Dorton Place, Dorton

Dorton Place is an equestrian property on the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire border, between Dorton and Brill. It is approached by a half-mile private track that gives it a peaceful and secluded setting. The grounds extend to approximately 28.2 acres, made up of part of the gardens surrounding the house and approximately 27 acres of land. The equestrian facilities are extensive, including a four-furlong all-weather canter track by Martin Collins, a covered horse walker, twelve stables, outbuildings, turnout paddocks, a round pen and a ménage. The driveway provides ample space for vehicles, horseboxes and trailers.

The house was built in 1978 by a local builder for his own family and has been in the same ownership for over 15 years, during which it has been well maintained. It offers around 3,132 sq ft of flexible accommodation.

An entrance porch and hallway lead to the principal ground-floor rooms. The sitting room is a generous reception space with a stone fireplace and exposed beams. The kitchen and dining room, centred on an island and an AGA, enjoys the morning sun, with a separate laundry area alongside. It opens into a vaulted family room, where a floor-to-ceiling apex window frames views of the front garden and the fields beyond. The ground floor also includes an office, a utility room with its own outside door, a WC and a bedroom with French doors to the garden.

Upstairs, the principal bedroom has a dressing room with fitted wardrobes and French doors opening onto a Juliet balcony, together with a spacious en-suite bathroom. Two further double bedrooms share a large family bathroom, giving four bedrooms in total.

The surrounding countryside offers excellent hacking, and the Chilterns and Vale of Aylesbury are close by. The M40 is easily reached at Junctions 8a and 9, linking to Oxford, London and the Midlands. Haddenham & Thame Parkway and Bicester Village stations both offer direct Chiltern Railways services to London Marylebone in under an hour. The area is well placed for independent schooling. Ashfold School, a well-regarded preparatory school, is in Dorton itself, and the village of Brill has its own primary school. Within comfortable reach are Swanbourne House, Stowe and Akeley Wood, as well as Oxford’s leading schools, including the Dragon, Summer Fields, Magdalen College School, Oxford High School and Radley College.