Hillfields Farm — Hillfields Farm

Hillfields Farm is situated in an elevated position overlooking the Thames Valley. The principal house is set in beautiful gardens and surrounded by its own land. The property boasts a diverse collection of ancillary accommodation and outbuildings, with an indoor swimming pool, tennis court, cottages, equestrian facilities with stable flat, traditional Tythe Barns and motor museum garage. Combined the elements offer a residential equestrian country home of rare scale in such a highly desirable location whilst offering the opportunity to create a diverse income stream through the cottages, equestrian facilities, land and barns. Hillfields Farm is available as a whole or in three Lots described below. LOT 1: HILLFIELDS HOUSE AND GROUNDS 81.11 ACRES The private driveway, stretching approximately 560m and accessed off the Reading road, gently rises through the pasture paddocks to arrive at Hillfields House. The house, surrounded by beautiful gardens, orchards and outbuildings, sits at the centre of the farm in an elevated position with exceptional views over its own land and across the Thames Valley. Over centuries the house has evolved and been extended and today comprises a mixture of architectural styles. Today the house construction is brick and render under a clay tile roof with a red brick and part flint, wing to the rear. The oldest part of the house, dating back to 1770, is the old dairy which was converted into single storey reception room known as The Long Room which provides superb entertainment space and features an impressive inglenook fireplace and period timber beams. The current owners purchased the farm in 2006 and have made various alterations and improvements throughout. These include the development of the current wedding and events business, creating an open plan kitchen, converting a conservatory into the dining room, and improvements to the sustainability and efficiency of services through the installation of solar panels and a woodchip biomass boiler. The accommodation extends to 11,237 sq ft over three floors and a cellar. From the front porch is the well-proportioned reception hall which features timber floors and French doors giving access out to the west lawns. The hall gives access to two studies, the sitting room and the open plan kitchen and breakfast room. An impressive space, the bespoke Charles Yorke kitchen in American black walnut with Madagascan Lemurian granite worktops, features an island with an induction hob, fitted units with secondary ovens and an aga. At the rear of the room is a breakfast dining area and a sitting area around an open fire with stone mantle. The kitchen enjoys views out over the west lawns through a beautiful bow window and French doors lead out to the terrace and outdoor dining space. The cellar is accessed from the kitchen. The kitchen and sitting room lead into the formal dining room with ample space for 18 to 20 seated guests. The French doors lead out to the east facing gardens. To the rear of the ground floor is a shower room with access out to the west lawn, a boot room and an ensuite bedroom with a beautiful bay window and French doors out to the east lawn. The back stair hall connects through to The Long Room which has access out to both the east and west gardens. An extension connects the living accommodation to the indoor pool and includes a sauna, changing room, cloakroom and plant room. The pool was originally designed as an outdoor pool and the previous owners designed and built the pool house which features nine sets of French doors leading onto the west terrace and gardens. The pool is not currently in use and has been drained. The stairs from the reception hall rise to the first floor landing, the principal bedroom suite and three guest bedroom suites. From the landing are stairs to a second floor bedroom suite. To the rear of the first floor is a seventh single bedroom, shower room and laundry room. THE GARDENS The house benefits from a w