Saffron House Ewelme | Saffron House Ewelme | Oxfordshire

Beautiful Grade II listed village house with glorious garden

Reception hall • Drawing room Dining room • Family room • Study Gallery • Kitchen/breakfast room Utility • Cellar • Cloakroom Second kitchen • Studio • Second cellar Master bedroom with dressing room/ bedroom 6 and en suite bathroom 2 Further bedrooms • Family bathroom 2 Guest bedrooms with adjacent bathroom and shower room

2 Garages • Store/garden barn

Wonderful gardens

About 0.6 acre

Wallingford 4 miles Henley-on-Thames 11 miles Oxford 15 miles Reading 16 miles M40 J6 7 miles Directions (OX10 6HP) Leave Henley-on-Thames proceeding up The Fairmile/Oxford Road (A4130) through Bix and straight over the mini-roundabout. At take the right turning towards Watlington (B481). Continue to follow the B481 for 2.3 miles, passing through Park Corner, and Cookley Green and take the partially hidden left turn at the top of Howe Hill (just after the junction to ) signed to Britwell. Go down Britwell Hill and into the village taking the first left and turn left onto the B4009. In just under a mile take the left hand turn signed to Ewelme village. When just in the village (Cat Lane) turn left (on the sharp right hand bend) at the top of a small hill signed to the Church into Parson’s Lane and Saffron House will be found immediately on the right.

From the M40, leave at Junction 6 and take the B4009 signposted to Watlington. Drive through Watlington, turning right at the end of Couching Street and continuing on the B4009. Pass through the village of and continue on for just under a mile and take the left hand turn to Ewelme village. When just in the village (Cat Lane) turn left (on the sharp right hand bend) at the top of a small hill signed to the Church into Parson’s Lane and Saffron House will be found immediately on the right.

From Oxford leave the ring road at Cowley on the Watlington Road (B480) and travel to and then turn right at mini roundabout to stay on the B480 bypassing . On entering turn right at sharp left hand bend to and stay on this road for 2 miles to T junction with B4009. Turn right and immediately left into Ewelme. At the T junction by the Shepherds Hut PH turn left along the village street and take the left turn by the village pond up the hill turning right at the hair pin left hand bend; and Saffron House will be found after a short distance on the right.

Situation Saffron House is situated in an elevated position in the most favoured part of the charming and historic Oxfordshire village of Ewelme, which is famous for its lovely period buildings, unique church and watercress beds. This most attractive village, has a , community shop and coffee shop. It lies to the north west of Henley-on-Thames and is just 15 miles from Oxford and 4 miles from the market town of Wallingford, all of which offer more comprehensive shopping (Waitrose) and recreational facilities. The village is surrounded by open farmland within 100m of the house with connections onto an extensive footpath and bridleway network through magnificent countryside all set in the Chiltern Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The excellent village primary school, founded in 1437 and the oldest still in use in the country, is a short walk from the house. Other primary schools such as The Oratory, Cranford House, Rupert House, Chandlings Manor and Prep are nearby, and senior schools such as Pangbourne College, Bradfield College, Radley, The Oratory and all the Oxford schools are within reach.

There is a mainline rail service from Reading (17 miles) (10 miles) to London, Paddington which takes 30 and 45 minutes respectively or (6 miles) to London, Paddington from 54 minutes (peak times) with Crossrail due in 2018. Princes Risborough or Parkway stations are 14 miles distant, with a fast service to London, Marylebone twice an hour taking 50 mins.

The M40 J6 is just 7 miles away with the Oxford Tube coach connection to Central London, and access to the M25, London Heathrow Airport 45 minutes.

Description Saffron House, situated in the Ewelme Conservation Area, is a superb early 18th century house of brick construction under a clay tiled roof and listed Grade II as being of special architectural and historic interest. The property has wonderful period features including sash windows, open fireplaces, window shutters and exposed timbers and is beautifully presented throughout. The generous family accommodation, which was originally arranged between the house and cottage, is flexible and although currently used as one family home, could easily be separated once again if required or just for visiting family or friends.

The entrance hall leads to all primary reception rooms including the delightful drawing room which has an open fireplace, high ceilings with cornice, and two sets of French windows open to the south facing terrace and garden.

There is a spacious dining room with exposed brick fireplace and bressumer beam, exposed ceiling timbers, and a window overlooking the garden. The sitting room/study has a window overlooking the garden, an open fireplace, built-in bookshelves, and there is a charming snug/family room with open brick fireplace housing a wood burning stove, double aspect, exposed wall and ceiling timbers.

