Puxley, Towcester

Hanger Lodge is a beautiful and light family home in a stunning setting. This detached Georgian house, with six bedrooms and three bathrooms, has been refurbished to a very high standard and offers attractive red brick elevations and large sash windows, creating a light and elegant interior. Inside there is flagstone flooring and various other character details, including wood panelling and attractive open
fireplaces.

The ground floor has a welcoming central entrance hall, with doors leading to the two main reception rooms at the front of the house. These include the comfortable drawing room with its dual aspect, 18th Century wood panelling and stylish Chesneys fireplace as well as the elegant formal dining room, which has bespoke book shelves and a handsome fireplace, fitted with a log burner. The ground floor also has a study, which is ideal for private home working or as an additional sitting room or playroom. Towards the rear, there is a well-equipped kitchen and a large utility room. The kitchen has fitted storage units, ample cupboard space and a large central island, as well as integrated appliances and an oil fired Aga. There is also a breakfast table for informal dining. The utility room provides additional space for home appliances and storage, as does the cellar, which is accessed via a floor hatch.

There are four well-presented double bedrooms on the first floor, each of which benefit from well designed built-in storage and a dual aspect, providing views across the gardens and the surrounding countryside. The elegant family bathroom is located on the first floor and features stunning marble surrounds and Vola brass fittings with a bath and a separate Matki shower unit with a rainfall shower head. Separate staircases lead to the fifth and sixth double bedrooms, both of which have exposed timber eaves and ensuite private bathrooms

At the entrance to the property, a gate opens onto a long driveway leading to a parking area and a stable yard with carport for two vehicles. The ornamental front garden features a parterre laid out with box hedging, various established shrubs and lawns. The side and rear gardens were laid out by leading garden designer, James Alexander Sinclair, featuring sweeping lawns, border hedgerows, various mature trees, a south-facing patio area and a vegetable garden with raised beds, fig and apple trees. Further outbuildings include the stabling block while beyond the landscaped gardens, there is an expansive grassy meadow, which is ideal for equine training and grazing.

Location
The property lies in a peaceful countryside setting yet it offers one of the best commutes available into London, being an 8 mile drive to Milton Keynes Central Station, which has regular fast trains into London Euston in 35 minutes. Milton Keynes itself has a large and easily accessed shopping centre whilst Stony Stratford, just 4.2 miles away, offers a plethora of restaurants and independent high street shops and services to meet your every-day needs. The village of Deanshanger also offers a Co-Op convenience store, a pub and other services. Nearby Buckingham and Towcester offer further shops, services, supermarkets (Waitrose & Tesco), restaurants and cafés and bars.

Schools
Hanger Lodge is ideally positioned for a wide range of state and independent schools. Puxley itself has Greenacres day nursery whilst nearby independent pre-prep and prep schools include Swanbourne House and Winchester House, both in the Stowe Group of schools, as well as Beachborough, Thornton College and Akeley Wood. Nearby Secondary schools include Thornton College, Akeley Wood and The Royal Latin Grammar School in Buckingham as well as leading public schools: Stowe, Rugby, Bedford, Uppingham, St Edwards School Oxford, Abingdon School and Radley College, all of which are within an hour or so of Hanger Lodge. Milton Keynes offers a number of other prep and secondary schools.

Sporting facilities
Nearby Sporting facilities include, Stony Stratford lawn tennis and cricket clubs; Golf at Buckingham, Whittlebury Park and Woburn; Motor racing at Silverstone circuit and greyhound racing at Towcester. Milton Keynes offers football, basketball, racket sports, water sports, David Lloyd health club, indoor climbing, go-kart racing and indoor skiing at the Xscape Snozone.