Property Details: - Type: Detached house - Bedrooms: 4 - Bathrooms: 2
Agent: Knight Frank - Covering Bucks & Herts Phone: 01494 912966
Summer Cottage is a beautifully presented, Grade II Listed home and the accommodation is as shown in the enclosed floorplans. Throughout, the house retains many period and character features with exposed beams, a wood burning stove in the living room and attractive herringbone floors. The farmhouse style kitchen is very well appointed and centres around the gas fired Aga.<br/><br/>The first floor is accessed by two separate staircases; offering four bedrooms and two bathrooms.<br/><br/>The Bungalow:<br/><br/>Situated to the rear of the gardens, the refurbished bungalow is a good size, with a bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom; a really useful additional property for visiting family/friends or a potential income stream. The current owners have let this out for over nine years. There is current development opportunity with planning permission to redevelop this with a replacement bungalow (Application No. 22/05284/FUL)<br/><br/>Gardens and Grounds:<br/><br/>Approached from Church Lane along a gravelled driveway, passing through electrically operated gates, the driveway continues beyond the property to a generous area of parking. There is a pretty courtyard with log stores, bin stores and a summer house. Immediately adjacent to the home is a paved terrace beyond with an extensive area of lawn and a number of mature trees, three apple trees and attractive floral and herbaceous beds. There is a further summer house and to the rear of the gardens, screened by hedging, is the Bungalow with its own area of private gardens.<p><br/>Summer Cottage is set in the heart of this delightful village, just two miles from the popular riverside town of Marlow. Little Marlow offers a primary school, two public houses, a farm shop, fishmongers and a butchers. The area is surrounded by delightful countryside and is a level walk from the Thames tow path, giving access to both Marlow and Bourne End.<br/><br/>Buckinghamshire is renowned for its standard of education and Summer Cottage is in the catchment for the Marlow Schools. <br/><br/>For the commuter, the Marlow Bypass gives access to both the M40 and M4, with the newly opened Elizabeth Line offering direct services to the City from Maidenhead just 8.8 miles away.<br/><br/>Distances:<br/>Bourne End 1.5 miles<br/>Marlow 2 miles<br/>Central London 30 miles<br/>M40 3.5 miles<br/>Maidenhead station 8.8 miles (Elizabeth Line to London 42 minutes)<br/>(All distances and times are approximate)</p>
