5 bedroom house

A classic 5 bedroom house country house and separate cottage, within an idyllic rural setting, dating back to the 1640’s. Elegant and spacious living, not overlooked by anyone, with farmland views, yet close to London, with easy travel options.


Lower Brook End is a classic country house within an idyllic rural setting, dating back to the 1640’s, when the property comprised 3 farm cottages. The house has been sympathetically extended and opened-up over the years creating a 5-bedroom family home with an additional one-bedroom cottage and a large studio flat, within a separate building. Surprisingly the property is not grade 11 listed and there are plans for opening up the existing house further and also for a 4,200 sq. ft. complimentary, period-style, 5-bedroom new home in the paddock, for which permission is granted.

Set well back from Dropmore Road, the driveway takes a winding approach through mature trees to the house which is surrounded by fields on all sides. The house is quite spacious, having been sympathetically extended and includes a triple aspect drawing room with a large Inglenook fireplace, a galleried reception hall with original beams and panelling and a large eat-in kitchen/breakfast room. Directly off the kitchen is the family room, with large glazed doors leading to a terrace at the back of the property.

The old stable block currently incorporates a wonderful garden kitchen and extensive storage space. Plans have been prepared to show how the building could be converted into a 2-bedroom apartment. Two further separate dwellings, the cottage and the granary, are linked by an inter-connecting door providing additional and extremely generous accommodation.

The grounds extend to about 2.75 acres and are, for the most part, laid to lawn with some established borders and specimen trees. The garden incorporates both a paddock, a well-presented tennis court and ornamental ponds. To the south of the main house is a wonderful walled garden which is perfect for outdoor entertaining.

Lower Brook End sits on the Bucks/Berks border, to the north of Burnham and the M4, to the south of Beaconsfield and the M40 and also close to the historic towns of Windsor and Eton, which are only 7.6 miles away. Two country pubs, The Blackwood Arms and The Jolly Woodman, are within a 10-minute walk. For golfers, there’s a course opposite and others close-by.

Fast trains to London usually leave every 15 minutes from Burnham or Taplow on the GWR line/soon to be Crossrail, or the Chiltern line from Beaconsfield or Gerrard’s Cross. Burnham to London Paddington is 36 minutes. Heathrow is 20 minutes’ drive (13.3 miles) away with excellent taxis services, which are less costly than the car parks. Local shopping is found in Burnham, Bourne End, Beaconsfield, Windsor and Maidenhead – all easily accessible. Lower Brook End is within a catchment for excellent grammar schools and there are numerous private options, all within easy daily reach.

Lower Brook End has only had 3 owners in the last 60 years. The vendors have had 25 years of family enjoyment here, relishing the quiet and peaceful rural setting whilst being within quick reach of London and neighbouring towns and villages.

Tenure: Freehold





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