The Grange, Amersham Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9

Attractive private estate within Chilterns National Landscape

Description

Overview

The Grange is a substantial country house which is not listed. The accommodation provides family living and entertaining space with well-proportioned reception rooms and an impressive kitchen/breakfast room. The leisure facilities within the house include a cinema/games room and indoor swimming pool.

The reception rooms are characterised by classical details including moulded cornices and fireplaces with marble slips, hearth and finely carved surrounds. Of particular note is the magnificent double aspect drawing room with double casement doors opening onto a wide paved terrace. In addition, there is a library, a superb dining room which connects to the drawing room, all of which benefit from open fireplaces and lead from the reception hall. The library has beautiful triple aspect views of the garden and is decorated with full height hand-crafted adjustable bookshelves which were created by Hallidays of Dorchester.

The kitchen/breakfast room connects the original part of the house to the leisure suite and provides an extensive range of hand built cupboards with inlaid carvings and mouldings, extensive granite worktops include an inset hob, a wall-mounted double oven and a central island unit with an oak top. Additionally there is a laundry room with storage and washing facilities. There is direct access through to the garden room and the leisure suite. The garden room has triple aspect doors out to a terrace and formal gardens.

The leisure suite provides a wonderful facility with an indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, changing area, shower cubicle, W.C and steam room. The suite features a vaulted ceiling, a tiled wall mural to a design by Sally Anderson, colonnades stand on either side of the pool, and underwater lighting.

There is a one bedroom staff flat with access from the kitchen and as well as a separate external access.

Garden and Grounds

The Grange sits in a beautiful parkland setting and is approached along a tree-lined driveway with a pair of electric wrought iron gates passing the South Lodge. There is a true sense of arrival after a long driveway which winds through the estate, with the house remaining hidden until you turn through a wooded area. From here a further set of gates open and the drive continues to a gravel turning circle and parking area behind the house.

There is a large garage block with double ‘up and over doors’ with space for 4 cars. The formal gardens have been landscaped to maintain an open feel and have been planted with stocked borders and a mixture of mature trees and shrubs. At the edge of the west lawn a delightful thatched tennis pavilion overlooks the tennis court and estate beyond.
To the east of the lawns is a kitchen garden, no longer in use. Beyond the attractive and formal gardens, the farmland provides privacy as well as walking and riding on the doorstep.

Equestrian Facilities

Accessed off the main drive is the attractive Stable Courtyard comprising 10 stables, a tack room, a separate WC and a kitchen.

The courtyard continues into the back drive which gives access to the outdoor ménage and an agricultural building with roller shutter doors. Adjacent is access to paddocks situated to the north and west of the main house with post and rail fencing and water supply. There is a secondary access to the stables via electric wrought iron gates from the back drive which runs to the north of the house and provides access to Bridleway Cottage.

The Land

The land totalling 250 acres surrounds the house and has good access from both the front and the rear driveways. The pasture, extending to 20.7 acres, provides grazing for horses with convenient access to both the stables and the house.

The land offers a purchaser the opportunity to enjoy country pursuits such as walking, riding and shooting within the grounds of their own private Estate.

The arable land extends to 144 acres and is predominantly Sonning 2 Series soil of well drained course flinty loams over gravel and the soil is classified as Grade 3 by Defra Land Classification Series. The farm has been in arable rotation growing predominantly wheat and barley and is currently farmed by a local farmer providing a useful income.

A large block of mature woodland forms the western boundary of the Estate, it provides privacy and woodland walks. The main species is beech, but there is a mixture of oak, hornbeam and other hardwoods. The woodland extends to approximately 76 acres.

Location

The Grange is situated in the beautiful Chilterns National Landscape (formerly AONB) and is within a highly accessible location, one mile north of Beaconsfield. The town centre of Beaconsfield has an excellent range of services as well as fast and reliable commuter rail service to London Marylebone taking approximately 25 minutes. A wider range of amenities can be found in Marlow, Maidenhead, Henley-on-Thames and High Wycombe.

The Grange is highly accessible with Junction 2 of the M40 just two miles away, providing direct motorway access to London (28 miles) and Heathrow airport (17 miles).
The Grange is incredibly well positioned for access to a wide range of highly-regarded preparatory and public schools including Davenies, Caldicott, Ludgrove, Eton, Downe House, Wycombe Abbey, Wellington and Radley.

There is racing at Ascot (18 miles) and golf can be found at Beaconsfield Golf Club (2.5 miles). The surrounding countryside is renowned for country pursuits with numerous opportunities for shooting, riding and walking.




Acreage: 250 Acres

Additional Info

Beaconsfield 1 mile - M40 (Junction 2) 2 miles - Marlow 14 miles - M25 (Junction 16) 6 miles - Heathrow airport 17 miles - Central London 28 miles - (London Marylebone from Beaconsfield from 25 minutes) - (All mileages and times are approximate)