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See how verdicts work6-bedroom detached house · OX17 3BW
For saleListed 159 days
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About
Attractive mixed farm with excellent connections Description Lower Aynho Grounds is an attractive residential farm set within its own land, enjoying a private and sheltered position with views across the farm.
The farm is centred around an unlisted period farmhouse and includes attractive gardens and grounds, outdoor swimming pool, courtyard of outbuildings and stables, four cottages / holiday lets, a grain store, traditional farm buildings with development potential (STP) and extends to about 397 acres of arable, pasture and woodland.
The farm provides a balance of accessibility within a rural setting, making it ideally suited to both family occupation and a range of lifestyle or commercial uses.
Location Lower Aynho Grounds lies in the River Cherwell valley, an area renowned for its rolling hills, picturesque villages and mixed farming.
Located on the Oxfordshire/Northamptonshire border, the farm is situated close to the historic village of Aynho, which hosts the impressive Aynhoe Park, in a prime location between the market towns of Bicester and Banbury.
Nearby Deddington has a convenience store, Post Office, delicatessen, primary school, doctors surgery and a famous monthly farmers' market.
Both Banbury and Bicester offer a comprehensive range of local amenities, including supermarkets, post offices, banks, opticians, health practices, pubs, hotels and restaurants.
Bicester Village offers over 150 designer boutiques.
The local area is well served by an excellent selection of state schools, with preparatory independent options including Beachborough, Winchester House, Summer Fields and The Dragon.
Local senior schools include Stowe, Bloxham, Rugby and Warwick and the excellent Oxford schools which are easily accessible by bus.
Lower Aynho Grounds benefits from excellent communication links by road and rail, with the M40 junctions 10 and 11 providing swift access to Oxford and London to the South and Warwick and Birmingham to the North.
There are strong rail connections with two mainline services from Bicester (48 minutes to London Marylebone), and further stations in Banbury and King's Sutton.
The historic city of Oxford is also within easy reach and offers an extensive range of cultural, educational and commercial amenities.
The area offers a wealth of sporting pursuits including motor racing at Silverstone, horse racing at Towcester, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick, and polo.
Local members clubs include Soho Farmhouse (11 miles) and Estelle Manor (19 miles). Acreage: 397 Acres Directions OX17 3BW
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