Location

Standing high in the Chiltern Hills between Marlow and Henley is the delightful village of Lane End offering a range of local amenities including a chemist, newsagents and vets. There are a number of popular primary schools in Lane End and the surrounding villages as well as well-regarded grammar and secondary schools in the general area.

The property is a short distance from the High Street, set behind a small parcel of common land, just outside the village centre.

The wider area opens out to glorious rolling countryside and a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Outdoor pursuits are numerous, such as golf, football, cricket and rugby clubs and a number of varied walks across surrounding Chiltern countryside including the Thames Path and Hambleden Valley.

Marlow town just a few miles away offers a superb range of retailers, with an eclectic mix of local independent and national names. The town itself is situated on the banks of the river Thames and the Thames Path follows the river through the town.

For commuters, the town of High Wycombe has a train station to Marylebone and Paddington is accessed from Marlow (via Maidenhead) and the M40 motorway is accessed from the A404(M) which passes the village.

Description

Situated in a fabulous semi-rural setting in grounds of about 4 acres is this characterful and beautifully presented home, extensively renovated to create a bright and stylish home with a welcoming, country-inspired feel. The vendors have kept the home with mostly neutral interiors throughout, though there are areas of the home that still offer scope for personalisation by the new owner.

The property is an ideal private equestrian facility with paddocks, stabling within an American-style barn, outbuildings and an all-weather menage. The paddocks to the northern part of the site are beautifully set back from the site, up a private track, providing great security.

The main home is arranged over two floors and extends to about 2500 sq ft, with well-proportioned rooms throughout. On the ground floor, an entrance hall leads to a 26ft sitting room with two bay windows and a wood-burning stove, dining room, open plan kitchen/breakfast room and adjoining utility room. There is also a cloakroom with w.c. and a useful coats storage cupboard. There are five double bedrooms in total with two bath/shower rooms, one being en suite.

The property is tucked away in the semi-rural setting of Lane End, being Handleton Common, within the spectacular countryside of the Chilterns which offers excellent hacking nearby. The property itself is set within 4 acres of land, which includes paddocks, an all-weather arena for schooling and a variety of outbuildings which are ideally suited to equestrian pursuits including an American-style barn with six looseboxes, a w.c., tack room and feed room. There is also a double garage, useful detached stores and a large hayloft, and the yard is sufficiently sized to turn a large horsebox.

The property further benefits from off-street parking for numerous vehicles and is surrounded by beautiful mature gardens featuring herbaceous borders, well-established trees and a large patio terrace for dining outside in the warmer months.

Directions

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From Marlow proceed to the top of the High Street and turn right at the obelisk onto Spittal Street, then left at the roundabout take the first exit on to Dean Street/ B482 and continue on for 4.9 miles through Lane End Village. Leave the village via The Row, in a northerly direction, and after approx. 0.2 miles turn left onto a gravel driveway. Bear right at the fork and continue onto Little Dene.