Westley Mill, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire

Westley Cottage provides enhanced, light-filled accommodation arranged over two floors. The heart of the home is an open-plan kitchen and adjoining sitting room which is flooded with natural light courtesy of a vast skylight window and a wall of bi-folding doors which provide a seamless connection to the outside terrace. This genial setting is ideally suited to both family living and entertaining, providing a relaxed environment in which to cook, dine and lounge. Fitted with sleek, contemporary cabinetry, stone work surfaces and integrated appliances, the kitchen also features an island unit. A separate utility room and a family room with French doors to the garden complete the ground floor facilities.

The bedroom accommodation is positioned on both the lower and upper levels, with three rooms on the ground floor across the hallway from the spacious family bathroom. At the top of the house, the principal en suite bedroom enjoys a private setting with a glazed aperture which follows the gable architecture and opens to a Juliette balcony with views over the garden. An additional first floor room offers a further bedroom, with the versatility to provide a home-working or hobbies room. Neatly presented, supplemental accommodation is available in the detached, timber-clad coach house dwelling that comprises an open-plan kitchen/living room and a bedroom with an en suite shower room.

Outside
Manicured evergreen hedging fronts the lane, providing privacy to the property, with timber gates marking the access onto a spacious gravelled driveway that provides secure parking for three cars, alongside the Coach House and the double car port outbuilding.

A paved pathway, flanked by a planted border to one side and an area of lawn to the other, leads to the house and links to a paved terrace which offers opportunities for outdoor dining and relaxation. An extensive decked area adjoins the terrace providing a further setting in which to relax and enjoy the al fresco environment, with additional features including pretty flower beds which are edged with low-level brick walls. There are expanses of lawn and with a backdrop of mature trees, the garden offers a secluded ambience and a peaceful outdoor sanctuary.

Services: Mains electricity & water. Private drainage – treatment plant. Oil-fired central heating.

Westley Cottage occupies a tranquil rural setting on the northern fringes of Binfield village with its local shops, eateries and sports clubs. Further, more extensive retail opportunities and facilities can be found nearby in Ascot, Windsor, Wokingham, Maidenhead and Bracknell. The property also enjoys access to bridleways for riding and footpaths for walking and the area is well-known for equestrian pursuits, including polo.

For road users, junctions to join the M4, M3 and M40 are easily accessible, and commuters benefit from train services to London Paddington from Twyford and Maidenhead (Elizabeth Line), and for London Waterloo, trains run from Bracknell and Ascot stations.

Well-regarded schooling in the vicinity includes the highly regarded Lambrook, St Mary’s School, Papplewick, Dolphin and Heathfield School.