Property description
A fine country house, believed to date from the late 1920's in the Queen Anne Style, set in beautiful grounds of around 30 acres. Situated close to St. James Parish Church in Finchampstead, this iconic property enjoys stunning, unspoilt and far reaching views over the surrounding countryside.
The stunning entrance hall sets the scene for exploring this fine property and we invite you to view our property film to appreciate the scale of this home.
The generous accommodation includes five bedrooms, three with en-suite facilities plus a family bathroom. On the ground floor there is an impressive entrance hall incorporating a dining hall, drawing room, family room, home cinema room, study/home office, open plan kitchen/breakfast room and separate utility/boot room. In addition, the detached two story barn is dedicated to leisure and entertainment which currently has space for a snooker table and gym with provision still in place for a former indoor pool.
Within the grounds of circa 30 acres there are formal gardens including lake, woodland and further paddocks.
The house is approached from the north-west through an electric gate and by an impressive driveway adjacent to the ornamental Lake and post and rail paddocks, with mature fir trees guarding the boundary. On reaching the house a secondary set of wrought iron gates open onto a cobbled inner courtyard area leading to the double garage with electronic up and over doors, and hay loft over. Three brick and tile Stables currently used for storage purposes have access to a fenced Manège. To the south and west of the house are formal mature gardens displaying a wide variety of trees and shrubs, including scots pine, fir, maple and beech. A Kitchen Garden to the south is partly enclosed by a brick retaining wall, with gate leading to the timber Summerhouse, four post and rail paddocks with field shelters beyond and an apple blossom Orchard. The formal gardens are accessed from the house via an extensive terrace with outdoor dining area. The lawns are bordered with a variety of shrubs and brick pillars to the south lead to the avenue of trees and private woodland beyond with masses of spring bulbs and which provides lovely walks. Brick pillars to the west lead to the Ornamental Lake with island.
A secondary drive to the south is accessed via further gates, adjacent to two paddocks with post and rail fencing and field shelter. A brick under tile outbuilding is set back from the principal driveway. The remainder of the land is made up of further paddocks, located to the south-west and south-east boundaries.
High Barn is located around 35 miles from central London in a rural position, yet within easy reach of nearby major towns such as Wokingham (5 miles) Reading (8 miles) Bracknell and Basingstoke.