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6 bed Detached House

£2,350,000

Frieth, Henley-on-Thames, Buckinghamshire, RG9

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Knight Frank are delighted to offer this superb family home situated in the centre of a desirable Chiltern village. Withn the large garden lies a small solar field feeding electricity to the house and into the National Grid as part of a government buy-back agreement providing a generous tax-free income as well as reducing electricity costs.The house has been sympathetically extended and updated, creating a wonderful mixture of contemporary and period accommodation suitable for modern family living. Its mixture of original features and modern interior style, including underfloor heating, blend seamlessly. The house benefits from a separate one bedroom annexe.

On entering this contemporary style property the entrance hall leads you to the spacious south-facing lounge with a large fireplace, wood-burning stove and French doors to the terrace, a wonderful room to admire the fantastic garden, it also has electric underfloor heating powered by solar panels. The ground floor also has a study, hall with a cloakroom and a guest double bedroom suite with underfloor heating. The principal bedroom suite is arranged over both floors. A door opens to a small inner hall with a beautiful limed oak staircase, with delicate cut string detail, which rises to the lovely light-filled bedroom. Large windows, with views across the length of the large garden and outdoor living space, fill the room with natural light. The en suite is behind a screen/wall, a frameless shower enclosure has a Brazilian slate back wall, with a coordinating oak and slate vanity unit beneath a honed marble basin. A wall of bespoke wardrobes is on the opposite side of the room.

Barlows benefits significantly from a striking Heart of Oak kitchen. It is open to the eaves with oak A-frames and trusses, and it has walls of windows facing south and west, with French doors opening to the delightful west-facing courtyard garden. A new bespoke kitchen by Langstaff Ellis has painted wood units beneath Siemens and Miele appliances, including a five-zone induction hob, a double oven and microwave, a plate warmer, an integrated fridge/freezer and dishwasher. With a double stainless-steel sink, deep pan drawers and pull-out organisers for conveniently accessible storage space and underfloor heating. The adjacent utility room has units to match the kitchen, additional sink and cupboards connecting to a separate laundry room with room for a washer, drier, wine fridges, water softener and separate downstairs toilet. The snug/living room interconnect and are wonderful with oak floors, beams, an original inglenook fireplace, and a further fireplace with a wood-burning stove. The main staircase rises from the family room to a further three
bedrooms. All the bedrooms have views across the gardens and share a lovely family bathroom with a freestanding cast iron bath,
and a shower with Fired Earth fittings and accessories.

Across the courtyard from the house is access to the separate annexe which includes a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and sitting room, an ideal space for live-in staff or extended family.

The gardens are stunning feature of Barlows with beautiful lawns, a wildflower meadow, a woodland walk amongst mature broadleaf
trees, a pond and several terraces, allowing you to enjoy the sun at different times of the day and great for outdoor dining and
entertaining. A Swedish hot tub and outdoor seated circle with an adjacent playhouse for changing/storage make a great family area
and additional entertaining space. Across the brick paved front courtyard is a separate one bedroom annexe with an extensive wine store. The garden also has a log cabin with a verandah (currently used as a workspace) is ideal for extra guest accommodation and includes a shower and a kitchenette. There is plenty of off street parking with a drive-through garage off the village high street and and additional double garage accessed via a reinforced lawn drive. Hidden at the far end of the large garden lies a small
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Knight Frank

Knight Frank


20 Thameside
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 2LJ




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