A beautifully restored and extended Grade II Listed detached village home.

Description

The Cottage is a wonderful village home which has been extended and renovated, showcasing its numerous original period features and now offers spacious and contemporary family living. The home boasts generous reception rooms, four bedrooms (two featuring en-suite shower rooms), and a family bathroom. The landscaped garden is adorned with flower beds, a paved area, lawn and is complemented by convenient off-street parking for two vehicles.

The welcoming entrance hall benefits from built in cupboards and is adorned with a solid oak floor that extends throughout most of the ground floor. Handcrafted oak doors add a touch of elegance and Victorian-style freestanding radiators grace the ground floor rooms.

The sitting room, located in the original and oldest part of the cottage, boasts an inglenook fireplace with an oak bressemer, showcasing the carved date of 1574 and a fitted cast iron canopy. The second reception room makes an ideal family room or study, with its open fireplace and log store. Adding to the character in the original parts of the house are exposed beams, stone mullioned windows.

The spacious kitchen is fitted with custom hand built and painted units with granite work-surfaces. There is a Rangemaster cooker and American style fridge/freezer and dishwasher. The kitchen/breakfast room has French doors that open out to the rear terrace and garden.

A doorway leads from the kitchen to the utility/boot room that features a stone floor with granite worktop and Belfast sink, with space for a washing machine and tumble dryer. A fitted cupboard encloses the oil-fired boiler and pressurised hot water system, along with an alcove for outdoor gear and an integral storage cupboard. Completing the ground floor is an attractively fitted cloakroom off the entrance hall.

Stairs from the hallway, lead to a light and airy landing with storage cupboards and the four bedrooms. The showcase principal bedroom features a part-vaulted exposed beam ceiling and en suite shower room. Bedroom two also features an en suite shower room and fitted wardrobes. The family bathroom features a shower over the bath, with all bathrooms equipped with quality sanitary ware, 'Grohe' fittings and underfloor heating.

Outside, to the front there is a well-maintained lawned area with stone paths and an attractive picket fence adorns the front, with parking for two vehicles. The rear garden features a spacious terrace enclosed by a wall, complemented by raised flower beds and steps leading to a level garden.

Location

Situated in the pretty and sought after Chilterns village of Frieth, set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, just north east of the prestigious Hambleden Valley.

The village offers a popular primary school, two public houses in the Prince Albert and Yew Tree Gastro pub. Further amenities in Lane End (1.5 miles) with shops for everyday needs, including a butcher, post office/news agent and the excellent Lacey’s Family Farm shop.

Marlow and Henley-on-Thames both provide excellent shopping and recreational facilities and train services to London Paddington (via Maidenhead and Twyford respectively). High Wycombe and Princes Risborough stations also offer access to London via the Chiltern Line to Marylebone.

Oxford, Reading and the West / central London can be easily reached via the M40 linking to the national motorway network.

The area is well served for schools, with Buckinghamshire state and grammar schools being especially sought-after, that include Great Marlow School, Sir William Borlase's, Wycombe Grammar School, John Hampden and Royal Grammar School (RGS).

Square Footage: 2,166 sq ft



Directions

From Henley on Thames proceed towards Marlow on the A4155. At Mill End, turn left signposted to Hambleden and Skirmett. Fork right through Hambleden Village, proceed through Pheasants Hill and follow the road into the village of Frieth. The Cottage can be found on your left hand side a short distance after Hayles Field (on the right).