Great Missenden. Of special note is Roald Dahl s house, the museum and Missenden Abbey which now runs weekend courses of every ilk.

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Great Missenden Named in the Domesday Book and known principally for Missenden Abbey (founded in 1133), the Historic Towns Assessment Report notes: lying on a London to West Midlands route, the Red

In the 13th century, it was granted a market charter and fair but competing as it did with Amersham and High Wycombe it remained a largely agricultural town.

enjoying easy connections to London. Great Missenden home to mostly small, independent shops and businesses embracing the quirky and luxury.

The Friday morning Farmers market at Prestwood is worth moving your schedule aside to visit selling fresh local produce from jams to meats and cheeses.

1 Great Missenden Named in the Domesday Book and known principally for Missenden Abbey (founded in 1133), the Historic Towns Assessment Report notes: lying on a London to West Midlands route, the Red Lion and The George provided rest and refreshment for travellers and their horses. In the 13th century, it was granted a market charter and fair but competing as it did with Amersham and High Wycombe it remained a largely agricultural town. The arrival of the railway (Metropolitan Line) in 1892 did little to dramatically alter its quiet character and today it is still largely a location for those who genuinely seek solitude while enjoying easy connections to London. Great Missenden home to mostly small, independent shops and businesses embracing the quirky and luxury. To Illustrate, there exists a hot air balloon company, luxury lingerie boutique, bookshop and garden centre. The Friday morning Farmers market at Prestwood is worth moving your schedule aside to visit selling fresh local produce from jams to meats and cheeses. Of special note is Roald Dahl s house, the museum and Missenden Abbey which now runs weekend courses of every ilk. The small number of annual events are incredibly well-attended and include the Steam Fair (at Prestwood) and Heritage Open Weekend. When choosing food and drink, Great Missenden is abundant in quality. From traditional English to Oriental cuisine locally, a short drive brings you to Amersham or Aylesbury and High Wycombe with every taste catered for. A modest and unassuming history depicts a town which is neither overgrown nor underdeveloped. Anyone choosing this town will appreciate its slower pace and English rural town feel while being swiftly and easily connected to London and beyond.

Hill House Frith Hill, Great Missenden HP16 9QE Cellar 2nd Floor Ground Floor MAIN HOUSE 1st Floor TOTAL APPROX FLOOR AREA 374 SQ M /

5 SQ M / 1922 SQ FT Ground Floor 1st Floor Viewings by appointment only t: 01494 434841 e: sales@bonnamestates.

All room measurements are approximate and given for guidance purposes only.

2 Hill House Frith Hill, Great Missenden HP16 9QE Cellar 2nd Floor Ground Floor MAIN HOUSE 1st Floor TOTAL APPROX FLOOR AREA 374 SQ M / 4026 SQ FT COTTAGE TOTAL APPROX FLOOR AREA SQ M / 1922 SQ FT Ground Floor 1st Floor Viewings by appointment only t: e: sales@bonnamestates.com These particulars are believed to be correct, but their accuracy is in no way guaranteed, neither do they form part of any contract. All room measurements are approximate and given for guidance purposes only. Prospective purchasers should check room measurements for themselves prior to ordering fitted carpets and flooring. Appliances have not been checked and are in no way guaranteed to be in working order. They are issued on the understanding that all negotiations are conducted, subject to contract, through Bonnam.

Hill House Telephone: Frith Hill, Great 01494 Missenden 434 841

3 Hill House Telephone: Frith Hill, Great Missenden HP16 9QE Bonnam Telephone:

4 Resonating with the Georgian instinct for country splendour. Bonnam

Hill House Frith Hill, Great Missenden HP16 9QE It would be enough to say that the same family has occupied Hill House since 1968. And that there have only been two owners since 1944.

The more showy Victorian era; the short but pleasant Edwardian period and the more sober, contemporary period.

The intelligent design means that from all the principal living areas and most bedrooms, long views are cast south west across Great Missenden, the Misbourne Valley and Buckinghamshire.

