Three Gables Lane, Streatley... 4 bed detached house to rent - £4,995 pcm (£1,153 pw)

A superb family home in a private position with beautifully landscaped gardens

Description

Ambleside is a detached chalet style house, originating from 1960’s, but befitting from modernisation and extending in recent years to include a beautiful new oak staircase, fitted shutters, updated electrics, new boiler and a detached 2 storey annexe with separate large wine storage.
Entrance is through large oak doors into a generous lobby area and then further double doors lead through into the family room. The family room has a log burner and there are French doors leading directly onto the terrace and offer wonderful poolside views.
The room follows through into the kitchen breakfast room which is fully fitted with blue painted units and back stable door for outdoor access. There is a separate dining area at the opposite end of the room and a door leading into the utility room. Next to this is the sitting room, which is a wonderful addition to the property with fireplace and large sliding doors at the far end for garden and pool access. A door takes you through to the rear lobby and cloakroom.
From the family room, doors lead to the inner hallway with stunning oak staircase. There are 2 interconnecting rooms, which serve as a study and bedroom 4, featuring “porthole” windows. A family bathroom is next door.
The stairs then take you up to the galleried landing with loft access. 2 double bedrooms sit between a family shower room. A further hallway takes you to the main bedroom suite. It has a dressing lobby with wall to wall fitted wardrobes. The room then opens into a large suite with sitting and bedroom area. The ensuite is a luxurious bathroom with bath and separate shower.
Separate from the main house, the current owner has built a 2 storey detached annexe. Entrance is into a beautiful room with high ceiling and staircase up to the bedroom. Downstairs is a shower room and then a secure door takes you into a large wine store.

Location

The picturesque village of Streatley on Thames lies in a valley on the Berkshire side of the river between Reading and Oxford, facing Goring on the Oxfordshire side. The surrounding countryside is designated an area of ‘Outstanding Natural Beauty’ and historically this was a natural crossing point of the river, set between the Berkshire Downs and Chiltern Hills, known geographically as the ‘Goring Gap’. The interesting High Street, which forms the central part of the village running down to the river and the bridge across to Goring, is now a ‘Conservation Area’ where there is a wealth of period properties, many of considerable architectural merit including a thatched cottage, a beautiful William and Mary house and an Elizabethan Farmhouse, supposedly haunted by a lady in white. Following the building of the railway through the Thames Valley by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in approximately 1840, the villagers of Streatley decided the railway should go on the Goring side with the result now that while Streatley has changed little, the village of Goring on Thames has grown substantially and is now the larger village.
In the village there is a parish church with Norman origins, a luxury riverside four-star hotel, The Swan and Coppa Club, which also offers a leisure and fitness club and at the top of the High Street is the Bull Inn which was an old coaching inn when the Royal Mail stopped enroute between Oxford and London. There is also a prestigious golf club, established over one hundred years ago, set amidst beautiful rolling countryside. The village also boasts its own very well regarded Streatley Primary School, with the outstanding secondary school, ‘The Downs’, being in catchment for the village also, and having its own bus route. In addition to having well regarded local state primary and secondary schooling, the area is also extremely well served by an excellent range of private schooling, of particular note; Cranford House School, The Oratory Preparatory School, Moulsford Preparatory School, St Andrews