Detached house for sale in Cobbetts Ridge, Farnham GU10

Built approximately 80 years ago in the style of a Tudor farmhouse, Heath Lodge is an unusually appealing and interesting country house with particularly handsome
timbered and mellow brick and stone elevations beneath a titled roof. This well presented house offers spacious accommodation over two floors yet retains
a lovely ‘homely’ feeling. Throughout the property the fine oak joinery is very much in evidence with the doors and a particular feature being the impressive staircase. The welcoming entrance hall extends in to a
well-proportioned sitting room with an inglenook style fireplace to one end beyond which is a walk in wine cellar. The main reception rooms extend across the rear of the property giving a pleasant aspect over the extensive gardens and woodland beyond. The spacious fitted kitchen/breakfast room offers a comprehensive range of units and work surface and leads to the well appointed
utility room. A secondary entrance from the
front leads to the garden, plant room, triple garage and utility room with a second staircase to the games room/gymnasium above the garage. To the first floor the
landing leads to the principle bedroom having a spacious en-suite bathroom and 5 guest bedrooms and 2 further bathrooms.

Outside

Automatically controlled wrought iron gates with video/audio phone, lead via a sweeping drive to a wide parking and turning area to the front of the house providing parking for numerous vehicles and access to the triple garage block. Heath Lodge is positioned
centrally in its 3.8 acre grounds being predominantly laid to lawn and surrounded by woodland. To the front of the house and adjoining a wide garden area is the hard surface tennis court beyond which is a woodland area. Running along the length of the rear of the house is a wide stone terrace approximately south west in orientation which leads down steps to broad sweeps of
lawn, flanked by well stocked herbaceous and flower borders and on through areas of light woodland and banks of rhododendrons with area of mixed woodland beyond providing a very pleasant and mature setting. Beyond the sun terrace is a swimming pool in need of renovation or alternatively this area could be developed into a substantial alfresco dining terrace for
the summer months.

Situation

Lying just to the south eastern rural fringe of
Farnham, within the Waverley/Moor Park area, a highly regarded location well known for its individual and substantial properties within generous grounds. The property is situated at the end of a no through lane, tucked well away from traffic on high ground and within and area designated as being of Great Landscape Value. Sands village is within approximately 1 mile providing village facilities, golf course, local inn etc, while Farnham town is within approximately 2 miles providing a wide range of shopping, cultural and educational facilities including Maltings Art Centre, sports centre and mainline station providing trains to London Waterloo within an hour. Guildford is within about 10 miles providing a still wider range of amenities and trains to Waterloo within approximately 38 minutes. There are a variety of highly regards schools and golf courses locally and, importantly, the A3 and M3 are within 10 miles or so and can be accessed without having to negotiate major towns with Heathrow Airport being approximately 28 mile away. The surrounding area is well known for its extensive countryside and National Park
land providing superb opportunities for walking, riding and country pursuits.