Inside this beautifully built country home in Henley-on-Thames with superb gardens and views!

Mays Green Park - Harpsden, Henley-on-thames, RG9

Guide price £8,750,000

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Stunning views
Indoor swimming pool
Underfloor heating throughout
Active planning permission to extend if required
Stunning mature setting with far reaching views
Beautifully constructed country house
Set in circa 18 acres

Set in an elevated position with far reaching views the gardens are a perfect mix of parkland and formal garden. The present owners planted over 750 trees throughout the gardens which provide a glorious mix of colours and work well with the larger mature trees surrounding the home and create a wonderful feeling of privacy. With pleached hornbeam, structural yew topiary, rotundas, all interspersed with further stunning herbaceous beds. An orchard of ornamental cherry trees planted in rows is underplanted with spring bulbs. A sunken garden features an informal parterre with a wisteria festooned walkway.

The house embodies the craftsmanship and traditions of the Arts and Crafts movement with the requirements of contemporary family living. An oak framework, hand-made bricks (incorporating herringbone brickwork) and tall chimneys, combine to replicate the traditional styles of the movement. Its soft tones and low roof lines allow the house to sit perfectly in its surroundings and could be mistaken for a home from the period.

Tucked away and set in almost 18 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and parkland, Mays Green Park is situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

A long drive meanders through immaculate parkland, surrounded by trees and woodland, to the welcoming front of the house. Deep herbaceous beds froth with mature planting with roses rambling over the walls. A garden door opens to a delightful, enclosed courtyard that is also accessible from three rooms in the house.

The terrace spans the side and rear of the house with far reaching views over the gardens, parkland and lake beyond. The lake, with mature vegetation around its banks, is a haven for wildlife including black swans, Indian Tree ducks and moorhens. A central fountain provides a lovely focal point that can be seen from the house. Although most of the land is presently immaculately tended parkland, it offers total flexibility of use and could readily provide paddock land for a variety of uses.

To the side of the house is a workshop, tractor shed and gardeners WC.

Despite being nestled away from view, the property has easy and swift access to road, rail and airport links. The M40 and M4 motorways are nearby. Presently Reading station offers a service to Paddington from 26 minutes. Now Crossrail is complete there is a direct line from Reading to the City of London. There is also a rail link from Shiplake, only two miles away.

There is a wide choice of schools, including Gillotts Academy School in Henley, Shiplake College, St Marys Prep School and Queen Anne's. Wellington College, Eton, Charterhouse, Marlborough College, Downe House, Harrow and Tudor Hall are all within easy reach.

The beautiful and historic market town of Henley is just 2 miles away with its pubs, restaurants, cafés and independent shops. It is also well served for everyday shopping requirements with its weekly markets, monthly farmers markets as well as 2 large supermarkets. Binfield Heath, just over 1 mile away, has a village shop and Post Office.

Home to the prestigious Leander Rowing Club, Henley also boasts two further rowing clubs, a rugby club and two tennis clubs.

Planning permission has been granted for: A two-storey courtyard in-fill extension, providing a large drawing room with two further bedrooms above, both with en suite shower rooms. A three-bay garage with boot room/lobby and laundry room connecting to the main house with a large games room above A two-bedroom cottage circa 2,500 sq ft In total the house would then provide 11.5/12,000 sq ft of living space with 6/7 bedrooms, five with en suite facilities. Planning ref: P21/S2789/FUL

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