From riverside landscapes and access to the Chiltern Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, to good schooling and easy commuter links, there is something for everyone in these leafy Oxfordshire locations. Both places are attractive hunting grounds for those in pursuit of their dream home. The only question is: which development would best serve you as the perfect place to plant some roots?
Carmel Meadows is a collection of 73 family homes which launched in June 2019. Get in early and get more choice. You can choose from a range of fixtures and fittings to personalise your dream home when you reserve by 31 May 2021.
Enjoying a riverside setting less than two miles from the market town of Wallingford, the site is surrounded by open countryside adjacent to the River Thames, residents can enjoy green surroundings with open fields and plenty of room to grow.
Offering an ideal location for commuters between the M4 and M40, it boasts easy connections to both Oxford and Reading. For those needing convenient access to the capital, Cholsey station is just over two miles away, providing direct links to London Paddington with journey times of just one hour.
Wallingford is a thriving ancient and picturesque town featuring a large open marketplace and a variety of historic churches, along with a wonderful choice of restaurants and leisure facilities. It’s easy to spend the day exploring the independent shops and antique stores, as well as taking a leisurely stroll around the castle gardens.
Meanwhile, Merlin Gardens at Hopefield Grange in Benson offers a close-knit village lifestyle with a collection of three to five bedroom homes. The wide variety of house styles available across the development makes it well suited for a range of individuals, such as young families needing to upsize, downsizers, or first-time buyers desiring to get on the property ladder.
Benson is a vibrant village boasting a wide choice of amenities to keep the family entertained. A supermarket, chemist, hairdresser, butcher and greengrocer are only a short walk along the High Street, with the marina and eateries of Benson Waterfront just a stone’s throw away, and Cholsey rail station within six miles. And with a nature reserve, football pitch and skate park due to be completed at the site later this year, it is a perfect setting for a growing family.
Both developments boast good quality education for all age groups, with those listed here all rated by Ofsted as ‘Good’: St Nicholas C.E. Infants’ School (Wallingford); the Benson CofE Primary School; and the RAF Benson Community Primary School. For older children, both developments are served by Wallingford School offering secondary and sixth form education.
Stala Thomson, Sales and Marketing Director for Cala Homes Chiltern, comments: “Being able to enjoy a comfortable life within leafy surroundings has never been so important. Our two developments in Wallingford and Benson offer homebuyers a more relaxed and rural setting, with essential amenities within close proximity. Whilst both present easy options to commute or travel to surrounding towns and cities, most of the homes available offer a designated study or flexible space for homeworking – a feature which we now find to be of greater importance for house hunters since the outbreak of the pandemic.
“These developments have been extremely popular with commuters and young families to date. We launched Merlin Gardens, the second phase at Hopefield Grange, in August 2020 and just eight homes now remain (at the time of publication) for a move this Summer 2021. We’d encourage anyone considering a move to or within the OX10 area to contact our sales team today to register their interest, discover more about the characteristics of each site and also find out about our current incentives.”
For more information on Carmel Meadows, you can speak to our sales team by calling 01491 818 398 – or for Merlin Gardens at Hopefield Grange, call 01491 454 776. Our sales suites and showhomes remain open by appointment only, with social distancing measures in place for the safety of our customers and staff. You can also submit an online enquiry or request a call-back by clicking the links on the development pages at www.Cala.co.uk.
