6 bedroom detached house for sale

Formerly the home of the singer, Vince Hill, Sagamore has striking elevations, and extensive river Thames frontage, together with two wet boat houses. There is potential inside the house to upgrade certain areas and redecorate to personal preference. The house provides fantastic family accommodation across three floors with a total of six bedrooms and six bathrooms, there is extensive cellarage including evidence of World War II wartime bombing raids noted on the walls within.

Inside there is an impressive, vaulted hall with feature stain glass windows. The ceiling heights are generally very good throughout the ground floor reception rooms and the sitting room has exposed timbers and a wood block floor with door to the Riverside Terrace. The atmospheric dining room has a stone fireplace and surround with a panelled recess, corner seating and wood block floor. The river room has two floors and a balcony and magnificent views up and down the river. The kitchen breakfast room is well fitted with a range of floor and wall units Laconche range/oven fryer and griddle, Garner coffee machine, Garner steamer, wine fridge, subzero fridge freezer and a central island unit. Beyond the kitchen is the rear hall and playroom and secondary staircase.

Outside
Sagamore has substantial gardens laid principally to lawn, with two driveways and extensive parking which includes a garage/dry boathouse. There is a range of timber buildings to the left of the main drive for further storage.

The riverside garden features raised terraces with beautiful views up and down the river with different areas for seating for alfresco dining. The principal wet boathouse has a dry boathouse/garage to the rear. Between the two wet boat houses, the other being under the river room, there is 35m of shuttered river frontage and mooring.

Sagamore is situated on the banks of the river Thames on the popular Bolney Road, in the pretty village of Lower Shiplake. The delightful market town of Henley-on- Thames is approximately 3 miles to the north providing shops and services for everyday needs. The larger centres of Reading and Oxford are 6 miles and 25 miles respectively, both providing a more extensive range of shops, schools and recreational facilities.

Communications in the area are excellent with the M4 just 11 miles away and the M40 14 miles away both giving quick access to London, and other national motorway networks. There is a fast and frequent train service from Shiplake and Reading to London Paddington taking from approximately 34 minutes and 21 minutes respectively.

The area provides excellent sporting and recreational facilities including racing at Windsor, Ascot and Newbury; polo at the Royal Berkshire and Smiths Lawn; and rowing at Henley-on-Thames, with the Royal Regatta being of particular note. There are also a wide range of golf courses in the local area.

The area is well served for schools including Eton, Radley, Wellington and the Oratory for boys and Wycombe Abbey, Heathfield and Downe House for girls. There are also a number of good schools locally including Rupert House in Henley and Queen Anne’s in Caversham.

There are a number of nearby footpaths and bridleways with a river walk along the Thames to Henley as well as extensive horse riding opportunities.
Henley-on-Thames 3 miles • Reading 6 miles (Trains to London Paddington from 21 minutes) • Oxford 25 miles • London 40 miles • Heathrow 26 miles (Distances and times approximate)