Barn featured in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang goes on the market for £2million, complete with a garage big enough for any flying cars
- The barn near Henley-on-Thames is a place of pilgrimage for fans of the movie
A converted barn that appeared in the classic children’s movie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has gone up for sale for £2 million.
Kiln Barn can be seen in the 1968 film when Truly Scrumptious, played by Sally Ann Howes, swerves into a pond in her 1909 Humber 8hp car, to avoid hitting youngsters Jeremy and Jemima Potts.
The barn is in the hamlet of Russell’s Water near Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, is a place of pilgrimage for fans of the movie, which starred Dick Van Dyke as eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, who creates a magical flying car.
The property has five bedrooms, four reception rooms and three bathrooms as well as a separate annexe.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was based on a story by James Bond writer Ian Fleming, which was adapted for screen by children’s author Roald Dahl.
Converted barn that appeared in the classic children’s movie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has gone up for sale for £2 million
The famous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is pictured outside the barn which is for sale and appears in the film
The pond where Truly Scrumptious is carried out of by Caractacus
There are two scenes in the film which include the pond on the grounds of Kiln Barn.
The second shows Caractacus and the children driving in Chitty when Truly coming the opposite direction veers off into the pond. Caractacus walks in and carries her out and insists she comes for a ride with them.
Miss Howes died aged 91 in 2021 but is remembered with a plaque on the perimeter wall of Kiln Barn and a tree at Russell’s Water, which were unveiled by members of her family in May this year.
The ceremony was attended by the original 1909 Humber 8hp car she drove in the film, on loan from the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, and a reconstructed Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Along with a beloved location, the new owner of Kiln Barn will acquire a home that couldn’t be more different to the ramshackle property which belonged to the Potts family in the film.
Visitors arrive to a spacious front hall, with a 27ft living room, with inglenook fireplace leading from it to the left. To the right are an office bedroom, another bedroom plus a bathroom and shower.
The dining room is also off the hall, which leads onto the kitchen, a garden room, laundry room, back hallway and family room, all overlooking the barn’s extensive gardens.
Kiln Barn can be seen in the blockbusting 1968 film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The new owner of Kiln Barn will acquire a home that couldn’t be more different to the ramshackle property which belonged to the Potts family in the film
The current owners of Kiln Barn are moving abroad for work purposes
Jo Parker, of estate agents Fine & Country of Henley-on-Thames, described the sale as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’
The property even has room for a flying car, just like Chitty
Kiln Barn is located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the village of Russell’s Water
Upstairs there are three bedrooms, and two bathrooms, including an en-suite to the principal bedroom, which also has its own dressing room.
The property’s annexe comprises a kitchen, family room and bathroom with three bedrooms from a hallway with a separate entrance. There is also a garage large enough to accommodate a flying car.
The property comes with a wealth of original features, including exposed brickwork, beams, a fireplace with seating area, a white, country-style kitchen, and traditional cottage planking doors, and is decorated in tasteful, pale hues.
Outside, the barn has rural views across mature gardens and paddocks set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the village of Russell’s Water.
Jo Parker, of estate agents Fine & Country of Henley-on-Thames, described the sale as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ for someone to acquire an ‘idyllic property’.
She said: ‘It belongs to a couple who are moving abroad for work purposes – if it wasn’t for that reason they would probably never have left.
‘The property would be ideal for anyone who wanted to keep horses, or for a family that wanted their children to enjoy living in a beautiful, rural location with three hundred acres of fields and bluebell woodlands nearby.
‘When you speak to the current owners and their friends, they will tell you about the incredible memories they have created at Kiln Barn. From lively garden parties to intimate barbecues, this place has an enchanting atmosphere that is truly wonderful and it is set in a delightful village with a real sense of community.’
Kiln Barn can be seen in the blockbusting 1968 film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The property is said to have an ‘enchanting atmosphere’ with its mix of modern design and original features
The property has five bedrooms, four reception rooms and three bathrooms as well as a separate annexe
The barn is in the hamlet of Russell’s Water near Henley-on-Thames, Oxon
The new owners will live differently to the film’s Potts family as the property has four reception rooms as well as a separate annexe
Jo Parker, of estate agents Fine & Country of Henley-on-Thames, described the sale as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’
According to the estate agents the property is ‘ideal for anyone who wanted to keep horses, or for a family that wanted their children to enjoy living in a beautiful, rural location’
The barn is a favourite place of pilgrimage for fans of the movie
Outside, the barn has rural views across mature gardens
The property comes with a wealth of original features, including exposed brickwork, beams, and a fireplace with seating area
The new owner of Kiln Barn will acquire a home that couldn’t be more different to the ramshackle property which belonged to the Potts family in the film
Kiln Barn is featured in the classic film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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