Lower Road, Loosley Row, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27

A charming, detached brick and flint family home in a superb elevated position in the Chiltern Hills, affording wonderful westerly views over Aylesbury Vale.

Description

Horseshoe Cottage is a very pretty period home offering well-proportioned and versatile accommodation which flows well.

This impressive home is entered through the welcoming reception hall, with stairs rising to the first floor and doors to the principal reception rooms, the guest cloakroom and cellar. A wonderful feature of the house is the L shaped open plan kitchen/breakfast/snug/dining room, with views to the West and South, as well as doors to the gardens and terrace. The kitchen area is centred around an Aga and large central island.

Throughout the house, there are many period features, with exposed brickwork, beams, open fires and this is all complemented by a contemporary feel to the décor. Further accommodation on the ground floor includes a lounge, utility room and bedroom five served by a bath/shower room. This bedroom has its own staircase from the rear hall. Four further bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room are located off the landing, approached from the stairs leading up from the main reception hall.

The front of the house is approached across a gravelled driveway, providing parking for several vehicles. There are two attractive paved terraces at the western end of the house with two sets of double doors into the open plan kitchen area. The majority of the garden is laid to lawn with floral beds and benefits from wonderful westerly views.

Horseshoe Cottage sits in a wonderful, elevated position in the sought-after hamlet of Loosley Row, on the edge of the Chilterns, with unparalleled views across to Bledlow Ridge and over the Chiltern Hundreds.

Location

Princes Risborough 2.5 miles, High Wycombe 7 miles, Aylesbury 11 miles, M40 (J4) 7.5 miles, Heathrow (T5) 27 miles, central London (Baker Street) 36 miles.

The property occupies a beautiful rural setting in Loosley Row, a pretty Chilterns village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty just south of Princes Risborough. The area is renowned for riding and walking and both Princes Risborough and the larger town of High Wycombe offer excellent facilities and mainline train stations into London Marylebone.

There is a bus service from Lacey Green (1 mile) to Princes Risborough which has shops and restaurants. In Lacey Green there is The Black Horse public house, a village hall and a Church of England primary school. The Chiltern train line can be accessed from Princes Risborough, about three miles away with regular services to London Marylebone (from 39 minutes).

Buckinghamshire is renowned for its choice and standard of schooling and is one of the last counties to maintain the traditional grammar system. There are well regarded grammar schools in Aylesbury and High Wycombe for boys and girls and Lacey Green C of E primary school. Independent preparatory schools include Griffin House (Little Kimble), The Gateway (Great Missenden) Godstowe (High Wycombe) and Pipers Corner School (Great Kingshill).

All times and distances are approximate and correct at the time of writing.

Square Footage: 2,439 sq ft



Additional Info

Services: Electricity, water & gas connected. Private drainage. Please note none of the services have been tested.

Agents Note: The property has private drainage and it may not be compliant with the government regulations/registered with the appropriate body.