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Wychert cottage is a converted bake-house built over 300 years ago. It was converted in 1999 and so combines modern convenience with period charm. Gas fired central heating ensures the cottage is cosy, even during the winter. The cottage is located behind the village bakery within a private courtyard where you can park your car off the road.
Haddenham is 16 miles from the dreaming spires of Oxford and 50 minutes from London, using the Haddenham & Thame Parkway main line station that takes you straight into London Marylebone. The station is 10 minutes walk through the village from the cottage.
The cottage is within the conservation area of the village and just a short walk away from a good range of shops. The village has 5 pubs, four churches and three duck ponds.
There are many local attractions including the Chiltern Hills, the town of Thame, historic houses and the beautiful red kites that soar over the village all year round. An ideal place for children and adults alike.
The cottage is newly decorated and provides an ideal holiday home for four people. It is bright and airy with everything you need for a comfortable stay. Upstairs there are some low beams and so a little care is needed to avoid collisions.
The cottage has a fully fitted kitchen in the Shaker style, complete with Neff electric oven and gas hob, washer/dryer, fridge, microwave and all kitchen accessories.
Leading off the kitchen is a large living room with semicircular dining area that will readily seat six.
The living room has a comfortable
three-piece suite, bookcases, television with digi-box, DVD and VHS player.
Games, books, videos and DVDs are provided.
The French windows at the end of the room open onto a private terrace with patio table and chairs provided when the weather is suitable.
Upstairs there is a bathroom complete with toilet, bath with shower and wash hand basin.
The main bedroom has wonderfully exposed old crook frame beams. The view from the French windows, up Fern Lane, takes in traditional thatched cottages. The bedroom has a double bed, wardrobe, dressing table, heated towel rail and bedside tables.
The smaller bedroom also benefits from
tastefully exposed beams, wardrobe and two single beds.
The second single bed is concealed underneath the main one when not needed.
The village of Haddenham is in the rural Vale of Aylesbury. A large, picturesque village full of interesting old houses, winding lanes and most modern facilities. Haddenham has won the Best Kept Village in Buckinghamshire award for the past two years and it is a great place just to wander round. There are many shops and pubs within a short walk of the cottage. The village has a modern medical centre, four churches, several restaurants and even a small museum of its own.
Haddenham has an excellent garden centre that has lovely gifts in addition to all things for the garden.
The village is the home of the St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital, where you can visit rescued animals such as hedgehogs, foxes and deer.
For bird watchers the village is a great place to see the Red Kites of the Chilterns. They are an amazing sight, gliding effortlessly over the village all the year round.
Just in front of the cottage is an excellent bakery where you can purchase wonderful bread and cakes. 100 metres away is a set of shops that include a general store, an off-license, a green grocer and a library. Even closer is an expresso bar with internet access. On the other side of the village is a good quality family butchers. There are 3 duck ponds in the village, all just a short walk away.The main line railway station (Haddenham and Thame Parkway) is just 10 minutes walk from the cottage.
A bit of History
The village name is Anglo Saxon and means Haeda's Homestead. It was listed in
the Domesday Book of 1086 as Hedreham, though later in 1142 it had taken on its
more modern form and was called Hedenham.
From the Norman conquest to the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries the
village was in the possession of the Convent of St Andrew in Rochester. King
Henry VIII of England, who gained possession of the village after the
dissolution, held on to it for the rest of his natural life, passing it at the
time of his death to his daughter Elizabeth.
The village received Royal charter to become a market town between 1294 and
1301. The market was so short lived because the manor of Thame found they were
seriously out-of-pocket by a rival market being held so close by.
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