Lot 1 | Castle Fields, Stowe Avenue, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18

Impressive unlisted period house with swimming
pool and former grass tennis court, three cottages, a flat, outbuildings, stables, paddocks in about 29 acres

Description

Castle Fields is an impressive estate lying in a strategic setting on the north western edge of Buckingham. With access from the iconic Stowe Avenue, Castle Fields includes a grand unlisted period house which offers well proportioned rooms over two floors, extensive gardens and grounds including a swimming pool and tennis court.

Furthermore, there are three cottages which are currently let and a self contained flat.

Castle Fields House
Castle Fields is an impressive unlisted period country house. A grand front door welcomes you into a striking entrance hall, featuring a large window overlooking the front lawn, a comfortable sitting area, and a well-appointed bar.

From the entrance hall, doors lead to an elegant dining room, which also enjoys a large front-facing window, high ceilings, and ornate cornicing. The hall further leads to a study with a fireplace and delightful views over the garden. From here, steps descend to a spacious dual-aspect sitting room, complete with an ornate ceiling and a large fireplace.

To the rear of the property, you’ll find a charming farmhouse-style kitchen, offering views across an enclosed Mediterranean-style courtyard, as well as a utility room, pantry, and downstairs cloakroom.

A grand staircase leads to the first floor where it divides in two. In total, there are five double bedrooms each with high ceilings and generous proportions. Each of the bedrooms benefit from views over the gardens and grounds. The property also includes three bathrooms and an additional shower room. The principal bedroom benefits from a dressing room, which could easily be converted into a sixth bedroom if desired. The house also features a cellar, including a wine store and an additional store room.

Gardens and Grounds
The house is approached from iconic Stowe Avenue, and via a long private drive. The sweeping driveway forks to the left to take you to the farm buildings and continues straight on, leading you through stone gate pillars with decorative wrought iron electric gates. Beyond here is the impressive facade of Castle Fields house, the drive meanders to the side of the house, bordered with a clipped yew hedge.

The front garden is largely laid to lawn with mature trees and shrubs. To the west is a lawn tennis court with stone pillar surround and ornamental pond. There is a timber BBQ Hut/Summer House by Arctic Cabins with open BBQ to the centre and seating for up to 10 people. There are a number of mature shrubs in the borders of the front lawn, including a leather leaf viburnum, barberry and holly.
The lawn is under sewn with spring bulbs and there is a decorative pond with water feature.

To the rear of the house is a courtyard with a Mediterranean feel, it has planted borders and is well suited to alfresco dining with a BBQ area to one end. Adjacent to this is a useful store room known as ‘The Dairy’.

Adjacent to the house is a walled garden with pleached apple trees, glasshouse and greenhouse, this area is partially laid to lawn with large beds and a potting shed. Beyond here is a large brick building which was formerly used to keep chickens.

Beyond the drive is a sunken garden with views across the paddocks beyond. It includes covered swimming pool, pond which attracts wildlife, mature trees and clipped yew hedge. The garden is predominantly laid to lawn with borders filled with shrubs including azaleas and rhododendrons. There’s an outdoor stone BBQ area and former pumphouse providing two changing rooms.

Cottages & Outbuildings
Set around the main house are a number of cottages and outbuildings:

Filly Flat. Adjacent to the house is Filly Flat which has previously been used as staff accommodation or let. Filly Flat comprises a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and utility room.

Fir Tree Cottage. A detached two storey cottage of painted brick construction under a slate roof, accessed form the back drive. The accommodation comprises a living room with open fireplace, kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory room, bathroom with separate WC, three double bedrooms and office. Outside are well-kept gardens with a patio and lawn, surrounded by a garden wall with mature hedges and trees. A brick outbuilding provides three stores/stables and on the top lawn, greenhouse and garden shed. There is parking for two cars.

Field Way. A single storey dwelling to the rear of the main house, Field Way comprises an entrance hall, open plan living/dining room and further sitting room with open fireplaces, conservatory, kitchen with utility room and separate laundry area, three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside, is an attractive garden which was formerly part of the grounds to the main house. It
has a number of specimen trees and mature shrubs and a woodland area to one end. It also has a timber and glass summer house.

Stable Cottage. A two storey white painted brick cottage under a slate roof. The accommodation comprises a kitchen, sitting room with open fireplace, dining room and a room used as a bedroom. There are three bedrooms and family bathroom on the first floor. Outside is a garden which is predominantly laid to lawn and a painted brick outbuilding and timber clad shed.

The Stables. Adjacent to Stable Cottage is the Stables, a former red brick stable yard, now comprising four garages, workshop, garden stores and four loose boxes currently used for storage. The stable yard could return to equestrian use but equally lends itself to other uses subject to securing the necessary planning permission.

Swimming Pool. An indoor swimming pool of brick construction in need of renovation.

Glasshouse. A brick and timber glass house in need of refurbishment.

Former Poultry Shed and Glasshouse. Of brick and fibre cement roof construction, this building forms the northern side of the walled garden.

The Estate is being offered as a whole or in two Lot - further buildings and land is available with Lot 2:

Lot 2 – An extensive range of modern and traditional buildings with productive farmland. About 323.25 acres

Location

Castle Fields lies on the edge of Buckingham, a charming market town which is known for its Georgian architecture, history and prestigious university. It has a wide range of supermarkets (Waitrose, Sainsbury Local, M&S Simply Food, Tesco, Lidl and Aldi), independent shops, local amenities, boutique shops, pubs and restaurants.

The property has access to major roads such as the A421 and easy connections to the M1 and M40, providing connections to London (65 miles), Oxford (33 miles) and beyond. For rail commuters, nearby Milton Keynes (14 miles) offers a quick and convenient rail link to London Euston (from 35 minutes). By air, aiports can be found nearby at Heathrow (59 miles) and Luton (38 miles) as well as Oxford Airport (26 miles).

The area is renowned for schooling with highly regarded primary and secondary schools in the state and independent sectors. Buckingham is home to the Royal Latin School, the oldest grammar school in Buckinghamshire and to nearby Stowe School. Preparatory schools in the area include Winchester House (Brackley), Beachborough (Westbury), Akeley Wood and Swanbourne House. Other senior schools include Akeley Wood, Thornton College (girls), Bloxham School and Tudor Hall (Banbury).

There are extensive sporting and leisure activities nearby and include golf at Buckingham and Whittlebury; National Trust house and gardens at Stowe; motor racing at Silverstone; Bicester Village Designer Outlet, cinema and theatre at Bicester, Milton Keynes and Oxford. The surrounding countryside offers an abundance of outdoor and sporting activities.




Acreage: 29.21 Acres

Directions

Post Code: Castle Fields MK18 6AA

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Lot 2 – recover.fade.lunching

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Additional Info

Agents Note:
We wish to inform prospective buyers of this property that the seller is connected to an employee of Savills.

Viewings:
Strictly by appointment with Savills.