Description
A Victorian four double bedroom detached house with parking, a garage and 0.4 acres of gardens with far reaching countryside views. The cottage dates back to the early 1800s and has character features throughout. The current owners have extended the property at the rear. The house now has 3,589 sq. ft. of accommodation which includes an entrance porch and a reception hall which has quarry tiled flooring, a Minstrel stone fireplace, a cloak cupboard, and half glazed doors to the drawing room. The sitting room has a Victorian fireplace and is open plan to the study/snug. The kitchen/dining room has an adjoining boot room with access to the cloakroom and utility room. On the first floor the principal bedroom has an en suite bathroom with a WC, twin wash basins set into vanity storage, a fully tiled rain shower and a roll top enamel claw foot bath. There are three further double bedrooms and a four piece family bathroom with a linen cupboard.
The front garden is enclosed by hedging and has established flower and shrub borders and a path to the front door. There is a garage and parking for several cars.
Drawing Room The drawing room has limestone flooring and a reclaimed antique marble fireplace with a log burning stove. Two sets of French doors open to a patio in the rear garden, and there is a half glazed door to the kitchen/dining room.
Kitchen/Dining Room The kitchen is fitted with a range of units with granite splash backs and work surfaces incorporating a draining area which surrounds a double butler's sink. The oil fired Aga is set into an exposed brick recess. A central island provides further storage and work surface. Quarry stone tiled flooring continues to the dining area which has space for a dining table and chairs and French doors to the rear garden. A glazed door leads to the boot room.
Rear Garden The wraparound garden is laid to lawn with mature trees, shrubs and flowers. A patio extends across the rear of the property and can be accessed from the drawing room, study/snug and the dining area, and there is an additional seating area further down the garden. The boundaries to the side are screened by hedging and the rear has a post and wire fencing backing on to open fields with far reaching views.
Situation and Schooling Whaddon has The Lowndes Arms public house, the Jubilee Village Hall and a recreation ground. Whaddon Church of England First School, which is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, takes pupils from reception through to year six. Independent schools nearby include Stowe, Swanbourne House, Akeley Wood and Thornton College.
