Listing of the Day
Location: Buckinghamshire, England
Price: £3.45 million (US$4.8 million)
This classic three-story Edwardian home, known as Toad Hall, overlooks the Cookham Reach of the River Thames.
"It’s a beautiful riverside home," said Savills’s Charles Elsmore-Wickens. "It’s got a mix of things—it’s an Edwardian home that’s naturally very attractive. It sits reasonably near the river, and it has a lovely long driveway up to the house with a classic English garden."
"It’s got the whole package really," he said.
Upon entering Toad Hall, an impressive hallway opens to the drawing room, which features an open fireplace and a large bay window overlooking the riverside gardens.
The adjoining family room also has a bay window looking over the gardens. The dining room has another fireplace and French doors that open into the conservatory.
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The Tom Howley kitchen has a central island, and the breakfast area has bi-folding doors that lead to a sheltered terrace with a retractable awning.
The second-floor master bedroom has a balcony with terrific river views, and the master bathroom has a tub, shower, twin sinks and another door to the balcony.
The gardens feature a rose pergola and a variety of mature hedges that provide privacy and seclusion.
"The gardens are not overly fussy," Mr. Elsmore-Wickens said.
"It’s got a lovely lawn, which is very well kept and a lavender border," he added.
"One of the nice things with this house is that you’ve got some National Trust land across the water, giving you an unspoiled rural view as you look out on the other side of the river," he said. "It’s just charming."
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Stats
The 3,645-square-foot house has six bedrooms and four full bathrooms. It dates to around 1900 and the lot is about one acre, Mr. Elsmore-Wickens said.
Amenities
Amenities include wrought-iron gates, a two-car garage, 130 feet of private mooring space, and a wet boathouse, meaning that "you can keep your boat in the water all summer," Mr. Elsmore-Wickens said.
Neighborhood notes
Toad Hall is on Riversdale, a prestigious private road located between Cookham and Bourne End, both of which offer excellent everyday shopping facilities, doctors and restaurants. Bourne End has a train station to Marlow and London Paddington (via Maidenhead).
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Buckinghamshire is renowned for its high standard of state and private schools. Private preparatory schools for girls include Godstowe, High March and The Herries and for boys Caldicott, St Pirans and Davenies. Boys' public schools include Eton, Stowe and Radley. Girls’ boarding schools include Wycombe Abbey and Queen Anne's at Caversham.
Agent: Charles Elsmore-Wickens, head of Savills Windsor
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