Designed by The Sign Design Partnership Ltd Telephone: +44 (0)20 3286 1633 www.signdesignlimited.com