Property description

A fabulous former forge with character and charm, providing generous entertainment space and a secluded garden, in the heart of this sought after South Oxfordshire village.



Ground Floor: Entrance hall with inglenook fireplace, Kitchen, Dining room with flagstone flooring, 28ft drawing room, Sitting room with wood burning stove, Conservatory, Sun room, Snug, Study/bedroom 4, Shower room/guest cloakroom, Cellar



First Floor: Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom, Double bedroom with ensuite bathroom, Dressing room or bedroom 3 with ensuite shower room



Outside: Secluded garden, Courtyard/parking to front 

SITUATION The Old Forge 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, which provides 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 The property is entered via an attractive solid panelled front door, opening onto a generous entrance hall, with imposing inglenook fireplace, beamed ceiling, flagstone flooring and oak staircase leading up to the first floor. To the left of the entrance hall there is a panelled hallway leading to the kitchen, with beamed ceiling and matching base and wall units, impressive 28ft drawing room with vaulted ceiling, exposed timbers, floor to ceiling bookshelves and a cast iron spiral staircase leading to the first floor balcony. There is also a separate dining room, also with flagstone flooring and beamed ceiling and double doors leading onto the conservatory overlooking the garden. To the right of the entrance hall there is a study or 4th bedroom, sun room overlooking the garden, ground floor shower room/guest cloakroom and snug leading onto the sitting room with vaulted ceiling, wood burning stove and French doors out to the garden.



On the first floor, there is a dual aspect master bedroom with delightful views over the garden, cast iron feature fireplace and ensuite bathroom. Further double bedroom with ensuite bathroom and 3rd bedroom or dressing room with fitted cupboards and ensuite shower room, leading onto the first floor balcony and spiral staircase down to the drawing room.



Externally there is an attractive private garden, which is predominantly laid to lawn with central pathway. To the front of the property there is a gravelled courtyard providing parking, which is accessed via double wooden gates with an attractive stone wall.