Bagmoor

Charming secluded period property with ancillary accommodation and glorious views across the Hambleden Valley


Description

Bagmoor consists of a very fine grade II listed brick and flint period house, in addition to which there is a spectacular barn conversion now providing the principal residence for the property. The barn conversion offers wonderful accommodation. It has a magnificent vaulted main reception /dining hall with a large open plan oak kitchen and beyond a recently built breakfast room with views across the valley. The rest of the accommodation is arranged over two floors and provides a charming and practical combination of bedrooms and bathrooms and additional reception rooms. The far end of the barn, it has been extended to create a sitting room on the ground floor and master bedroom suite above, the bedroom has French doors out to a terrace and the garden beyond.

The brick and flint cottage is a fine dwelling with some delightful reception rooms. It enjoys its own area of private garden and being close to the main residence, would be ideal for guests or dual family occupation. Beside the cottage is a timber garage block with staff accommodation above.

There are magnificent westerly views across the valley with additional rural and pastoral outlook over fields to the East. The gardens of Bagmoor comprise gently sloping lawns surrounded by woodland and open fields. There is tremendous variety and colour within the grounds which enjoy the benefits of leisure facilities including a heated swimming pool with summerhouse and adjacent is a recently resurfaced hard tennis court.

Running uphill to the east is a belt of mixed deciduous woodland. A track providing vehicular access from the main driveway runs up into and through the woodland and gives access to Hyde Wood. To the north of the house, there is an orchard/paddock with a variety of mature fruit trees with a large tractor shed and greenhouse.

Location

Bagmoor is situated within the highly desirable Hambleden Valley in the Chilterns, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The setting of Bagmoor is truly rural and private with beautiful uninterrupted westerly views across the valley.

The well acclaimed village of Hambleden, situated two miles down the valley, a quintessential English village which has featured in a number of films and documentaries and is particularly renowned for its picturesque brick and flint cottages, public house, cricket ground, 12th century church and scenic countryside. There is also a convenience store/ post office, village hall & garage.

Bagmoor is only 6.5 miles from Henley-on-Thames and 5.5 miles from Marlow, both of which have comprehensive leisure facilities including restaurants, boutique shops, supermarkets and coffee shops, as well as other extensive amenities. Marlow and Henley-on-Thames have train stations to London Paddington via Maidenhead and Twyford respectively. Access via the M40 and M4 to the national motorway network London Heathrow and Northolt Private Airport is an average drive time of 45 minutes. There is an excellent selection of independent schools in the area include Wycombe Abbey, Wellington College, Eton and Queen Anne’s School as well as local nurseries, primary and secondary/ grammar schools.

Boating may be enjoyed on the River Thames with a number of fine rowing clubs, marina facilities at Harleyford, Mill End and Wargrave. Racing may be enjoyed at Ascot, Windsor, Newbury and Kempton. There are some fine golf Courses in the area including Henley-on-Thames, Temple, Huntercombe, Winter Hill, Wentworth and Sunningdale. The immediate surrounding countryside of Bagmoor provides arguably the very best riding and walking within the Chiltern Hills.

Square Footage: 4,371 sq ft




Acreage: 37.4 Acres

Marketed by: Savills, Country Department