Field House Crocker End • Nettlebed • Henley-on-Thames Field House Crocker END • Nettlebed • RG9 5BJ
A well-positioned edge of hamlet detached house close to Nettlebed village
Main house: Garden entrance lobby • Staircase hall • Drawing room • Sitting room • Dining room • Kitchen/breakfast room Study • Utility • Cloakroom/WC • Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, dressing room and balcony • 3 further bedrooms Family bathroom
Self-contained annexe: Open plan sitting room • Dining room Kitchenette • 2 bedrooms • Shower room and separate WC
The Bothy: Open plan living/dining/kitchen area Separate bedroom with en-suite shower room
Triple garage with flat over • Bedroom/sitting room with en-suite shower room
Lawned gardens and paddock
In all about 0.75 acres
Henley-on-Thames 4.7 miles, Reading 9.7 miles (London Paddington 25 minutes), Twyford Station (Crossrail opening 2019) 9.7 miles, M4 (Junction 8/9) 14.2 miles, M40 (Junction 4) 15.1 miles, London Heathrow Airport 26 miles, Central London 41 miles (All distances and times are approximate)
These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. Situation Field House is situated in Crocker End, a rural Hamlet in the heart of the Chiltern Hills, renowned for its beautiful rolling and wooded countryside. The property occupies a wonderful edge of village location within half a mile of Nettlebed where there is a general store, garage, deli, furniture shop, pub/restaurant, doctor’s surgery and well regarded primary school. The house is within 5 miles of Henley-on-Thames, which has an outstanding array of restaurants, boutique shops and supermarkets, along with other amenities.
The area is renowned for an excellent selection of schools, both state and independent, including nearby Moulsford School (with bus service running from Nettlebed) Rupert House, Shiplake College, Queen Anne’s, Reading Blue Coats and The Oratory. There are a good selection of pub/restaurants in the area including The White Hart in Nettlebed, The Five Horseshoes in Maidensgrove, The Crooked Billet in Stoke Row and The Greyhound in Rotherfield Peppard. The surrounding countryside offers excellent walking and riding with a network of footpaths and bridleways stretching for miles. Boating is on the River Thames at various locations and on the prime stretch of the river, including the Royal Regatta course located at Henley-on-Thames, marina facilities at Hambleden (Mill End), Harleyford, Wargrave and Caversham.
There is a train service from Henley-on-Thames via Twyford to London Paddington, and direct trains run to London from both Reading (8.8 miles) taking about 30 minutes, and from High Wycombe to London Marylebone taking about 34 minutes. Heathrow Airport is within an average drive time of 45 minutes and Northolt Private Airport is near J1 of the M40. M4 J8/9 is about 14.2 miles and the M40, J4 is about 15.1 miles away. Field House Field House is a charming detached house, offering excellent family accommodation on the edge of the peaceful hamlet of Crocker End.
The house is set in a genuinely rural position without being isolated. The principal house has well-proportioned reception rooms, including a drawing room, sitting room and dining room, with character features including open fire places, window seats and wooden floors. Doors lead from the sitting room/ dining room to the garden terrace. Other rooms on the ground floor include study, utility room and WC.
Upstairs the master bedroom suite enjoys wonderful views over the gardens and surrounding countryside, as well as an en-suite bathroom, dressing room and balcony. There are three further bedrooms and a family bathroom.
A separate self-contained annexe is positioned so as to also enjoy the views over the gardens and surrounding countryside, with it comprising a dining room and sitting room with kitchenette on the ground floor, two bedrooms, a shower room and a separate WC on the first floor.
Annexe Outside Outside there are two further separate living spaces, including The Bothy, which comprises an open living-dining and kitchen room, along with a separate bedroom and en-suite shower room. This offers accommodation ideal for guests or staff.
Above the large triple garage there is a further flat with a living room/bedroom and separate shower.
The house is set well within its own land, with the gardens comprising large lawned areas, herbaceous and perennial borders, green house, seating areas, paved terrace and apple trees. There is also a paddock. All in around 0.75 of an acre.
Approached from the village lane by a gravel drive, the house enjoys far reaching views over the surrounding countryside.
The Bothy Services Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil-fired central heating.
Fixtures and Fittings All fixtures, fittings and furnishings i.e. curtains, light fittings and garden statuary etc. are expressly excluded from the sale, but may be made available by separate negotiations.
Tenure Freehold
Local Authority South Oxfordshire District Council Tel: 01491 823 000
Directions (RG9 5BJ) From Henley-on-Thames, take the Fairmile (A4130) north- west out of Henley towards Oxford. Continue up the dual- carriageway and just before the roundabout at Nettlebed, turn right, signposted to Crocker End. At the next junction, turn right, proceeding along the lane passing the common on your right hand side. After about 500 yards, Field House will be found at the end of the lane on the left hand side, just before the road turns sharply to the right.
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