The kitchen/breakfast room, completely refurbished 3 years ago, is fitted with a range of purpose made painted wall and floor units, central island, electric 4-oven Aga, Miele built- in dishwasher, Fisher & Paykel fridge/freezer, floor to ceiling windows overlooking the garden and impressive views to the south and west with a wide glazed sliding door to the garden terrace. Off the kitchen is the utility room, fitted with a Belfast sink, wooden worktop, space and plumbing for washing machine, tumble dryer, fridge with oak floor and stable door to garden.

At the far end of the house there is a large studio with vaulted ceiling, fireplace with wood burning stove, built-in bookshelves, staircase to first floor guest bedrooms and connecting doors to the garage and vegetable garden. The main house has a large cellar with dry floor and window perfectly usable for laundry and dry store. The Cottage also has a large cellar with a separate oil fired boiler.

On the first floor there is a magnificent master bedroom with large windows overlooking the garden and views to the Berkshire Downs, large dressing room/bedroom 6, en suite bathroom with cast iron bath and glazed shower cubicle. There are two guest bedroom suites, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Outside Saffron House takes full advantage of its elevated position in Ewelme and has views from the rear of the house over the village to the surrounding countryside. The south facing terrace, which runs along the rear of the property, is accessed from both the breakfast room and drawing room and is edged with a creeper clad wall providing a superb space for outside entertaining. Steps lead down to the lawns and gravel pathways. To all sides of the lawns are beautiful borders planted with a variety of mature perennial plants and shrubs against a backdrop of a lovely old wall to the eastern boundary, clipped ancient box hedge to the west and superb pleached lime underplanted with box to the south. Beyond the hedge lies a further area of garden with brick terrace (formally there was a swimming pool here), yew trees and brick retaining wall, which leads back up along the western boundary to a large brick built store, kitchen garden, two garages and parking area which are accessed directly from Parson’s Lane.

Historic Note Ewelme is considered to be the jewel in the crown of the Chiltern villages. The historic church, almshouses and school all a very short distance form Saffron House were endowed in 1437 by Alice, Duchess of Suffolk, grand daughter of Geoffrey Chaucer. They are still in use as specified in the 15th century and are maintained to the highest standard by the Ewelme Trust. They are unique and of great historic importance.

The village is also well known for its watercress beds, the spring arises at the edge of the property. The house was the subject of an article in Period Living in 2014. Saffron House General Remarks and Main House gross internal area = 4,069 sq ft / 378 sq m Stipulations Garages gross internal area = 631 sq ft / 59 sq m Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession Annexe gross internal area = 1,610 sq ft / 150 sq m on completion. Store gross internal area = 263 sq ft / 24 sq m Total gross internal area = 6,573 sq ft / 611 sq m Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating. In accordance with the Property Cellar 2 4.23 x 3.20 Store Misdescriptions Act, please note that Utility 13'11" x 10'6" 5.60 x 4.36 18'4" x 14'4" none of the services has been tested.

Local authority: Kitchen/ Cellar 2 District Council, telephone 01235 422422. Breakfast room 8.33 x 4.14 Garage 1 27'4" x 13'7" 6.50 x 4.70 21'4" x 15'5" Post Code: OX10 6HP.

Cellar Study 4.65 x 4.20 6.00 x 4.20 F/P Drawing room Dining room Viewing: Strictly by appointment with 15'3" x 13'9" 19'8" x 13'9" 5.91 x 5.14 F/P 6.02 x 4.70 19'5" x 16'10" 19'9" x 15'5" Savills.

Hall 3.97 x 3.63 Snug/ 13'0" x 11'11" Studio 3.98 x 3.97 Family room Gallery 13'1" x 13'0" F/P F/P 7.00 x 4.57 Garage 2 5.72 x 3.91 6.12 x 2.61 23'0" x 15'0" 7.00 x 4.43 18'9" x 12'10" 20'1" x 8'7" 23'0" x 14'6"

Porch Kitchen Cellar 1 Ground floor Annexe 3.50 x 3.05 11'6" x 10'0"

Dressing room/ Bedroom 6 Bedroom 1 Bedroom 5 Bedroom 4 6.49 x 4.80 5.55 x 3.79 3.52 x 2.94 21'4" x 15'9" 18'3" x 12'5" 4.02 x 2.98 11'7" x 9'8" 13'2" x 9'9" Sky

Bedroom 3 4.64 x 4.23 15'3" x 13'11" Bedroom 2 5.53 x 2.75 Lower 18'2" x 9'0" level Utility

First floor FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE The position & size of doors, windows, appliances and other features are approximate only. © ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8298583/CJN

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