Aberlash House is a Grade II listed country house situated on a five-acre island in the River Thames. Originally built in the 17th Century, the property was remodelled and extended early in the following century with the addition of a handsome Georgian facade.
Constructed of bath stone under a tile roof with stone balustrades and portico with Doric columns at the entrance, Aberlash House has recently been refurbished and modernised to the highest standards. The kitchen/breakfast room has a central fireplace, and is bathed in natural light with doors to the terrace and garden. It also comes with a full complement of top of the range appliances and a triple Aga. The ground floor also has two cloakrooms, a library, study, drawing room, family room, dining room, wine cellar and media room.
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Upstairs, the sumptuous master suite has an en-suite marble bathroom and fully fitted dressing room, while the house has eight further bedrooms, seven of which are en-suite. The property comes complete with state of the art technology and a fully equipped AV media room, gym and spa complex with caldarium, steam room and shower facilities.
Outside, the grounds have River Thames frontage, and feature planted beds and extensive lawns together with wooded areas incorporating a number of impressive specimen trees. The property offers unrivalled access to The Thames with a boat house and multiple mooring and landing points. There is a delightful guest or staff cottage of over 2,000 sq ft, ample storage and multiple garage facility for six cars.
The guide price is £7.5m. For further information please contact Savills on 01491 843 001 or visit their homepage.
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