Delightful Grade II listed family house with lovely gardens of about 1.4 acres Fern House, Fern Lane Little Marlow, Marlow, savills.co.uk

Delightful Grade II listed family house with lovely gardens Fern House, Fern Lane Little Marlow, Marlow, Buckinghamshire Marlow 1.9 miles. Bourne End 1.5 miles. 5.2 miles. Beaconsfield 6.4 miles. A404 (M40 & M4) 1 mile. Heathrow Airport 20 miles. London (Marylebone) from 23 minutes from Beaconsfield Railway Station, London (Paddington) 40 minutes from Bourne End Railway Station.  Hall  Sitting room  Dining room  Drawing room  Double aspect library/study  Kitchen/breakfast room  Scullery  Larder  Boiler/boot room  Cloakroom  Cellar  Master bedroom with en suite bathroom and dressing room  3 further bedrooms  Family bathroom  Ironing room  Cloakroom  Second floor providing 4 further bedrooms  Bathroom and kitchen  Games room and garden room attached to the ground floor by a Loggia  3 garages  Workshop and stores  Stable  Gardens and grounds  Orchard About 1.4 acres

Savills Beaconsfield Savills Henley 10-12 The Broadway, Wycombe End, 58-60 Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames, Beaconsfield Old Town, Buckinghamshire HP9 1ND Oxfordshire RG9 2BN [email protected] [email protected] 01494 731950 01491 843000 Directions High Wycombe and Beaconsfield, with fast trains taking just From the M40 exit at junction 4 and travel south on the A404. over 25 minutes. Take the first exit onto the A4155 and follow signs to Bourne End. From the M4 exit at J8&9 and travel north on the A404. Situated on the edge of the picturesque village of Little Marlow Exit at Marlow turn off onto the A4155 and follow signs and bordering open countryside. Known for its 12th Century to Bourne End. After approximately 1.5 miles turn left into parish church of St John the Baptist the village also has two Fern Lane and the property is on the left towards the end of old world public houses as well as Emmett’s Farm Shop with the lane. fresh meat, fish and vegetables. Little Marlow Cricket Club has a fine pitch on a beautiful ground and is a ‘friendly but Situation competitive village club’ with two Saturday teams and a Sunday Little Marlow is well placed between the M4 and M40 motorways XI. On the southern edge of the village stands Spade Oak Lake and the M25 is also accessible, providing direct access to Central and a footpath leads to the . Little Marlow has London and Heathrow and Gatwick International Airports, as an enviable record winning a number of prizes in recent years well as Farnborough with its charter and private plane facilities. including First Prize in the Best Kept Village Competition for There is an excellent 40 minute commuter rail service to London Buckinghamshire. Paddington from Bourne End (1.3 miles distant) via Maidenhead station which will also provide a Crossrail service. In addition Marlow provides extensive shopping for day to day needs, with there are regular services to London Marylebone from both both a Waitrose and Marks and Spencer. Slightly further afield, High Wycombe provides extensive shopping and recreational facilities with the Eden Centre and a large selection of familiar high street stores, as well as a number of supermarkets including Marks and Spencer. Henley and Maidenhead also have further shopping and recreational facilities including theatres, cinemas, numerous sporting clubs and leisure centres.

Racing is nearby at Ascot, Windsor and Newbury and golf clubs include The Berkshire, Temple, Badgemore Park, Castle Royle, Henley and Harleyford at Marlow. Henley is renowned worldwide for its annual Royal rowing Regatta and Festival, as well as many clubs including the Henley and the Leander Rowing Clubs and Phyllis Court. Hotels include the famous Compleat Angler at Marlow and the 5* Cliveden and Danesfield House and Spa. Bicester Village the designer outlet village, is 34 miles and the 376 acres of National Trust formal gardens and parkland at Cliveden, on the Thames is only 3.7 miles distant.

The village has its own Church of junior school. There is a wide range of excellent independent schools in the area including Wycombe Abbey and Eton College as well as the main grammar school serving Little Marlow, the Sir William Borlase’s in Marlow named after one of the former owners of the Manor House. Other notable schools in the area include; The Oratory School, Radley and Wellington Colleges.

