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Home Wood Lodge - This delightful two bedroom lodge offers the perfect solution if you are looking to rent a fully furnished home for an extended business stay, are relocating to the area, between houses, or you simply wish to enjoy a long stay vacation in this beautiful part of England.
Ideally located near Marlow just 30 minutes from Heathrow Airport and 34 miles from Central London. The towns of Henley on Thames, Maidenhead, High Wycombe, Windsor, Slough, Bracknell, Wokingham and Reading are all within easy reach.
Set on the historic Harleyford Estate with its own superb 18 hole golf course and riverside marina, the lodge enjoys the peace and quiet of a woodland setting with magnificent views across the River Thames valley. It is fully furnished and ready for you to move straight in.
Built entirely of wood this home is extremely warm and comfortable. Located high in Home Wood it enjoys beautiful views across the Thames Valley and the historic Harleyford Estate.
The feeling of space and light continues inside with panoramic windows and vaulted ceilings. The warm colours of the wood blend with the rich fabrics and high quality furnishings to create an elegant and comfortable home. The lodge is fully centrally heated and enjoys a log burning stove more for comfort than necessity.
Home Wood is set within the private Harleyford Estate, a mile West of Marlow, on the Henley Road in Buckinghamshire, England.
Surrounded by the 18 hole Harleyford golf course the lodge looks out across landscaped parkland to the River Thames.
Harleyford Estate is set in several hundred acres of beautiful landscaped park and woodlands, parts of which are attributed to the 18th Century landscape designer Capability Brown. Located between Marlow (1 mile) and Henley (8 miles) along an elegant sweep of the River Thames, the historic Estate, crowned with it's own elegant 18th Century Georgian Manor House, is a haven of seclusion and tranquillity.
The Estate is protected as a conservation area and has been designated an Area of Outstanding Beauty and is home to an abundance of wildlife with miles of pathways it is perfect if you like to walk, run or cycle.
The estate today includes an 18 hole championship golf course, the Harleyford Marina and a number of private holiday homes. 24 hour estate security provides peace of mind.
Marlow is one of the prettiest towns along the River Thames and is famous for its suspension bridge, a miniature of the bridge over the Danube in Budapest, Hungary, built by the same architect.
Marlow offers everything you could wish for from a small town, with a wide array of shops, restaurants, and a full range of services from doctors to Yoga teachers.
The town and area boast some of the best sporting facilities in the country with the National Sports centre in Bisham, the River Thames for all things waterborne, the Chilterns for all manner of field sports and country pursuits, and major sporting venues like Henley, Ascot, Twickenham and Wembley all within a 45 minute drive.
An area of outstanding natural beauty The Chilterns is one of the prettiest and most unspoilt parts of Britain. An idyll of rural living, yet just 45 minutes from Central London.
Living at Home Wood the Chilterns are on your doorstep with the pretty villages of Hambleden, Fingest, Frieth and Turville just a short drive. Pubs like the Stag & Huntsman at Hambleden and the Bull & Butcher at Turville are the perfect places for Sunday lunch, a stroll through the blue bell woods, across the hills and meadows.
The Chilterns is the perfect place for horse riding, cycling, shooting, walking and bird watching. A favourite for film producers the Chilterns has been the backdrop to many Hollywood movies and favourite British TV programmes like The Vicar of Dibley and Down to Earth.
The River Thames is the thread that connects the charming towns of Henley, Marlow, Cookham, Bray, Taplow, Eton and Windsor. Its influence shaped the history and prosperity of these towns through the generations. Captured in many books the Upper Thames is perhaps epitomised by the wonderful tale of Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graeme and Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome.
Today the Upper Thames is used mainly for pleasure with craft of all shapes and sizes taking to the water during the summer months. Each of these towns and villages have their own regatta, but only Henley is a sporting event of international proportions and a scene not to be missed.
The abundance of wildlife, waterfowl, fish and fauna that live along the Thames are a testament to the environmental work to improve this essential habitat.
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