Вилла Dorchester-on-Thames, Wallingford, OX10

A beautiful 16th century Grade II Listed family house, extended over time, Watling House is located in the centre of Dorchester- on-Thames, a very popular south Oxfordshire village. The house is characterful and charming and has been in single family ownership since the 1930s.
The house, formerly the Doctor’s House until the 1970s, occupies a large plot of approximately 1.5 acres. It is set in the middle of the village, yet its garden and paddock extend back to neighbouring farmland and open views of Wittenham Clumps. On the High Street side the house is set behind mature hedges and a gated enclosed gravelled courtyard, making it exceptionally private.
The beamed kitchen overlooks the courtyard on one side and the garden on the other. It has a large Aga and sunken cellar with great storage space. There are many period features, such as exposed beams, herringbone brickwork, block flooring and leaded windows.
The main family sitting room has great views through French windows to the garden beyond. The drawing room is a beautiful space with a large bay window looking towards the village.
Upstairs the bedrooms are light and airy with a cosy feel, some of which retain original exposed beam-work.
The house has great character as well as good potential to enhance or extend, subject to consents.
The house has several outbuildings - on the courtyard is a large timber framed double garage with additional storage space.
Behind the house is a large 18th century thatched barn, partly converted back from the Doctor’s Surgery into a single space, ideal for parties or further conversion into a home office, studio or additional accommodation. The unconverted part of the barn provides ample storage for gardening equipment.
The gardens are made up of a large lawn surrounded by mature hedges, with space for a tennis court or pool. There is also an open paddock/orchard with several mature fruit trees beside a wildflower meadow. The paddock extends to the rear where there is a small thatched cobb hut, which forms part of the grade II listing. A walled garden, previously a kitchen garden, extends back round to the house.