6 bedroom house
Henton, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4AP
Guide Price
£1,500,000
Residential Tags: Farmhouse
Property Tags: Equestrian, Ménage
Land Tags: Paddock, Pasture Land
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Nov 2021
- Removed: Apr 2022
- Residential Tags: Farmhouse
- Property Tags: Equestrian, Ménage
- Land Tags: Paddock, Pasture Land
3 Bedroom (1,188 sqft) detached cottage
Farmyard with large (80ft x 72ft) American barn with 8 internal loose stables and tack room,
Further six timber stables and tack room | Open sided hay barn with internal store
Machinery store and shelter with another 2 stables and tack room | Workshop
Equestrian centre with separate entrance | Large barn | Outdoor ménage and office
Well serviced and newly fenced grazing
In all about 29 acres
Old Dairy EPC D
Drovers Farm EPC D
Drovers Farm is situated on the edge of a quiet village towards the end of a no-through lane. At the entrance to the farm there are electric gates and a three bedroom detached cottage with planning to extend and an agricultural restriction. Tucked away behind the cottage is the farmhouse known as Old Dairy which is a substantial (2,974 sqft) detached family home. The house comprises a welcoming hall, three reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room and large boot room on the ground floor. Above there are three bedrooms and two bathrooms (one en-suite) with separate showers plus plenty of storage.
The adjoining farmyard has a large American barn with eight spacious Monarch loose boxes with an open-sided lean-to with an internal store/ garage. Around the corner is a useful area of hard standing flanked by timber a framed stable block and additional machinery store and stables. There is scope for conversion or development of the site if farming or horses were not an option.
The equestrian yard is approached via a separate entrance further down the lane and produces valuable income as a livery yard as well and bringing on young horses. There are numerous stables, a large barn, plenty of hard standing for parking and an office. The arena is (25 x 45 metres) with a rubber and silica sand composite well drained surface. There is further planning permission granted for a 30m x 15m barn in the lower yard for staff facilities, and potential for additional staff accommodation should somebody wish to run the business. The surrounding grassland is all used for grazing and each paddock is newly fenced and well serviced.
Princes Risborough Station 4 miles, London Marylebone 35 mins, Thame 5.5 miles, M40 J6 7.5 miles, Aylesbury 10 miles, High Wycombe 12 miles, London Heathrow 33 miles, Central London 45 miles (all times and distances are approximate)
Drovers Farm and cottage are situated in the charming hamlet of Henton, which is neighboured by Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at the foot of the Chilterns. There are footpaths and bridleways directly out on to open countryside including the Phoenix Trail and Ridgeway Path.
The M40 (J6) is close by giving access to Oxford in the West and London to the East. The Chiltern railway line accessed from Princes Risborough (4 miles away), with services to London Marylebone. Both Princes Risborough and Chinnor have good everyday shopping facilities and the historic market town of Thame (within 6 miles) offers a further range of shops and amenities.
There are plenty of options for schooling, with two primary schools in Chinnor and the highly regarded Lord Williams's School in Thame. Independent schools include Wycombe Abbey (High Wycombe), Ashfold at Dorton and Pipers Corner School (Great Kingshill) for girls.
Marketed by: Knight Frank, Oxford
Land Registry Data
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