Rooms

About the House cont'd
The property is accessed via five bar gates which open to a gravel driveway which provides parking for numerous cars and leads to the house and integral double garage. The house is set well back from the road with mature hedges providing screening from the road for privacy. The property is in a peaceful rural location with far reaching views over surrounding farmland and countryside. This rural tranquility is combined with the convenience of being only 12 minutes’ drive from amenities in Bicester.

Ground Floor
An oak framed and slate tiled porch shelters the front door which opens into an entrance hall which has a cloakroom, and stairs to the first floor with understairs storage. The inner hall has a connecting door to the integral double garage and also gives access to the swimming pool complex.

Reception Rooms
The sitting room has leaded light doors to the rear garden and a feature brick fireplace with a timber Bressumer beam and a wood-burning stove. The formal dining room has a bay window to the front, built-in cupboards either side of double doors to the sitting room, and an inset arched area which has wine storage and glass display shelves for glasses and bottles. The exposed herringbone parquet flooring continues through an archway to the family room which also has a bay window, and a fireplace housing a log burning stove. There is also a study for working from home.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room
A particular feature of the property is the bespoke kitchen/breakfast room which has tiled flooring, windows overlooking the rear garden and double doors to a paved terrace at the side. The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of full height, wall and base units including pan drawers, display alcoves, and glazed display cupboards, with granite work surfaces incorporating an inset wide sink. There is also a large island which has a granite work surface with an inset wooden butcher’s block, and incorporates a breakfast bar and wine chiller. Other appliances include an Aga set into a recess, a Miele microwave, a dishwasher, and there is space for an American fridge/freezer. The adjoining utility room has additional storage, a sink, and space and plumbing for appliances.

First Floor
The first floor landing has a double built-in cupboard and access to the five bedrooms and the family bathroom.

Principal Bedroom Suite
The principal bedroom measures just under 21 ft. by just over 15 ft. and has dual aspect windows with views over the front garden and the rear garden and surrounding countryside. The dressing room has a window to the front, a comprehensive range of fitted Willowbank wardrobes, and access to a spiral staircase which leads down to the pool room. The en suite has dual aspect windows to the front and rear, a free standing claw footed bath with a shower attachment, a separate walk-in shower, twin washbasins on vanity storage, a concealed cistern WC set into further storage units, and a towel radiator.

Other Bedrooms and Bathrooms
There are four further double bedrooms, three of which have en suite shower rooms and the fifth bedroom is adjacent to the family bathroom which has a contemporary double ended bath, a vanity wash basin and a WC.

Gardens and Grounds
The property sits almost centrally on its plot and has a lawned front garden with mature trees interspersed. The lawn continues on one side of the house to the rear garden which has a semi circular paved terrace outside the kitchen with a low retaining wall and steps up to a path which leads to a new summer house. There is also an extensive paved terrace outside the swimming pool for BBQs and summer entertaining. The rear garden backs onto open countryside and is enclosed by close boarded fencing.

Godington
Godington is a village and civil parish about 6 miles northeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire. The parish is bounded on all but the west side by a brook called the Birne, which at this point forms also the county boundary with Buckinghamshire. It is a small hamlet with a handful of residential properties, Grange Farm Country Cottages and the Holy Trinity church. Godington is about 12 minutes’ drive from Bicester which has two stations including Bicester North which has services to London Marylebone in 51 minutes. Junctions 9 and 10 of the M40 are easily accessible and give access to London, the M25 and Birmingham. The property is also only 10 miles from Buckingham which has numerous well regarded public schools including, Thornton College Convent of Jesus and Mary, Akeley Wood, and Stowe. Other public schools nearby include Bruern Abbey School, Beachborough School, Winchester House school, Ashfold Preparatory School and Tudor Hall School.

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