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Quietly positioned in a corner of the farm, but not isolated, Shooting Lodge Cottage is surrounded by a small enclosed garden overlooking fields and trees. It forms part of The Shooting Lodge, is entirely self contained and provides accommodation for either a single person or a married couple.
On the ground floor there is a sitting room with a log burning stove and television, a kitchen/dining room with an electric cooker, fridge and small freezer and a microwave and a utility room in which there is, in addition to a washing machine, a downstairs shower and lavatory. On the first floor there is a double bedroom and a bathroom.
Linen and towels are provided. Electricity is included in the tariff. Oil-fired central heating is available as an optional extra. The property is available for either a full week let (commencing Monday or Friday), a mid-week break (Monday-Thursday inc.) or a weekend break (Friday-Sunday night inc.) in the Low Season and for weekly breaks in the High Season.
Five generations of our family have been custodians of this small piece of England since 1880, the present generation since 1959. The footprint has scarcely changed, though the enterprises have altered over the years to meet the economical and ecological demands of each decade.
Our present challenge is to use the earth’s natural resources as far as is possible in the best interest of the environment.
Places to visit
London, Hampton Court, Windsor Castle, Eton College, Dorney Court, Cliveden, Waddesdon Manor Hughenden Manor, Stonor Park, Mapledurham House, Greys Court, Basildon Park, The Oxford Colleges, Blenheim Palace, The Cotswolds.
Hampton Court, Kew Gardens, Frogmore, Savill and Valley Gardens, Wisley, Harcourt Arboretum, Waterperry Gardens, the Oxford College and Botanical Gardens, Stow Gardens, Hidecote, Kiftsgate and private local gardens which open occasionally as part of The National Gardens Scheme.
In Henley there is the award winning River and Rowing Museum with its permanent Wind in the Willows exhibition. The Ashmoleum, The Pitt River and National History Museums are in Oxford; there is The Museum of Reading and Cogges Manor Farm Museum, Witney. Wonderful antique shops abound in the Thames Valley and Chiltern area from the affordable to the exotic and we will share their locations with you.
Like Three Men in a Boat or Mole, Ratty and Toad you can cruise, row or punt on many reaches of the River Thames, even on the famous Regatta reach at Henley. The public right of way known as Pack and Prime runs beside the parkland on our property and forms a link with the Thames Path, The Ridgeway. Nearby is the local Nature Reserve. Each year the local council provide more cycle routes, there are at least ten Golf Courses to suit all levels within as many miles from Hernes and an Indoor Sports Centre is within walking distance.
The Kenton Theatre, Henley is the fourth oldest working theatre in the United Kingdom. The Mill at Sonning is a Dinner/Theatre. Other Theatres offering west end and repertory productions are The Theatre Royal at Windsor, The New Theatre at Oxford, as well as The Playhouse, The Hexagon, Reading and The Swan at High Wycombe. Henley has its own three screen cinema and other cinemas are at Reading and High Wycombe.
Tel 01491 573245
www.herneshenley.com
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