Home at the heart of fantastic countryside

Whether you like walking, riding, messing about in boats, or just sitting in the garden and soaking up all that’s around you then a property for sale through the Marlborough office of Dreweatt Neate will appeal.

Willow House, at Manningford Abbots, was originally a pair of Edwardian cottages that have been combined and extended to create a fine country house. It now offers generous reception accommodation plus five bedrooms, making it an ideal family base.

And with Pewsey’s mainline station only a mile or so away, it’s possible to be whisked by fast train to Paddington in around an hour, putting the bustle of the capital within easy reach, even as a daily commute.

The stylish reception areas have many fine period features, including open fireplaces, dado rails, and high corniced ceilings. Most of the principal rooms overlook the gardens and there is a superbly fitted kitchen / breakfast room complete with the necessary two oven Aga to complement the electric oven and hob.

Facing both south and west, the master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom, while the guest bedroom has an en-suite shower. There are three further bedrooms, all with fitted storage, and a family bathroom as well as a ground floor shower room and cloakroom.

A gravelled driveway to the front provides generous parking but the well-tended formal gardens are mainly to the side and rear with a south-facing paved terrace next to the house. Mature trees, shrubs, and clipped hedges enclose the private garden area, which also has well stocked borders and flower beds. The gardens lead to an area of paddock / orchard enclosed by post and rail fencing.

Guide price for Willow House is £725,000.

For more information, visit dreweatt-neate.com.