5 bedroom detached house

A charming and beautifully presented Grade II listed home with excellent character and delightful gardens of about one acre, situated in a rural village three miles from Henley.

Description

Tucked away within a small, historic village in a conservation area three miles from Henley-on-Thames, The Old Post House is a well-proportioned and wonderfully characterful Grade II-listed home dating from the 17th century. Fawley Green is a well-preserved village and has a wealth of history, with The Old Post House serving as the original Post Office before being converted into a lovely family home. Parts of the original timber frame can be seen inside, and there are a number of charming character features which are complemented by modern additions, such as a gorgeous farmhouse-style kitchen opening onto an orangery dining area, well-appointed bath and shower rooms and updated décor.

The house is perfect for larger or multi-generational families, offering an extremely versatile and deceptively spacious layout that offers plenty of space for visiting guests, or older children or grandparents living at home. The detached garage has been partially converted to create a self-contained studio/annexe, with a kitchen and shower room on the ground floor and a studio bedroom/living area upstairs – this also offers great potential as an income generator, such as a holiday let. Within the main residence there is a basement level bedroom/shower room and family room which, combined with the utility room, could be turned into a further separate living space.
The living accommodation is well planned and offers both formal and informal spaces for entertaining: a reception hall, with useful storage and a WC, opens to a cosy snug with wood-burning stove and onwards to a study. The kitchen is situated to the rear and is fitted with ample base and eye-level storage, and is open plan to a lovely light-filled dining area and a sitting room, also with a log burner. A staircase leads down from the dining area to the basement level, where there is the fantastically spacious family room and a well-appointed utility. The bedrooms on the first floor can all accommodate a double bed and two are en suite, with the remaining two bedrooms sharing a family bathroom.

Outside
The Old Post House is set back from a quiet unmetalled country lane in an idyllic position, with grass paddocks to the rear which are used for grazing and provide a lovely rural backdrop. The gardens amount about one acre, enveloping the house on all sides and comprising expansive lawns, a vast stone terrace with roof lanterns looking down onto the living space below, abundant flowerbeds and borders stocked with a huge variety of flowers and shrubs, vegetable plots and mature trees around the boundary creating a natural feeling of privacy. The house is approached via a gated driveway which offers ample parking and access to the detached garage block, which has been partly converted to comprise a garage, store and the annexe accommodation. There is also a stone-built summerhouse adjoining the terrace.

Agent's note: Shepherds Hut is available by separate negotiation.

Location

Fawley Green is a charming village in the High Chilterns, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is an extensive network of bridleways and footpaths through glorious countryside providing excellent outriding. The area has many equestrian establishments and a historic well, gifted to the village by the Mackenzie family in 1900. The village is situated on a chalk ridge within a conservation area.

The historic riverside town of Henley-on-Thames is just three miles distant and has excellent amenities including supermarkets, a hospital and a fine variety of shops, public houses and restaurants. More comprehensive facilities can be found at nearby Reading, Maidenhead and High Wycombe, all providing good train services to London. Henley station provides a link to mainline stations in Reading and Twyford accessing London Paddington.

The M4 (J8/9) and M40 (J6) provide access to Heathrow and the motorway network. There is an excellent and varied selection of schooling in the area including Moulsford Preparatory School, Rupert House in Henley, The Dragon and St. Edward’s Schools in Oxford, Queen Anne’s School in Caversham, The Oratory Schools, both Preparatory in Goring Heath and Senior in Woodcote, Shiplake College, Bradfield College, Radley, The Abbey School in Reading and Pangbourne College. Sporting facilities include a number of fine golf courses at Huntercombe, Henley and Badgemore Park.

Square Footage: 3,712 sq ft


Acreage: 1 Acres

Directions

From the Henley/Marlow road (A4155) go up Icehouse Lane (opposite entrance to Toad Hall Garden Centre) and proceed approx. 1 mile up to top of hill and bend round to the right where, after approx. 100 yards you will see a tree in a green grass triangle with a sign for Homer House attached to it. Take the first right onto the unpaved path behind the tree and Old Post House is the first house on the right, with a large grey wooden gate.
If approaching from St Mary’s Fawley (church), keep church to you right and proceed for 1000 yards passing large gates to Fawley Hill estate on your left and then after 100 yards look for tree in green grass triangle, sign to Homer House and take a left onto the unpaved pathway where Old Post House is first house on the right etc.
If coming from Middle Assendon/Fairmile continue straight for 100 yards after stopping at corner of Icehouse Lane and Crockmore Lane. Look for tree in green grass triangle and sign for Homer House - take the first right down the unpaved road behind the tree and Old Post House is the first house on the fight, with a large grey wooden gate.

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