Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire LU7

Once a Victorian public house known as The Raven, this wonderfully characterful home carries its history lightly. Now a beautifully appointed private house, it retains intriguing traces of its former life alongside four bedrooms, generous living spaces, a self-contained annexe and a mature garden extending to approximately 150ft.

The front door opens into a compact entrance hall before giving way to the former bar room, now arranged as a generous dining room. Its original quarry-tiled floor remains underfoot, while a wood-burning stove introduces a natural focal point and a sense of warmth. It is an atmospheric introduction to a house whose past continues to reveal itself in subtle ways.

From here, the accommodation unfolds in either direction. The sitting room is particularly inviting, with a second wood-burning stove and a wall of exposed brickwork, while stripped pine doors, exposed beams and other surviving details lend additional texture and character.

To the rear of the plan, the kitchen and breakfast room is a substantial space, fitted with traditional cabinetry and centred around a range cooker. There is ample room for a large table or central island, while a separate warming hob and generously sized pantry add to its practicality. Alongside, a third reception room provides a relaxed family room, with views across the countryside to the front.

A boot room/utility space sits towards the rear of the house, providing a practical transition between house and garden, while a cloakroom completes the ground floor.

Upstairs, four bedrooms are arranged around the landing. The principal suite is particularly generous, with an adjoining dressing room and en suite shower room. An exposed brick chimney breast rises through the bedroom, providing another reminder of the building's origins, while the windows frame views across the fields opposite.

Three further bedrooms are served by the family bathroom. From the second bedroom, a loft hatch and ladder provide access to an additional boarded loft space above, already fitted with a rooflight. While not currently designated as habitable accommodation, it provides useful ancillary space and suggests further potential for a more formal conversion, subject to the necessary consents.

Separate from the main house, the former garage has been thoughtfully converted to create a self-contained annexe. Currently used as a photographic studio, it comprises a main sitting room/bedroom, kitchen/dining area and shower room, together with its own gated courtyard. Its independence from the house makes it unusually versatile: equally suited to guests, adult children or a substantial home-working space. It was also designed with short-term guest accommodation in mind, offering potential for holiday letting and an additional income stream, subject to any necessary consents and requirements.

Behind the house, the garden stretches away for approximately 150ft, creating a surprisingly expansive and lush backdrop. Mature borders flank the lawn, while a terrace adjoining the house provides space for outdoor dining. The garden is loosely divided into a series of areas as it progresses away from the house, becoming increasingly informal towards its far end, where a composting area, tool shed and adjoining mower store are discreetly positioned.

A gated driveway runs alongside the house to a gravelled parking area at the rear, while further parking is provided to the front together with an EV charging point.

The Old Raven stands in Great Gap, a small hamlet adjoining Ivinghoe, with open countryside forming part of its immediate setting. A pretty public footpath provides a pleasant walking route into Ivinghoe, where everyday amenities include the village shop and post office, pub, doctors surgery, recreation ground and primary school. The property’s Buckinghamshire location also places it within the county’s grammar school system.

Half a century after its transformation from village pub to private home, The Old Raven has lost none of the character of the building it once was. The old bar room remains at its heart, chimneys and beams trace the structure of an earlier life, and behind it all the garden stretches away into greenery. Add the independence of the annexe and the flexibility of its generous accommodation, and this is a house whose individuality is inseparable from its considerable charm.

EPC: Main House - E

EPC: Annexe - C

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