Detached house for sale in Nuneham Park, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire OX44

New Cottage is an attractive and versatile house that sits at the end of a long track within its own private setting, overlooking the historic Nuneham Courtenay estate. Part of this historic Parkland is included within the English Heritage register as Grade I, and nearby is Harcourt Arboretum, part of Oxford University's Botanic Gardens.

The house has open views in all directions over farmland, with terracing and formal and informal areas of lawn surrounding the house. Adjacent to the house is the garden cottage, a converted barn with two en suite bedrooms and a sitting room/kitchen.

To the other side of the track is a garage/workshop with vehicle storage, an artist's studio and an open store.

The setting is extraordinary for a house so close to the city of Oxford and within 45 minutes of London. The house has been thoughtfully designed with relatively open plan accommodation to the ground floor, including an enormous kitchen/breakfast/dining room, a more formal drawing room, a sitting room, and a useful ground floor bedroom suite, with two further bedrooms, a family bathroom, and an en suite bedroom on the first floor.

Oxford is about 7 miles away, Abingdon is 6 miles, and Wallingford is 7 miles; all provide comprehensive recreational and educational facilities and excellent shopping. Communications are generally very good, with junction 7 of the M40 about 9 miles away.

There is a regular train service to London Paddington from Didcot (6.5 miles), which takes around 40 minutes.

The area provides an outstanding selection of boys' and girls' schools, notably the Dragon, Summer Fields, Magdalen College, St Edward's and Oxford High School for Girls in Oxford. Abingdon, St Helen & St Katharine and Radley College are also nearby.

The nearby River Thames provides coarse fishing and extensive water sports, including the Royal Regatta at Henley-on-Thames. There are also beautiful walks and horse riding nearby.