Location

Lane End is a pretty village within the sought-after Chiltern Hills, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village offers a range of local amenities including a village store, pharmacy, veterinary surgery, restaurants and pubs and a café, plus the popular Lacey’s Farm Shop.

Outdoor pursuits are numerous, such as golf, football, cricket and rugby clubs and a number of varied walks across surrounding Chiltern countryside including the Thames Path and Hambleden Valley.

Marlow and Henley on Thames are within easy reach as is High Wycombe for rail connections to London Marylebone. Marlow town offers a superb range of retailers, with an eclectic mix of local independent and national names.

Oxford, Reading and London can be easily reached via the M40 linking to the national motorway network. The area is well served for schools, with Buckinghamshire state and grammar schools being especially sought-after.

Description

Situated within easy reach of the centre of Lane End, Westwood is a very charming Grade II-listed cottage dating from the early 19th century. While the house has been extended and added to with a conservatory, many original features can be seen including exposed beams, brick detailing and open fireplaces. Though the interiors are somewhat dated, the cottage possesses a wealth of character and offers the new owner great scope for improvement. The ground floor, with its three reception rooms, is deceptively spacious, providing informal family rooms, a formal dining room, a generous sitting room and, in addition, the light-filled conservatory which provides further space for entertaining with lovely views over the gardens. The kitchen, also of a traditional style, benefits from an AGA range oven and exposed timber ceilings – with modernisation it promises to be a lovely space.

Separately there is a bathroom downstairs and a further WC, and upstairs four good-size double bedrooms and a further family bathroom.

Outside
Westwood is tucked away in a secluded position behind a gated gravel driveway and a detached double garage. A path leads behind the garage and through a pretty cottage garden to the property which is enveloped by mature trees and hedges, well-established shrubs and flowerbeds and lush lawns. A paved patio wraps around the house and offers ample space for garden furniture. Also within the garden is a useful workshop and store.

Directions

From the top of Marlow High Street (at the war memorial) proceed east on Marlow Road, take the first exit at the roundabout signposted 'Lane End' and follow the road for 4.3 miles, into the village of Lane End. Continue through the village as High Street becomes Finings Road, where the gates to the property will be found on the left-hand side just after Oakwood Place.