Location

Westbury is approximately 2.5 miles from Brackley and 5 miles west of Buckingham. The village has much to offer with a community shop and café, playing fields and playground, cricket club, village hall, and the renowned Beachborough Prep School which is approximately 0.3 miles away.

The local market towns of Brackley and Buckingham provide for every day needs, with Bicester, Milton Keynes, Banbury and Oxford offering more extensive facilities.

Well served for independent schools in the area, Preparatory schools include:- Beachborough (Westbury), Winchester House (Brackley), Akeley Wood and Swanbourne, and senior public schools include Stowe School, Thornton College (girls), Bloxham School, and Tudor Hall, and Grammar schools in Buckingham.

Communication links include intercity train services either from Bicester North to London Marylebone about 34 minutes or Milton Keynes to London Euston about 35 minutes. Access onto the M40 motorway at Ardley (J10) (9 miles) and also the M1 at Northampton (18 miles).

Sporting and leisure activities include golf at Buckingham and Whittlebury; National Trust house and gardens at Stowe; motor racing at Silverstone; cinema and theatre at Bicester, Milton Keynes and Oxford.

Description

A truly impressive, traditional, detached property with slate roof situated on the edge of this charming village overlooking open countryside. Offering bespoke, contemporary accommodation, with stunning open plan living spaces and high ceilings. Built in 2008, it has double glazed sash windows throughout and open fireplaces with wood burning stoves in the reception rooms to give it a warm homely feel.

The kitchen has bifold doors leading out onto a gorgeous sheltered paved courtyard. This has lapsed planning for a single storey rear extension and canopy. Planning reference number: 05/0262/APP.

The kitchen is well equipped with granite work surfaces, electric AGA, built in Neff dishwasher, Neff wine cooler, microwave, electric hob and double oven, the central island unit has a sink and extends into a beautiful dining table. Tiled floors sweep though the kitchen, utility and reception hall. There is a lovely sitting room/snug with plenty of built in storage and sash windows which could be used as a play room. The larger drawing room with wood burning stove is suitable for more formal occasions.

On the first floor is a study and four bedrooms, two with en suite shower/bathrooms. Bedrooms four and five are connected by a jack and jill bathroom, although separate access is available to each room. The principal bedroom on the second floor has a lovely dressing room area with built in wardrobes and separate bathroom with views across the open countryside. There is a loft room accessed via a loft ladder with en suite shower room.

There is a beautiful spacious separate self-contained two bedroom cottage with a generous kitchen/dining room, sitting room, garden room, two bedrooms and a bathroom, overlooking the fields beyond, ideal for mutigenerational living.

To the front of the property is a sweeping drive and triple bay oak framed garage. One of the bays is fully enclosed with garage doors. The roof space has been fully boarded ready for anyone wanting to create further storage or workshop space.

There are four stables and a tack room, connected with electricity and water, and a a concrete yard enclosed with post and rail fencing.

The fields are connected with running water and have been divided into smaller grazing paddocks, with post and rail fencing.

In all about 3.5 acres.

There is lapsed planning for a swimming pool outside the cottage.