Property description

A beautiful thatched stone family home c. 300 years old, with five double bedrooms, inglenook fireplaces and exposed beams, set in delightful mature walled gardens in this picturesque village. Stunning kitchen/breakfast room, four reception rooms, utility, master bedroom with ensuite, guest suite, three double bedrooms and bathroom. Extended to provide a garden room and guest suite/potential annex.



 

SITUATION Merrythought is situated in the sought after village of Great Haseley, an attractive and popular village in a conservation area with fine stone houses, old thatched cottages and an original stone windmill. There is a thriving village community, which owns the village public house (The Plough) as well as a village hall offering a variety of gatherings such as yoga, tennis club with two courts and cricket club with village clubhouse both located at the spacious recreation ground. There are primary schools at the neighbouring villages of Great Milton and Little Milton and a number of private and state schools in Wheatley, Thame and Oxford. In Great Milton there is a village shop/post office and Raymond Blanc's famous hotel and restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons. The village is well located for the M40, whichprovides good access to London and the Midlands. Railway stations are at Oxford, Haddenham/Thame Parkway and Didcot providing mainline services to Marylebone and Paddington. The Oxfordshire Golf Club and the Waterstock Golf Club are nearby. There are comprehensive shopping facilities in the nearby market town of Thame with its weekly market, or the city of Oxford has extensive shops, theatres, museums etc. 

DESCRIPTION Merrythought is an idyllic stone & thatched period family home believed to date back c300 years. Originally a row of four terraced cottages it has been carefully converted to form one large property of considerable character, tucked away down a quiet unmade road within this highly sought after village.



The front entrance hall leads onto an impressive 30ft open plan drawing room/dining room with inglenook fireplace, Jetmaster and bread oven, beamed ceiling, three quarter length windows providing a fabulous garden outlook. The drawing room leads onto the wellproportioned dual aspect kitchen/breakfast room with terracotta tiled flooring, beamed ceiling and matching range of base units. There is a rear entrance hall with door leading out to the private garden, utility room with butler sink, guest cloakroom and delightful garden room with travertine flooring, exposed beams and bi-fold doors onto the garden. This more recent extension also provides a first floor guest suite or potential nanny accommodation as laid out on the floorplan. At the opposite end of the ground floor there is a snug with inglenook fireplace fitted with a Jetmaster, study area with exposed stone wall and access to the store room as well as a ground floor shower room/guest cloakroom making this a potential annexe/ground floor accommodation.



There are two separate staircases leading up to a spacious hallway off which can be found the master bedroom with built in wardrobes and recently fitted contemporary wet room. There are three further good size double bedrooms benefitting from either fitted cupboards or recessed shelving and a spacious contemporary family bathroom with bath and separate shower.



Externally there is a most attractive and exceptionally private mature South facing walled garden which is predominantly laid to lawn; with beautifully stocked flower and shrub beds and extends to

a third of an acre. There are also three paved patio areas perfect for al fresco dining, a well and a gateway to the rear boundary opening onto a pathway which leads to the centre of the village.



The house is set back off a private lane. There is a large gravelled area on the land to the front of the property providing ample parking and a wide gated sideway which leads to the rear entrance. The current owner of the property also rents an allotment immediately opposite the house.