The Old Surgery is a charming Grade II Listed cottage that dates from the 17th and 18th centuries. The property features several splendid original character features, including impressive fireplaces and exposed timber beams, alongside modern décor and elegant styling.

There are two main reception rooms at the front of the house, including the family room, which provides a warm welcome to the cottage. It has wooden parquet flooring and a grand inglenook fireplace fitted with a log burner. The second reception room is the drawing room/snug, with its painted floorboards and brick-built fireplace, which also has a log burner. Towards the rear there is a sunny conservatory overlooking the courtyard garden while the spacious kitchen and dining room has flagstone flooring, modern shaker-style units, a central island and an Everhot range cooker.

The first floor has three stylishly appointed double bedrooms, including the principal bedroom with its dressing room and en suite shower room. There is a family bathroom on the first floor and a downstairs cloakroom, while the second floor has a further two well proportioned double bedrooms among the roof eaves.

Outside

At the front of the row of cottages, a gravel driveway provides access to the shared garaging block at the side, with the cottage owning one of the garages for parking or storage space. The garden to the front of the cottage is south facing and has an area of lawn, brick pathways, colourful border flowerbeds and a variety of shrubs and border hedgerows. At the rear there is a low maintenance walled courtyard garden, which includes space for pot plants and al fresco dining, as well as access to a shed and two stores.

Situation

Whitchurch on Thames is a highly regarded Thameside village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Pangbourne is nearby and provides an excellent range of local facilities including a mainline rail link to London, Paddington. The more comprehensive amenities of Reading are six miles away (London, Paddington 27 mins) and the M4 (J12) is less than six miles away, providing excellent access to London, its airports and the motorway network. The local area is well served by an excellent range of schooling, including Whitchurch Primary School (Ofsted Outstanding) which is within striking distance. Langtree School in Woodcote (Ofsted Outstanding) is also close by. There are recreational facilities for all requirements in the locality and the surrounding countryside is renowned for its walks and rides.

Directions

From Strutt & Parker’s Pangbourne office, head along the High Street and at the roundabout, take the first exit onto the B471/Whitchurch Road. Cross the river and take the entrance on your right immediately after passing The Greyhound pub. The property will be on the left.