Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, SL3

Oakwood House is a wonderful family home built in 1929 and subsequently extended in 1993 and 1994. The house underwent a refurbishment programme which was completed in 2022, creating a beautifully presented and substantial home extending to over 9,500 sq. ft.

The ground floor is entered through a wide reception hall giving access to the principal reception rooms, study and playroom. The drawing room with lovely fireplace, sitting room and dining room all have a southerly aspect across the gardens and to the woodland beyond. The kitchen is very well fitted, with a good-sized pantry on the northern end. From the kitchen, double doors open into the garden room, again facing south over the gardens and grounds - from here, a further door leads to the swimming and leisure wing with large heated pool, gym, sauna, steam room and changing room. There is also a large coats and boots room to the rear of the kitchen.

The principal bedroom suite with two dressing rooms, a bathroom and cloakroom are on the first floor along with two further bedroom suites, a guest bedroom and family bathroom. The second floor offers two further bedroom suites each with a sitting area and shower room.

Annexe: A separate attractive, detached annexe offers very useful ancillary accommodation with kitchen, sitting area, bedroom and shower room.

Offices: A further detached building with two hexagonal offices, a kitchenette, cloakroom, and storage area.

Outbuildings: Within the garden yard there are storage buildings along with a greenhouse.

Approached from the lane through electrically operated gates, the driveway sweeps to the front of the house and a large area of parking. Oakwood House is set with stunning gardens giving a parkland feel with an array of specimen trees and plants, beautiful rhododendrons and azaleas. There are delightful woodland walks, water gardens, rose gardens and expansive lawns, as well as a tennis court.

In all about 14.48 acres.

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Oakwood House is situated about a mile to the southeast of the village of Fulmer. Gerrards Cross is about 2 miles away providing a more comprehensive range of shopping and recreational facilities, including a renowned Everyman cinema, Waitrose and excellent restaurants, together with a mainline station serving London Marylebone, taking from only 21 minutes. The Elizabeth Line runs from Iver, around 6 miles away, and provides fast trains into London Paddington and across London. The house is ideally suited for communications by road with the M40 motorway (Junction 1) about 3.4 miles away and the M25 motorway (Junction 16) about 4½ miles. Heathrow Airport is about 13 miles while Central London is approximately 19 miles.

Sporting and recreational facilities in the area include golf at The Buckinghamshire, Beaconsfield, Burnham Beeches, Gerrards Cross, Harewood Downs and Moor Park; polo at the Guards Polo Club or The Royal Berkshire; rowing and cruising on the River Thames at Marlow and Henley; racing at Windsor and Ascot. There are many beautiful walks and bridle paths in the area including those in Denham Country Park, Burnham Beeches, Langley Park and Windsor Great Park. Both King George's Field sports club and Black Park Country Park are within walking distance from Oakwood House.

The area is renowned for its choice and standard of both state and public schooling. Buckinghamshire is one of the last counties to maintain the traditional grammar school system, of which Beaconsfield Grammar School for boys and Beaconsfield High School for girls are the closest. Gerrards Cross and the surrounding locality boasts several highly regarded independent schools, for boys and girls. These include Thorpe House, Gayhurst, Davenies and Caldicott for boys and Maltmans Green, Holy Cross Convent and St Mary's for girls.