Location

The Limes lies to the north west of Great Missenden, north of High Wycombe and north west of Amersham.

Great Missenden, High Wycombe and Amersham all have main line stations with Chiltern line services running into London Marylebone in about 40 to 50 minutes. For those wishing to commute to London and the north by car the M40 ( junction 4) is approximately 6 miles away at High Wycombe.

Buckinghamshire is renowned for its choice and standard of schooling, and is one of the last counties to maintain the traditional grammar school system including Dr Challoner's Grammar School for boys in Amersham and High School for girls in Little Chalfont.

Independent schools in the area include Pipers Corner for girls in nearby Great Kingshill, The Beacon School and Heatherton House in Amersham (both 6 miles) and Chesham Prep (7.5 miles).

Description

The Limes is a handsome, substantial country house providing elegant and spacious family accommodation in excess of 4,000sqft with an adaptable layout including internal ancillary accommodation. The property is nestled within glorious Chilterns countryside and set within the most wonderful mature, landscaped gardens and grounds approaching 1.5 acres. Whilst enjoying a wonderfully private setting the property boasts far reaching views across the valley and over beautiful rolling Chilterns countryside.

The accommodation comprises a large reception hall with the principal staircase rising to the first floor. From the hall, attractive solid oak floors run through to the sitting room and dining room. The drawing room is light and spacious with a feature bay window and French doors opening out onto the rear terrace along with an attractive stone open fireplace to one side. The dining room is also bright and spacious and with views over the gardens.

The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of oak fronted wall and base units, complemented by a 4 oven Aga with a gas companion cooker. Accessed from the kitchen is a utility room and shallow stairs leading to a useful walk in larder.
Located next to the dining room and through an inner hallway with secondary staircase and double doors opening out onto the rear terrace there is a lovely family room, itself featuring a pretty bay window and further external doors.

Positioned on the other side of the hallway there is a further reception currently used as a study but with a handy kitchenette area and cloakroom. At the far end of the hallway there are stairs leading down to the garaging and cellar whilst a further small rise of stairs lead to a further room which would make a useful home office/playroom or a further bedroom if required.

On the first floor there are six bedrooms including a superb double aspect principal bedroom with a large bay window offering views over the gardens and countryside beyond. The principal bedroom also has a spacious en suite bath and shower room. The five further bedrooms are served by three well-appointed bath/shower rooms.

The gardens and grounds are a particular feature of The Limes and are predominantly set on three sides of the property. Immediately to the rear of the house is a fabulous sun terrace paved with York flagstones which extends around to the southside of the house and wraps around to the front. The terracing offers excellent space for outdoor entertaining with steps lead up to formal gardens. The gardens have been carefully landscaped and comprise large lawned areas flanked by well stocked herbaceous borders and established trees. There is a flagstone path which leads away from the terracing to a pretty circular water fountain and pond.

Neighbouring woodland flanks the garden to one side, whilst adjoining paddock land to the rear of the boundary provides a wonderful open vista. To the North Eastern side of the house is a further area of attractive garden with herbaceous beds flanked by attractive mature trees and hedgerows. Standing within this part of the garden opposite a productive vegetable garden is an attractive timber clad summer house which has light and power connected.

Centred within the plot is a most attractive outdoor heated swimming pool with a paved surround flanked by attractive low level brick walls. The pool also enjoys an electronically operated secure cover which is both child and pet proof.

The Limes is approached from Broombarn Lane and across a sweeping carriage driveway which leads to a parking area and gives access to the garaging. From within the garage a door leads into an extremely useful cellar.