* Freehold
* 4 - 5 bedrooms
* 3 reception rooms
* 2 bathrooms
* Situated in beautiful ancient parkland
* Period
* Parking
* Single Garage
* Linked
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)

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