Stowe Barn, Northfield Barns Drive, Deanshanger, Milton Keynes

Comprising of a thresher barn and cowshed which have been connected to form a stunning home, Stowe Barn is quite simply the perfect blend of old and new.

Set in a private development of just five homes which share a communal ancient woodland, privacy is offered without compromising on access to major transport links and local facilities.

As you arrive and park on the shingle driveway (which can comfortably accommodate five/six cars), your attention is immediately drawn to the beautiful limestone facade. Likely quarried in nearby Cosgrove, the immaculate appearance is due the mortar being repointed in the last few years. Thresher barns have large openings front and rear, and when converted they benefit from spectacular full-height glass entrances. These openings not only draw you into the barn, but they draw your gaze upward when inside the double-height vaulted hallway.

As statement entrances go, Stowe Barn will surely be hard to beat. The oak staircase with cast iron spindles entices you up to the first floor where you will find the living accomodation. Split evenly, you have two spaces to furnish and utilise as you see fit. The current owners are using the space with the log burner as their formal living room, and the opposite space as a more casual breakout area. With gorgeous exposed beams on show, it's hard not to want to spend all your time in this space, especially as it offers a vantage point of the rear garden.

Downstairs in the thresher barn are three bedrooms. The beauty of bedrooms on the ground floor is that they can be used as further reception rooms should they be required. As bedrooms they are extremely comfortable, and each have exposed limestone walls in places. One of the bedrooms has an ensuite making it ideal as a guest room. A clever improvement by the current owners was to change the double aperture windows to large single windows to allow more light into these rooms. Not only that, when replacing and upgrading all of the external windows and doors, the owners decided to use different coloured frames for each barn to denote how they started life as separate buildings.

Behind the staircase is a reception area with doors which lead to the rear garden. There is also a WC and storage cupboard. Lastly there is a bathroom which serves the ground floor bedrooms. The bathroom has a freestanding bath and a separate shower cubicle which even has an exposed beam. Before reaching the second barn you enter an inner hallway with yet more exposed stone - this has a door to the front driveway as well as a door to the rear garden. Two steps lead you up into the Cowshed.

This single storey barn hosts the kitchen/dining space and has vaulted ceilings with exposed beams. This room has been totally transformed by the current owners. Originally having half-height windows, the owners completely opened the rear wall by replacing these windows with large glazed panels. Two of these panels slide open revealing a patio area of the garden designed for alfresco dining. Here a narrow garden pool with waterfall provides a soothing ambience.

Back inside, the modern kitchen is a wonderful contrast to the 18th Century architecture. A large feature island with quartz worktop is home to a wine fridge and sink with hot water tap, and offers a convenient space to have breakfast or hot drink thanks to the overhang. The dining area is large enough to host lavish dinner parties, and there is a flue in the fireplace should you wish to dine next to an open flame. Two steps bring you back down to a corridor which has access to a utility room where there is space for three appliances, additional worktop space and storage for your laundry needs.

The principle suite is your very own private retreat that will make you pinch yourself each morning you wake up. A full glass wall overlooks the garden and its south-facing outlook means both morning sunrise and evening twilight cause shadows to dance in this room all day long. This truly is a luxurious space worthy of every superlative. A bedroom this special deserves an ensuite to match, and you won't be disappointed thanks to the walk-in shower with black frame matching that of the glass wall in the bedroom.

In all, Stowe Barn sits on approximately a third of an acre. The cowshed creates a natural separation in the garden, which is relatively easy to maintain as it is mainly flat laid to lawn. Two olive trees stand as central features in both sides of the garden, and the surrounding open countryside gives the illusion of peaceful isolation from society.

Lastly, a double garage provides useful storage and a secure space to lock away precious vehicles. Alternatively it would make an ideal space to exercise from home.

Offered with no upper chain, Stowe Barn presents an opportunity for a new steward of this wonderful piece of local history. To learn more about the setting Stowe Barn is in, be sure to watch the uploaded local tour video of Deanshanger.

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