Reading Road, Mattingley, Hook, Hampshire, RG27

A fabulous, period family home that offers an impressive family and equestrian lifestyle with an annexe, indoor pool and tennis court.

ABOUT THIS HOUSE
Kale House offers the most fantastic lifestyle for a family. In addition to the one-bedroom detached annexe (ideal for an au pair or groom), there is an indoor swimming pool, tennis court, expansive garden and grounds and a substantial equestrian setup with up to 9 loose boxes (one of which is a foaling box), outdoor school and 6 post and rail paddocks. The property extends to about 10.32 acres.

This attractive, five-bedroom Edwardian house dates back to about 1910 and is not Listed. It has an abundance of natural light, spacious rooms with high ceilings on both floors and plenty of built-in storage in all the bedrooms. The kitchen has been designed and fitted out to an exceptionally high standard that includes a state-of-the-art, super smart, extra-wide 90cm Miele oven. The media room is also impressive, wired for surround sound, with Lutron lighting, electric blinds and a 1.6Gbps super, super fast datalink feeding the multi-functional media outputs and whole-house Wi-Fi. Overall, the house has been finished to an exceptionally high standard with great attention to detail.

ABOUT THIS AREA
Kale House lies on the edge of the popular village of Mattingley that has a parish church, a public house (The Leather Bottle), a village green and a pre-school nursery. The Mutton at Hazeley Heath (about 2 miles away) has won the Best Regional Pub in 2025 – two years running. The neighbouring village of Rotherwick has a primary school (Whitewater C of E, OFSTED Good) two public houses and Tylney Hall Hotel & golf course. Hartley Wintney (about 3 miles away) is a charming town known for its numerous antique shops, village green and pond. It also has a golf club as well as numerous pubs and restaurants. Hook (about 2.5 miles away) offers a good range of shopping facilities, including Tesco and Sainsburys supermarkets, medical and dental surgeries, a post office and a main line train station to London. The Wellington Farm Shop, Newlyns Farm Shop, Heckfield Place Hotel, Highfield Park Hotel and The Four Seasons are all close by.

The regional centres of Basingstoke and Reading are within easy daily driving distance and provide extensive shopping and recreational facilities. The commute to London is either via The Elizabeth Line from Reading or to Waterloo from either Basingstoke or Hook. Proximity to the M3 also allows easy access to Heathrow Airport with a journey time to T5 of about 40 mins facilitating quick access to international and domestic air travel.

In addition to the primary school in the neighbouring village of Rotherwick, there are good local state schools in Reading. Independent schools nearby include Wellesley House School, Sherfield, Ludgrove, St Neots, Crosfields, Elstree, Cheam, The Abbey School, Wellington and Bradfield.

LOCAL
The Leather Bottle, Mattingley
The Wellington Arms, Stratfield Turgis
The Mutton at Hazeley Heath
The Falcon, Rotherwick
The New Inn Heckfield

TOWNS AND STATIONS
Hartley Wintney 3 miles
M3 (Junction 6) 4 miles
M4 (Junction 11) 8 miles
Heathrow Airport 28 miles
Hook 2 miles
(London Waterloo via Hook from 54 minutes),
Basingstoke 9 miles
(London Waterloo via Basingstoke Station from 44 minutes),
Reading 12 miles
(London Paddington via Reading from 23 minutes)