Description This delightful family house offers immense charm and character. Dating from the 18th century the pretty Wisteria clad facade has an arched porch with a solid Oak front door which opens into the hall. Overall the accommodation, which is arranged over three floors, is both elegant and well proportioned. A trio of fine reception rooms, drawing, dining and sitting room are arranged along the front of the property to take advantage of the south easterly aspect and boast fireplaces as well as other appealing architectural details which extend throughout the house. The library/study has a double aspect and overlooks the rear courtyard and formal lawn and is accessible from the central stair hall. The kitchen/breakfast room, complete with Aga borders the dining room and is the hub of the house with access to the stair hall and the scullery (both of which have doors to the courtyard). A Loggia borders the eastern elevation and links the house to the large games room and the garden room. The first floor provides a large master bedroom suite with en suite bathroom and dressing room. There are three further bedrooms and a bathroom on this floor and the second floor General Remarks and Stipulations Fixtures and Fittings provides four bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen/breakfast Tenure All curtains, light fittings and garden statuary are expressly room which would enable a self contained guest or staff flat. Freehold with vacant possession on completion. excluded from the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. Having been owned by the same family for over 50 years the Services property is offered for sale requiring modernisation. Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating and Important Notice Aga. Mains gas is available in Fern Lane but is not connected Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations Outside to the property. or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, The front garden is enclosed by a brick wall with a central either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. pedestrian gate. A drive runs alongside the house to the rear In accordance with the Property Misdescriptions Act, please They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be courtyard which provides parking and is bordered by the rear note that none of the services have been tested. made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of of the property and the outbuildings which include the garages. any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements In addition, there is a private car park opposite Fern House Local authority or representations of fact. providing an additional parking for 6-8 cars. Council. Tel: 01494 461 000 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not The lovely gardens and grounds extend to about 1.4 acres and Post Code necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the include lawns with broad borders to one side of the house. The SL7 3SD property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other grounds to the rear comprise a productive fruit orchard with a consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment green house, as well as a kitchen garden and a paddock with Viewing or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection a stable. Strictly by appointment with Savills. or otherwise. Ref; HES110246 Fern Lane, Little Marlow Approximate Gross Internal Area: N House - 416.1 sq.mts. / 4479 sq.ft. W Studio/Garden Room - 66.7 sq.mts. / 718 sq.ft. Garage Garaging/Store rooms - 94.0 sq.mts. / 1012 sq.ft. 9.15 x 5.18 E Total - 576.8 sq.mts. / 6209 sq.ft. S 30'0" x 17'0" (not including reduced height area, (approx dimensions, below 1.5m - denoted with dashed line) not accessed internally) Store Room Store/ Workshop 5.59 x 3.28 18'4" x 10'9"

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Studio/ Games Room Garden Room 9.00 x 5.36 4.43 x 3.90 29'6" x 17'7" Courtyard 14'6" x 12'10"

Utility/ Boot Room 3.36 x 3.04 Kitchen/ Bedroom Larder 11'0" x 10'0" Breakfast Room Dn 4.32 x 3.12 4.30 x 3.18 14'2" x 10'3" Loggia 14'1" x 10'5"

Kitchen/ Boiler Study/ Breakfast Room Room Library 5.38 x 3.65 5.21 x 2.13 Sitting Room/ Bedroom 17'8" x 12'0" Bedroom 17'1" x 7'0" Bedroom 3.28 x 3.04 3.57 x 3.15 Up 4.12 x 3.45 10'9" x 10'0" 11'9" x 10'4" 13'6" x 11'4" Dn

Second Floor Dining Room Drawing Room 5.39 x 4.57 6.53 x 4.18 Sitting Room 17'8" x 15'0" 21'5" x 13'9" 6.74 x 6.06 22'1" x 19'11" Ironing Room Bedroom Dressing Room Dn 3.25 x 3.11 3.08 x 3.06 10'8" x 10'2" 10'1" x 10'0" Ground Floor Entrance Hall Up Up

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Cellar Master Bedroom 3.98 x 3.95 5.41 x 4.57 Bedroom Bedroom 13'1" x 13'0" 17'9" x 15'0" 6.06 x 3.24 4.43 x 3.22 19'11" x 10'8" 14'6" x 10'7" APPROX. SCALE This plan is for guidance only and must 012345 10Ft not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice 0123M on the last page of text of the Particulars. Cellar First Floor