Henley Park, Fawley, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9

Rose Cottage is a an attached family home occupying an excellent position in Henley Park, an ancient parkland estate on the outskirts of Henley-on-Thames and surrounded by beautiful countryside, ideal for those who enjoy outdoor pursuits. The property, with origins from the 17th century, has a wealth of character and many period features. The property benefits from an elevated and private situation with a delightful barn building with stables and garaging. The house offers scope to improve and enlarge subject to the relevant permissions being obtained.

The property comprises five bedrooms, two bathrooms, three reception rooms, a kitchen, two garages and a stable/store room.

The house was originally a former estate cottage, part of the Dower House in Henley Park. You enter the property via an entrance porch leading into a spacious, welcoming entrance/dining room with a flagstone floor and stairs to the first floor. The dining hall leads into the sitting room with full-height windows looking over the garden and an open fireplace. Double doors lead into a further reception room with a large picture window looking across the front garden, extensive shelving and storage and secondary stairs to the first floor. The kitchen is accessed from the entrance hall/dining room and has a range of fitted units, an oil-fired Rayburn and French windows opening on to the rear driveway.

On the first floor is the principal bedroom, enjoying views over the gardens and benefiting from an en-suite bathroom. There are a further two bedrooms, one currently a dressing room that are accessed from the secondary staircase; all the bedrooms have a selection of eave storage and cupboards. The main staircase opens to a spacious landing leading to two additional double bedrooms and the family bathroom.

Rose Cottage enjoys a private position, served by a private road and sits in a plot of approximately 1/2 an acre. Opposite the driveway entrance is fantastic open countryside. The property is approached via a gravel driveway with access to a barn/garage. The front garden is well stocked with shrubs and hedges, providing a high degree of privacy. The garden is laid mainly to lawn with various mature trees, hedging and shrubs, and a summerhouse. Outside the kitchen doors is a gravel parking area with space for several cars and access to the wooden clad stable/storage and garage, this area is bordered by an attractive brick and flint wall.

Rose Cottage is just a short drive from Henley-on-Thames, with its restaurants, comprehensive leisure facilities, boutique shops, supermarkets and coffee shops, and other extensive amenities. It is set in rolling countryside and mature woodland, all within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The towns of Marlow, Reading and Oxford are also close at hand for comprehensive amenities as well as easy access to both the M40 and M4. A rail service to London Paddington from Reading Station takes around 22 minutes via the Elizabeth Line, which is linked by a branch line to Henley-on-Thames. Henley Park is close to several villages with popular pubs and wonderful surrounding countryside walks. Excellent independent schools in the area include Wycombe Abbey, Rupert House, Shiplake College, Wellington College, Queen Anne's School, and local grammar schools, which include William Borlase Grammar School in Marlow. Boating is on the River Thames at various locations along the prime stretch of the river, including the Royal Regatta course located at Henley-on-Thames. There are marina facilities at Mill End, Harleyford, Wargrave and Caversham.

Henley 3.8 miles, Marlow 7.3 miles, Reading 12 miles, Oxford 24 miles, M40 8.9 miles, M4 12 miles (Distances and times approximate)