SAXON HOUSE STABLES 

An exciting and rare opportunity to create a fantastic house within an historic training yard

LOCATION & SITUATION 

Saxon House Stables are situated in Upper Lambourn within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Lambourn village is about half a mile away and offers a good range of shops and day-to-day facilities, with more comprehensive amenities being available in Hungerford, Wantage and Newbury. Communications are excellent with J14 of the M4 being about 5 miles away; there are stations at Hungerford, Newbury and Didcot. The racehorse training facilities are centred at Upper Lambourn are second to none in the racing world, following a decade of being upgraded by The Jockey Club. The gallops include artificial surfaces of varying distance and gradient.  Saxon House Stables is the core of the training yard made famous by the late Fulke Walwyn who lived in the adjacent house from 1944 to 1991 There are many popular schools in the area including Pinewood, Marlborough College and Downs House.

THE STABLE BARN 

Saxon House Stables is a wonderful timber barn under a thatched roof within a courtyard setting. 5 bays long, with a timber frame on the brick plinth, this can be transformed into a lovely house overlooking the open centrepiece of the racehorse training yard. In addition to the barn, the adjoining office and tack room can be incorporated into this remarkable design, to enable really spacious reception areas and 3 bedroom suites. Full detailed planning permission and Listed Building Consent was granted in December 2025 allow for the 'Conservation and alteration of Grade II Listed Barn for residential use and associated works'. Please note, the development is subject to payments under the West Berkshire Community Infrastructure Levy. For more information and the full planning application, please refer to Application No.25/01380/FUL. The boundary of the site is being corrected by a s.73 application.

The current design for the thatched barn allows for extensive reception areas, open to the rafters and 3-bedroom suites, however there should be scope for variation. 

A planning condition states that the occupier is to be 'solely or mainly employed at Saxon House Stables as a racehorse training yard or other uses essential to the horse racing industry'.

THE STABLES  (30 boxes) 

The historic stables are in 3 ranges. The attractive western (12 boxes) and northern (10 boxes) ranges are white painted brick under slate roofs and with internal loose boxes. The south eastern L shaped range of 8 boxes gives a sheltered area by the barn.  The Northwestern range has first floor storage, once used as accommodation by the U.S. Army in 1944, however consider more importantly the occupants of the stables, such as Mill House and Mandarin.

General Remarks & Stipulations

Method of Sale

Saxon House Stables are offered for sale, freehold, by private treaty.

Boundaries, plans, areas, schedules and disputes:

The Boundaries are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. The Purchaser will be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and any error or mistake shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation thereof. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries, or any points arise on the general remarks and stipulations, particulars, schedules, or plan on the interpretation of any of them, such questions shall be referred to the selling agents whose decisions act as an expert shall be final.

Easements, covenants, rights of way and restrictions:

The property is sold subject to or with the benefit of, all existing wayleaves, easements, quasi-easements, rights of way, covenants, and restrictions, whether mentioned in the particulars or not. The access drive is shared with Saxon House and the land behind. 

Services

Mains water, electricity and drainage

Access to the Lambourn Gallops

via Jockey Club Estates (01488 74270).

Viewing

Strictly by appointment with joint agents Windsor Clive International 01672 521155 or Knight Frank, Hungerford 01488 682726.

Directions

From M4 (J14) take the B4000 to Lambourn and follow signs to Upper Lambourn. As you leave Lambourn village continue for half a mile and turn right into Malt Shovel Lane. At the bottom of the lane, turn right then left up the drive to the yard. Turn right into the yard.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Windsor Clive International give notice to anyone who may read these Particulars as follows:

1. These particulars are for guidance only. They are prepared and issued in good faith and are intended to give a fair description of the property but do not constitute part of an offer or contract.

2. Any description or information given should not be relied on as a statement or representation of fact or that the property or its services are in good condition. Neither Windsor Clive International nor any of its employees have any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to the property.

3. Any reference to alteration to, or use of, any part of the property is not a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. These matters must be verified by any intending purchaser.

4. The plan included with these particulars is for identification purposes only and is based on the Ordnance Survey. Where revisions have been made by the Agents a full land survey has not been carried out, consequently where enclosures have been divided or altered, the position of the new boundaries together with the plotting of any new or altered building and any other information, whilst believed to be basically correct, are indicative only.