Lullebrook Manor is a fine mid-18th century country house that was once rented by Colonel Francis Ricardo, the first car owner in Cookham, having a bright yellow Rolls Royce with a large horn on the side that went 'poop, poop' and supposedly the inspiration for Kenneth Grahame's Toad in the 1908 children's book The Wind in the Willows. A property on the site is known to have existed from as early as the 13th Century, when the house was owned by the De Lullebrook family.
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It is now part of the Odney Country Club owned by the John Lewis Partnership and available for the exclusive use of its Partners.
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It has expansive grounds extending to 95 acres of beautiful Berkshire countryside on the banks of the River Thames. Ranging from manicured gardens and parkland, including shrub and herbaceous borders, tree-lined avenues and colourful seasonal bedding displays, to wildlife-rich meadows and tranquil water gardens.
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Plus you may meet some famous people (or at least their statues), like the artist Stanley Spencer, along the way who, In his later years, became a "familiar sight, wandering the lanes of Cookham pushing the old pram in which he carried his canvases and easel"
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A lovely place for photography on a sunny afternoon in Autumn, provided you are a Partner or an invited guest (who happens to always carry a camera with them) that is 😀.