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THE GLEBE HOUSE LITTLE KIMBLE • THE GLEBE HOUSE RISBOROUGH ROAD • LITTLE KIMBLE • BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Little Kimble Station 0.4 miles (rail service to London Marylebone from 55 mins) 3.2 miles (rail service to London Marylebone from 38 mins) 12 miles • Junction 4 of M40 12.5 miles • Heathrow Airport 31 miles • Oxford 23 miles Central London (Baker Street) 44 miles (All distances and times are approximate) Substantial and beautifully presented country house in its own land

Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • TV room • Kitchen/breakfast/orangery Cloakroom • Utility • Wine cellar • Boiler room

Master bedroom with dressing room and en suite bathroom • Guest bedroom with en suite bathroom Two further first floor bedrooms • Family bath and shower room Two second floor bedrooms • Bathroom • Large storage areas

Long driveway with gated entrance • Large parking and turning area • Games room • Garaging Hard tennis court • Landscaped gardens with pond • Paddocks

About 5.6 acres

SAVILLS BEACONSFIELD SAVILLS COUNTRY DEPARTMENT 10-12 Wycombe End 33 Margaret Street, Beaconsfield HP9 1ND London, W1G 0JD 01494 731955 020 7016 3713 [email protected] [email protected]

Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text DESCRIPTION The Glebe House is a fine example of a beautifully presented and spacious country house, set in lovely landscaped, mainly south facing gardens, with a long driveway approach, its own paddock land and countryside views. The house offers bespoke interiors with over 5000 sq ft of accommodation and a luxurious kitchen with Aga and a superb orangery. A solid wood front door leads into the long, spacious reception hall with black and white tiled floor, with library area to the rear and a door with inset stained glass leading to the orangery. All the reception rooms are accessed from the hall and steps lead down to the cellar, with a boiler room and a wine storage room. The drawing room is impressive with French doors onto the rear terrace and also French doors onto a side terrace, with views over the garden and SITUATION pond. The open fireplace has a Chesney fire surround. This The Glebe House occupies an attractive setting within its own Nearby private schools include The Griffin preparatory school room makes an ideal space for entertaining in any season. land on the edge of, and with views towards, the . at Great Kimble, as well as The Beacon, The Gateway, Pipers The kitchen/breakfast/orangery is perfect for modern day Lying to the south east is the Prime Minister’s country house, Corner, Godstowe Preparatory and Wycombe Abbey. Princes family life with an extensive range of bespoke units, large . The market town of Princes Risborough lies close by, Risborough has a number of nursery and primary schools in granite work surface areas and a superb island unit. Fitted providing a selection of everyday shopping facilities, churches, addition to a and St Teresa’s, an independent appliances include an oil fired Aga, two fridges, two freezers, restaurants and a library in addition to a fast Chiltern Line Catholic school. a Fisher-Paykell two drawer dishwasher, and a wine cooler. railway connection with London Marylebone and Birmingham. A walk in larder offers extra storage. The orangery provides More comprehensive facilities can be found in the popular The area has a number of golf clubs to choose from including space for a good sized dining table as well as a family towns of and High Wycombe. the highly regarded eighteen hole Ellesborough Golf Club that sitting area, two sets of French doors lead out to the terrace Buckinghamshire is renowned for its choice and standard of is close by, whilst Princes Risborough boasts its own tennis and the lantern roof has automatic temperature and rain schooling, both state and private, as the county is one of the last club. The house is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural sensitive glass. There is further reception space provided by to maintain the traditional system. Well known Beauty, which consequently boasts beautiful walks, cycle paths a TV room and separate dining room with views over the grammar schools for boys include the Royal Grammar School in and extensive bridleways. In particular the Ridgeway, Midshires grounds. A cloakroom with cloaks hanging area and a utility High Wycombe and and for girls, Way and Buckinghamshire Way provide opportunity for a room with door to the outside, complete the ground floor and . number of historic and picturesque walks and riding. accommodation.

THE GLEBE HOUSE, LITTLE KIMBLE Approximate Gross Internal Area: Main House = 5,195 sq ft / 483 sq m Garages = 667 sq ft / 62 sq m Games Room = 444 sq ft / 41 sq m Total = 6,306 sq ft / 586 sq m

Second Floor

On the first floor, the landing has a library area with garden views. The master bedroom has some wonderful views over the paddock and countryside beyond with a range of fitted wardrobes. A door leads to what is currently the master suite’s dressing room, although this could be used to create a 7th bedroom. It has an array of fitted wardrobes and, in turn, leads through to a lobby area and the en-suite bath and shower room with a claw foot bath and large separate shower. Bedroom 2 is an ideal guest suite with fitted Ground Floor First Floor wardrobes, views over the gardens and pond and an en suite bathroom with skylight. The two remaining bedrooms have views towards the pond also, with one having a wall length range of bespoke fitted wardrobes with gentlemen’s dresser. A family bath and shower room serve these bedrooms with Garages & Games Room a freestanding bath and large separate shower and a walk-in linen room completes the first floor. Stairs lead up to the second floor with a bathroom on a mid landing with two large eaves storage areas. There are two double bedrooms both with access to further attic storage. Cellar THE GLEBE HOUSE

OUTSIDE The house is approached down a long private drive leading to electric solid wood gates giving way to a large parking and turning area to the front of the house. To the front and Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of side of the house is a detached building comprising of a the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) useful games room/studio with wood floors, light, power and electric heating. French doors lead out to the garden. Adjacent to this is the garaging, one single with front and rear access doors and one double with sliding doors and a store room within. GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS Tenure garden ornaments etc are expressly excluded from The grounds are extensive and surround the house with large the sale but may be available by separate negotiation. areas of lawn interspersed with mature trees including Yew, Freehold with vacant possession on completion. Spruce, Scots Pine and a variety of fruit trees, and flowering Services Directions (Postcode HP17 0UE) shrubs. Stone chipped pathways lead around the house Mains water, drainage and electricity. Oil fired central From Central London proceed along the M40 exiting edged by well stocked shrub borders with a variety of spring heating. at junction 4 for High Wycombe. Follow signs for and summer flowering plants and bulbs. There are three Princes Risborough A4010 and proceed through Princes In accordance with the Property Misdescriptions Act, terrace areas adjacent to the house, including a large south Risborough town. Continue along the A4010 and go please note that none of the services have been tested. facing terrace accessed from the orangery which is ideal for straight over the roundabout at . On passing entertaining, offering a wonderful vista over the grounds Little Kimble Station on your left, slow down and then and surrounding countryside. To the south eastern corner of Local Authority Council. Tel: 01494 461000 the property is located on the right hand side just after the gardens is a well situated all weather tennis court. To the Brookside Lane. western side is a large pond surrounded by lawn and further Fixtures and Fittings mature trees. There is also a well organised kitchen garden Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are Viewing with raised beds and a greenhouse, behind trellis fencing. included in the sale. All curtains, light fittings and Strictly by appointment with the selling agents. The paddock areas lie to the front of the property (accessed Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. plotted Scale - 1:2001 via the main drive) and also to the rear, backing onto further neighbouring paddocks and offering a splendid countryside back drop. The property also enjoys a right of way over IMPORTANT NOTICE: neighbouring land leading to the local All Saints Church. The Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on grounds are about 5.6 acres in all and are enclosed by fencing behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property and hedging and border open countryside. has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Ref; BCS180023. 18/05/04 HM. Kingfisher Print and Design Ltd. 01803 867087.