5 Hill House Frith Hill, Great Missenden HP16 9QE It would be enough to say that the same family has occupied Hill House since And that there have only been two owners since When residents are satisfied, they remain. Hill House represents with magnificence both the time it was built (1810) and every period since. The more showy Victorian era; the short but pleasant Edwardian period and the more sober, contemporary period. Four storeys, six bedrooms (master en-suite), three bathrooms, three reception rooms and a glorious verandah are housed in a formally designed work of art. The intelligent design means that from all the principal living areas and most bedrooms, long views are cast south west across Great Missenden, the Misbourne Valley and Buckinghamshire. Hill House - as with most properties of this age - is infinitely versatile. The use of rooms is limited only by the wishes and requirements of the residents. The current office with adjacent cloakroom might be used as a utility room. Or simply a boot and coat room for mud-encrusted outerwear after a morning riding or gardening. Similarly, one of the bedrooms could be a playroom. There is scope to make other bedrooms en-suite and adapt reception rooms to libraries, music rooms or even media zones. The parquet-floored cellar adds not just usable area to the house but a perfect place for wine storage, hobby or business stock or children s paraphernalia. With a slightly separate feel, it only requires an imaginative owner to give it identity. The four acres belonging to Hill House give seclusion and a sense of solitude. All that might remind residents of neighbours is the fitting sound of horses coming and going from the nearby stables. The separate, three bedroomed cottage could make a place either for visitors, relatives who you want nearby and who want to maintain independence or - serving today s growing audience - a holiday cottage. Inside, wood block flooring, aesthetically fitting sash windows and original fireplaces mark this property out as valuable in terms of materials. Outside, cedars, silver birch and copper beech trees populate the gardens. The sensitive relationship between the loosely planned outside space and its natural surroundings emphasise maturity and regional tradition. A swimming pool and tennis court seem to be the two additions necessary to finish Hill House in the proper manner: it has both. The modest opulence of this Georgian residence and sensible, perfect allocation of space give Hill House every advantage for future residents. Nothing is missing; everything a prospective owner could seek is here.

The vendor says... So idyllic is this house, it s drawn us back continually. We ve never met anyone else who feels that way about the house they grew up in.

We d watch swallows and other birds visit for a drink and then leave as magically as they d arrived. It might be 10:30 at night when we finally shuffled back to the house.

The smell of wood burning defined winters and particularly in the drawing room at Christmas!

The gardens provided delicious-scented pine and cedar logs for the fires and we d lose ourselves in play outdoors.

.. We were astonished at the seemingly hidden history at Hill House. The artist S.

6 The vendor says... So idyllic is this house, it s drawn us back continually. We ve never met anyone else who feels that way about the house they grew up in. The property seems to retain an emotional attachment to all those that have lived there. We remember very happy times spent by the pool into the night. We d watch swallows and other birds visit for a drink and then leave as magically as they d arrived. It might be 10:30 at night when we finally shuffled back to the house. We d think nothing of walking to Great Missenden through the tunnels still a remarkably safe walk. And something we recall with equal affection were the open fires. The smell of wood burning defined winters and particularly in the drawing room at Christmas! We spent many an evening dining out on the verandah, watching the sun set and the incredible sight of hot air balloons filling the sky at dusk is something to be treasured. The gardens provided delicious-scented pine and cedar logs for the fires and we d lose ourselves in play outdoors. It genuinely is a house we loathe to part with though we know future residents will relish everything about it just as we have. The agent says... We were astonished at the seemingly hidden history at Hill House. The artist S. R Percy resided here; it has connections with the anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce and the flint mine adjacent to Hill House provided material for Missenden Abbey. While new owners might want to replace the sash windows and give rooms a lighter, more contemporary look, we can t help agree that its appeal is in so many of its original details. When taken as a whole Hill House radiates homeliness and unique usability: the varying sizes of the upstairs rooms dictates multiple uses while downstairs where residents want space, areas have been thought out and constructed with impressive foresight. The cellar whose floor space virtually mirrors the upper storeys is an intriguing labyrinthine area with no limits to its possible uses. This class of house are rarely released on to the market: owners guard them jealously. Unrivalled views, sprawling gardens, a brick and flint cottage and a magnificent example of Georgian geometry and home building make this an investment in its broadest sense: architecturally, historically and regionally. Bonnam sales@bonnamestates.com

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