Buckinghamshire, MK18

The Manor House is constructed of locally quarried cut stone under a hipped slate roof and sits in wonderful parkland gardens. The house is laid out with well-proportioned reception rooms, all benefiting from being south facing overlooking the impressive lawn.

The north of the house contains the traditional domestic offices, including Butlers Pantry, and another family room. On the first floor there is an excellent range of bedroom suites, including the principal suite and five further guest suites. The house is entered into a hall extending the length of the house, off which are situated the main reception rooms. These include a library, dining room, drawing room and entertainment room, which all look south and west over the gardens. These rooms have many features including wooden floors, open fireplaces, panelling and cornicing. On the southeastern side of the house is a large kitchen/ breakfast room with a conservatory adjoining. Overlooking the yard is a family room, whilst adjacent to the door to the hall is a selfcontained staff annex with two bedrooms.

The first-floor accommodation provides for a principal bedroom suite, with its own dressing room and study close by. There are five further bedroom suites, two with dressing rooms. The second floor provides attic rooms.

The adjoining stable yard is banded by the house, stable block, garaging and two of the cottages. In addition, there is a full-sized Olympic arena and further outbuildings suitable for a variety of uses. The extensive grounds and agricultural yards provide an ideal opportunity for an equestrian centre or
small farm.

Arranged around a large, enclosed stone paved courtyard area is an arrange of 14 stables, with two wash rooms, a tack room, rug room, stock area, feed area and yard WC. Close by is the six-horse walker, a boiler room and two car ports and a garage.

A short walk from the yard leads to the Olympic size indoor school together with a range of modern general purpose farm buildings. The land has numerous paddocks which are all post and rail with water connected.

Within the stable yard are a pair of cottages. Lavender Cottage has a sitting room, kitchen/dining room, utility room, two bedrooms and a bathroom. Rosemary Cottage comprises a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, shower and WC, and two bedrooms. Both cottages have a garden.

The Manor sits in wonderful gardens and grounds. The main lawn runs to the south of the house, towards the woodland. Within this is a fenced deer park with a herd of Sika deer. Near the lawn is a hard surface tennis court, whilst adjacent to the stable yard is a lovely walled garden.

The majority of the land is laid to grass and is set within post and rail paddocks. There is excellent riding out into the surrounding countryside.

The Manor House sits in a magnificent private parkland garden setting, surrounded by mature trees and parkland. Despite the wonderful rural location and privacy, the house is in easy reach of Buckingham (6 miles) and Milton Keynes which provide an extensive range of shopping and recreational facilities.

Communications are excellent with both the M40 (J10 - 20 miles) and M1 (J15- 15 miles), giving fast access to Birmingham via J14 Northampton, London and the national motorway network. Milton Keynes station (11 miles) offers a fast and regular commuter service to London Euston taking approximately 35 minutes and is also on the main West Coast line providing services to the North and West of the country. London Luton Airport with increasing domestic and international services is 37 miles away. In addition, London Oxford Airport has a growing flight service to Europe and further afield.

Sporting opportunities in the area include golf at Whittlebury Park, Stowe, Silverstone and Buckingham; motor racing at Silverstone, riding or competing at Addington Manor and Aston-le-Walland, numerous opportunities for walking and riding in the beautiful surrounding countryside.

Nearby Stowe and Rugby Schools offer private education to girls and boys from the age of 13 alongside a number of other private and state schools in the area, including Swanbourne, Beachborough, Winchester House and Tudor Hall.